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2007 USA Half Marathon Championships January 14, 2007  Ryan Hall 2007 USA Men's Half Marathon Champion  Elva Dryer 2007 USA Women's Half Marathon Champion Ryan Hall (Woodside, Calif.) dominated the men's field on his way to setting a U.S. half-marathon record of 59 minutes, 43 seconds at the USA Half-Marathon Championships. Elva Dryer (Gunnison, Colo.) out-dueled fellow Olympian Kate O' Neill (Milton, Mass.) to win the women's title in 1:11:42. The championship was hosted by the Aramco Houston Half-Marathon. Hall's time bettered the old record, held by Mark Curp by one minute, 12 seconds and was also a North American record and makes him the eight fastest man all-time in the half-marathon distance on an unaided certified course. The championships featured a total prize purse of $59,500 with $12,000 going to the respective men's and women's champions. Hall also earned bonuses of $4,000 for breaking the existing race record of 1:02:07, plus an additional $5,000 for breaking the American record of 1:00:55. |
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