Dee ihe ga-aga n'ihu maka paragraf a - Vail malitere ọzụzụ n'afọ gburugburu n'afọ mbụ ya na Centennial High School. Ọ gara n'ihu na Mahadum Oklahoma State ebe ọ bụ onye ndu nke ndị otu NCAA Cross Country National Championship nke 2009. Ozugbo ọ gụsịrị akwụkwọ na Oklahoma State, Vail bịanyere aka na Brooks Sports. Vail sonyere na 2012 Olympic Trials, ebe ọ bụ onye kachasị elu. Vail bụkwa onye America kachasị mma na 2013 New York Marathon, na 2014 London Marathon
, ebe o ji 2' 10" 57, nke bụ oge kacha mma o ji gbaa ọsọ, gbara onye nke iri n'asọmpi ahụ.