shoutout ritz the grinder wrote:
Seems like he never had the kick to compete, but outside of injuries he got to incredible levels of fitness. A bit like Mottram, both comfortably under 13:00, but unless I'm misremembering both of them just never had the last lap or two to compete in the big championships.
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You're misremembering Mottram, however Ritzenehein did had a kick in his biggest 5000 ever at Zurich. His last two laps were incredible. This was his finest race.
https://youtu.be/rMyxo-JX-sg?t=4266