Ritzenhein Disappointed With Eighth-Place Showing
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- November 08, 2010
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A self-described disappointing day for Ritzenhein in New York on Sunday. Photo: Photorun.net
Though he placed in the top 10 and ran 2:12:33, American marathoner Dathan Ritzenhein was not pleased with his results on Sunday.
The 27-year-old Ritzenhein had hoped to do better at the ING New York City Marathon, which was his second running of that race.
“I was just hoping to do a little bit better,” Ritzenhein said. “It was my first race back after battling some injuries and I had higher aspirations for Sunday. I think I just ran out of steam the last 10K of the race.”
Ritzenhein, who is coached by former NYC Marathon champion Alberto Salazar, had been struggling with tendonitis and stress fractures last year, but had indicated he was starting to feel better over the summer.
“It was a short buildup to this race because of the injuries, so I didn’t get in quite as good a shape as I had hoped,” Ritzenhein said. “I came off from this race feeling good. My body is good, but my pride is hurt more than my body,” he said.
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