Ritz Talks A Big Game... Just Like Rosario.....

Criss cross wrote:

Ritz ran well from 5k on up. I don’t expect much from his coaching abilities in the mid distances. He’s likely gonna get more out of grinders like Klecker because that’s the exact type of runner he was.

Sure, just like Mark Coogan wouldn't have much of a clue how to train a miler since his best event was the marathon. Sweet jesus, Ritz's efficacy as a coach has little to do with his own running career except the access it has granted him. He either has the curiosity and capacity to learn new coaching skills or he doesn't. Only an idiot would operate from the basis of "this is how I trained so this is exactly how you should train."

Droddy & Stinson's Communal Bong wrote:

Criss cross wrote:

Ritz ran well from 5k on up. I don’t expect much from his coaching abilities in the mid distances. He’s likely gonna get more out of grinders like Klecker because that’s the exact type of runner he was.

Sure, just like Mark Coogan wouldn't have much of a clue how to train a miler since his best event was the marathon. Sweet jesus, Ritz's efficacy as a coach has little to do with his own running career except the access it has granted him. He either has the curiosity and capacity to learn new coaching skills or he doesn't. Only an idiot would operate from the basis of "this is how I trained so this is exactly how you should train."

Thats far from accurate. Coogan was far better at mile through 5000 than he was at the marathon.

Jack Daniels Calculator wrote:

malmo wrote:

Ritz's best event was 3000/2 mile.

A 12:56 5000m displayed his best fitness.

Yes I meant 3000 to 5000. That 12:56 at Zurich was perhaps the single most exciting run by any American distance runner ever.

malmo wrote:

Jack Daniels Calculator wrote:

A 12:56 5000m displayed his best fitness.

Yes I meant 3000 to 5000. That 12:56 at Zurich was perhaps the single most exciting run by any American distance runner ever.

I'm glad you corrected yourself there, and I agree that 12:56 was incredible. It's too bad he's not the focus of it most of the time, but at least the announcers recognize his amazing last few laps and that he did something great there.

No Cheeseburgers Please wrote:

have to say it..... wrote:

Some of you may remember a race on Leap Day last year in which 3 of the top 8, including the winner by a good margin, were from Rosario's group. Out of the entire United States, only 5 others from all groups, coaches, and sponsors combined, got over the line before their 3rd. Good thing Schumacher doesn't have too big a mouth, since in that race, and another race held the same day some of you may also remember, he didn't get anywhere near that kind of team score. Seems to me Rosario should be talking a bigger game than he is.

no idea what you are talking about, bennie

No dog in this fight but I have to tell you that the name “Bennie” is already taken and refers to somebody else in the running world.

this place is so freaking toxic. to go after a guy like ben rosario is pretty low. god forbid someone be optimistic. that dude's positivity is infectious. get a life.