Dathan Ritzenhein
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The future looks bright, and after the years of struggle and watching him try to make it in this awesome but difficult sport, he deserves it
Most people know that Jason and I were high school teammates, but some people may not know that he is also one of my best friends
Right from the get-go, the first three guys, they went off ... and I just thought that was not for me today.More quotes »
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Dathan Ritzenhein comes close at the A standard at 10,000m: 27:50.82, by Larry Eder
Dathan Ritzenhein, a two time Olympian, has to juggle a heart with grand ambitions, and a body that sometimes objects. On January 15, 2012, Dathan came within 8 seconds of making the US Olympic team at the marathon. Ritzenhein finished in the cold corner from RunBlogRun Read more »
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Olympic hopeful Dathan Ritzenhein faces decision time after 10,000 finish in Netherlands
HENGELO, Netherlands - Dathan Ritzenhein’s pursuit for a spot on the United States Olympic team in the 10,000 meters suffered a setback Sunday when he missed the Olympic A standard. AP file photoDathan Ritzenhein is trying to make the United States Olymp from MLive.com Read more »
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Deep Fields Highlight Occidental Meet
Dathan Ritzenhein will be going after an Olympic "A" standard of 13:20 in the men's 5,000 on Friday night. Photo: PhotoRun.net Many of the distance races will serve as an Olympic Trials preview. Fields for Friday’s USATF High Performance Meet at Occident from Competitor.com Read more »
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Ritz Races After 'A' Standards
Two-time Olympian Dathan Ritzenhein still needs a pair of 2012 Olympic "A" track standards and he has plans to pursue them. He'll race 5000 meters at the Prefontaine Classic in Eugene on June 2 and hopes to be in a 10,000 at Hengelo in the Netherlands on from Runner's World Read more »
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Toe Injury Sidelines Dathan Ritzenhein
Dathan Ritzenhein continues to struggle with injury. Photo: PhotoRun.net He will miss this weekend’s Payton Jordan Invitational. Dathan Ritzenhein is no stranger to injury. Throughout large parts of his career, the former American-record holder in the 50 from Competitor.com Read more »
