5 on it wrote:
I was also surprised at the OP - how could you mention guys like Ashe/Harvey without putting Tim Ritchie in there?? Guy ran 61:23 SOLO in Philly. The only thing that concerns me about him is that his mileage has always been low. I remember reading an article that said he peaked at 75mpw for his last marathon. Not sure if that will be enough to translate his great half to the full.
I guess this goes to show how much Ritchie is flying under the radar. I know of him and had read about his 1:01 and change half in Philly, but I didn't even put it together that he'd be running in the trials. Definitely an oversight on my part. That guy's quick.