But the "fact" was vague - - had he presented an exact time, then I would be more than just "troubled". My hope is that his time was 3:50-something, and he turned that into 2:50-something by mistake. Again, marathon times are pretty meaningless to 99.999% of the population.
Still... I ran for years (typically 3 - 4 miles, 4x/ week) prior to going into the Marines (1979) and I think if I ran a marathon I would indeed remember the exact time, mainly BECAUSE it was the only marathon I actually ever ran in and completed. ...Even if it was 30+ years ago.
Additionally, this can't be the first time Ryan has discussed his completing a marathon. It's not like this is the first time this (interesting) accomplishment has come up for Ryan during the past 22 years. The fact that he even completed a marathon is quite an accomplishment in itself. So why fudge a time when so few people would even care what his time was or, even if they knew it, would have a clue if it was a good, bad, or average time? I can't make sense of this.
Troubling... yep, but I'm not ready to throw Ryan under the bus just yet. Not, at least, unless a Democrat-style pattern of lying emerges.