Sarah Palin beats Paul Ryan in marathon time

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin chats with husband Todd at the Iowa State Fair last year. (AP /Charles Dharapak) Looks like the flap about Paul Ryans marathon time has. . . well, legs. The GOPs No. 2 shocked runners from both parties last month when he boasted his personal best marathon time was under three, high twos. I had a two hour and 50-something. Amazing but not true. Sarah Palin holds the Republican Veep-Hopeful record: 3 hours, 59 minutes in a 2005 marathon.

Runners World reports that Ryans only marathon was in 1990, when the then-20-year-old finished in 4 hours, 1 minute and 25 seconds. His verbal misstep outraged serious runners, for whom race times are sacred and Ryan further annoyed them with a lighthearted retraction this weekend.

Other notable pol times, according to the magazine: John Edwards ran a 3:30, George W. Bush a 3:44 and Al Gore a 4:58.

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