Ritz Hopes to Run Hengelo 10K May 27

Hopefully he can go sub-27.

cool beans.

i'm more interested in what haile can do in hengelo though.

So he plans on running a world class 10,000 May 27 and an world class 5,000 6 days later? Are he and Al nuts?

ah, don't worry. those two high class races are no big deal. he's pretty hardy...he doesn't get injured very easily.

Hengelo will be a time trial to get the A standard. Ritz has to run Hengelo after getting hurt when AlSal pushed him to get back to the track too soon. There is no way Ritz will be able to race with the E. Africans in Hengelo, come back and race a 5k at Pre and be ready to peak at the trials.

why even enter that pre 5k? knowing he is going to scratch. Ive been a HUGE ritz fan since he won footlocker in 99 but some of the crap he's done recently has really turned me against him. he is becoming more of a nuisance than anything to me. Go Webb!

Graeme McDowell wrote:

So he plans on running a world class 10,000 May 27 and an world class 5,000 6 days later? Are he and Al nuts?

If he runs the 5,000 at the trials he'll have to run 2 races 3 days apart. If he adds the 10,000 that's 3 races in 1 week. If he can't run 2 good efforts in 6 days then he's already in trouble.

are you kidding me? ritz cant race once a month without hurting something. Next will be some injury to the thumbs that causes a nerve in his knee to inflame.

What the heck. For now, at least in theory, he's covering all his bases. He may do both Hengelo and Pre, he may not. He just wants to get to the Trials and then to the Olympics in SOMETHING. I wish him the best.

im sorry, there is NO WAY IN HELL ritz will ever run a 10k one week and a EXTREMELY fast 5k the following. he'll be injured after hengelo

mr. negative wrote:

why even enter that pre 5k?

Why? $$$, that's why. Nike strongly encourages it's athletes to compete at Pre (to put it VERY mildly), and he needs the 10,000 A Standard as well. Like another poster said, Hengelo will be a time trial. If you think about it, other than the travel, it won't be a harder week than the week of the Trials if he decides to double. He doesn't even need to "peak" for the 10,000 at the Trials anyway. If he's 75%, he'll make the team.

Wossamotta wrote:

What the heck. For now, at least in theory, he's covering all his bases. He may do both Hengelo and Pre, he may not. He just wants to get to the Trials and then to the Olympics in SOMETHING. I wish him the best.

+1

He's keeping his options open which is just what anyone else would do in the same situation. Good luck Ritz!

Graeme McDowell wrote:

So he plans on running a world class 10,000 May 27 and an world class 5,000 6 days later? Are he and Al nuts?

Would you rather he not try to get the 10K A standard and a trials 5K qualifier? Good for them for not automatically relying on the trials appeal process and all the drama that (rightfully) leads to.

He needs two Olympic Trials standards--10000 and 5000, to say nothing of two Olympic standards. He couldn't run Mt. Sac or Cardinal because of an injury, which is obviously still troubling him. If he's healthy enough, he'll get the "A" Olympic standard at Hengelo and Pre, and that is the only thing that counts for him, and rightly so. But I'm worried that the foot (toe?) is still ailing him.

smd wrote:

Graeme McDowell wrote:

So he plans on running a world class 10,000 May 27 and an world class 5,000 6 days later? Are he and Al nuts?

Would you rather he not try to get the 10K A standard and a trials 5K qualifier? Good for them for not automatically relying on the trials appeal process and all the drama that (rightfully) leads to.

sal knows what he's doing.

ritz figures to peak in august. after the marathon, you can only do so much to adjust and peak on the track.

in the 10k mid 27 will do for an opener - a very hard but not max effort.

and ritz needs a 1310 ish 5k opener. he can max out on the 5.

then he can throw in a fast 3k race or time trial.

from there you adjust the speed work as required to bring it to a boil.

if all goes well by the trials ritz should be able to do 13:0x and 27:1x

he could make the 10k team but in the 5k, it will take sub 13 shape, and this will require everything to go right for the ritzer.

sal knows what he's doing.

ritz figures to peak in august. after the marathon, you can only do so much to adjust and peak on the track.

in the 10k mid 27 will do for an opener - a very hard but not max effort.

and ritz needs a 1310 ish 5k opener. he can max out on the 5.

then he can throw in a fast 3k race or time trial.

from there you adjust the speed work as required to bring it to a boil.

if all goes well by the trials ritz should be able to do 13:0x and 27:1x

he should make the 10k team but in the 5k, it may take sub 13 shape, and this will require everything to go right for the ritzer.

his bird like delicacy is also his strength

he isn't halling much

In the mix he's a racer like no other american right now

he'd hunt down Bekele given half a chance

go Ritz !

Maybe Ritz runs a 5k at the Oxy High Performance meet on May 18? Steve Magness was interviewed by Flotrack at the Payton Jordan meet and said AlSal's crew will be running there. A solid 5k (but nowhere near Pre quality) 9 days out from Hengelo might be the best way to get both standards. If the Oxy 5k is fast enough, obviously... Then again he'll probably be injured so who knows.

longjack wrote:

sal knows what he's doing.

ritz figures to peak in august. after the marathon, you can only do so much to adjust and peak on the track.

in the 10k mid 27 will do for an opener - a very hard but not max effort.

and ritz needs a 1310 ish 5k opener. he can max out on the 5.

then he can throw in a fast 3k race or time trial.

from there you adjust the speed work as required to bring it to a boil.

if all goes well by the trials ritz should be able to do 13:0x and 27:1x

he could make the 10k team but in the 5k, it will take sub 13 shape, and this will require everything to go right for the ritzer.

Why did you say AlSal knows what he's doing then proceed to tell him what he should do?