Beijing 2008 marathoner Ryan Hall and his Olympic hopeful wife, Sara, dont plan to sit around polishing their medals after the Games are over. The two are teaming up with a non-profit called World Vision to raise money for clean water projects in swiss replica watches Zambia, running the Chicago Marathon with paid sponsorship from family and friends. The 1,000 plus runners of Team World Vision hope to raise $1.5 million. We caught up with Hall, 25, between his two daily training runs to ask him about his good works.How did you get involved in Team World Vision?
Im a professional runner, and sometimes that feels very self-absorbed. Youre doing all your training and everything, and youre kind of looking for more purpose than just you. Youre looking for something to run for. We were totally praying for something replica Concord watches like this to happen, then after the Olympic trials they [World Vision] approached us. We always wanted to do mission work. This is a way for us to transition to that while we’re still runners. Whats your Olympic training regimen like these days?
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