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51. But he couldn't even remember his PR

Fri Aug 31, 2012, 08:51 PM

Aug 2012

That's a number EVERY serious runner can quote without hesitation. My daughter runs track and cross country, ask any runner on the team or any parent who used to run what their best time was and they don't have to stop and think about that. He was just making that up as he went, it's total BS.

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Runners World: We Can’t Verify Paul Ryan’s Sub-3-Hour-Marathon Claim [View all] highplainsdem Aug 2012 OP

Is there anything Ryan won't lie about? n/t livetohike Aug 2012 #1

No tooeyeten Aug 2012 #47

When I say I ran under a 3 tufnel Aug 2012 #2

Welcome to DU, tufel! nt pnwmom Aug 2012 #5

When I say I ran under a 3 Squinch Aug 2012 #10

Maybe he said 'I ran under a TREE' -- chewing gum and talking ain't easy ya know tomm2thumbs Aug 2012 #68

LOL! Good one! smirkymonkey Sep 2012 #89

I think they're all lying, 25 miles, sure, sure. xtraxritical Aug 2012 #15

Lyin' Ryan at it again, huh? NV Whino Aug 2012 #3

Something Paul has in common with Chinese communists.. cyclezealot Aug 2012 #4

Kim Jung Il got 11 holes-in-one in one round of golf central scrutinizer Aug 2012 #43

And I think that was in his first round of golf ever (nt) matt819 Aug 2012 #45

It was a 9 hole short round. Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2012 #73

All he'd have to do is name the race. alphafemale Aug 2012 #6

Ryan's memory could use some jogging Blue Owl Aug 2012 #7

I Wonder If His Name Really is Paul Ryan? Yavin4 Aug 2012 #8

ROFL alcibiades_mystery Aug 2012 #22

Maybe his name is really Rosie Ruiz Gormy Cuss Aug 2012 #29

I was standing a couple hundred yards from the finish line that day and saw Rosie finish. mysuzuki2 Aug 2012 #56

Yavin THAT is the best line I have heard yet to sum up this Lying Liar underpants Sep 2012 #88

A Marathoner that can't remember their personal best time? Blue Idaho Aug 2012 #9

And The Name of the Race & Probably The Date HangOnKids Aug 2012 #20

Can't remember the first girl he kissed either BlueStreak Aug 2012 #38

What's to figure out? Were his lips moving? Then he's lying. hobbit709 Aug 2012 #11

Wow. You know you have a problem with the truth catbyte Aug 2012 #12

... Cha Aug 2012 #19

Even Palin didn't make that claim Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2012 #13

Well he didn't claim to have done it all at one time, right? petronius Aug 2012 #14

That is the only way he could do it! goclark Aug 2012 #24

Ryan: Trust me, like you trust Romney with his taxes! sakabatou Aug 2012 #16

Kim Jong Il got 11 holes-in-one in golf once arcane1 Aug 2012 #17

Fucking Lyan. No wonder Anngry wanted him Cha Aug 2012 #18

That is a pretty fucking ridiculous lie to tell, if it's a lie alcibiades_mystery Aug 2012 #21

It demonstrates more about him than his other obvious lies so far. jobycom Aug 2012 #61

+1 n/t area51 Sep 2012 #70

I think he has a personality disorder. Seriously. smirkymonkey Sep 2012 #90

I've run several marathons... lolamio Aug 2012 #23

I have run 4 underpants Sep 2012 #87

Eh, it's believable. Sub 3hrs isn't that hard for a young runner mathematic Aug 2012 #25

Funny... Aviation Pro Aug 2012 #28

Sub 3 is a 6:50 pace, not a 6:00 pace. That's a big difference. mathematic Aug 2012 #30

I was being general.... Aviation Pro Aug 2012 #34

But he couldn't even remember his PR groundloop Aug 2012 #51

We already know he's a liar. Quantess Aug 2012 #26

A perfect dirty operator for the Mormon bishop jsr Aug 2012 #27

A good friend has done it multiple times carlotta Aug 2012 #31

Is this the Vulture/Voucher jobs plan? Create the need for hundreds of thousands of jtuck004 Aug 2012 #32

I'm sure he can do it under 3 because SoapBox Aug 2012 #33

You mean he doesn't have a world record? Three Olympic gold Metals? What a liar! AsahinaKimi Aug 2012 #35

Lyin Ryan, that's all there is to that! DavidL Aug 2012 #36

easy to settle - have him do it again. rurallib Aug 2012 #37

So he remembers his personal best marathon time Mr.Bill Aug 2012 #39

He won't release any more information about which race or what the exact time tblue37 Aug 2012 #40

anyone I lnow who has run a sub 3 marathon zuzu98 Aug 2012 #41

He plans to run the country into the ground in less than four years jmowreader Aug 2012 #42

a marathon is 26.2 miles Pat Riot Aug 2012 #44

. eppur_se_muova Sep 2012 #79

I will concede Mr.Bill Aug 2012 #46

Republican Response PMcDee Aug 2012 #48

Update: It was a 4(!) hour marathon mathematic Aug 2012 #49

Good catch. Runners World doesn't take kindly to cheats and liars groundloop Aug 2012 #53

My dh can do it in 3:42 Ryan is slow on his feet, but a fast liar Heather MC Aug 2012 #55

The results state Mpls as the residence for Paul D. Ryan Jimbo S Aug 2012 #63

Oh that's definitely him. See place 2028, Stan Ryan, older brother & MN resident mathematic Aug 2012 #64

So instead of a 2:50ish, it's possibly more like 4:01ish? lolamio Aug 2012 #66

26 miles in three hours? BFD! FailureToCommunicate Aug 2012 #50

My DH has run over 30 Marathons Heather MC Aug 2012 #52

i ran too nickolas007 Aug 2012 #54

I killed seven in one blow! zbdent Aug 2012 #57

"Marathongate" This story has legs. zonkers Aug 2012 #58

I have 35 sub-3-hour marathon finishes... DreamGypsy Aug 2012 #59

I run marathons in SE Wisconsin Jimbo S Aug 2012 #60

He may have run under the name "Tommy Flanagan" nuxvomica Sep 2012 #71

ROFL alcibiades_mystery Sep 2012 #72

He probably only does P30X, too. spooky3 Aug 2012 #62

lol obamanut2012 Sep 2012 #77

They can't find ANY marathon results n/t TexasBushwhacker Aug 2012 #65

Maybe he had a dream about it - those can really seem real ya know tomm2thumbs Aug 2012 #67

Serial Liar? PMcDee Sep 2012 #69

Quelle surprise! Lyin' Ryan actually run in 4:01:25 and it was a long time ago. (thread link) Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2012 #74

He exhibits the same pathological lying traits as a fascist. olegramps Sep 2012 #75

Very interesting. speedoo Sep 2012 #82

It wasn't my intention to equate him with Hitler. olegramps Sep 2012 #83

This message was self-deleted by its author BadgerKid Sep 2012 #76

Romney's "running" mate Lex Sep 2012 #78

Hey, he's creating his own reality ! eppur_se_muova Sep 2012 #80

And he's supposedly the GOP's "numbers guy"? Canuckistanian Sep 2012 #81

"I worry that the story of Paul Ryan lying about his marathon time will overshadow the fact... alterfurz Sep 2012 #84

Sad Herlong Sep 2012 #85

"I really wanted to go for the douche-bag" renate Sep 2012 #86

Runners are pissed adigal Sep 2012 #91