Ritz's Remarkable Race in Edinburgh

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16 years ago 01/14/2008 12:32pm EST

re: No. 1 Fan

I was there watching.

First: the course was changed from previous years and is, I think, the one that'll be run in March.

Second: last year it was a total mudbath and VERY windy; this year it was completely still but v cold and the grass was semi-frozen so the footing was much better. Comparisons are difficult because of this & the changed course.

Regarding how the race went, I'd say the front runners didn't seem to be really going for it until half a mile to go. Bekele pulled away with ~400m left at the top of the climb up Haggis Knowe. Tadesse & the others weren't far behind tho.

On another note: the course is really rather good. 2/3rds are on a relatively flat field with a few steep banks. Then through the edge of the loch, up a v steep rise & then down a fairly steep & winding path back to the flat field. Cannae wait!

16 years ago 01/14/2008 12:32pm EST

re: Montesquieu

Montesquieu wrote:
Oh, FW, I'm so disappointed, for you of all people should know that Ritz also had a PR in the 5,000 meters.
Flagpole Willy wrote:
anEconomist,
Don't be too hard on Ritz. It's two steps forward and one and a HALF steps back with him, but that's fine. He's still young enough for that to be fine. The progress is definitely there.
He set PRs in 2007 in the marathon, the 2 mile, and the 3,000 meters. He's continuing to improve.

You are correct in 2007 he dipped under his previous 5,000 meter PR set in 2006. That should be proof that I'm no crazy Ritzenhein fan. Runners either have what it takes to do well or they don't. He does.

16 years ago 01/14/2008 2:38pm EST

re: Flagpole Willy

As for the gap at the end, he was in the hunt until late. When he was gapped he had little incentive to run really hard in no-mans land because there was a 25 second gap between the top group and the next chaser. He might have been able to stay within 10 seconds or even 8, but what difference that or 14? The last decent had some icy terrain and he did not pound that decent, I do not think, which was wise given the pluses and minuses of doing so.

16 years ago 01/14/2008 8:50pm EST

re: Clarify

Ritz knows what he is doing. He will run to the best of his ability. If that is better or worse than your own expectations of him, so be it.

16 years ago 01/14/2008 11:53pm EST

re: Montesquieu

16 years ago 01/15/2008 11:19am EST

re: spectator

How many people were in this race? All the results i've have seen only go to 7, with torres 30 seconds back with no one in between him and ritz. Were there only 7 people in this meet?

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