Another Ritz vs. Webb - 10 Questions

Thank God! A meaningful thread about running.

Not sure, but I think excelling at #7 will help with #10.

Ah come on my main man. Just having some fun. Some of those questions are running related. Groovy man.

I'm being a smartass. Mainly a comment on the extended (way too long) "Should we go to war" thread. This IS actually running related. :)

I agree that that thread was WAY too long. That's kind of why I started this one.

Ok. I'll play:

1) The Jim Spivey distance of 2000 meters? Webb

2) Ping Pong? - Webb

3) Playing the guitar? - Webb

4) A hot dog eating contest? - Webb

5) Juggling school and running? - Ritz

6) Picking a coach? - Webb

7) Picking up girls? - Webb

8) Helping you move? - Webb

9) Turning himself into a world class runner? Ritz

10) Becoming a legend beyond high school? Ritz

1) The Jim Spivey distance of 2000 meters? Webb

2) Ping Pong? - Webb(he has to look at his arms)

3) Playing the guitar? - Webb (i think he plays and ritz doesnt)

4) A hot dog eating contest? - Webb (he is fat)

5) Juggling school and running? - Ritz (he is the man)

6) Picking a coach? - ritz (Webb's coach sux)

7) Picking up girls? - Webb (ritz is a skinny ho)

8) Helping you move? - Webb(he is twice ritz size)

9) Turning himself into a world class runner? Ritz (hes the man)

10) Becoming a legend beyond high school? Ritz ( agian he's the man)

Message:

1) The Jim Spivey distance of 2000 meters? Ritz (3:39 on pure strength)

2) Ping Pong? Ritz- he lives with other college students so i'm sure he does a lot of bs in his free time (like any college student), meanwhile webb lives at home

3) Playing the guitar? webb- there was a picture of him playing in sports illustrated

4) A hot dog eating contest? webb

5) Juggling school and running? ritz- he seems like the sterotypical geeky runner (no offense, i am too)

6) Picking a coach? ritz- say what you want about wetmore, if i had the chance i would risk injury and run for him

7) Picking up girls? ritz- webb would probably challenge his girlfriend to a race

8) Helping you move? webb is bigger, but he'd probably be too busy trying to challenge you to a race

9) Turning himself into a world class runner? ritz

10) Becoming a legend beyond high school? ritz

1) The Jim Spivey distance of 2000 meters? Webb (just barely)

2) Ping Pong? probably webb-looks more athletic

3) Playing the guitar? webb (i here he sucks at singing though)

4) A hot dog eating contest? webb

5) Juggling school and running? ritz

6) Picking a coach? hard to speculate- the word seems to be ritz

7) Picking up girls? webb

8) Helping you move? webb

9) Turning himself into a world class runner? ritz

10) Becoming a legend beyond high school? ritz

Hmmm. Interesting. So far Ritz is tagged as the best runner down the road while Webb seems to be a more rounded individual.

What can we derive from this?

Perhaps you have to only have one interest (running) in order to be the best?

Perhaps if it only appears you might be good at anything else that you can't possibly be as good at running?

Comments?

I think the only question that really pertained to "well-rounded" was the one about juggling running and school, which Ritz seemed to win easily. Most of the other questions (except the girls one, maybe) weren't exactly life-shaping qualities. Unless you meant playing the guitar WELL.

Ok. Good point.

I think Ritz could eat more hot dogs. He runs a lot more miles and probably has a faster metabolism. If you've ever seen coverage of the hot dog eating contest on Long Island, the 5' 6" skin and bone Japaneese guys can eat twice as many dogs as the 6' 6" 350 pound Americans.

True. As Jason has pointed out on numerous posts, the Japanese eat incredible amounts of hot dogs at altitude and they don't overeat since they focus on the big hot dog eating championships. Typically, American eaters simply try to get by on talent and low volume training while chasing after local pie, crawfish, and buffalo wing competitions that leave them flat and overfed when the big events come around.

Portland, hilarious post.

Another reason for their success at hot dog eating competition is they measure their intake as kilograms, not ounces and pounds......just like Jason does.

I'm pretty sure ritz could get more ladies, i mean come on webb is going bald at the age of 19. i think webb is going to suprise those who have written him off though and wind up taking some names on the world track scene. that isn't to say, however, that ritz won't kick equally as much ass.

"3:39 on pure strength." I thought it was 3:42/3 ??

Webb will have higher Olympic finishes. My opinion.

But if either decides to do EPO and steroids, they will absolutely become great. Sad, but true.

Middie - it works for me. :)

As a female, and from personal experience and observation of both of them, I would say that the winner of #7 is:

WEBB

Ritz is much cuter, but he's fairly nonresponsive to even the cutest of girls while Webb shamelessly rubs up against anyone.

As far as Webb challenging his girlfriend to a race: I agree, but no one ever said anything about keeping a girl, just picking her up.