I'm Interested In Dathan Ritzenhein's Future In

You Learn To Run Like A Sprinter, You'll Be A Great Distance Runner

I'm Interested In Dathan Ritzenhein's Future In The Marathon, And I Believe That's Where We Need To Address Some Issues He Seems To Have. He's Had Good Marathon Coaches - Both Brad Hudson And Me. He's Figured Out The Fueling. He's Got This Incredible Aerobic Engine. But Something's Still Wrong.

I Think In Running, To Be Honest, That Even Though Athletes Are Very Dedicated And Are Willing To Train And Do Whatever They Need To Do To Prepare, More Often Than Not They're Not In A Very Professional Environment Where You've Got A High Performance Director And A Coach That Are Really Monitoring Your Daily Activities.

I Didn't Give Myself Enough Breaks During The Training Year To Recover. I Didn't Understand The Power Of Periodization.

I Can't Tell You Why A Particular Athlete Would Leave A Certain Coach, But I Can Tell You There Could Be Many Reasons. They Could Have Personality Conflicts. They Could Have Misunderstandings. Lots Of Stuff Can Happen.