Webb runs 2:48 at Grandmas

ouch! 1:14/1:34?

Yet more evidence god doesn’t care about the unborn children.

It definitely takes a while to get the marathon pacing down. The splits for my first marathon ever after high school (1992 San Francisco) were 1:41/2:10. The splits for my PR for the NYC marathon 2018 were 1:21/1:20.

abcrunning wrote:

Come on guys give him a break he’s running for fun.

Fkn haters even troll the fastest Miller in US history.

Yes it sounds like he had a very rough second half but who knows what really happened wait for his comments and have some respect.

Haters =losers

Post your accomplishments as….s

Pretty much agree with you. I think it is great that he stills likes to run for the fun of it like most of us. Anytime I see some kid at a local race who use to be some college runner just running for the heck of it not caring about place it makes me realize running is a great activity. Webb pushed himself hard for a lot of years now he should be able to enjoy it.

STEVE THE ADDICT^^^^^^""""-""""-'--"--^' wrote:

Film Rep wrote:

Webb’s not back baby. 😩

Webb IS back, baby! Dude needs to gain some weight and lift weights again. His physical strength was his best asset when he was dominant. Now he's skinny and weak.

I saw Webb in person some weeks ago and was surprised how gaunt he looked.

Is there any way Letstun would sponsor Marathon Project Webb???

Webb toeing the Marathon line in a Letsrun singlet!!

Maybe JK and the Brojos to coach!!!

A 3 year project for the next Oly Games!!

If there is any American who could go from 2:48 to 2:08 in 3 years... Alan MF Webb!!!

abcrunning wrote:

Come on guys give him a break he’s running for fun.

Fkn haters even troll the fastest Miller in US history.

Yes it sounds like he had a very rough second half but who knows what really happened wait for his comments and have some respect.

Haters =losers

Post your accomplishments as….s

Did you find his comments illuminating? He basically just says "I went out too fast and had to slow down". Which we knew already.

No one "hates" him because of this performance. Of course we respect him and his past accomplishments. But that pacing is a real head scratcher.

1:14 is actually not bad - same time as Hasay can do now.

2:48 is slower than I ran in my first marathon - when I was 14.

negativesplitter wrote:

[But that pacing is a real head scratcher.

This is the guy who ran a 12 point 100m in the MIDDLE of a championship 1500m. We’ve come to expect this of him

Honestly Webb needs to do bodybuilding that would be dope amd beneficial for him personally. He would strike fear into the eyes of his competitors.

You peeps are too funny when it comes Alan Webb. Most love to critique and critize him to a level as if he's competing which he is not. Sure, he needs to eat a "bit" more and put some muscle back on his frame. But let the dude alone. Looks as if he's happy and isn't this his first marathon? 2:48 for a non-competitor? Not bad and possibly more to come. Give the man a break.

[quote]Sjacobs wrote:

You peeps are too funny when it comes Alan Webb. Most love to critique and critize him to a level as if he's competing which he is not. ]

I disagree -- if there is "criticism" of Webb on this board, it is not "to a level as if he's competing". For any runner who approaches the event with a reasonable amount of study and training, a 20 minute positive split is abysmal.

I also question your premise. Grandma's is a race. By entering it, Webb became a competitor.

Good for him getting after it. I can’t help but chuckle though. My first 26.2 I went out way too close to my 13.1 PR. Ended up with a painful 15+ minute positive split. It was definitely a good lesson

abcrunning wrote:

Come on guys give him a break he’s running for fun.

Fkn haters even troll the fastest Miller in US history.

Yes it sounds like he had a very rough second half but who knows what really happened wait for his comments and have some respect.

Haters =losers

Post your accomplishments as….s

Ok. Thanks for reacting hard.

quote post wrote:

Gnarshralper wrote:

Calm down everyone. He’s years removed from competitive running. Just running a sub-3 marathon for him is a success.

Ok

Webb still running like a spazoid despite being an amateur recreation runner now. Or be was confident he could run 2:30 and got humbled by the distance. Despite not being competitive professional anymore you still gotta prepare your body to run for 2.5 hours.

He had Covid

It doesn’t look like they bothered to wear masks at the life runners training runs ~6mos ago so that’s probably how the entire Webb family got it

How did they (or alan) afford to travel there?

He stated his goal was around 2:30 based on a recent 1:13 half marathon time.

Hey went out at 2:22 pace for the first 10K, possibly a bit longer and then the wheels clearly stared coming off. Not sure what pulled him out so quickly, but I am sure he learned his lesson. 8:30 pace means he stopped to walk at times during the last 4-5 miles.

Webb BQ'd on his first attempt.

Speaking from lots of experience, this is about the most painful way to run a marathon.