Think you did pretty well at last years Turkey Trot 5K? Well, compare your time to Dathan Ritzenheins performance today at a track meet in Switzerland. Ritzenhein ran the 5,000 meter race in 12:56.27, setting a new American record by two seconds. (If youre wondering just how fast that is, think 3.1 miles at 4:10 per mile). According to USATF, that replica Corum watches makes Ritzenhein the secondfastest nonAfrican in history and only the third American ever to run under 13 minutes. It was a 20 second PR for the 26yearold runner, who finished in 9th place in the marathon at the Beijing Olympics. The old 5,000 meter record was held by Bob Kennedy, set in 1996. —JUSTIN NYBERGPhoto courtesy USATF
Dana Ruddy and Jay Mills completed the original route on the North Face of Mt. Alberta in the Canadian Rockies this month, according to Climbing. The replica Ulysse Nardin watch 11,873foot peak has a 500meter ice sheet leading to a rotten band of rock and the crux headwall. Mills and Ruddy completed the climb in a singlepush during a nearly free ascent. Two new lines up the crux headwall were established in 2006 and 2008.Alison Kelman
Though melting glaciers are at the top of the list for me in terms of visible changes on Rainier, let me point out a few positive changes that I’ve watched over the years. The National Park Service has a difficult job balancing resource management and recreation. As a concessionaire at Rainier, obviously I’m pro-recreation. I make my living guiding climbers on the mountain. As one of the largest users of the resource, it’s our responsibility to replica Zenith watch reduce the impact on the mountain. Several examples: 1) “Turds on Top.” I first summitted in 1971. It was a hard climb, and I have many great memories of my first ascent. But what I still recall to this day is the amazing amount of freeze-dried turds on the crater rim. Fortunately, that’s a different story today.
