Week 2
Friday, September 28
Finding the Focus
Will Dathan Ritzenhein realize his full talents as a marathoner on November 3?
On November 5, 2006, as he ran onto the Queensboro Bridge at the ING New York City Marathon’s 15-mile mark, first-time marathoner Dathan Ritzenhein was right where he wanted to be. The pace had been conservative through the first half—a modest 1:05—and on the heels of his excellent 1:01:23 half-marathon debut at the BUPA Great North Run in England just five weeks before, Ritzenhein and his coach, Brad Hudson, couldn’t have asked for a better setup for the final 11 miles in New York. [More]
Thursday, September 27
Dathan: Track or Roads?
Wednesday, September 26
Carrying That Weight
The burden of expectation has been heavy for Dathan Ritzenhein
Dathan Ritzenhein doesn’t fully understand the investment that young American running fans have made in him: the yearning that they have for him to succeed, and the frustration they feel when he doesn’t. Perhaps it is his generation’s longing to find their own Steve Prefontaine, their Gerry Lindgren—men who stirred passions by taking on the world’s best at a young age and who led others in the quest for greatness. [More]
Tuesday, September 25
Team Ritz
Monday, September 24
Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes
New dad Dathan Ritzenhein is trying something different in Eugene, OR
As his two-year-old pet pug, Muenster, stood atop the large living-room ottoman barking wildly at the TV, 2004 10,000-meter Olympian Dathan Ritzenhein was handed new batteries by his pregnant wife, Kalin, to replace the old ones in the remote.
“Hold on there, Muenster,” said Ritzenhein as the frenzied pup urged Dad to get on with the playing of Dog Sitter, one of his favorites DVDs.
Pugs are well known for their personalities, but Muenster was a one-dog highlight reel. [More]
About
On November 3, 2007, New York Road Runners will host the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Men’s Marathon in New York City. As part of an unprecedented promotional buildup to the race, which will select the U.S. men’s team for the 2008 Beijing Games, NYRR is proud to present “Chasing Glory,” a seven-week series of web videos and text-based commentary offering exclusive athlete and coach interviews and insight.
"Chasing Glory" is a production of NYRR. Videos produced by Matt Taylor and Tessa Olson. Text by Toni Reavis. New material will be posted daily, Monday through Friday, from September 17 through November 2.
