The Wall Street Journal: “Runner’s World scoured race results, seeking evidence that Mr. Ryan had indeed broken the three-hour marathon barrier. The search turned up only one marathon completed by Paul D. Ryan, a 1990 race in Duluth, Minn.  Mr. Ryan, then 20, turned in a still respectable but far more ordinary time of 4 hours and 1 minute. As Runner’s World noted, former President George W. Bush and former vice presidential candidates John Edwards and Sarah Palin all have clocked faster marathon times.”