I think they are the only two who have run this fast in 800 and 10,000, right? I know 27:40 is nothing anymore, and other guys "could" do or "could have done" it, like Geb, etc. ... but are Webb and Aouita the only two?
I think they are the only two who have run this fast in 800 and 10,000, right? I know 27:40 is nothing anymore, and other guys "could" do or "could have done" it, like Geb, etc. ... but are Webb and Aouita the only two?
i don't think geb had 1:43 speed.
I do think Aouita underachieved in the 10000m. Compare it with
his 12.58 in the 5k and you see how superior that was. He should have run close to 27 flat.
I'm pretty sure that he only ran it once.
bengel wrote:
I do think Aouita underachieved in the 10000m. Compare it with
his 12.58 in the 5k and you see how superior that was. He should have run close to 27 flat.
komen maybe -
ran 3:46 mile and 27:38 10k
guessing he could have been around 1:43-44
Yes, Aouita ran only one 10k (and won it, Oslo '86). Webb will probably only run one, also.
Yes, Said Aouita and Alan Webb are the only runners under 1:44 and 27:40. No other runner is close to that. It's amazing, Webb is really matching Aouitas PBs (I never thought this would be possible for him)- almost identically in the 800m and the Mile, and not so far behind in the 1500m. Let's see if he can still improve little bit in the longer events. But if Webb will have a shot in the Steeple...?!
I would think Webb would run a few more 10,000's. He said in a previous interview that he also wanted to run a Marathon in a few years.
So long as he stays healthy, it seems like he wants to tackle the longer events in years to come.
He wants to be set his mark as a miler first though.
I disagree. I think Alan could be running the 10k in either London or the world championships in 13 or 15, if he is still running at that point. In an interview with Razcko a while back on this site, he commented on how Alan was already talking about what he wanted to accomplish by 11, 12, and 13. I don't think its out of the question for Webb to have or have held the American record in everything from the 1500 up to the 10k by the end of his career. He already has AR's in the mile, and had one in the two mile as well.
Webb is rapidly closing in on the most versatile track distance runner ever:
800
Aouita: 1:43.86
Webb: 1:43.84
1500
Aouita 3:29.71
Webb: 3:30.54
Mile
Aouita: 3:46.76
Webb: 3:46.91
3,000
Aouita: 7:29.45
Webb: 7:35.07 (converted from 2M)
5,000
Aouita: 12:58.39
Webb: 13:10.86
10,000
Aouita: 27:26.11
Webb: 27:34.72
"Aouita 3:29.71"
This must be 3:29,46...
You've forgotten
3000mSt
Aouita: 8:21,92
Webb: -
Zat0pek wrote:
Webb is rapidly closing in on the most versatile track distance runner ever:
800
Aouita: 1:43.86
Webb: 1:43.84
1500
Aouita 3:29.71
Webb: 3:30.54
Mile
Aouita: 3:46.76
Webb: 3:46.91
3,000
Aouita: 7:29.45
Webb: 7:35.07 (converted from 2M)
5,000
Aouita: 12:58.39
Webb: 13:10.86
10,000
Aouita: 27:26.11
Webb: 27:34.72
Unreal.
I really never see Webb running the marathon. He looks too beefy and will have many years of success at 1500m-5000m to ever need to compete at the marathon distance.
beefy? hes ripped as hell
Probability of a miracle 1 in a trillion
Probability someone is lying to you and fooling you: ???
How about one in two, people lie half the time anyway. No one gains speed like that, this quick. Do you guys have any idea what it is to go out at 49 point looking that comfortable? They don't call it the twilight zone for nothing. To do that one has to be capable of running at least 46.1 out of the hole for 400m.
I would not put it past Alan Webb to surprise everyone in a couple of years and move up to the Marathon for a race or two.
Frankly, I think it would be a good idea.
There have been a lot of athletes (including myself, Dan Browne, Alan Culpepper, probably others) who have PR'ed in shorter distances such as 5km and 10km after running good marathons.
Jason
He ran it once and got spiked at the start. When he finished he had blood on his legs. I remember reading about it and the writer commenting on his guts just to continue.
I liked Aouita back in the day, but thought he should have concentrated more on the 5,000/10,000. The 800/1500 88 double was not a good idea (in my opinion).
He was flamboyant, which is what we need more of in the sport. He was around when track's popularity was at it's highest. I remember an article, probably in TaFNews, that track was #2 next to soccer, #1 in Britian and if you dodn't count soccer crazy Italy, #1 in the world.
I really don't see Webb ever being successful at the marathon. Like someone else said, he's too "beefy." Ever see a top marathoner with biceps and quads as thick as his? But, there's always a slim chance he could get to that level, but very unlikely.
I agree,I don't hink he's the Rod Dixon type who could basically run anything and do well.
I remember Dixon in the 5th Ave Mile (when he was a marathoner)- he took the lead and started smiling like it was some kinf joke.
As far as Webb- maybe the 10K or even the World Cross.