The Fallen Angel Rises or Letsrun Poster are Idiots

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16 years ago 11/03/2007 7:23pm EDT

If you need a good laugh, read this thread on Ritz: http://www.letsrun.com/forum/flat_read.php?thread=2187496&page=1I will hit the highlights:

The problem with Ritz is that he has proven to be injury prone and that lack of durability shows up in many ways in the marathon. It shows up in the training and the race itself.

He'll run well, top 5, but I don't think he'll qualify

But I don't believe he has the experience and event wisdom to last vs. this field.

People will look at Ritz's training and pronouce him some demi-god capable of walking on water, and "unbeatable" come the trials. They're wrong.

I just don't get this crazy Ritz fan club over one workout. Ritz is totally unproven in the marathon!

if Ritz cracks the top 5 it would be a great day

Ritz has no chance.

Best,

The Prince of Darkness

16 years ago 11/03/2007 7:28pm EDT

re: Lucifer

Many of those are good evaluations and not unbased opinions. Ritz did prove beatable, he did have a GREAT day and finished second, a good day would be top 5, Ritz was unproven until today, Ritz has been injured alot. The only dumb or unsupported comment I see is that he has no chance. I would think something were wrong if everyone thought he was going to do this well, because many times in the past people have predicted him to do well and he hasn't

16 years ago 11/03/2007 7:32pm EDT

re: Ummm?

STFU Sir Jerks a lot.

16 years ago 11/03/2007 7:39pm EDT

re: Ummm?

Ummm? wrote:
Many of those are good evaluations and not unbased opinions. Ritz did prove beatable, he did have a GREAT day and finished second, a good day would be top 5, Ritz was unproven until today, Ritz has been injured alot. The only dumb or unsupported comment I see is that he has no chance. I would think something were wrong if everyone thought he was going to do this well, because many times in the past people have predicted him to do well and he hasn't

Actually, as I emphasized on the other thread, way too many people wrote Ritz off after his less than stellar marathon debut where he ultimately finished 11th at NYC. I call it fallen angel syndrome. Americans love blue-collar Rocky-esque sports heroes such as Brian Sell; Americans love comeback kids and longshot odds and we even love it when the favorite runs away from the pack like Lance's dynasty. But, we love nothing more that we our gods fall from the sky headfirst and seem so human and so sad with their wings flapping sorely on the ground. It was such a show to watch the crowd gather around Ritz after his debut and point and gawk.

The real heroes are the ones who rise up from the pavement and do it all over again. That is why I stand for Ritz.

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