- See Less -Alan Webb jumped into the national scene in high school with his success at the Footlocker National Cross Country Championships and more notably with his success in the mile. He smashed Jim Ryun's HSR of 3:55.3 at the Prefontaine Classic with a time of 3:53.43. Webb is also the first high schooler ever to run a sub 4:00 mile indoors.
After a year of running at the University of Michigan, Webb turned pro and started running for Nike under high school coach, Scott Raczko. He broke the American Record in the Two Mile at Nike Prefontaine Classic in 2005 in 8:11.48. Webb has since broke Steve Scott's American Mile Record (3:47.69) in Brasschaat, Belgium in a time of 3:46.91 and has also racked up personal bests of 1:43.84 in the 800m and 3:30.54 in the 1500m.
please enough with the nonesense history. no one cares man, besdies half of your facts are off.
You cannot even spell the word "you're." Stop watching track and get an education.
I believe that the obsession of the public and the athletes for records and fast times rather than athletes just running to win and letting the records come when and where they may, is having a negative effect on runners such as Alan Webb, who has become conditioned to races that do not develop naturally from the circumstances but are choreographed, and do not teach athletes how to respond to real race circumstances (i.e., look at Alan Webb's bizarre semi-final and poorly run final at Osaka that played right into Lagat's hands).
Records should come naturally, out of the heat of competition; there is no need to try and create a record circumstance.
your an idiot!
1) The artificially set-up races where promoters want to see a record or at least a very fast time and rabbits are utilized to produce such, and:
2) The world championships and olympic games, which are not arranged by time-concerned promoters and, therefore, tend to become purely tactical affairs.
If Alan Webb ever hopes to win a world championship or olympic title, then he needs stop involving himself in these races that are concocted to produce fast times or records and learn what to do when a race is run without pacemakers, is not run at record pace, and becomes very tactical. He has the talent to win in these major venues, but he needs the experience of real racing rather than these staged events.
Your an idiot!
check out some of the other races, and interviews here on Flotrack. he's had 15 interview with these guys, they know who he is, and they're thankful that someone repects the sport enough to drive from place to place, just to video these meets so americans can watch the races for free.
i mean...USADA...um?
"Running, running, hear the beat
Busting lungs and pounding feet.
Racing, pacing, rather die
than give up or let them by."
AOK....I get extra points. But what do I do with them? :-)
Hey, lay off Alan's interview. He is obviously speechless. I'm sure you would all be speechless if you just set an American record.
Busting lungs and pounding feet.
Racing, pacing, rather die
than give up or let them by."
GO ALAN! You are a Stud. To pop this in a low-key meet is seriously impressive.
-- extra points if you can name the famous owner of this quote.
You inspire many.!!
Next World champion ??
Kenya who?
Ethiopia who?
Morocco who?
Congrats Alan, and Scott and all the hard work you have done to get here.