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College:University Of Colorado At Boulder
High School:Rockford High School
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One of the greatest high school Cross Country runners of all-time, Dathan Ritzenhein won the Footlocker National Championships an impressive two years in a row. While attending the University of Colorado,…
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#104
Topcoach   July 20 at 7:04pm
This is what you call serious tough preparation for a race.
Wish I could get my team to go through this kind of pain to win!
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kevind   August 24, 2008 at 4:04am
We've got two winners from the 2nd part of the contest decided. Another great job predicting Dathan's half-marathon split. The 2 closest entries to the 1:03.54 split were Greg Sewall, posting a 1-second off time of 1:03.55, and David Fontaine with a time of 1:04.11 (17 seconds off).

Notables included Cody Ingold - 1:04.17, Robert Lee 1:04.56, Peter O'Rourke 1:04.55, and Dylan Metz - 1:04.54
Thanks to everyone who submitted an entry. Official split time was taken from the official Beijing Olympics website at http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/INF/AT/C73L/ATM099101.shtml#ATM099101
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kevind   August 24, 2008 at 3:54am
Hey Cody, it looks like you put down 1:03.77, which is rounded to, 1:04.17 -- just slightly outside the top 2.
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Foon Fu   August 23, 2008 at 4:48pm
1:04:54
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kevind   August 23, 2008 at 2:59pm
Going to extend the deadline until 3pm pst.
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Brooke Ferguson   August 23, 2008 at 1:47pm
1:07:15.21
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Brandon Griffin   August 23, 2008 at 11:41am
1:06:39
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Kyle Morrison   August 23, 2008 at 10:54am
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Josh Turan   August 23, 2008 at 9:10am
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Doug Brusich   August 22, 2008 at 7:53pm
1:07.10
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Jim McDannald   August 22, 2008 at 4:42pm
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Max Mackinnon   August 22, 2008 at 3:29pm
1:06.03
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Adam Goode   August 22, 2008 at 3:22pm
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Tim Jeffreys   August 22, 2008 at 3:03pm
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Kyle Ragan   August 22, 2008 at 2:18pm
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James Croft   August 22, 2008 at 1:55pm
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Samuel Corros   August 22, 2008 at 7:47am
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Brett Heimstead   August 22, 2008 at 7:20am
1:06:37
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Common Sense   August 21, 2008 at 5:48pm
why doesnt he just train everyday @3:45 pm in san antonio or in phoenix?
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kevind   August 21, 2008 at 3:02am
Make sure you are logged in when you make the predictions everyone. Music is by 'Thievery Corporation'.
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Derrick Peterson   August 21, 2008 at 12:41am
What is the music in the background, is it another Honey Claws creation?
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Kyle Louv   August 20, 2008 at 9:40pm
1:09.02
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Rhonda Riley   August 20, 2008 at 9:12pm
1:07.55
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Cody Ingold   August 20, 2008 at 3:40pm
1:03.77
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DATHAN FAN   August 20, 2008 at 3:35pm
1:06.68

Also, so people don't miss it, the marathon is on Saturday, August 23, 7:30pm EST. It will be Sunday, August 24, 7:30 am in Beijing.
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Bryan Spreitzer   August 20, 2008 at 2:55pm
it would be so funny if it was 50 degrees and no humidity.
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thomtrack   August 20, 2008 at 1:50pm
1:06.58
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ivanvano13   August 20, 2008 at 12:00pm
What's the song?

1:07.86
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negsplit   August 20, 2008 at 11:34am
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Eric Johnson   August 20, 2008 at 11:20am
1:07.47
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Bart VanAalst   August 20, 2008 at 11:08am
1:07.14
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Brad K   August 20, 2008 at 11:05am
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Justin Brinkley   August 20, 2008 at 9:59am
let's see..i say 1:08:13
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Rory Tunningley   August 20, 2008 at 9:45am
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Anonymous Coward   August 20, 2008 at 9:44am
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Jamie Holt   August 20, 2008 at 9:39am
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John Seiler   August 20, 2008 at 5:19am
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Conrad Nguyen   August 20, 2008 at 3:39am
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Justin Nguyen   August 20, 2008 at 1:04am
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Zack Zadrozna   August 19, 2008 at 11:59pm
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Darren Peters   August 19, 2008 at 11:02pm
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Joe Creighton   August 19, 2008 at 10:58pm
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Gabriel Rodriguez   August 19, 2008 at 10:40pm
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Frances Lord   August 19, 2008 at 9:52pm
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Geuws   August 19, 2008 at 9:44pm
someone's looking lean and mean
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Hunter Daniel   August 19, 2008 at 9:35pm
1:07.23
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Dominic Ferraris   August 19, 2008 at 9:33pm
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WAXC   August 19, 2008 at 9:24pm
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J. A. Cisneros   August 19, 2008 at 8:37pm
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Joe Brancale   August 19, 2008 at 7:52pm
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TJ Niles   August 19, 2008 at 7:34pm
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Jordan Brooks   August 19, 2008 at 7:24pm
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Dan Nafziger   August 19, 2008 at 7:15pm
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Brian Atkinson   August 19, 2008 at 7:00pm
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Nathaniel Burrell   August 19, 2008 at 6:58pm
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OPXC   August 19, 2008 at 6:55pm
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Nate Lowe   August 19, 2008 at 6:24pm
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Eric Reichert   August 19, 2008 at 6:20pm
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Greg Sewall   August 19, 2008 at 6:17pm
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Nolan Ferar   August 19, 2008 at 6:02pm
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Zak Roshdy   August 19, 2008 at 5:57pm
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Cory Scheadler   August 19, 2008 at 5:43pm
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Gregg Cantwell   August 19, 2008 at 5:31pm
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David Cohen   August 19, 2008 at 5:15pm
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Jeremy Adkins   August 19, 2008 at 5:13pm
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Samantha Wood   August 19, 2008 at 5:12pm
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Alex Hallenbeck   August 19, 2008 at 5:07pm
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Ben Young   August 19, 2008 at 4:53pm
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Tim Chambers   August 19, 2008 at 4:47pm
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Jason Smith   August 19, 2008 at 4:35pm
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Chris Herridge   August 19, 2008 at 4:32pm
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Max OBrien   August 19, 2008 at 4:04pm
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John Petricevic   August 19, 2008 at 3:47pm
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Peter O'Rourke   August 19, 2008 at 3:45pm
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Robert Lee   August 19, 2008 at 3:45pm
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Reece Ayers   August 19, 2008 at 3:35pm
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Casey Evans   August 19, 2008 at 3:29pm
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Brian Kennedy   August 19, 2008 at 3:26pm
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Airey   August 19, 2008 at 3:22pm
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Wf   August 19, 2008 at 3:09pm
Reminds me of the book The Games, anybody read that, the English guy Harry trains in the Steam Bath for like 2 hours to get ready for the Olympic Marathon if I remember correctly. 1:08:09
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Anthony Raimondo   August 19, 2008 at 3:06pm
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Ron Webb   August 19, 2008 at 3:06pm
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Jclark10   August 19, 2008 at 2:39pm
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1000miles   August 19, 2008 at 2:38pm
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Nutmeg Tegels   August 19, 2008 at 2:30pm
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Alex Ehrnstrom   August 19, 2008 at 2:29pm
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Mitch VanBruggen   August 19, 2008 at 2:27pm
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MaKnott   August 19, 2008 at 1:58pm
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Cody Lemons   August 19, 2008 at 1:58pm
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Dave Fontaine   August 19, 2008 at 1:58pm
1:04.11. Fresh legs will prevail! It was more humid in NYC for the Half than it will be in Beijing and he ROLLED! US sweep in the marathon. Wouldn't that be grand?
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Freddy Garcia   August 19, 2008 at 1:51pm
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Andrew ORourke   August 19, 2008 at 1:45pm
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Karla Larson   August 19, 2008 at 1:36pm
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Stuart Warner   August 19, 2008 at 1:35pm
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Joe Porter   August 19, 2008 at 1:33pm
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Chase Wade   August 19, 2008 at 1:31pm
Awsome vid Kevin
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Dylan Metz   August 19, 2008 at 1:31pm
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Joe Gremillion   August 19, 2008 at 1:26pm
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Ironman262   August 19, 2008 at 1:26pm
Dang! Ritz looks very lean...Can't wait to see him run
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Ritz, Heating Up, Part 2 & Contest

Uploaded By: kevind
Dathan Ritzenhein has been working overtime in Eugene the past 10 months getting ready for what ultimately will come down to the most grueling of Olympic Marathons.

On August 23th, at 7:30PM EST, Dathan will set out to run against the worlds best. To prepare for Beijing's heat and humidity, which is expected to play a large factor in the race, Ritz has been connecting heat-acclimation sessions inside a climate chamber at the University of Oregon with workouts along Lorane Highway and the Rexius / Pre's Trail in Eugene.

Over this series we caught up with Dathan inside the UO Human Physiology Department for his last climate chamber session, and with coach Brad Hudson, before both left for China.

With each part of this series, we will be giving away 2 autographed copies of Brad Hudsons new book, Run Faster, which came out on 7/29. With each video, a question relating to Dathan's future Olympic Marathon performance will be asked. For the second video, the question is as follows:

What will Dathan's half-marathon SPLIT time be in the Men's Olympic Marathon?

You should respond in the following format H:MM.SS.
If, DNF, you must also add which mile it occurred on

Contest Notes:
- You must be logged into Flotrack to be eligible
- If there are the same responses entered by viewers, the tie will go to the first responder.
- Each individual can only win one time
- You may change your answers (be deleting and entering new comments) as often as you'd like, so long as they are entered before the deadline below
- Contest responses need to be in by 4:00 PM EST on Saturday, August 23.

Related Videos w/ Ritz and Brad:
'Heating Up, Part 1' | Here
'Heating Up'. Intro with Brad Hudson | Here
'Leading To Trials' with Dathan, filmed back in Fall '07 | Here
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