haha YO wrote:
Let me start by saying I am a big Alan Webb fan and am rooting for him to get back to his old self. That said, 1:48 is not an acceptable time. That would be pretty bad. 1:46 is acceptable. Unless you want Alan to be a middling 1500 runner for us, then 1:48 is fine.
I have to agree, the old Webb was hardly ever in 1:48 shape. 1:46 would be ok, but if he can't run better than 1:48, he'll struggle to break 3:53 in the mile.
Not even close , plane ticket over to the meet , bundled expense with another meet. Nobody gets a car and driver ( Bolt maybe for a big budget meet ), you get ride from the airport.
Room and in hotel meals. Webb is no longer a draw , he gets a lane because this is a "b" level meet. Might get $300-500 dollars.
Yeah I'd go with 1:47-1:48ish
thanks,we try to make the day a bit brighter
Chinese Chicken wrote:
interneting failure wrote:I am unable to find this years Webb Site.
Is it up and if it is would you post a link.
all I get is past meet results.
thanks
I like the pun!
And he ran a 3:53 mile in HS. He's lost his hair and gotten plugs in the years since. What's your point?
what we really need are more consecutive vowels in our naames.
I honestly wish he was in a position to overlook the World Champs this year and simply race every single week until October.
the only reason alan webb is interesting is he ran 3:46 and we have no one that we can even think can get close to that in there careers. so then we have to think alan might be able to do it again.
running a 800m is not a bad idea. there were better ideas like him running the 400m and 500m indoors.
He is just trying to collect a paycheck while doing speed work sharpening for his Hengelo 1500 4 days later.
Way off wrote:
Not even close , plane ticket over to the meet , bundled expense with another meet. Nobody gets a car and driver ( Bolt maybe for a big budget meet ), you get ride from the airport.
Room and in hotel meals. Webb is no longer a draw , he gets a lane because this is a "b" level meet. Might get $300-500 dollars.
Even his Hengelo event is a promotional event offering prize money at about 60%
the "real" invitational events.
Best case he earns about 3 grand this week winning both.
But it seems we all doubt he'll win both.
see info from
http://www.flynnsports.com/event/49408-FBK-Games-Hengelo-NEDHengelo prize levels_>
Event Name:
FBK Games - Hengelo, NED
Description:
Events:
Men: 100m (heats and final), 800m, 1500m, 5000m, 110m hurdles, 4x400m, longjump, polevault, discusthrow, shotput
Women: 100m, 200m, 800m, 1500m, 5000m, 100m hurdles, highjump
• Shotput will take place in the city center of Hengelo on Saturday, May 28!
• The prizemoney will be subject to Dutch tax-laws, which is 20% only for foreign athletes from certain countries, depending on the existence of a tax-treaty with the Netherlands. A list of these countries can be provided upon request.
• The events will be categorised in three levels; ‘Premium’, ‘Classic’ and ‘Promotional events’.
Premium events M100m, M110mH, MLJ W100m, W1500m
Classic events M800m, M5000m, MSP W800m, W100mH
Promotional events M1500m, MPV, MDT W200m, W5000m, WHJ
Premium (Euro): Classic (Euro): Promotional (Euro):
1st 4.000 3.000 2.500
2nd 3.000 2.000 1.500
3rd 2.000 1.500 800
4th 1.500 800 600
5th 800 600 500
6th 600 500 400
7th 500 400 300
8th 400 300 200
For position 9 in the 100m men and women, 110m hurdles and 100m hurdles there’s an allowance of Euro 300 and for the distance races (1500m – 5000m) an allowance of Euro 200 will be ensured to the athletes finishing in the positions 9 t/m 12.
With an 800/1500 double 4 days apart I think Webb will hold back in the 800 running only 1:44. low and saving himself for a stab at sub 3:30 at Hengelo.
20.15 800 meter mannen Serie A
1 Alan Webb Verenigde Staten 1:43.84
2 Thomas Matthys België 1:45.75
3 Sebastian Keiner Duitsland 1:45.98
4 Gareth Warburton Groot-Brittannië 1:46.47
103 Joni Jaako Zweden 1:47.36
5 Andreas Smout België 1:47.93
6 Thomas Roth Noorwegen 1:48.16
7 Mateusz Podawca Polen 1:48.23
8 Nils Pennekamp Nederland 1:48.82
9 Martin Bischoff Duitsland 1:48.62
102 Martijn Scheepers België
Good work , thanks.
To bad Flynn didn't keep him stateside , plenty of races to get him ready for nationals without the travel. As long as Flynn stays involved in making decisions like this , Webb will suffer.
doubleposter wrote:
With an 800/1500 double 4 days apart I think Webb will hold back in the 800 running only 1:44. low and saving himself for a stab at sub 3:30 at Hengelo.
You're obviously not serious, but he seems to have scratched from Hengelo.
1:46/7
Money chasing , Webb should have never let himself get set up by this BS.
Get healthy , stay stateside and ease into the season , be smart not greedy.
Results? when does the race go off
anyone have a link to the meet?
He never ran...http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=nl&u=http://www.nijmegenglobalathletics.nl/&ei=To_cTeGHAdLWiALC6rwO&sa=X&oi=translate&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCYQ7gEwAA&prev=/search%3Fq%3DNijmegen%2BGlobal%2BAthletics%26hl%3Den%26rlz%3D1C1_____enUS390US390%26prmd%3Divnsm