Ritz Is Back! Wins USATF 25K Champs At Fifth Third River Bank Run

what's with the name 5th 3rd

Sorta like the main street in my town, Hull Street Road.

karpopper wrote:

what's with the name 5th 3rd

ritz forced to wear old Nikes he wore mowing the lawn

karpopper wrote:

what's with the name 5th 3rd

It's the name of a bank (who sponsors the race).

Third National Bank merged with Fifth National, and they didn't like the sound of "Fird."

Rocking a full Asics kit with Nike shoes

Women's results.

https://twitter.com/neelysgracey/status/863405638772305920

Ritz ran 1:14.27, just nine seconds off Christo Landry's American record from 2014. Landry was second behind Ritz by 14 seconds. Mo Trafeh also ran 1:14:18 in 2013 but was a doper and is not listed.

So, this was a pretty strong run. In the video, it looks like Ritz went to the well for this one, his first race in a long time. He is always very good at running fast his first time back from injury. The issue for him (aside from his lack of a kick) has obviously always been staying healthy and building on that. I hope he does it this year.

Am I late to the news update here.. but when did Nike drop Ritz?

1:02:01 converted HM via VDOT

That's a very good performance for him at this point in time! I think he still has some really good marathon and half-marathon performances left in the tank based on what he had to say in the pre-race interview and what he showed today.

rojo wrote:

Women's results.

https://twitter.com/neelysgracey/status/863405638772305920

Did Mary Cain scratch?

no full race video yet on runnerspace

however the local TV station has the finish here

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8JoWvt9wqc

ClonedDuck wrote:

Am I late to the news update here.. but when did Nike drop Ritz?

Not late. Just posted yesterday.

As I heard it, Ritz dropped Nike

brogan1 wrote:

ClonedDuck wrote:

Am I late to the news update here.. but when did Nike drop Ritz?

Not late. Just posted yesterday.

http://www.letsrun.com/forum/flat_read.php?board=1&id=8202625&thread=8202050#8202625

correction: 24 seconds ahead of Landry.

WEAK FIELD

Solid run by London World Champs team member Bobby Curtis for 9th.

Nice run by Ritz!

He's not done yet!