NYC RITZ IS OUT :(

Damn it, Ritz. You were always my idol growing up. What the hell happened? You had the best tune-up race of anyone in the pack I knew of, barely losing to Farah over the half. I thought you'd been training to handle surges, but you not only get dropped, but drop out?! Why do Americans like Ritz and Hall always drop out when not having a perfect race? Is it so bad to not just run it home?

Ugh, so frustrating. I thought Ritz might at least get 3rd place. Huge congrats to Abdi getting 3rd at age 39!

I am disappointed as well - can't understand why he hammered it the first 5 k

Scubacane wrote:

I am disappointed as well - can't understand why he hammered it the first 5 k

I didn't see the opening. Why the F was he hammering the early miles?! That's just about the biggest bush league move I can think of. Who leads in the beginning only to drop out?! That's almost infuriating.

GoldenMiles wrote:

Scubacane wrote:

I am disappointed as well - can't understand why he hammered it the first 5 k

I didn't see the opening. Why the F was he hammering the early miles?! That's just about the biggest bush league move I can think of. Who leads in the beginning only to drop out?! That's almost infuriating.

Oh, just stop. You also apparently didn't see the Great North Run this year. Had Ritz finished well today, you same turds would be singing his praises about a gutsy run.

DN Galen wrote:

GoldenMiles wrote:

I didn't see the opening. Why the F was he hammering the early miles?! That's just about the biggest bush league move I can think of. Who leads in the beginning only to drop out?! That's almost infuriating.

Oh, just stop. You also apparently didn't see the Great North Run this year. Had Ritz finished well today, you same turds would be singing his praises about a gutsy run.

You're right, I didn't see the Great North race.

And yeah, if he ran well, why wouldn't I praise him?

GoldenMiles wrote:

DN Galen wrote:

Oh, just stop. You also apparently didn't see the Great North Run this year. Had Ritz finished well today, you same turds would be singing his praises about a gutsy run.

You're right, I didn't see the Great North race.

And yeah, if he ran well, why wouldn't I praise him?

You're the classic fair weather fan. You're "infuriated", yet you don't know what his race plan was today, his training leading up to the event, or even how he has looked/ran his tune up race? C'mon, man.

DN Galen wrote:

GoldenMiles wrote:

You're right, I didn't see the Great North race.

And yeah, if he ran well, why wouldn't I praise him?

You're the classic fair weather fan. You're "infuriated", yet you don't know what his race plan was today, his training leading up to the event, or even how he has looked/ran his tune up race? C'mon, man.

This makes no sense. I think you are being over emotional.

Unless you really think his race plan was to hammer the first few miles then DNF. In which case, yeah, he executed it to perfection.

Ritz goes home DEVASTATED... Dipshit.

Unless he knew he was DNF and went out like that for sponsors / attention / stunt / sweet Brooklyn choca.

Who was the fool on here predicting pre-race he might take home $75,000 in bonuses ALONE.

Leave the guy alone. You don't think he wanted to win?! Go do something with your lives and quit bagging on others trying to do something with theirs. Losers!

Does not matter what his build up was, what his tune up was and what his race plan was. Only a fool leads that early.

There are only two good reasons to lead a race that early

1. You are a rabbit

2. You are far superior to everyone in the race

Just remember folks, the 2nd mouse gets the cheese.

I assure you, that you don't know more about running than Ritz. Stop pretending.

It's well-known that you should take the first mile of this race up the bridge slowly, getting an easy fast 2nd mile down the bridge, and then relaxing on the hill up to 4th avenue. And in a marathon, the first mile can cost you your race but will never make it.

Everybody else went with him, so it's a moot point. Also, elites play by different rules than hobby joggers.

I was really hoping Ritz would nail this one. He is built like an east African and has tremendous talent, his achilles heel is that is is very fragile.

His quads looked larger. Was it the TV angle? I didn't recognize him at first.

This.Maybe he has figured out that the marathon ain't his thing and will hang'em up soon.

early bird. wrote:

Does not matter what his build up was, what his tune up was and what his race plan was. Only a fool leads that early.

There are only two good reasons to lead a race that early

1. You are a rabbit

2. You are far superior to everyone in the race

Just remember folks, the 2nd mouse gets the cheese.

So if things aren't going great for a while, quit?! Maybe he disagrees with you on that. Also, he has one of the fastest US marathon times, which discredits your comment.

The announcer said Ritz was injured......It's not like he wanted to stop. Give the guy a break. He did great up until that point.