Dathan Ritzenhein - Looking back on the '08 Beijing Olympic Marathon (Post 2009 London Marathon)

This was filmed inside the Hilton at the Eugene Marathon Expo shortly after returning from the 2009 Flora London Marathon where Ritzenhein set a new PR. Ritzenhein and his former coach Brad Hudson answered questions from runners on the eve of the Eugene Marathon.
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From the Register Guard:

In the best marathon effort of his career, Dathan Ritzenhein finished 11th at the Flora London Marathon here today, setting a personal-best time of 2 hours, 10 minutes.

But the two-time Olympian and Eugene resident was frustrated that the best marathon preparation of his career, which included running over 120 miles a week on Eugenes trails, didnt translate into a faster time.

We went out fast, and I felt very comfortable, Ritzenhein said. I felt great right up until 20 miles, and I started to get some cramping issues again, the same thing that plagued me in Beijing, in my calves and hamstrings.

I went from feeling great to feeling like someone had punched me in the hamstrings.

Ritzenhein, 26, was running in the races second pace group, which was targeting a 2:07:30 finish time.

The group, which included American teammate Meb Keflezighi, the 2004 Olympic Marathon silver medalist, was just slightly ahead of schedule at the halfway point, covering 13.1 miles in 1:03:33.

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