Heading into the 2012 Olympic Trials, Ryan Hall has a lot to be excited about. The defending Olympic Trials champion and American Record holder in the half-marathon thrilled on-lookers at the 2011 Boston Marathon when he crossed the finish line in 4th place in a time of 2:04.58, the fastest time ever run by an American. Heading into this year’s Olympic Trials in Houston, Texas, Hall will compete in his first trials without Terrence Mahon but continues to apply many of Mahon’s workouts and training methods into his new training schedule.