Episode #14 - Dathan Ritzenhein, London Workout : Speakers & Interviews

He is no match for me I have the marathon record..............

baller & what was then, a future sup 13'r

looked pretty good in that session

wow he has excellent form. Godd camera angles also

Dathan Ritzenhein is an amazing runner!!! I love the way he runs so much,

Dathan Ritzenhein , Alan Webb, Ryan Hall

what a beast!!! go dathan!!!

the outfits awsome

I love Ritz! This is an awesome vid...Ritz has to come to the Chicago Marathon! He could rip out a sick time there for sure. Keep it up Dathan and Brad!

nice workout video.

thanks coward, excellent post

you internet sucks thats why.

why does it take so damn long to download these videos? Improve this!!! Thanks, Nate

Great Workout...

lol 10/10 (Ritz is still my boy)

Victor LeMay April 26 at 5:01pm
I'm a little disappointed with Ritz

Hey all...let's be on the look-out for Victor LeMay. He is going to be the next great American phenom. So far, he's great with his mouth!
Go Ritz!!!!

fantastic

is it just me or does it look like hes doing kick backs while he runs...

he's hot!

i'm wearing those socks right now, lol

great music picks

great video thx

He has such sick Nike gear

The first 8K in 26:07 as a moderate pace ? 9:17 for 2 mile split, 8:33 for the one of the last 3Ks ? He makes it look so easy. Simply awesome ! Ritz's marathon time is getting better every time. 2:10.00 for London is a nice PR. Keep up the good work Ritz and Brad. The marathon time will drop more and more. Hope he runs Chicago this fall. With good weather, he could uncork a very fast marathon. Thanks Flotrack. It's great to see these type of workouts.

Thanks Flotrack

nice music

Thanks for a great training video.

Beleive it is Nike dri-fit. Local shop.

I'm a little disappointed with Ritz

Meb had a PB and finished 9th.
Dathan just missed 2:09:59 and finished 11th

Meb is running London too? Awesome!

How do you know that lel has pulled out ????

Lel has pulled out

Yes this is true, I love how so many people haven't figured this out.

Good video KD

Thanks Flotrack!

Hope Meb and Ritz both run well.

What kind of drills are you talking about?

Correct me if I am wrong, but, I believe anonymous coward is all the people that post without filling in a name. I have seen one person I know post that did not use a name and came out as a coward...so this makes me believe it is the case.

Right on Flotrack...this video is awesome!

Lunar lite

the second shoes are "lunar racers" not lunar trainers

first shoes are the air span second are the lunartriners

Should be a good race. World record goes.

I will make sure I beat your ass. I will bring it down to 2.02.30 in London this Sunday. I am aiming for 1.01.45 first half, and 1.01 for the second half. I will show it to you Haile.

I'm going to brake the WR in Berlin again in September. I want to do 2.02.59. I promise you

is he wearing lunartrainers in the second workout?

U2 along with ritz running makes a me cry...so beautiful

okay, I grew some, now what? tard.

F.A.S.T

Ritz is looking fantastic and if he has good day he will do well here in London. Regardless of the outcome, I say that Ritz and Hall should train together for a while for a big marathon i.e. New York. Maybe they have already done this somewhat, but what a challenge it would be for the both of them to keep their cool and push each other like crazy on workouts! Maybe two weeks in Mammoth and then two weeks in Eugene - trade off locations. Supposedly they are friends and we know they have raced against each other many times. Both coaches would have to put their egos and agendas aside for a time and let them work together. I might be weird at first, even stressful but it will do nothing but help American distance running – they’ve got to work together! What have they got to lose? First, set some ground rules, workout a schedule and just make it happen. How much longer are they going to allow money and shoe companies to get in their way? This is the "Kenyan" approach!! And it if you hadn’t noticed lately, it’s been working! This may sound like a “Looney Toon idea” but I really think that it would work!!

Ritz is awesome, but he's going to have a hard time winning with a world record attempt going on. I don't see how he wouldn't run a 2:06 though.

He's got my vote to win London.

its your cache, the first time you load it your computer`s internet connection must have got messed up and the next time it thinks its loaded it completely. reset your cache (google it up depending on ur browser) and it will load fine

He wears a heart rate monitor, and a watch seperately. If you look at the old video you can see it more clearly. I'm pretty sure he only knows his pace because the road is marked. Hudson refers to him running a certain time for the 400 during the fartlek.

Your the tard Victor! Grow some why don't ya?

Why is it that sometimes my video's will only load halfway and than stop loading? At that point I try to reload the page and my vid's will only load to the previous point before stopping my vid short...

i wish we could download these videos onto our computers to watch them on an ipod, put on a cd, or keep in a archive for when i dont have internet!

absolutely beautiful biomechanics. i love how the only sound his step makes is the flicking of pavement behind him. other runners want to portray gods, dathan exemplifies mother nature's engineering at its finest

sub 10min 3k in his warmup... this is between hard workouts... oh man. He looks effortless and fluid. Hope he has a good run in London.

he really does. this just shows how much drills can help

Thanks Flotrack!

Wanjiru could either blitz the first half like the olympics or more likely conservatively keep it steady with the pressure on and run a negative split.MMMMM! Ritz is looking GOOD and might be smart to stay in the hunt at the back of the first pack and then just hang on like James Kwambi in Berlin and Rotterdam and get a huge PR. If he reaches way down deep and runs with equal parts brains and cajones american distrance running is in for another big surprise! Go RITZ!

When Did flotrack start using mics?

Should be a fierce battle. Wanjiru is definitely ready, but Lel has a hip issue and just got an MRI on it. But not to be overlooked is Tadese of Eritria. Many are awaiting his debut and I think he will run at least 2:06 if not a debut world record which is 2:05:50 by Evans Rutto from the 2003 Chicago marathon. Ritz will be in the low 2:07's. He is looking really fit, the main issue is will Ritz have other people to run with. There will be a pack going world record pace and a pack going 2:07 pace but that is not definite as Ritz said himself. I just don't want Ritz to fall apart by going out too hard but it would also suck to have to run it alone.

Buff 3 said:
“Anonymous Coward, do you have a life? 9 posts on this thread alone. I'm beginning to think there is more than one anonymous coward. Ya think?”

tard.

He has got to be the smoothest runner i have ever seen. amazing

Wanjiru is attempting the world record for the marathon at london this sunday. Lel will be there. This race will be fast!!

"They always have the sickest gear!!!"
I would Hope so considering that gear is given to them by their sponsors so you will buy it.

and another for the post interview!

haha one outfit for the warmup and one for the workout

that video made me cry a little.

he is going to run 2:08 an excellent time, but nothing compared to ryan hall, i will be shocked if he runs faster than 2:06:17

Anonymous Coward is the name flotrack.org automatically tags on somebody who doesn't fill out the "Enter Your Name" box. That's all. I think its quite funny.

Good luck Dathan! It's so great to see that you've been healthy. Haul ass in London!

is he wearing a garmin 405, for heartrate and pace??

Nice video. Good luck Ritz!

i want all that gear!!

Dang, Dathan looks soooo fit. Hopefully everything flows during the race, and if so I'll be looking to be shocked by the time.

Do ya think, do ya think, he's a little tired of hearing about ryan hall. I say he throws down his own 2:06 at London, stays with the east africans, and makes his own case as america's premier marathoner.

They always have the sickest gear!!!

Really, do you really think when people say that anonymous coward posted a bunch of times, that they really mean it. I think the joke is lost on you.haha Just kidding with you.

Great video. I agree that the workout videos need to be as long as this one. The 6 and 7 minute videos just don't do it for me. I need more. My addiction needs to be satisfied.

Are people serious when they make comments about "anonymous coward". It is just the default name that comes up if you don't put anything in the box. The flotrack guys made it that way as a joke.

this guy is gonna fly in london.

ritz is going to dominate hall in the coming years.....as long as he stays healthy

That's my house at 10:22!

tyler they mean 1k at a time so his first was 3:17 then his 2nd k he did it in 3:19 not 2k in 3:19 just his 2nd k was in 3:19. i see how you could have been confused tho.

he's tearing it up.

world record 2k, 3:19 that's what sub 3 pace >_>? Must be wrong.

Ritz uses a HR monitor

machine...

ritz wears trendier clothes then kara goucher...hmmm

are you ed

Ritz IS good a wearing badass clothes.. so sick!

Anonymous Coward, do you have a life? 9 posts on this thread alone. I'm beginning to think there is more than one anonymous coward. Ya think?

Actually... running with a more "natural" shoe (as most light racing shoes are) could be beneficial.

http://www.popularmechanics.com/outdoors/sports/4314401.html

ritz looks great.

what half tights are those?! link anyone?

I LOVE FLOTRACK!!!!!!!!!! GO RITZ!!1

Ritz is one of my fav runners, and i love all the coverage on him here. Good Luck in London!

Ritz is so good at wearing sick clothes

Good luck in London, Ritz. I hope you both PR and compete well.

Good Luck Dathan in the Marathon!

I think mose elites naturally have pretty good mechanics where they can wear a neutral light shoe. Plus I am an overpronator and still wear flats to do speedwork which is essentially what this was so I would expect Ritz to be okay doing the same.

9:17 for two miles, that's my pr. and 8:33 for 3k that's even faster than my 3k pr.

I gotta agree on the world cross idea. We always have a team that doesn't really show our true potential.

Fabulous video and awesome athlete. Keep up the good work Flotrack!

Ritz is just flying... what an athlete... his form is awesome and his running economy is amazing!

Awesome work-out! I can't wait to see what he does!

his outfit has to match down to the socks!

Dathan is awesome! Sounds like he's going to be ready for London!

Ohh and by the way...killer workout Ritz

Who cares how Hall and Ritz run. They are two different people, each requires a different way of training and running

I think it's hilarious how all the elite runners are in perfectly in sync with their body, but choose to sacrifice supportive shoes for ones that are lighter. I wonder if there is any correlation to the types of shoes elite runners should be wearing against chosen shoes and injuries...

Enough with the marathon stuff... more college track workouts!

Love watching these Videos. Good luck Ritz!!

agree w/ shamus

I really like the longer videos you have been giving us the past couple of weeks. No more 7 minute work out Wednesdays, bring on the longer ones.

Ritz is looking fit - wish I could just float along like that

i'm pretty sure those are progressive 1k times!

webb rules
ritz drulez

i love that ritz is always decked out in nike gear

Ritz looks more relaxed and fluid..Hall always has such a stiff upper body.

Another great video, guys!

Are you joking? That American team would have a hard time winning JUNIOR world cross country much less the big race.

Seriously, we would have no chance, even with a completely stacked team, of beating the Africans at cross country.
It's what they do above and beyond anything else, just like the steeplechase.

D.R. =P.R.
W.O.W=WOW!!

Ritzentank

I think Ryan Hall has as good of form if not better than Ritz.

His form is beautiful, he has the most polished form of any runner I have seen in a long time.

My wish for the future of US Distance would be for our top guys to all agree to do World Cross next year. No Olympics or Worlds next year so they could all focus on it. The marathon guys could use a break from 2 per year. Think about it: Hall, Ritz, Webb, Lagat, Torres Bros, Goucher, and others. Pretty solid team all with XC experience. It would do huge things for the sport if we were to win that.

man i was wondering when there'll be another Ritz vid. best vid of Ritz yet! music made it really enjoyable to watch.

Good luck Ritz in London! wished you raced at Boston though...

I would love to see Dathan Ritzenhein and Ryan Hall do a fall marathon together. I read an article today on Running Times and he said they were 1 and 1 for marathons but man if the those two worked together in the marathon like some of the other countries do, fast times and podium finishes could possibly happen more often. I'm not saying there shouldn't be a competition between the two but its just a thought.

also love the use of U2 Magnificent!!!

ritz has a shot to surprise some people this weekend. when most of the US seems to be focused on how boston did or didn't turn out, this could be a good opportunity for him.

these workouts are awsome. it always pumps me up to get out there and hammer.

yes, this is what I was waiting for, flotrack never lets you down great job guys,

ritz for a 2.07.22 on sunday

Are you like..................a guy? Freak alert!

He has such beautiful form.

dathan u is aw3some. g00d luck!