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Nationality | American | |||||||||||
Born | Gresham, Oregon | March 19, 1986|||||||||||
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Sport | Track and field | |||||||||||
Event | Long Distance Running | |||||||||||
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Ryan Patrick Vail (born March 19, 1986) [1] is an American long-distance runner. [2] Vail had a college running career at Oklahoma State University, where his success led him to road race competitively. [3] He is best known for blogging his high mileage training. [4] He has been featured in publications such as Runner's World for his training methods. [5] Vail also works for Brooks Sports as a sponsored athlete. [6] He is married to his former Oklahoma State cross-country teammate, Eva Tomankova. [7] Not to be confused with Ryan David Vail of Wilmington NC born 4/27/1987.
Vail began training year around during his junior year at Centennial High School. [8] He then went on to Oklahoma State University where he was the leader of the 2009 NCAA Cross Country National Championship team. [9] Immediately after graduating from Oklahoma State, Vail signed a contract with Brooks Sports. [6] Vail participated in the 2012 Olympic Trials, where he was a top finisher. [9] Vail was also the top American finisher in the 2013 New York Marathon, [10] and at the 2014 London Marathon, where he finished 10th in 2' 10" 57, his personal best.
Vail began blogging in 2012 and uses his personal blog to keep a record of his training and upcoming races. [14] He also shares his workout regiments he completed that day and offers advice.