Best Road Races Mini Profile
There are so many great runners in the world and we will be providing information on them. We will be adding more every day. To find someone, just type in their name in the search. For right now, we are mostly listing runners who have placed in the top three or have won their age-group in at least two races selected as a Best Road Race.
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We encourage all runners to set up a more complete profile on the Ujena Fit Club website. It is free and offers many features you will enjoy. If you are an elite runner and would like to participate in a Double Road Race, contact Bob Anderson at bob@doubleroadrace.com
Best Road Races Profiles
Dathan RitzenheinSex: Male. Birthdate: 12/30/1982 (29 years old)
Country: United States
Location: Portland, OR US
Dathan Ritzenhein is an American long-distance runner. He held the American record in the 5,000 metres (12:56.27) from 2009–10, when it was broken by Bernard Lagat. He is a three-time national cross country champion with wins at the USA Cross Country Championships in 2005, 2008 and 2010. Ritzenhein was a standout runner at Rockford High School in Michigan and the University of Colorado at Boulder. He was part of the stellar high school class of 2001. Ritzenhein competes professionally for Nike and is coached by Alberto Salazar. In the January 2012 Olympic Marathon Trials, Ritzenhein ran a personal best 2:09:55, but placed 4th, narrowly missing a spot on the US Marathon Team by 8 seconds behind the 3rd place finisher. On the evening of June 22, 2012, Ritzenhein placed third in the US Olympic Trials in the 10k and successfully achieved the Olympic 'A' standard of 27:45.00. Conditions were extremely rainy and cold, and he had not yet achieved the Olympic 'A' standard before the race. He and his teammate and training parter, Galen Rupp, worked together to pace the race for the first 5000 meters, with Rupp pulling away to win it in the final three laps. On August 4, 2012, at the 2012 London Olympics, Ritzenhein finished 13th in the 10,000m finals with a time of 27:45:89.
| Race Date | Race Name | Race Location | Distance | Finish Time | Award |
| 03/17/2013 | NYC Half Marathon | New York, NY | Half Marathon | 1:01:10 | 3rd Male |
| 10/07/2012 | Bank of America Chicago Marathon | Chicago, Illinois | Marathon | 2:07:47 | 9th Male |
| 09/16/2012 | Rock 'n' Roll Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | Half Marathon | 1:00:56 | 3rd Male |
| 11/05/2011 | Dash to the Finish Line | Manhattan, NY | 5K | 13:56 | 3rd Male |
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