the kid smiles and is a bit embarrassed about the attention, so lay off him.
webb looks a lot leaner than in the past and I'm thinking that he is going to do big things this year from the health and the contrasting training style. You get a one time bump from coaching changes when you go from speed base to strength (distance) base, as in this case and in Steve Sherer a few years back, or vice versa, as in Ritz's 2009.
When does he get the Colorado and Oklahoma awards?
Karen Carpenterers wrote:
I mean he really looks gaunt and sick. Should world-class runners really look this gaunt and unhealthy?
If Alan removed his shirt, I suspect you would call him Groundsweeper Willie:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9_jIa2WADc&feature=autoplay&list=PLB741C2F51A9C2017&index=35&playnext=2Oops! Make that "Groundskeeper Willie" above.
He will have a great year , he is ready and fit.
He will make the world champs team and make it to the final.
Timing for London prep could not be better.
Pull up a pic of Ovett.
As someone with experience in filming, I can tell you the white lighting has a lot to do with the apparent gauntness of his face. Also, its crazy how much he looks like Ovett here!
He looked good to me; he looked like an elite level runner.
The Dachau/AIDS look is walking the fine line between fitness and organ failure.
I'm not sure what to make of it. Suggesting Webb to get leaner was probably a good idea. To allow him to get carried away with it to the extreme is a bit disturbing.
hokierunner wrote:
didnt he have the flu like last week? in fact i remember reading that on letsrun
"like" last week? If you are going to use the work "like" incorrectly, you need to insert "totally", "awesome", and several more useages of "like" or your sentence won't make any sense at all.
logic wrote:
"like" last week? If you are going to use the work "like" incorrectly, you need to insert "totally", "awesome", and several more useages of "like" or your sentence won't make any sense at all.
That's just, like, your opinion, man.
His Dud3n3ss wrote:
logic wrote:"like" last week? If you are going to use the work "like" incorrectly, you need to insert "totally", "awesome", and several more useages of "like" or your sentence won't make any sense at all.
That's just, like, your opinion, man.
"if you are going to use the "work" "like" "
if you're going to correct someone... use the correct "word"!
damn idiot
betterbutter wrote:
I'm pretty sure he know who the current american record holder is in the mile. Now, if Jim Ryun walked in he probably wouldn't know who he was or maybe he might. Many times the young athletes who excel at his level in high school are students of the sport but many times they also are not.
When I was in high school, I didn't know anything about great mile runners or who the current top pro athletes were. I just knew what times other kids in the state were running and what I needed to run to beat them. I wasn't on Dyestat or Letsrun, lurking around the message boards.
Just because LV is a high profile runner, doesn't mean he knows who the pros and collegiate athletes are, especially if he sees them approach him in everyday wear. This says more about the failure of USATF's marketing than it does about LV.
Webb was not winning anything last year, or the year before that while he was injured. While Webb may perform very well this year (I agree that gaunt is the right look for male elites), his biggest years were had when LV was just starting to break into the sport.
I'm betting the kid didn't realize who was giving him the trophy at first. He wasn't being rude.
RRRR wrote:
betterbutter wrote:I'm pretty sure he know who the current american record holder is in the mile. Now, if Jim Ryun walked in he probably wouldn't know who he was or maybe he might. Many times the young athletes who excel at his level in high school are students of the sport but many times they also are not.
When I was in high school, I didn't know anything about great mile runners or who the current top pro athletes were. I just knew what times other kids in the state were running and what I needed to run to beat them. I wasn't on Dyestat or Letsrun, lurking around the message boards.
Just because LV is a high profile runner, doesn't mean he knows who the pros and collegiate athletes are, especially if he sees them approach him in everyday wear. This says more about the failure of USATF's marketing than it does about LV.
Webb was not winning anything last year, or the year before that while he was injured. While Webb may perform very well this year (I agree that gaunt is the right look for male elites), his biggest years were had when LV was just starting to break into the sport.
I'm betting the kid didn't realize who was giving him the trophy at first. He wasn't being rude.
Never said the kid was being rude, just that he probably knows who Webb is, or maybe he didn't.
betterbutter wrote:
Never said the kid was being rude, just that he probably knows who Webb is, or maybe he didn't.
IT DOESN'T MATTER WHO HE THOUGHT IT WAS. YOU SAY THANK YOU AND ACCEPT THE TROPHY WITH GRACE AND GRATITUDE.
I am embarrassed to be associated with people like runners. You have absolutely no social skills and people think you are rude. No wonder you never excel at anything in life.
HE IS 18 FOR F***S SAKE. HE CAN ACT LIKE AN ADULT.
I blame his parents.
I was a decent runner, full D1 scholarship, sponsiorship after college, PRs I am proud to state if anyone wants them.
I don't act like a scared tween girl when I meet other people. Unforgivable.
Gay Man wrote:
I didn't mean to bash the kid. He is a great runner and seems nice enough. If anything, it is a reflection on his upbringing.
Good for LV. Now, all he has to do is take a entry-level course on communication and social interaction.
1. If handed a national award from a professional athlete, you should:
A. Punch him in the face.
B. Look at the ground, mumble and act detached from situation.
C. Smile, look him in the eye, say "Thank You" and possibly even shake his hand.
D. Cry.
POY!!!
so what do you think of how Bobby Curtis looks here:
?
concerned citizen wrote:
so what do you think of how Bobby Curtis looks here:
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs752.ash1/164333_1645774138169_1051370208_31473265_326941_n.jpg?
holy shi*!!!!
By the way, there's a vid on flotrack of LV getting interviewed by Jim Ryun he certainly knows who jim ryun is.
Skeleton Condom wrote:
IT DOESN'T MATTER WHO HE THOUGHT IT WAS. YOU SAY THANK YOU AND ACCEPT THE TROPHY WITH GRACE AND GRATITUDE.
I am embarrassed to be associated with people like runners. You have absolutely no social skills and people think you are rude. No wonder you never excel at anything in life.
HE IS 18 FOR F***S SAKE. HE CAN ACT LIKE AN ADULT.
I blame his parents.
I was a decent runner, full D1 scholarship, sponsiorship after college, PRs I am proud to state if anyone wants them.
I don't act like a scared tween girl when I meet other people. Unforgivable.
You're kind of a douche, aren't you?
Two things:
1.) Most the runners I know are very successful in things they choose to do in life besides running. As a runner, you learn to work hard at what you love and know you can excel.
2.) Grow up, stop bragging about your accomplishments on a running forum. Nobody cares if you have "fast" PRs and whether your fast or not gives you no right to watch 3 minute video and criticize some kid you never even met. Maybe you're the one acting like a tweenie with your judgmental attitude and hissy fits.
The Killers (Band) wrote:
letsgetreal.com wrote:he's a runner...excepting a few outliers (marc davis, FAM, ETC), most are total wallflowers.
Doesn't mean he has to be rude.
I agree, all he had to do was look Alan in the eyes and say "Thank You."
Parents do an awful job of teaching their kids basic manners.
It has nothing to do with being outgoing or a "wallflower."
no the whole thing was creepy and webb is always a boarderline nut job
He looks like he's been putting in the miles and forgetting about the weights. This is what AlSal wanted him to do from the get go.
His form is probably going to be a lot more efficient. I'm curious what he weighed in that video presentation.
I'm curious why he hasn't put in any race efforts yet? Had Webb done an xc, indoor, or road races? If not, I wonder when we can expect to see him open up his 2011 racing season.
