RITZ DOES IT; 12:56.27
Details are still a bit sketchy but apparently Dathan Ritzenhein ran 12:56.27 in Zurich to break Bob Kennedy's 13-year old American Record of 12:58.21. The darly of prep high school running in the early 2000's, Ritz as he is commonly known set sail in a battle with recent World Champion Kenenisa Bekele. Bekele won in 12:52.32 while Ritz trotted hom for 3rd place in the record. (image: (Getty | Andy Lyons))