Dathan Ritzenhein, Emily Brown & four other athletes speak to media at USA Cross Country Champs presser...

SPOKANE--Olympian Dathan Ritzenhein (left/photo by Paul Merca) , along with fellow teammates Billy Nelson & Blake Russell, 2009 USA Cross Country champion Emily Brown, and emerging athletes Scotty Bauhs & Patrick Smyth spoke to members of the media Friday afternoon in advance of Saturday's USA Cross Country Championships at Plantes Ferry Stadium.

In this video, USA Track & Field's Jim Estes asked each of the runners for their thoughts going into Saturday's national championship race.



Saturday's national championships begin at 9:45 am with the masters womens race, followed an hour later by the masters men. The four championship races that determine berths for the IAAF World Cross Country Championships in Poland start at 11:45 with the junior women's 6k.

The junior men's 8k follows at 12:30 pm, followed by the senior women's 8k at 1:15, and concludes with the senior men's 12k at 2 pm.

Flotrack will provide live streaming video from the USA Cross Country Championships.