Paul Ryan says he misstated marathon claim

Associated Press

Published: Saturday, Sept. 1 2012 6:27 p.m. MDT

Republican vice presidential candidate, Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis. claps as presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks at a campaign event, Saturday, Sept. 1, 2012, in Jacksonville, Fla.

Mary Altaffer, Associated Press

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Republican Paul Ryan now says he didn't run a marathon in less than three hours as he claimed in a nationally broadcast interview.

The vice presidential hopeful acknowledged Saturday he had misstated his marathon time by more than an hour. He released a statement correcting the record after Runner's World magazine found evidence he had completed one marathon, in 1990, and finished in just over four hours.

Ryan told radio host Hugh Hewitt last month he had run a "two hour and fifty-something" marathon. That's a pace of less than 7 minutes per mile for the 26.2 mile course — extremely fast for recreational runners.

Ryan said he should have rounded his marathon time to four hours, not three.

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1aggie

SALT LAKE CITY, UT

Paul Ryan is a scary guy... he has absolutely no regard for the truth and his economic plan is heartless.

6:53 a.m. Sept. 2, 2012
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liberal larry

salt lake City, utah

As a former runner I will state as a FACT that no one accidentally "misstates" their running times.
The reason that this story is making the news is that the Romney/Ryan ticket is rapidly gaining the reputation as a couple of people More..

7:24 a.m. Sept. 2, 2012
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Bebyebe

UUU, UT

No one who's run a marathon, especially a single marathon, ever forgets their time. To 'misspeak' by over an hour is simply a lie.

8:32 p.m. Sept. 1, 2012
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