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Posts Tagged ‘Dathan-Ritzenhein’


Bernard Lagat Runs 12:54.12 For a New 5000m American Record

Bernard Lagat set a new 5000 meter American Record earlier today when he ran 12:54.12 for a 3rd place overall finish at the ExxonMobile Bislett Games in Oslo. That’s 2.15 seconds faster than Dathan Ritzenhein’s previous record of 12:56.27, which was set last August at the Weltklasse Meet in Zurich. Chris Solinsky was close behind, [...]

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Dathan Ritzenhein Interview After Setting American Record

Thanks to Emily for pointing me at the following video interview from FloTrack. I think that this quote sums it up pretty well: "After last week in Berlin, I had so much confidence. I really felt like I belonged there."

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Dathan Ritzenhein Shatters Personal Best for American Record

Dathan Ritzenhein had the race of his life tonight, running what was until tonight only 0.02 seconds behind the world’s leading 5k time of the year. Cutting 20.3 seconds off of his personal best (set at the USA Outdoor Championships in 2006), he followed right on the heels of Kenenisa Bekele’s 12:52.32 and Edwin Cheruiyot [...]

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Meb Keflezighi edges Dathan Ritzenhein at USATF Half Marathon Championships

Meb Keflezighi chose a good race for his first half marathon win as he managed to beat Dathan Ritzenhein by 10 seconds this morning in Houston at the USATF half marathon championship race. He won the race in 1:01:25. “I just wanted to make a statement that I’m back and that I’m healthy and that [...]

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Video » Post-Olympic Marathon Interviews

Flotrack has some great Olympic coverage and athlete interviews. Here are what the 3 Americans had to say about their performances in the Olympic Marathon:

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Ryan Hall dominates the Men’s Marathon Trials

Ryan Hall broke the men’s marathon olympic trials record by over a minute in his dominating win over the rest of the field this morning. He ran 2:09:02, beating Dathan Ritzenhein by 2 minutes and 5 seconds. Brian Sell was another half minute back, securing a position on the Olympic team with a 2:11:07. That [...]

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