Dathan Ritzenhein runs faster than U.S. record for 10 miles in a workout
September 28, 2009, 8:33PM
Dathan Ritzenhein exceeded the U.S. record for 10 miles on Monday in a workout.
The U.S. record holder in the 5,000 meters is gearing up for the World Half-Marathon Championships in Birmingham, England on Oct. 11.
Ritzenhein covered the 10 miles in 45 minutes, 3 seconds -- running 4:30.3 per mile. He did half the workout on the track and half of it on the road. Alberto Salazar administered the workout.
How good is that?
Consider that Deriba Merga's world record for 15K was recently ratified at 41:29. That was en route to a half-marathon. Ritzenhein ran 41:45 for his final 15K on Monday's 10-miler.
