Vipam,
I love it how you were so RIGHT ON THE money with Bekele's destruction of the 5,000 and 10,000 world records and how these posters just haven't learned.
You got all kids of crap from them when you stated KB would break those world records, and then he of course did. The same arguments were made too -- don't you respect Geb; don't you know how good 27:22 is, etc. HILARIOUS!
Just shows that the skeptics here never learn. Just because someone has a record doesn't mean it has to stand forever, and just because someone has some MAD PHAT ability doesn't mean that we are disrespecting the current record holders.
Now, I don't know if Alan Webb can break the American Record in the 5,000 meters this year or not, but again, it is HILARIOUS how people say Ritz can't run sub 13 because he doesn't have the speed, and now when we've got a guy who has more speed in his little finger than Kennedy ever did, we still hear that he can't do it. What The Hell?
After Webb ran that 27:34 10,000, and already with the 13:10 5,000 to go along with 3:48 (holy crap, 3:48 already!) miler speed, it's almost insane to vote AGANIST Webb getting that American Record. Ritz will have to work plenty hard to break 13:00 (which I think he will do). Webb though pretty much now just needs the right race -- he's in shape to break that AR NOW!
I won't bet against him or you Vipam -- you've got a great track record of picking runners and their times.