Dathan Ritzenhein humiliating Robert Farkan on Yared Nuguse workout video

Where does Dathan talk about poop? I’m having trouble finding it in the video

Seriously? Ya getting shot in the head is worse than the chest a^hole.
one has a higher mortality rate. But really the ignorance of this site blows my mind

Liar Liar

He runs like a girl. Why is his arm carriage so bad?

Yeah but getting ine is better than getting the other, right?

Yep. This squeaky voiced twerp has only failed upwards and the more time you spend with him the more nails in chalkboard he is.

That does not sound like him at all. I've crossed paths with Dathan many times and he has been nothing but cordial and kind. While passing on routes, a slight wave or smile. If he was biking with his group it was a "hey, great job".

Sounds like you don't like him and made up a story.

Ritz kicked my dog one time on a public running path

This one time, in 2003 I think it was, I was doing a tempo run on the Boulder Creek Path with a training partner. Ritz rolled up behind us, said "what up, biotches?" while giving us BOTH the shocker and then turned and ran away as we looked at each other unsure of what just happened. When my buddy mentioned it to Wetmore, he just shook his head and said, "eye of the tiger."

Whether or not some of the posts are supposed to be humor, this is one of the threads that does no one justice. I don't know Dathan but this thread is one of the worst of Lets Run.

My reaction was one of shock, confusion, sadness, and betrayal. I cried later. He was such a hero to me. It was like if Michael Jordan were to flip you the bird and swear at you after asking him for an autograph. That’s not a perfect analogy; I don’t think athletes owe autographs to fans or even necessarily owe them any time. But literally all I said was “good luck Ritz”. Even him ignoring me would have been better than what he did.

Over the years I’ve at times tried to give Dathan the benefit of the doubt. Maybe he was really nervous before lining up, had a lot riding on the race, had his contract with Nike on the line, maybe he was injured, personal problems, bad day, anything. However, when I tell people the story, most of them think that what he did was absolutely inexcusable, no matter what his mood was like. My wife, who was with me during the incident (before we were married) was actually very upset. We both ,along with most of the group we were with, had all survived cancer. She hadn’t been in remission that long. Her hair had just started growing back. She wasn’t ready to run the race with us that day. She was there for support and to provide information to people about our fundraiser. She asked me multiple times, if she should reach out to Nike and Dathan’s agent and explain what happened and demand an apology. I turned the offer down, because an apology wouldn’t change how I felt that day anyway. Unfortunately like with the OP who started this thread, other posters on Letsrun, and other runners I’ve met over the years; it seems that a lot of people think that Ritz is rude, selfish, and inconsiderate. I do admit that most of what I’ve heard does not come close to how he treated me that day, which is why it’s my sincere hope that that incident was just a one off due to pressure or stress he may have been feeling. I’d hate to think he regularly treats fans and the people around him that badly.

I caught Ritz in a locker room once, he had a layer of latex stretched over his body and pack of magnums opened on the bench. He kept murmuring "condom with a skeleton on it"
Needless to say it unnerved me and I left, freaky.

I had a similar experience with Sam Chalenga, it was around the time Rupp ran the 5xmile repeats workout at BU and they both ran 13 low for the 5k. Anyway I see him warming up as I’m walking in, I said something like “good luck” or “lets go”, just some basic encouragement, and he said something like go f yourself, or something to that extent. I always thought it was a complete overreaction even when I take into account that I was probably being annoying. That said these guys are under a lot of pressure and I know how bad pre-race nerves can be.

Seriously guys, let's tone it down here. We've all had a lot of fun, but it's time to focus on what's really important.

Did Ritz just out Farken as the infamous Sedona pooper?

Are you confusing him with Adam Goucher?

And I’m glad to hear that you have had a much better experience. As I mentioned in my most recent post, I would much rather this be the case than hearing that Ritz is as rude to people as he was to me and my cancer treatment fundraiser group that day in NYC. I hope that incident was just a one off. The OP made me want to mention my experience because this is an emotional topic for me. My wife who was there with me that day, got very upset and it was one of the few times I ever saw her that upset. I lost my wife to a cancer relapse about two years ago and she was one of the kindest most caring people you would ever meet. She was kind to everybody. To hear that Ritz is mistreating people is just triggering for me because he caused my life partner, the love of my life to be upset, and it’s one of the few sad memories I have where I couldn’t say anything to make my wife feel better. My wife was the bravest person I ever knew, who even when she was faced with a terminal disease, still put others before herself and was never rude to another human being. I just hope that someone like Dathan can learn to be more like her, as I have learned to be more like her.

Some years ago I was running the Gasparilla half marathon which is an out and back course. I was on my way out and he was already on his way back I yelled over "Ritz's is back baby" he smiled and gave a thumbs up.