During the early stages of the Pre 2 miler, I noticed that Ritz was running pretty closely to Webb and he looked strong and confident whereas Webb didn't really have that same look. As the race was progressing and Ritz went ahead, I saw a look on Webb's face that was unmistakeable. It was the same look that I saw at the Adidas 2 miler last year and a couple of other mile races throughout his career where he seemed to just give up and "let" people pass. Did anybody else recognize it?
pain?
Webb looked nervous before the race.
Absolutely. As you said, the look is unmistakeable. I think the premature sense of defeat is why Webb's performances are all over the place (well, that and the fact that he tends to peak at early season meets that don't matter).
When Webb is feeling good and the race is going as planned he really lights it up. But when he is feeling less than 100% and the race isn't exactly going like he wants, he just shuts down mentally. It's like he doesn't have that killer instinct to just dig down and find another gear.
Surely he was in shape to run much faster than he did at Pre. But because he was getting passed he just shut down.
Exactly.
That's not what I seent. Don't know what I'd call it. It's not like he went anemic again in the span of a week, but something just wasn't there. Dehydration maybe?
I think in the beginning he thought he could just hang in there and run people down because of his leg speed. He was not in the race mentally that is for sure. He probably could have gutted it out and run faster but only webb knows for sure. Dont count him out wait until usa championships
I think he just had a bad race and you losers should give a rest.
everyonesacritic wrote:
I think he just had a bad race and you losers should give a rest.
I agree. Don't you guys race? Maybe you are lucky and never have a bad day, but most people have had days when they just don't have it (more frequently than not for me). On days like that you can be gutting it out and hurting much more than you would on a good day, but just can't go any faster.
it's so cool that you know exactly what's going on in his mind!!!!
everyonesacritic wrote:
I think he just had a bad race and you losers should give a rest.
Yeah, but there are REASONS people have bad races. And he really didn't run that badly. Not bad for an off day.
nonrestgiver wrote:
everyonesacritic wrote:I think he just had a bad race and you losers should give a rest.
Yeah, but there are REASONS people have bad races. And he really didn't run that badly. Not bad for an off day.
What the hell do you mean?
yes yes yes but the last time webb had a bad race at this time of year it was the start of a slide that ended his season early, hence the concern!
he never looked great from the start. webb likes to put himself in the thick of things right from the get-go so the fact he was midpack early was a signal that something wasn't right. i dont think he folded during the race, something already happened before the race.
If he was not in the race mentally why then was there talk of him setting an AR.
he was not physiologically defeated.
he was mentally defeated. when he has the right mind-set, hes better than all of them.
Truth seeker 2 wrote:
If he was not in the race mentally why then was there talk of him setting an AR.
Because he's inconsistent....you never know what to expect from him.
I guess you are right. It is like watching a rattle snake. You never know what it is going to do.
He may not have the recovery ability of a Lagat or Mortram.
Still it is fun watching Webb because you don't know what to expect. The Lear book about him was definitely full of drama. The book should have been called the agony and the ectasy.
They should drug test Webb for Loafer Litener.
Webb must be the world's most erratic sub 3:50 miler. He is all over the place, which must be frustrating to him and his many fans.
However, in the strange Webb universe a bad race is followed by a good race. That means a decent performance at the US championships is in the cards.