Webb v. Lagat v. Mottram at Millrose

Thanks Chuck D for the list.

And, Webb will win.

You're not a true American.

Your not a true American for saying he is not a true American...

You see how this works...

Who's definition of a true American are we going by?

There is no such thing as a true American only an American...take a basic Civics class please

Swofford11 wrote:

There is no such thing as a true American only an American...take a basic Civics class please

Man, another PC brainwashed dork.

Swofford11 wrote:

Your not a true American for saying he is not a true American...

You see how this works...

Who's definition of a true American are we going by?

There is no such thing as a true American only an American...take a basic Civics class please

bernard lagat...

1. born and raised in kenya

2. lived and competed in kenya

3. competed FOR kenya AGAINST the united states

4. speaks poor english

5. last but not least, kenyan BLOOD runs in his veins.

you call this a true american??

I'm gonna have to agree with you on this one...

What's a flase American? Fake passport?

Sorry, American defines citizenship by desire. Sounds like you want to go to Germany, where citizenship is defined by heritage. If you want to be American, you can become one.

and i hope nobody brings any racist comments into play; because Paul Tergat is my favorite athlete of all time. i love kenyans.

my only issue is when lagat immigrates over to america and tries to steal olympic glory from REAL americans like alan webb.

Do you really think his plan is to "steal" olympic "glory" from Alan Webb...First of all, Lagat has lived and trained in the US since college. HE went through the normal naturalization steps and then sat out from championship meets because he wanted to compete for the country he lives in and loves? Apparently you are an idiot...don't blame Lagat. Oh, and how well he speaks english has nothing to do with it...go to Kentucky or the Ozarks and tell me how well they speak english.

its not what he's "trying to do"

its what he's currently doing and has already done.

i cant believe the iaaf/olympic committee are letting these issues slide.

alan webbs the best miler to ever come out of america, and yet he's being robbed of all of it because of an immigration scheme.

and yes, lagat is the best miler to ever come out of kenya' thats why he should stay there.

oh and one more thing for you to think about......

how do you think the country of morocco would feel if Hiccam immigrated to the u.s. right before he set his world record and won all of his olympic medals???

all of lagats victories and prizes should go towards the country of kenya. they deverve it. america doesnt. america doesnt deserve his talent, and alan webb doesnt deserve this type of defeat from a non-american (yet who will pose to be one in the upcoming olympics)

how do you think america/and or kenya would feel if alan webb migrated to kenya and ran for them in the olympics???

wouldnt all of us americans feel betrayed?? do you even think kenya would except alan webb because of his race???

sit and think of these things. and see if theres any logical reason to why we should let lagat compete for us in the olympics, and betray all of what alan webb, the best american runner ever, and his family and friends and fans have worked towards for the past half-decade.

Back to the original question: Neither Lagat nor Mottram nor Webb will win. Ryan Hall will beat them all.

For what it's worth, bernard Lagat speaks better Ebglish than Alan Webb...or Craig Mottram. Or about 90 percent of the people on here.

Dusty Bones wrote:

For what it's worth, bernard Lagat speaks better Ebglish than Alan Webb...or Craig Mottram. Or about 90 percent of the people on here.

true. he speaks better "ebglish"

yet, he does NOT speak better english.

I think you're the latest incarnation from Sasha Baron Cohen because you just can't be real.

Yeah, "430 miler" (nothing to brag about, by the way), make a big deal out of Dusty's typo. But he's right. Lagat is remarkably articulate and speaks perfect English. Have you ever met or seen or heard the guy?

well hes not. i have heard him. i dont care about this matter. its just one more fact to distinguish americans from non-americans.

robert cheseret speak better english, and you can see his elaborate speech on flocast.

Alan Webb, the best american runner ever??? You should be locked away in a mental institution. BTW, does it feel good to know that practically everybody on letsrun think you´re the greatest idiot ever to have polluted this message board?

W vs L vs M

Why are they only having 3 people in the race? Would it not make sense to have more like normal races?

Lagat will own the other 2 regardless if there are more people added to the field!

Denverite wrote:

W vs L vs M

Why are they only having 3 people in the race? Would it not make sense to have more like normal races?

Lagat will own the other 2 regardless if there are more people added to the field!

Seriously?