A bunch of pessimists is right! Dear Lord, the poor guy can't win! He's trying his best. He broke free from Nike. He's only 34+ years old. He's raced well as of late, but that's not enough for a lot of you guys. If he had taken 5th in that road 10k, you'd have said "see". He wins the thing with a very solid effort and now he's "mailing it in". He was in Oakland County yesterday at an un-named PT location. I almost asked him "you don't read Letsrun do you?", but I'm glad I didn't as I know he's smarter. I no longer have to wonder why guys like Rodgers, Meyers, etc...don't post here anymore (someone claimed that they on a thread last Fall). As for those talking about grey hair, who cares! Genes are genes, whether you lose it or it turns grey sooner, who cares! He's a tough cookie and so many of you guys don't realize that, what a shame!
pessimist wrote:
I interpret Ritz going to Brooks as an admission that his running career is effectively over. Other than Desiree Linden, does Brooks have anybody capable of making an Olympic or World team? Maybe Katie Mackey? You are what you surround yourself with. So to me, this is just Ritz mailing it in, trying to collect a few more paychecks before he hangs up the shoes. I want to be wrong, but I'm just not seeing the results from the Hansons.