Alan Webb on his high school training

flotrack watcher wrote:

On his high school training:

- 60 miles per week maximum his senior year

- trained 6 days per week

- 1 day off per week

- ran singles

- 2 workouts per week

WTF? How did he run 60mpw off 2 workouts a week?

Get it Right Already wrote:

WTF? How did he run 60mpw off 2 workouts a week?

Not sure what you are saying here....are you saying this isn't possible?

A Photograph Of You wrote:

Get it Right Already wrote:

WTF? How did he run 60mpw off 2 workouts a week?

Not sure what you are saying here....are you saying this isn't possible?

So he's running 30 miles per workout with only two workouts a week? Come on idiot.

Workout= intervals. The rest is mileage..duh.

Get it Right Already wrote:

So he's running 30 miles per workout with only two workouts a week? Come on idiot.

See -

flotrack watcher wrote:- 60 miles per week maximum his senior year

- trained 6 days per week

- 1 day off per week

- ran singles

- 2 workouts per week

flotrack watcher wrote:- 60 miles per week maximum his senior year

- trained 6 days per week

- 1 day off per week

- ran singles

flotrack watcher wrote:- 60 miles per week maximum his senior year

- trained 6 days per week

- 1 day off per week

flotrack watcher wrote:- 60 miles per week maximum his senior year

- trained 6 days per week

flotrack watcher wrote:- 60 miles per week maximum his senior year

- trained 6 days per week

flotrack watcher wrote:

On his high school training:

- 60 miles per week maximum his senior year

That's impossible. The mile is a highly aerobic event, and Saint Lydiard proved long ago that to run a very fast time in such an event, one needs to run AT LEAST 100 miles a week, probably a lot more. And Webb ran the mile faster in HS than Lydiard's number 1 athlete, Peter Snell, ever did.

So Webb must have meant One Hundred AND sixty miles a week, not just 60.

You're welcome.

Get it Right Already wrote:

Come on idiot.

Where are we going?

That is nonsense.

Tyrannosaurus Rexing wrote:

That's impossible. The mile is a highly aerobic event, and Saint Lydiard proved long ago that to run a very fast time in such an event, one needs to run AT LEAST 100 miles a week, probably a lot more. And Webb ran the mile faster in HS than Lydiard's number 1 athlete, Peter Snell, ever did.

So Webb must have meant One Hundred AND sixty miles a week, not just 60.

You're welcome.

Same mileage as Matt Centrowitz (who was coached by one of the all-time US greats) and about the same as Jim Ryun. People who think that mileage is the most important thing--particularly for the mile and shorter--don't know much about the sport.

coach d wrote:

Tyrannosaurus Rexing wrote:

That's impossible. The mile is a highly aerobic event, and Saint Lydiard proved long ago that to run a very fast time in such an event, one needs to run AT LEAST 100 miles a week, probably a lot more. And Webb ran the mile faster in HS than Lydiard's number 1 athlete, Peter Snell, ever did.

So Webb must have meant One Hundred AND sixty miles a week, not just 60.

You're welcome.

Same mileage as Matt Centrowitz (who was coached by one of the all-time US greats) and about the same as Jim Ryun. People who think that mileage is the most important thing--particularly for the mile and shorter--don't know much about the sport.

Ryun may have run 60mile weeks, but he also ran a great number of 100mile weeks......in HS.

Knowing Webb, he probably ran every mile very fast. He talked about still struggling with relaxing and backing off in the other interview, and how Solinsky would advise him to take it easy, even now at 30 years old.

With all due respect, coach D, if you think Ryun ran only 60 miles per week in high school, you're grossly mistaken. SLIGHT chance with Edmiston (significantly shorter intervals, but still massive volume), but certainly not Timmie.

I ran against Webb a few times in high school at national meets. (nike indoor etc) We cooled down together a few times and from what he told me at the time, this is definitely accurate. He told me that his training was all about quality over quantity and he normally ran 45-55/week. The mile isn't a long event and anyone who thinks it requires 100 mpw is mistaken.

People ran very low 13 5ks off 70mpw, 60 with alot of faster steady mileage sounds enough for a high schooler. It seemed to be hard enough. Speed is not about miles...

this is accurate. plus his distance runs weren't fast because he ran them with his teammates.

MrGambinus wrote:

People ran very low 13 5ks off 70mpw, 60 with alot of faster steady mileage sounds enough for a high schooler. It seemed to be hard enough. Speed is not about miles...

Lagat has run significantly under 13:00 off of 60 mpw.

I left out Lagats name for a reason cause he did MORE than 60-70mpw for a long time and a Kenyan from the highlands is not the exact same type of guy like an american high schooler.

Ummm...Alan Webb is the person who holds the American record in the mile?!? He's not slow! HE'S NOT SLOW AT ALL!!! WAIT WHAT????????????????????????????????????????

But Alan Webb is NOT slow? WHAT????????????????????

This thread is so wackadoocrazy!!!

Anyone who thinks Webb's regression is not a product of PED use during High School and then cessation thereafter is delusional.

100% the pattern of a hardcore drug-cheat who dropped the drugs to avoid being caught and tainting his legacy of being the USA's fastest miler.

Very interesting to note that a 3:46 miler clean is only a 1:54 800m guy who can barely break 4 minutes for th emile.

I'd bet my house on Webb being a drug cheat. His dad was a doctor and knew exactly how to dose PEDs and how to avoid + drug tests.