keep the dream alive wrote:
Sciatica Road wrote:Wouldn't it be cool if by 2016, in shocking news that the LRC message board never recovers from, Alan Webb qualifies for the American Olympic Trials in...(drumroll)....the marathon, to race Hall and Ritz!
And then, a classic LRC meltdown ensues when he squeaks in for the third qualifying spot, and Hall, Ritz and Webb run the 2016 Oly Marathon!
awww man, i'm pumped!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
webb outkicks trafeh for the win!
45:53 to 46:00
Far more interested to see Solinsky get after it.
...but Webb will hang for awhile and then not be there anymore. Giant deltoids probably not serving him well.
If solinsky can't tempo a sub 50, is he in trouble?
Jason C wrote:
Time predictions anyone?
Based on the limited data we have, I'm going with a relaxed 48:10.
The dude won't break 50 minutes. I'm thinking around 52:00.
Got you all! I am king of the trolls!
Wow, lots of big names on that list, surprisingly.
I call Trafeh FTW, hope Webb hangs onto the pack for long.
I say he's probably a DNS.
If he runs, 51:23.
+1
2 weeks before the marathon trials, Runners World releases a interview with Webb in which he says "I am going to run for the win like Pre, and not sit and kick like those pvssies that snuck in for 2nd and 3rd in the race". Which offends Ian Stewart and Stephanie Hightower.
3 days before the trials. Hightower tries to abuse her power by getting Webb banned from the trials using an obscure rule. Webb's lawyer friend shows up to bail him out.
13 miles into the race, one of Stewart's/Hightower's goons comes onto the course and knock Webb down. However, Scott Raczko comes to the rescue and helps Webb back onto his feet and he takes off in pursuit of the leaders (Hall / Ritzenhein)
Webb catches up to Hall, but ultimately falters late in the race and hung on to 3rd. After the race he talks to his coach Alberto Salazar and "Thank god for Raczko back there"
"Alan, I checked the obituaries. Raczko died two years ago from a heart attack at a Reston Dunkin Donuts"
Merriam WEBBster wrote:
http://www.runnerspace.com/news.php?news_id=53420-2012-Entries-USA-10-Mile-Championships-Official-Website&utm_source=RStwitterfeed&utm_medium=RSfacebook&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+runnerspacerss+%28RunnerSpace+All+Content%29&utm_content=FaceBookvery last name on the entry list. interesting to see him go this far up in distance
Wake up Webb, the party's over.
2016 Through My Crystal Ball wrote:
2 weeks before the marathon trials, Runners World releases a interview with Webb in which he says "I am going to run for the win like Pre, and not sit and kick like those pvssies that snuck in for 2nd and 3rd in the race". Which offends Ian Stewart and Stephanie Hightower.
3 days before the trials. Hightower tries to abuse her power by getting Webb banned from the trials using an obscure rule. Webb's lawyer friend shows up to bail him out.
13 miles into the race, one of Stewart's/Hightower's goons comes onto the course and knock Webb down. However, Scott Raczko comes to the rescue and helps Webb back onto his feet and he takes off in pursuit of the leaders (Hall / Ritzenhein)
Webb catches up to Hall, but ultimately falters late in the race and hung on to 3rd. After the race he talks to his coach Alberto Salazar and "Thank god for Raczko back there"
"Alan, I checked the obituaries. Raczko died two years ago from a heart attack at a Reston Dunkin Donuts"
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Art Vandilay wrote:
2016 Through My Crystal Ball wrote:2 weeks before the marathon trials, Runners World releases a interview with Webb in which he says "I am going to run for the win like Pre, and not sit and kick like those pvssies that snuck in for 2nd and 3rd in the race". Which offends Ian Stewart and Stephanie Hightower.
3 days before the trials. Hightower tries to abuse her power by getting Webb banned from the trials using an obscure rule. Webb's lawyer friend shows up to bail him out.
13 miles into the race, one of Stewart's/Hightower's goons comes onto the course and knock Webb down. However, Scott Raczko comes to the rescue and helps Webb back onto his feet and he takes off in pursuit of the leaders (Hall / Ritzenhein)
Webb catches up to Hall, but ultimately falters late in the race and hung on to 3rd. After the race he talks to his coach Alberto Salazar and "Thank god for Raczko back there"
"Alan, I checked the obituaries. Raczko died two years ago from a heart attack at a Reston Dunkin Donuts"
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BEST POST, EVER!
THE LEGEND OF WEBB BURNS ON!
HE IS A MAN OF THE PEOPLE.
HE BELONGS ON THE ROADS!
the most realistic marathon fiction i've ever read twice
Trafeh will slowly drop the contenders & be alone the last mile.
But....
Manzano from nowhere for the win.
i prefer:"out of nowhere, Trafeh will drop a 2:10 800m from mile 8.5 to 9, then power home for the win unchallenged. Manzano will step over the bodies on the road to snag 2nd"
ttc wrote:
Trafeh will slowly drop the contenders & be alone the last mile.
But....
Manzano from nowhere for the win.
47:21
webb is back baby!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
so am i !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
webb will be around 49 min.
he did run 337 earlier this year..flat as a pancake. hes never had a problem getting a good base.
remember that 10k he ran a few years back? 27 mid is good for 44-45 min 10 miles. so i figure add another 5 min given he aint in the old shape no more.
Jogger to be wrote:
I bet he already dropped. Why doesnt his name have a Bib number next to it?
If you're Alan Webb, your bib number is 'WEBB'.
49:47