World renowned runner and 2001 Big Bear High School graduate Ryan Hall is set to run in his second marathon since competing in the 2008 Beijing Olympics, in which he placed 10th overall. Twenty-seven-year-old Hall, who now trains in Mammoth, where he lives with wife Sara, will race in this Sunday’s New York City Marathon. In April, Hall participated in the 113th Boston Marathon … [Read more...] about Run, Ryan, Run! Hall to Compete in Sunday’s New York City Marathon
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Ryan Hall Takes First in Yesterday’s ING Philadelphia Distance Run
Ryan Hall took victory yesterday, outrunning 12,000 or more runners, including three Kenyans, to place first in the ING Philadelphia Distance Run. Big Bear High School Class of 2001 graduate Hall, who’d placed 10th in the Beijing Olympics, finished the September 20 race of 13.1 miles in a time of 1:01:52—and is the first American-born runner to win the Philadelphia race since … [Read more...] about Ryan Hall Takes First in Yesterday’s ING Philadelphia Distance Run
Olympian Ryan Hall Runs to Podium Finish in Yesterday’s NYC Half-Marathon
Olympic marathon runner and 2001 Big Bear High School graduate Ryan Hall was among 10,000 runners in yesterday’s 13.1 mile New York City Half-Marathon, which was said to be the most competitive in the race’s four-year history. The ultimate winner in the professional men’s category was 2008 winner Tadese Tola of Ethiopia, though Hall, the American half-marathon record holder, … [Read more...] about Olympian Ryan Hall Runs to Podium Finish in Yesterday’s NYC Half-Marathon
Beat the Traffic, and Bike Big Bear; Cyclists Invited to Participate in September’s Run the Bear
As traffic may be busy (by Big Bear standards) this weekend, you may want to consider biking around town this weekend. In recent months, the Big Bear Valley Trails Coalition has been instrumental in establishing, now, over 30 miles of Class 3 bike routes throughout the Big Bear Valley. New color maps of Big Bear’s bike routes have also been made available, and these can be … [Read more...] about Beat the Traffic, and Bike Big Bear; Cyclists Invited to Participate in September’s Run the Bear
A Year Since Bike Trails Ribbon Cutting (and Snow), There Are Now 30 Miles of Bike Routes in Big Bear Valley (and No Snow Expected This Memorial Day Weekend)
It was a year ago, on the eve of last Memorial Day weekend, that we received about an inch of snow in the Big Bear Valley, but the chilly temperatures didn’t discourage 111 cyclists, who participated in the Bike Ride for Ryan Hall that the Lighthouse Project and the Big Bear Valley Trails Coalition had planned to follow the official ribbon cutting for the new bike trails within … [Read more...] about A Year Since Bike Trails Ribbon Cutting (and Snow), There Are Now 30 Miles of Bike Routes in Big Bear Valley (and No Snow Expected This Memorial Day Weekend)