Sunday, August 30, 2009

AMERICANS CAN BE EAST AFRICANS

Dathan Ritzenhein. Courtesy of Getty Images.

Ritzenhein breaks 13-year-old U.S. 5K mark at Swiss meet - USATODAY.com: "'What Dathan did today validates what everyone in this country has been trying to do — to show Americans can run with the best East Africans,' Salazar said.

'What we needed was a kid born in this country — here's a kid from the Midwest (Michigan) — able to run with them. This is a huge shot to prove you don't have to be East African to be a great distance runner.'"

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