"after an amazing stint in the mountains of Boulder, CO, I’ve made the decision to move back to Boston. feeling thankful to continue to get to run with @on while being closer to friends & family in the northeast (hi @isla.pearl 😍). I have learned so much about running & life from this chapter, especially from my teammates. I will be an OAC fan for life! ❤️"
Good for her. Not everyone wants to be a part of Ritz’s sus shenanigans. She’s a smart woman
Maia leaves, Olivia injured...what else is new with OAC? Arrogant bunch in my opinion. Neither of these two young ladies belong there in terms of personality.
"after an amazing stint in the mountains of Boulder, CO, I’ve made the decision to move back to Boston. feeling thankful to continue to get to run with @on while being closer to friends & family in the northeast (hi @isla.pearl 😍). I have learned so much about running & life from this chapter, especially from my teammates. I will be an OAC fan for life! ❤️"
I always thought OAC was a weird choice for her. She seemed to have taken so well to Gibby (3 track titles and a few great XC nationals placements) so why fix what ain’t broken?
I always thought OAC was a weird choice for her. She seemed to have taken so well to Gibby (3 track titles and a few great XC nationals placements) so why fix what ain’t broken?
Good question. Got bamboozled by Ritz’s “charm” and promises
the goal is the next pro level, this setup isn’t it. College coaching has a ceiling, Boston is a brutal training environment, and while Gibby is solid, he’s not taking her to the level she’s talking about.
the goal is the next pro level, this setup isn’t it. College coaching has a ceiling, Boston is a brutal training environment, and while Gibby is solid, he’s not taking her to the level she’s talking about.
the goal is the next pro level, this setup isn’t it. College coaching has a ceiling, Boston is a brutal training environment, and while Gibby is solid, he’s not taking her to the level she’s talking about.
the goal is the next pro level, this setup isn’t it. College coaching has a ceiling, Boston is a brutal training environment, and while Gibby is solid, he’s not taking her to the level she’s talking about.
I always thought OAC was a weird choice for her. She seemed to have taken so well to Gibby (3 track titles and a few great XC nationals placements) so why fix what ain’t broken?
Good question. Got bamboozled by Ritz’s “charm” and promises
Literally lasted 1.5 years. Something went awfully wrong. There’s more to this story.
the goal is the next pro level, this setup isn’t it. College coaching has a ceiling, Boston is a brutal training environment, and while Gibby is solid, he’s not taking her to the level she’s talking about.
This. OAC was her shot to take it to the next level and she couldn't hack it. Semi-retirement move. (Cue the downvotes)
the goal is the next pro level, this setup isn’t it. College coaching has a ceiling, Boston is a brutal training environment, and while Gibby is solid, he’s not taking her to the level she’s talking about.
Then who can?
Good question. It’s not a problem that things didn’t work out with Dathan Ritzenhein, that happens. But running back to the Harvard coach isn’t going to produce world-class results, and everyone knows that. It’s the same pattern we saw with Parker Valby going back to Florida when the bigger issue was her.
Now she can break out of the "injury/occasionally healthy" cycle that seems to be the theme of OAC Bolder and revert to the "healthy/occasionally injured" cycle that most pro runners seem to work on.
Never good to write off an entire season because you're hurt, but you have to give her and Flynn credit for catching this early and making the call. Another season of getting obliterated and fighting just to get to the start line was not going to be good.
Going back to Gibby is a smart idea. Best of luck to her.