Ritz

Great interview ! Sure 9th in the world now at the 10K (awesome in my opinion), but I like Ritz's chances in the future. Congrats on being a father ! Hope it's all you envisioned and much more ! Good luck at the marathon trials in New York, and the trials in Eugene, OR next year. I hope that you make the Olympic team in at least one event and represent the US in China!

way to represent the MI

i give you encouragement for your efforts but you need to get stronger. You are at least one or two levels below Bekele and a couple of those guys. You know that looking at placing at this race (9th) could be very tricky and deluting, there is another level that you have to go if you really want to become competetive.

Ritz is the man...i cant wait to see what he can do later in the future, so much potential...

Always some idiot that makes coments like that; truly he's never gone farther than his local track for a workout.

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Heat melts me too Ritz. You are not making an execuse, heat just benefits some and kills others. you'll be there soon bro, keep it going. good luck with the kid.

dave fontaine,
may be he holds himself to a higher standard than say me or you.

You are awesome.

ok.. maybe i was a little hard on ya. but it's only because you are in a place that so many people (myself included) would love to be. way to go!

Come on Dathan, for ONCE in an interview, say something positive. If every race sucks, then quit. LOVE what you do! You are the 9th fastest man on a planet of 6 Billion. That's enough.. now FREAKING enjoy it!!!!!

hes also not orignally from sweden
do your homework

Just like the way the Swedish guy was 4th in WC and has been training in kenya, if few Good Americans go and train in kenya, they will be better off instead of making excuses. OK.

GO DATHAN!!! GO DATHAN!!!! YEAH!!! (future cheers to be heard at the Olympics! oh yea!)

Smart running. Keep your head up and look to do well at NYC.

in the high heat and given the conditions, you're still the 9th best 10K runner in the world on that day so it is still an awesome job

Ritz, your one of my running idol and great job on the race

It is a cooling vest. Josh McAdams talks about it in his interview.

What type of nike top is Ritz wearing?

Addison Ritzenhein:AR:American Record--nice touch! Good luck getting some sleep; good luck remembering things when you don't get some sleep (after our second child, I went to the dry cleaner and couldn't remember why I went there); good luck in New York--the rolling course suits you perfectly.

Hey man 9th is great, look at the people you beat-even the ones who droped out. How bad were the conditions? for africans to drop, it must've been brutal.
good luck in NYC