Ryan says he misstated marathon claim

Rep. Paul Ryan delivers his acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention, Tampa, Fla., Aug. 29, 2012 / Rex Features via AP Images

(AP) 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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[MEA64]

This guy is not making mistakes, he is an out and out liar. Woman wake up before it's too late, this guy does not belong anywhere near the White House.

[RollotheNorman]

Ryan: "I once ran a marathon because it was on the way. I am the most interesting man in the world. At least when I am navel gazing."

[Greatnessgreg]

Yeah,us Republicans are just so confused. When we yelled "You Lie" at the President; we really meant to say that "We Lie" (every time we open our mouth)

[realisticfromthemiddle]

This guy is pretty bad with single digit numbers and he wrote a budget? Next it will be,"I meant 12,000 jobs."

[sweetcakesmaria]

Ryan has a bad habit of telling lies. If he had not been called on it, he would have stuck with this lie. It's rapidly getting to the point where you wonder if he ever tell the truth about anything.

[VeggieVal]

"I'm absolutely certain that generations from now, we will be able to look back and tell our children that this was the moment when the rise of the oceans began to slow" - Barack Obama

And you folks on the Left want to throw stones?

[tvwatcher5345]

in the way i was brought up that is not called a misstatment, it is called bearing false witness, do we have to take ryan at his word when he says he is a Christian?

[chasf2602]

OK, now we know Ryan is a pathalogical liar and not good with numbers. No one other than a liar would mistake a 4 hour marathon with a sub 3 hour marathon!!! I will bet he can't even run a 5K race in sub 7 minute miles!!!

[kbbpll]

"You lie!"
Lies and the lying liars who tell them.

[treehgr07]

that is a heck of a rounding error - by nearly 33%!