No Ritz at London!!?? Oh no!! Now who's going to be a factorless 8th-12th placer and run 2:11+ while trying fruitlessly to run with the lead pack through the half in 62 minutes?!!
It's good that he's out. I don't know that a track season is going to go any better as I'm sure he'll be hurt again but, at least this way he can take his time and maybe squeeze out a few races first. I'll happily watch him at USA and Pre down in Eugene. Can't wait!
welcometothethunderdome wrote:
Do we really need to list the races he's won? Your name suits you.
No, we don't. I was taking the literal meaning of "loser" and saying that Ritz is, in fact, a loser. He's also a winner. We all are at one time or another in our lives. It was a joke. Although, I admit, not a very funny one.
FFFF wrote:
I forgot hall coached himself to a 12:56... Alberto is the best thing that has happened to the sport at least the Africans are within reach when everything falls together for the right American
No, Alberto did NOT coach Ritz to a 12:56. All Alberto did was have Ritz do a few speed workouts while he was running off of fitness from Hudson's training. Since that magical 12:56, Ritz's races have only been getting worse and worse as Ritz's base from Hudson has slowly faded away and he has to rely off of the "base" he gets from Salazar's 50 mile weeks. Everything has been declining since the 12:56 with sub par performances and more injuries. His times in the marathon and half marathon have gotten worse and worse. Hudson gets all the credit for the 12:56, not Salazar.
Plus what happened to Ritz's racing tactics? He was smart in that 5000m but not running with the leaders and instead running in the very back of the pack because they were going really fast, and then he was just able to hold his pace and PB by a lot. Same thing for the 10000m at Berlin, he held back more than other people like Rupp and then he could just hold that pace. He knew that he couldn't pretend to run with Bekele at the front for the 5000m because that would cost him. But at the Half Marathon World Championships, he then pretends he can run with Tadese. He then pretends he can run with Geb in the Great North run and pretends he can run with the leading pack in the NYC marathon. What happened to the same caution that he used to get the 12:56?
He's crackers
He should have kept it on the crete.
Thee Concrete Runner wrote:
He should have kept it on the crete.
Hell, just looking at concrete may bother Ritz' legs and feet.
I hate to say it, but I predicted this (and more for the summer) when he pulled out of the xc race. However, Malmo thought that he should delete that post because ???
I really hope that he gets healthy and blasts some track races and challenges for a 10000m medal at Daegu, and then maybe he'll see this as a blessing in disguise. But with this injury history, there've been precious few healthy seasons for one of our most talented runners ever. I don't know that Schumacher would keep him healthy either (Wetmore, Hudson, and Salazar have all failed at that), but he would have a more appropriate training group.
schnitzel wrote:
Most elites "lose" 2-3 weeks due to illness or injury during a four month build-up. Those who are lucky enough not to, often wound up burned out.
He may not have been able to train for a few weeks already and face some more weeks. I don't think he would pull out b/c of two weeks without running. He has that whole AlterG crap.
Most do? 3 weeks out of 16 weeks for every buildup? Where do people get this garbage?
Don't worry, in 4 days there will be a new phenom whose balls you can all suck. There will be a big surprise in Houston.
UHM didn't he bail on a race in October too?? YESSIR he did
Thee Concrete Runner wrote:
He should have kept it on Crete.
There aren´t too many big races on that remote island.
So Salazar's three big athletes: Webb, Rupp, and Ritz, all face setbacks now.
lade da wrote:
I dont know if I can blame Alberto for this. it was Ritz that decided to do the Track workout. Alberto wants to make sure he gets his sub 207 and realizes that the time from now to april wont be enough to do that. They learned from teh mistake they made with NYC.
I'm pretty sure if they thought he could run 2:07:01 or anything better that 2:10:00 he would still be going to London.
Are you predicting sub-2:10?
sunarm wrote: Don't worry, in 4 days there will be a new phenom whose balls you can all suck. There will be a big surprise in Houston.
I cant believe all the pretenders on this sight. Just because all of the people that follow this message board cant run like the elites it is really pathetic to judge and talk sh$$ about the guys that are laying it on the line to be the best distance runners they can be. So many of you bash hall and Ritz you guys couldnt even tempo with these guys so stop judging when any of the haters on this sight can break 2:12 for a marathon then maybe you can post some trash talk till then shut up and worry about your own pathetic training and racing. It makes me sick to read this garbage and most of you on this sight that talk trash would give your left pinky to meet Hall and Ritz so stop pretendin to be haters
This is why I can follow this sight full of total geeks
cassidy Out
The Waterboy wrote:
So Salazar's three big athletes: Webb, Rupp, and Ritz, all face setbacks now.
...and just as I say that, guess who drops out of the Millrose 2 mile...
http://racingnews.runnersworld.com/2011/01/january-27-flanagan-and-tegenkamp-have-milr-races-in-seattle-ritzenhein-withdraws-from-london-marathon-david-oliver-and-lolo-jones-lead-usa-in-glasgow-could-the-u-s-sweep-all-3-olympic-deca.htmlThe Waterboy wrote:
...and just as I say that, guess who drops out of the Millrose 2 mile...
http://racingnews.runnersworld.com/2011/01/january-27-flanagan-and-tegenkamp-have-milr-races-in-seattle-ritzenhein-withdraws-from-london-marathon-david-oliver-and-lolo-jones-lead-usa-in-glasgow-could-the-u-s-sweep-all-3-olympic-deca.html
Off topic but on the same page... "Registration Is Open for 13.1 Marathon Chicago".
Just love those 13.1 Marathons.
markeroon wrote:
Are you predicting sub-2:10?
sunarm wrote: Don't worry, in 4 days there will be a new phenom whose balls you can all suck. There will be a big surprise in Houston.
I think he's projecting Gotcher in the 2:08 range. Ritz should focus exclusively on track, on staying healthy for a late summer campaign, and on a reassessment for 2012. I also agree that Hudson gets most of the credit for Ritz's amazing, short-lived 2009 campaign. Ritz + injury prone + + tinkering with form + too much sharpening = DNS.
Ritz is too stupid to be successful.
Did stupid sh1t under Wetmore.
Did stupid sh1t under Hudson.
Doing stupid sh1t under Salazar.
Dude can't stop stepping on his own dick.