Webb moving up to the Marathon

Is Jon Marcus coaching him now upon his return to Portland?

Hard to believe recent 100 mile weeks are the first of his life.

Dude should give the 1500 another year. I think he could get back down to about 3:32 - 33 this next year if his focus is good.

For the time being, Chris Lukezkic is coaching him via email, with some assistance from Razcko.

Based on the interview he seemed to like doing longer training and his first 100 mile weeks and running on the road. If he wasn't built for it, he most definitely would have realized quickly that he doesn't like it.

On the one hand, Webb says...

AW: The thing about these longer races is that it just takes time to really get strong enough to do that. It's sort of been a wake-up call for me. It's sort of exposed the weakness, all along, even in my shorter stuff, that I just haven't had that time to get really, really strong, aerobically strong. Even in the 1500, you will get exposed if you don't have that base. I haven't had, really, a full year of healthy running. If you don't have that, it's just really hard to compete well.

But later in the interview, he says...

Do you have idea as to why the middle distances have become tough for you?

AW: You know, if I knew the answer to that, I'd still be doing it. You can talk all day about why it's happened, but at this point it doesn't matter.

wtf?

the herd of independent minds wrote:

AW: You know, if I knew the answer to that, I'd still be doing it. You can talk all day about why it's happened, but at this point it doesn't matter.

wtf?

He said, it doesn't matter to him. Your opinion doesn't matter.

I offered no opinion at all, just pointed out the contradiction between two statements Webb made. But that didn't stop you from saying "Your opinion doesn't matter."

What's up your ass? Your head?

the herd of independent minds wrote:

I offered no opinion at all, just pointed out the contradiction between two statements Webb made. But that didn't stop you from saying "Your opinion doesn't matter."

What's up your ass? Your head?

Exactly, your is up your ass.

Wouldn't you move up to 5/10km 1st?

kwkwk wrote:

I'm a Webb fan, but let's congratulate him for his real, true good performances. Being the 8th fastest miler ever isn't that impressive is it? Where does he rank on the all-time 1500m list?

So a 3:46 mile and 8th ALL TIME isn't that impressive to you? Are you serious? Pray tell, just what WOULD impress you oh wise one? As I said before, only on Letsrun can someone detract from that kind of performance. Like the guy or not, you have to give him credit where it's due. Maybe in your fantasy world a 3:46 mile isn't impressive, but it sure as hell is. Sheesh.

Iffley Road wrote:

kwkwk wrote:

I'm a Webb fan, but let's congratulate him for his real, true good performances. Being the 8th fastest miler ever isn't that impressive is it? Where does he rank on the all-time 1500m list?

So a 3:46 mile and 8th ALL TIME isn't that impressive to you? Are you serious? Pray tell, just what WOULD impress you oh wise one? As I said before, only on Letsrun can someone detract from that kind of performance. Like the guy or not, you have to give him credit where it's due. Maybe in your fantasy world a 3:46 mile isn't impressive, but it sure as hell is. Sheesh.

You don't get it. we can't understand how a 3:46 miler can run so crap when he is still young. Maybe we wish we had that talent and didn't screw it up

Iffley Road wrote:

kwkwk wrote:

I'm a Webb fan, but let's congratulate him for his real, true good performances. Being the 8th fastest miler ever isn't that impressive is it? Where does he rank on the all-time 1500m list?

So a 3:46 mile and 8th ALL TIME isn't that impressive to you? Are you serious? Pray tell, just what WOULD impress you oh wise one? As I said before, only on Letsrun can someone detract from that kind of performance. Like the guy or not, you have to give him credit where it's due. Maybe in your fantasy world a 3:46 mile isn't impressive, but it sure as hell is. Sheesh.

No, because the mile is a rarely run race. That's why I asked where he stands on the all-time 1500m list since the 1500m is a regular event. That would be a truer and fairer recognition of his accomplishments. But maybe you are too dumb to realize this.

I am curious about the photo in the link of the original post. So that's the Olympic trials from this year, right? OK, so what is the story with Webb's hair? He has a full head of hair in the pic from this June, yet he is balding (or bald) in youtube videos of him from previous years. What's the deal?

They make wigs for bald men that glue down to your head. I think they also have semi-permanent ones that you leave on all the time. That's what he has, and if you watch videos of him running you can see how fake it looks sometimes.

Hmmm... interesting! Especially interesting since he is a "public person," I mean someone well-known, with youtube videos, etc, to show the differences with the hair. But maybe being a public person is even more reason, not less reason, to do that sort of hair thing...

His tactics often were poor. His mental game was sometimes lacking in high profile races. The best runners in the world and in track history have all run the mile at some point, so 8th all-time is still impressive. So is a 3:31 1500. I'm not saying he didn't under achieve. He did. I just take issue with someone saying a 3:46 isn't impressive when that puts him ahead of some of the greatest runners in the history of the sport.

I thought he ran a 3:30 1500? I could be mistaken, but I could've sworn it was that. To me, a 3:30 is pretty damn impressive by any standards. It's not a Guerrouj or Lagat time, but who else can compare to them? They were the best 1500 runners of all time. I think Lagat is the only "American" to ever break 3:30.

Iffley Road wrote:

The best runners in the world and in track history have all run the mile at some point, so 8th all-time is still impressive.

If the essence of what you'rr saying is true, then Webb should be 8th all time in the 1500m also. Is he?