Head case, no doubt. But did that stop him from reaching his genetic potential? Could he have gone faster in the mile?
Head case, no doubt. But did that stop him from reaching his genetic potential? Could he have gone faster in the mile?
For like a 7-year period of time it was a roller coaster of ups and downs like:
webber you son of a b*itch.
Webb is Back Baby!!!!!
webber you son of a b*itch
Webb is Back Baby!!!!!
webber you son of a b*itch
Webb is Back Baby!!!!!!!
oh webber you son of a b*itch
PRs yes or close, 1:43, 3:46, 3:30, 8:11
However, he was inconsistent and not of consequence at international championships. races. Only broke 3:50 once, maybe twice, and under 3:33 maybe just once.
Time wise, I think he came pretty close in the 800, 1500, mile, 3000, 2 mile and 10000. For the 5000 though, I think he could've run considerably faster than 13:10 if he made it his primary focus while in his prime.
He was an early bloomer, his physical development by age 18 was ahead of most other runners as witnessed by that 3:53 mile. I think he could have found a way to be more consistent but he did have some very nice high points in his career even based on the crazy expectations after high school. Almost no one achieves everything they set out to do but in hindsight, he should be very proud of what he did achieve.
Director of The Lil' Webber Institute wrote:
Head case, no doubt. But did that stop him from reaching his genetic potential? Could he have gone faster in the mile?
How would one know? How do we know a person's "genetic potential"? That assumes we know what makes a world class runner. We have some information (sufficient VO2max, LT pace, RE) but we cannot tell if a person reached their genetic potential.
There is not a strand that says what your potential.is.
fitz wrote:
He was an early bloomer, his physical development by age 18 was ahead of most other runners as witnessed by that 3:53 mile. I think he could have found a way to be more consistent but he did have some very nice high points in his career even based on the crazy expectations after high school. Almost no one achieves everything they set out to do but in hindsight, he should be very proud of what he did achieve.
Was it finasteride side effects or maybe a drop in blood pressure from oral minoxidil?
webb is back baby! wrote:
PRs yes or close, 1:43, 3:46, 3:30, 8:11
However, he was inconsistent and not of consequence at international championships. races. Only broke 3:50 once, maybe twice, and under 3:33 maybe just once.
Given his 800m and 2m times, I would have expect an mid 328. But the dude had such a short window. Guys like Scott or Spivey who had like a decade of top results I figure got a lot closer to their peak.
The wild card is always that maybe the difference in training matter. Maybe if Webb did Ingrebrestein training since 15, he would have run a 3:44 mile. I sort of doubt it though..
samcallan wrote:
How would one know? How do we know a person's "genetic potential"? That assumes we know what makes a world class runner. We have some information (sufficient VO2max, LT pace, RE) but we cannot tell if a person reached their genetic potential.
There is not a strand that says what your potential.is.