More feet, the better
Buddies can help a runner improve
Posted: October 5, 2009 at 2:50 a.m.
Dathan Ritzenhein, one of America's most talented runners, was in a slump. He had been a national star since high school but, starting several years ago, he felt he'd reached a plateau. He wasn't improving the way he'd hoped, and had been suffering stress fractures, repeatedly breaking a small bone in his left foot.
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