London and Summer Recap - Dathan Ritzenhein

New blog post up finally! London and Summer Recap Latest blog from @djritzenhein

It has been way too long since I wrote a blog! The Olympic Trials hit and I have been on the fly ever since. From Eugene I went back to Park City for a week, to Michigan for five days, onto London for the Crystal Palace meet, down to Font Romeu France for three weeks and onto London. After such a crazy summer, it is nice to settle down in Michigan for a couple weeks before heading back out to Park City for a last block of altitude training before the Chicago Marathon. I suppose the most logical place to start is with the emotional and amazing high of just making my third Olympic team back in June. Going into that race I had the added pressure of needing to achieve the Olympic A standard, as well as getting in the top three. I was confident going in, but of course I didn’t think I would be running in a monsoon. I have never raced in rain as intense as the trials 10k. Still,...

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