Looking to show the running community that he is ready for a magical run at the upcoming ING New York City Marathon, Ryan Hall's performance today at the ING Philadelphia Distance Run (1/2 Marathon) indicates that his training is on the right track.  Hall pulled away from the lead pack of 4 athletes after dropping a 4:27 mile between miles 12 and 13 running unchallenged to the finish line.  He crossed the finish line with an official time of 1:01:52.  His time was slower than his 1/2 Marathon AR set in Houston (2007) but was a result of slow race tactics by the lead pack until Hall ran away with a little over a mile to go in the race.

You can view the replay of the race at http://elite.competitor.com/webcast/pdr/index.html