i watched it, and dathan didn’t seem mean-spirited in his comments.
dathan is the consummate american — can’t talk about poop with a straight face.
My sense of germans, is that they don’t feel the need to joke through awkward moments like we do. farken isn’t american, he’s not one of us, so he just stays in serious mode.
a lot of americans would’ve acknowledged the coach’s awkward humor in some way (a half-hearted smile or at least giving dathan some eye contact) and telling him he doesn’t want to spray a big squirty deuce in his brand-new ON shorts that he had to put on for the cameras.
I am always surprised at the high level of germany awareness on this site (someone here who can spell klugscheißerei?) so correct me if anyone reads farken’s response differently.
Why not tone it down when you see the response isn't there?
I saw Dathan Ritzenhein at a grocery store in Boulder yesterday. I told him how cool it was to meet him in person, but I didn’t want to be a douche and bother him and ask him for photos or anything. He said, “Oh, like you’re doing now?” I was taken aback, and all I could say was “Huh?” but he kept cutting me off and going “huh? huh? huh?” and closing his hand shut in front of my face. I walked away and continued with my shopping, and I heard him chuckle as I walked off. When I came to pay for my stuff up front I saw him trying to walk out the doors with like fifteen Milky Ways in his hands without paying. The girl at the counter was very nice about it and professional, and was like “Sir, you need to pay for those first.” At first he kept pretending to be tired and not hear her, but eventually turned back around and brought them to the counter. When she took one of the bars and started scanning it multiple times, he stopped her and told her to scan them each individually “to prevent any electrical infetterence,” and then turned around and winked at me. I don’t even think that’s a word. After she scanned each bar and put them in a bag and started to say the price, he kept interrupting her by yawning really loudly
You have something you want to say to me bucko, don’t dance around like a fool, just say it. Or are you a coward and just prefer to hide behind your stupid post? It wasn’t even an ounce funny for anyone over the age of five.
I saw Dathan Ritzenhein at a grocery store in Boulder yesterday. I told him how cool it was to meet him in person, but I didn’t want to be a douche and bother him and ask him for photos or anything. He said, “Oh, like you’re doing now?” I was taken aback, and all I could say was “Huh?” but he kept cutting me off and going “huh? huh? huh?” and closing his hand shut in front of my face. I walked away and continued with my shopping, and I heard him chuckle as I walked off. When I came to pay for my stuff up front I saw him trying to walk out the doors with like fifteen Milky Ways in his hands without paying. The girl at the counter was very nice about it and professional, and was like “Sir, you need to pay for those first.” At first he kept pretending to be tired and not hear her, but eventually turned back around and brought them to the counter. When she took one of the bars and started scanning it multiple times, he stopped her and told her to scan them each individually “to prevent any electrical infetterence,” and then turned around and winked at me. I don’t even think that’s a word. After she scanned each bar and put them in a bag and started to say the price, he kept interrupting her by yawning really loudly
I swear I've seen this story several times, each time its about a different pro runner/ coach. 10/10 troll post
I saw Dathan Ritzenhein at a grocery store in Boulder yesterday. I told him how cool it was to meet him in person, but I didn’t want to be a douche and bother him and ask him for photos or anything. He said, “Oh, like you’re doing now?” I was taken aback, and all I could say was “Huh?” but he kept cutting me off and going “huh? huh? huh?” and closing his hand shut in front of my face. I walked away and continued with my shopping, and I heard him chuckle as I walked off. When I came to pay for my stuff up front I saw him trying to walk out the doors with like fifteen Milky Ways in his hands without paying. The girl at the counter was very nice about it and professional, and was like “Sir, you need to pay for those first.” At first he kept pretending to be tired and not hear her, but eventually turned back around and brought them to the counter. When she took one of the bars and started scanning it multiple times, he stopped her and told her to scan them each individually “to prevent any electrical infetterence,” and then turned around and winked at me. I don’t even think that’s a word. After she scanned each bar and put them in a bag and started to say the price, he kept interrupting her by yawning really loudly
i watched it, and dathan didn’t seem mean-spirited in his comments.
dathan is the consummate american — can’t talk about poop with a straight face.
My sense of germans, is that they don’t feel the need to joke through awkward moments like we do. farken isn’t american, he’s not one of us, so he just stays in serious mode.
a lot of americans would’ve acknowledged the coach’s awkward humor in some way (a half-hearted smile or at least giving dathan some eye contact) and telling him he doesn’t want to spray a big squirty deuce in his brand-new ON shorts that he had to put on for the cameras.
I am always surprised at the high level of germany awareness on this site (someone here who can spell klugscheißerei?) so correct me if anyone reads farken’s response differently.
Agreed. This "delayed evacuation" episode is in accord with the "puddle-splash" anecdote recalled by Ollie Hoare on a recent Coffee Club episode.
I urinated next to him once. He has a massive penis, but it was kind of weird looking. It had what appeared to be bite scars all over it. He was super friendly, though. Shook my hand when I introduced myself at the urinal. He even was like, "You can look if you want," which, as I already said, I did.
I saw Dathan Ritzenhein at a grocery store in Boulder yesterday. I told him how cool it was to meet him in person, but I didn’t want to be a douche and bother him and ask him for photos or anything. He said, “Oh, like you’re doing now?” I was taken aback, and all I could say was “Huh?” but he kept cutting me off and going “huh? huh? huh?” and closing his hand shut in front of my face. I walked away and continued with my shopping, and I heard him chuckle as I walked off. When I came to pay for my stuff up front I saw him trying to walk out the doors with like fifteen Milky Ways in his hands without paying. The girl at the counter was very nice about it and professional, and was like “Sir, you need to pay for those first.” At first he kept pretending to be tired and not hear her, but eventually turned back around and brought them to the counter. When she took one of the bars and started scanning it multiple times, he stopped her and told her to scan them each individually “to prevent any electrical infetterence,” and then turned around and winked at me. I don’t even think that’s a word. After she scanned each bar and put them in a bag and started to say the price, he kept interrupting her by yawning really loudly
The upvotes on this remind us there’s a great core community on LRC that has long-persisted all the ridiculousness these boards have… it’s this community that keeps us coming back!
Did anyone else watch the Yared Nuguse final workout before Grand Slam? At first Ritzenhein is making small jokes about Robert Farken holding in a number 2 and throughout the workout he just keeps making more jokes and Farken isn’t laughing… I understand a fun team environment and making jokes here and there but when Track All-Access is there recording it’s a bit odd…
No surprise here. Ritz has always been a jerk. I told him good luck before the NYC marathon and he gave me the middle finger and yelled an expletive. I was warming up with my group. We were there to raise awareness for a fundraiser for individuals suffering from blood cancers such as Lymphoma and Leukemia. Most of us were cancer survivors, myself included and we wearing matching t-shirts. We were running our warm up and crossed paths going in the opposite direction. I just said, “good luck Ritz” and smiled and waved. I wasn’t loud or anything. You should have seen how mad he got. I could understand him being nervous, but good God.
For some reason your take on this "encounter" doesn't pass the smell test.
I saw Dathan Ritzenhein at a grocery store in Boulder yesterday. I told him how cool it was to meet him in person, but I didn’t want to be a douche and bother him and ask him for photos or anything. He said, “Oh, like you’re doing now?” I was taken aback, and all I could say was “Huh?” but he kept cutting me off and going “huh? huh? huh?” and closing his hand shut in front of my face. I walked away and continued with my shopping, and I heard him chuckle as I walked off. When I came to pay for my stuff up front I saw him trying to walk out the doors with like fifteen Milky Ways in his hands without paying. The girl at the counter was very nice about it and professional, and was like “Sir, you need to pay for those first.” At first he kept pretending to be tired and not hear her, but eventually turned back around and brought them to the counter. When she took one of the bars and started scanning it multiple times, he stopped her and told her to scan them each individually “to prevent any electrical infetterence,” and then turned around and winked at me. I don’t even think that’s a word. After she scanned each bar and put them in a bag and started to say the price, he kept interrupting her by yawning really loudly
I swear I've seen this story several times, each time its about a different pro runner/ coach. 10/10 troll post
For sure, this has been around for years, and since it hasn’t been regurgitated to death it remains funny as hell. I’m thankful for the dudes who must have these templates saved on their computers or something. I must say, I think it was even funnier when Rupp was the guy in the bit.
Oh, and I actually did see Ritz with his wife in Boston Logan Airport the day after the 2015 Boston Marathon, and reacted like a freaking goon and said excitedly “YOU’RE DATHAN RITZENHEIN,” as they walked past looking a bit bashful and uncomfortable. I passed them again walking in opposite directions a few minutes later and said “Sorry to have acted weird, great race yesterday” and he responded with a very genuine thank you.
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I saw Dathan Ritzenhein at the Boulder farmers market last weekend. He was wearing a hydration vest, compression sleeves, and what looked like racing flats, even though it was like 9 am and the only race happening was for the last organic pluot samples. I walked up and said, “Hey, are you Dathan Ritzenhein?” and he didn’t even look at me, just muttered, “I’m in Zone 2 right now,” and continued power-walking laps around the microgreens stall. Eventually he stopped at a honey booth and started asking the vendor what the bees’ VO2 max was and if they were “free-range pollinators.” The poor guy was like, “Uh, they just kinda fly around,” and Dathan goes, “Sounds inefficient,” and jogged away while chewing on a raw beet like it was beef jerky.
I saw him again by the mushroom guy, holding a lion’s mane in each hand and mumbling something about “neural recovery.” When the vendor told him the price, Dathan tried to barter with a signed bib number from the 2008 Olympic Trials. When that didn’t work, he whispered “You’ll regret this after my next Strava post” and vanished into a crowd of strollers and dogs.
As I was leaving, he popped out from behind the kombucha truck, looked me dead in the eyes, and said “Chia seeds hold the truth.” Then he took off in a full sprint down the sidewalk, yelling split times to no one.
I saw Dathan Ritzenhein at a grocery store in Boulder yesterday. I told him how cool it was to meet him in person, but I didn’t want to be a douche and bother him and ask him for photos or anything. He said, “Oh, like you’re doing now?” I was taken aback, and all I could say was “Huh?” but he kept cutting me off and going “huh? huh? huh?” and closing his hand shut in front of my face. I walked away and continued with my shopping, and I heard him chuckle as I walked off. When I came to pay for my stuff up front I saw him trying to walk out the doors with like fifteen Milky Ways in his hands without paying. The girl at the counter was very nice about it and professional, and was like “Sir, you need to pay for those first.” At first he kept pretending to be tired and not hear her, but eventually turned back around and brought them to the counter. When she took one of the bars and started scanning it multiple times, he stopped her and told her to scan them each individually “to prevent any electrical infetterence,” and then turned around and winked at me. I don’t even think that’s a word. After she scanned each bar and put them in a bag and started to say the price, he kept interrupting her by yawning really loudly
You have something you want to say to me bucko, don’t dance around like a fool, just say it. Or are you a coward and just prefer to hide behind your stupid post? It wasn’t even an ounce funny for anyone over the age of five.