Listen to his interview... What has being with Salazar done for him? It isn't improved training since most likely it hasn't been long enough. No. Salazar is confident in what Ritz is capable of and he is enthusiastic and he has the ability to convince Ritz that he better then he thinks he is. This attitude is infectious and it allowed Ritz to run at his potential. That is what separates the great coaches from the average. It is not secret training regimes or more knowledge.
I think it was more altitude than attitude.
Ritz has done plenty of altitude training before. Remember how people ragged on him for it, saying that he was getting injured by living at altitude?
Ritz's run was inspiring for me, and probably for many others like me who are sidelined from injury. A few years ago, he was hurt and unable to even go for a jog. Now he can break 13. It's great to see that he can turn things around and get back on top, and it makes me believe that I can do the same.
Hurtin swamp dawg wrote:
Ritz has done plenty of altitude training before. Remember how people ragged on him for it, saying that he was getting injured by living at altitude?
Well, you just proved the guy's point: TRAINING & LIVING at altitude 24/7 (a natural situation) can be hard on the body. Paul Tergat said he could not handle it. But SLEEPING at 12,000 feet whenever you want, then recovering and training at sea level, that's a different story.