Ritz was basically a slightly longer lasting version of Gerry Lindgren.
Ritz was basically a slightly longer lasting version of Gerry Lindgren.
This is always a good followup. Look at how far Ritzenhein was back with two laps to go!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMyxo-JX-sg&feature=youtu.be&t=4284
oh ok wrote:
It's impossible to know if Ritz would have been more successful if he had not trained as hard in high school (I doubt it). As it is, I can't even remember how many Olympic teams he made - is it four? I think that's a fair trade for constantly dealing with injuries for 20 years. (Although it is sad when he says that he has to drive to soft surfaces and can't even run on pavement for 10 minutes from his house.)
How many ARs and Olympics did these each of these guys get along the way? The hard miles catch up to everyone eventually, and for many American distance runners that is earlier than we want it to be.
And yet - I will never not click on a WEBB IS BACK BABY.
coach wrote:
There is a fine line between optimal training and overtraining and it's easy for us to be Monday morning quarterbacks.
Dathan was and is an inspiration for all young runners and Hall Webb and Ritz will always be the big 3.
YMMV wrote:
Ditto for Webb, Hall, and Solinsky. The hard miles caught up to them. Makes Rupp al the more impressive IMO.
The hard training has caught up to many of us mediocre runners (hobby joggers?) too.
coach wrote:
oh ok wrote:
It's impossible to know if Ritz would have been more successful if he had not trained as hard in high school (I doubt it). As it is, I can't even remember how many Olympic teams he made - is it four? I think that's a fair trade for constantly dealing with injuries for 20 years. (Although it is sad when he says that he has to drive to soft surfaces and can't even run on pavement for 10 minutes from his house.)
How many ARs and Olympics did these each of these guys get along the way? The hard miles catch up to everyone eventually, and for many American distance runners that is earlier than we want it to be.
And yet - I will never not click on a WEBB IS BACK BABY.
The hard training has caught up to many of us mediocre runners (hobby joggers?) too.
Charlie?
malmo wrote:
This is always a good followup. Look at how far Ritzenhein was back with two laps to go!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMyxo-JX-sg&feature=youtu.be&t=4284
Thanks, Malmo, for posting this link. Yes, Ritzenhein was way back with two to go - and, in a big field, he was dead last or next to last for more than half the race. And they were really strung out, not all bunched up in a tight pack.
I wonder what his splits were.
I mean Ritz had success at every level. Finishing 9th in the Olympics, qualifying for the Olympics 3 times (which requires top 3 finishes at trials), winning the NCAA, that's not exactly burn out
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