Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Is Paul Ryan the fastest politician to run a Marathon?

He is not if you disqualify his made-up timeSlate.com has a feature that allows users to see how long various famous politicians took to run a marathon.  Paul Ryan's actual finish time in the 1990 Grandma's Marathon puts him in fifth place. Who had the fastest marathon time?  John Edwards ran the 1983 Marine Corps Marathon in 3:30:18.  The fastest Republican is George W. Bush.  He ran the 1993 Houston Marathon in 3:44:42.  Check out the site to see who had the slowest time and also see where Sarah Palin fits in the mix.  The results may surprise you.

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