Paul Ryan Lied About Being Good At Marathons

What type of person makes a false public claim about something as trivial a personal best race time? Paul Ryan.

Deadspin headline this morning puts it succinctly:

Paul Ryan Lied About Being Good At Marathons

Krugman:

I remember the 2000 campaign, when Al Gore was constantly hounded by claims of fibbing on trivial issues — claims that, by the way, were all, as far as I could tell, fabricated. These alleged fibs supposedly showed some deep defect in his character. So if Ryan is making false claims about his physical prowess, this is absolutely fair game.

On a slow Labor Day weekend between the conventions, this is clearly starting to become a thing:

It's baffling why Paul Ryan would say he ran a sub-3 hour marathon when he quite clearly had not. bit.ly/PGrFO0
— Reid Epstein (@reidepstein) September 1, 2012

Problem with truth? MT @reidepstein: Why would Paul Ryan say he ran a sub-3 hour marathon when he had not? bit.ly/PGrFO0
— Jeffrey Toobin (@JeffreyToobin) September 1, 2012

Here's the Runner's World article debunking Paul Ryan's marathon claims that @chrislhayes mentioned: news.runnersworld.com/2012/08/31/pau… #uppers
— Up w/ Chris Hayes (@upwithchris) September 1, 2012

Paul Ryan's marathon lie suggests he is either a pathological liar or a sad man with delusions. Which is worse? newyorker.com/online/blogs/n…
— Jacob Remes (@jacremes) September 1, 2012

If you believe that Paul Ryan ran a marathon in under three hours, he has a plan to "save" Medicare he'd like to sell you.
— LOLGOP (@LOLGOP) September 1, 2012