“When I came to Alberto, I thought I was done being hurt,” Ritzenhein said. “But this is the longest cycle of injuries t

I think all the balling he does after he loses is causing him to lose elctrolytes. Hahaha. God American running becoming pure yuppie fuel gayness.

Sam F wrote:

I think all the balling he does after he loses is causing him to lose elctrolytes.

What might have been a good joke was ruined by your own illiteracy.

Fukin blow me. I'm going skiing, I always wondered why there aren't to many good runners in JH. Then I rode the tram.

Good art wrote:

me again wrote:

The Author says about Salazar's current running,

"...he moves stiffly, with a lock-jointed gait like the canter of an elderly racehorse."

"...When I told him after the run that his form looked good, he flushed with pleasure."

This writer is a jerk.

Can you explain why these comments from the article make the writer "a jerk"?

The first statement about Salazar's form has a negative connotation. If someone described your running as "stiff" and "lock-jointed" like the "canter of an elderly racehorse", would you take that as a compliment? I wouldn't. The writer clearly is critical of Salazar's running form, yet she pays him a phony compliment anyway and notes his response, creating the impression of a guy who is out of touch and a bit of a fool.

Do you not see how that is mean-spirited? It goes beyond just observing facts or stating an opinion.

wasn't this the case with mark carroll of providence many years ago? he seemed to suffer a lot from stress fractures but was found to be deficient in a mineral that helped in the absorption of calcium...

me again wrote:

Good art wrote:

Can you explain why these comments from the article make the writer "a jerk"?

The first statement about Salazar's form has a negative connotation. If someone described your running as "stiff" and "lock-jointed" like the "canter of an elderly racehorse", would you take that as a compliment? I wouldn't. The writer clearly is critical of Salazar's running form, yet she pays him a phony compliment anyway and notes his response, creating the impression of a guy who is out of touch and a bit of a fool.

Do you not see how that is mean-spirited? It goes beyond just observing facts or stating an opinion.

*Sigh* another imbecile who thinks their point of view is just common sense and everyone else is a fool for not seeing it like they do. What is it with you people? I wouldn't really care if I was 50 years old and out of competitive racing. Besides, it has nothing to do with a compliment, she was observing his form and telling it like it is, and obviously she thought that was good or she wouldn't have paid him a compliment for it. Besides, do you really think she would try to reveal to her readers that she was faking a compliment? That would make absolutely no sense. I don't see where you got the idea that she was trying to pass him off as out of touch and a bit of a fool. Again, why would any writer do that? Besides, that description of her "impression" came purely from your head and not from her words. How can you not see that?

someone else wrote:

A bunch of BS

Sometimes I can't tell when people here are being illiterate or trolls.

You call runners gay, and then you ask them to blow you. That's funny. And BTW, you meant to write "too," and I decline your offer of fellatio.

johnny utah wrote:

wasn't this the case with mark carroll of providence many years ago? he seemed to suffer a lot from stress fractures but was found to be deficient in a mineral that helped in the absorption of calcium...

This may be the case with Mr. Ritzenhein, however that's between him and his docs. I get a full workup of all my minerals, vitamins and anti-oxidants 2x a year in Bangkok. Costs about $300 bucks total and well worth it. I travel with a huge bag of supplements...multi-vitamins, vitamin C, Manganese Amino Acid Chelate, Zinc Gluconate, Calcium Lactate, Magnesium Citrate and Magnesium Chloride, Copper Gluconate, Co Q-10, Acetyl L-Carnitine, etc. etc etc

"As the underdog, Ritz—whose full name is Dathan Ritzenhein—will attract less attention than the race favorites..."

Not around this place.

On Point Broadcast about the article:

http://www.onpointradio.org/2010/11/us-runners-marathon

When Ritz had his great year in 2009 Salazar commented that "Brad Hudson built the cake, I just added the icing." Meaning Ritz had built up a huge aerobic base under Hudson and Al was just responsible for sharpening him up getting him ready to race fast."

There is also an interview with Rtiz on Runner's Space where he admits he did not have enough time to prepare properly for NY this year....really makes me wonder why he ran in the first place. Not sure where this fit in with Al's master plan but it looks like they will try to recreate 2009 with a spring marathon followed by a track season....that is if there are no injuries.

MAYEROFF wrote:

I travel with a huge bag of supplements...multi-vitamins, vitamin C, Manganese Amino Acid Chelate, Zinc Gluconate, Calcium Lactate, Magnesium Citrate and Magnesium Chloride, Copper Gluconate, Co Q-10, Acetyl L-Carnitine, etc. etc etc

To quote yourself earlier in the thread, maybe you're overcomplicating things?

MAYEROFF wrote:

johnny utah wrote:

wasn't this the case with mark carroll of providence many years ago? he seemed to suffer a lot from stress fractures but was found to be deficient in a mineral that helped in the absorption of calcium...

This may be the case with Mr. Ritzenhein, however that's between him and his docs. I get a full workup of all my minerals, vitamins and anti-oxidants 2x a year in Bangkok. Costs about $300 bucks total and well worth it. I travel with a huge bag of supplements...multi-vitamins, vitamin C, Manganese Amino Acid Chelate, Zinc Gluconate, Calcium Lactate, Magnesium Citrate and Magnesium Chloride, Copper Gluconate, Co Q-10, Acetyl L-Carnitine, etc. etc etc

Do you eat any food over there, or just take pills?

He was supposed to be ready to run 2:07:30. He ran because of the attractive financial opportunity.

yum.....Magnesium Chloride

I would also agree that Salazar is over complicating things, seriously I am a huge fan of both Dathan and Salazar, but I don\'t think the marathon distance, nor the marathon training is for Ritz, he had the AR in the 5k THE 5K! a far cry from 26.2. he is still just a sec or two off it and could be right with Lagat and Solinsky if they could let go of this silly marathoning notion, Ritz needs to focus on the 5K/10K distances he could be a 12:52/26:50 guy if he just got in great miles and great workouts, let go of the underwater treadmills and crysaunas for awhile at least.

Evidence? Or is this empirical, voodoo magic that sounds good - and may provide a very real placebo effect - but has little or no medical or scientific basis?

easdjfsdf wrote:

someone else wrote:

A bunch of BS

Sometimes I can't tell when people here are being illiterate or trolls.

I don't get it. Did you take issue with something I said or are you just bitter about something? I'm pretty sure my post was not illiterate in any way. Maybe you're referring to the beginning of my post, where I started it with a *sigh* and didn't begin the sentence properly? Thanks, I'm aware of that, but the rest of my post was perfectly readable. What is your problem?

hope you don't buy all of that stuff in Thailand. It costs a ton there...

MAYEROFF wrote:

I travel with a huge bag of supplements...multi-vitamins, vitamin C, Manganese Amino Acid Chelate, Zinc Gluconate, Calcium Lactate, Magnesium Citrate and Magnesium Chloride, Copper Gluconate, Co Q-10, Acetyl L-Carnitine, etc. etc etc