Most Overrated U.S Runners

Allan Webb by far......people are crapping on about him like he's the next El G or something.

I think Stember's underrated.

He made the Olympic Semi-finals. Granted, he finished 4th at USATF's this year, but he almost for sure would have been top 3 last year.

He does not run great times, but with few exceptions, he is a great and savvy racer who is most effective in a championship-style rounds format.

I really don't get these underrated/overrated threads. You either perform or you don't. If you run well you get press. If you run well sometimes, you get press sometimes. If you run poorly, you start getting less press and ripped apart on Letsrun. So enough with the rated thread crap. It's old.

Overrated versus other US runners or agaisnt the world. Unfortunately only Krum is willing to put it on the line and compete agaisnt the best in the world. So, in relation to the world's best, they are all overrated. It may sound harsh but the world rankings certainly bare this out.

Agreed. Why are we so willing to eat our own?

Stember ran a stupid race at UASTF, rookie mistake cost him a spot in the top three. He was 15 meters behind the leader with 150 to go and at that pace you can't let that happen, underated, he ran 4:04 in high school by himself!

Josh Cox was for a while, benefitting from his "all-American golden boy" image, but that seems to have died down (along with his performances) as of late. Not that it was his fault, the press just kind fixates on superficial BS like that.

What kind of easy question is this? Is there a catch? Without doubt or question, the number 1 leader of over rated runners is...

ALAN WEBB!

I would have to say Alan Webb as well. Hopefully he can turn things around, but right now he is looking like a flash in the pan, much like Josh Cox.

Stember has been one of the most consistent milers over the past few years. He's consistently in the finals at USATFs every year, made the Olympics in 2000 (3:35 PR), finished second indoors this year. Sure he finished only fourth outdoor, but he came from way back in the last 100 to get it. He is one of the only ones in the 1500 along with Lunn, Berryhill and Lassiter that are within a second or two of the WC qualifier.

how could you guys possibly say alan webb? there are a ton of entire threads devoted to how much he sucks.

... and it's Jason Mayeroff!

it has to be the bigest heist in americaan history, and the winner is Alan Webb

Webb is the first choice obviously but how about: JASONINSHITSVILLE!

If you're bringing Josh Cox into the mix--I say David Morris--a 2:09, tons of hope--and nothing on the international scene.

[quote]Mbwa Kali wrote:

Nick Rogers.. So what if he ran 13:18 in 2000. Only has 14:17 5k for 2003.

Fuck You Mbwa Kali! Rogers deserves all the credit he receives. Talk about a success story you monkey felcher. His current training fitness level is at least 13:30. He did run 28:20's earlier this year, and 7:59 3k is shit conditions, he just hasn't put together a good 5k yet. The guys won numerous big races, and set course records on shit you couldn't come within minutes of.

WHAT!!!

Please to not pick on Nick, he is one of my best customers. We have a year to figure out the proper cycle so that his drugs are effective but yet undetectable. He will be juiced and ready to go when it counts. We have done it before and there is no reason that we can't repeat it.

I agree, if anything Webb is probably underrated. How many 3:58 20 year olds get told they suck on a message board 10 times a day?

4:04 for Stember in HS says nothing about how he should be rated now. What he does now does. Yes I said it... if he ran 3:30 now and only ran 5:04 in HS, I would rate him high on the miler list. But now, he was 4th on his best day in a while.

Nick Rodgers gets no press so he can't be overrated.

So without further delay, the most overrated runner is wejo.

Mark Coogan is by far the most over paid distance runner.

made the U.S olympic marathon team in 1996 ,when the rest of the country sucked.Signed with New Balance and Powerbar for big bucks.Has done nothing since 1996.