He was at the Jim Drews Invitational hosted by DIII University of La Crosse watching the meet; apparently his girlfriend is on the La Crosse team, any truth to that? Anyways, it was pretty exciting, and I'm still kicking myself for not asking for an autograph.
His girlfriend runs for the Invaders.
I saw him! It was pretty cool. Even from a distance he's larger than life. My only qualm about the experience were the giant baggy army green cargo pants he was wearing...I thought he was an elite athlete, not a 7th grader. Pretty cool nonetheless, though, and he could definitely kick my ass, so I can't criticize!
Who is his girlfriend?
LaCrosse sucks by the way.
his girlfriend is julia rudd, former lax eagle
I kept looking for him. I wanted him to sign my shoes lol. Probably doesn't want a bunch of people running around him but i dont give a care.
When I saw him he was with a younger girl and a mom figure. I could have easily walked up and asked him to sign my shoes or something of the sort, but I turned into a giant pussy and went for my cool down instead. I guess I was just blown away considering I'm DIII and at a decent sized meet, but having Alan Webb there?
Got my picture with him, he was really cool about it, didn't seem to mind. The older lady he was with was Julia's mom, UWEC alum.
What does he see in her?
She is pretty militant about her training. A friend of mine dubbed her 'SheFontaine' here in Wisconsin.
Easier just to call her 'She'.
I think she may have dated Andrew Rock as well. She likes 'em fast.
FYI-It looks like she reads the board (perhaps her words of wisdom can help webb)
j rudd wrote:
i come to this board and its actually funny how many people criticize others. the reason wisconsin didn't win 3 titles is because they are HUMAN. Jerry Schumacher is an unbelievable awesome coach; he is not God. Regardless of the Badgers placing 2nd instead of 1st for 2 of 3 years; as they had won last year.. if you look at the facts they are consistently at the top. They had a bad day and still were 2nd..
As for Solinsky I personally can relate to how he felt.. i competed at a top level in D3 (a ton less pressure & overall signifigance.) yet I still was in contention for national titles. I experienced many ups (and am very thankful), yet i went thru a long battle of illnesses for years (mono, epstein barr virus, sinus infections) along with other health problems (stomach/digestive issues leading to short term dehydration/ sometimes long term weight loss, anemia, low blood sugar - dizzy/shaky constantly during easy runs.. )
somehow thru my passion to run, dedication and constant striving to get better i managed to stay in the mix and achieve All American status at most competitions thru out my 4 years.. i've managed to continue to work hard and thankfully with my new team & years of experience/ learning I have been healthy for the last 1/2 year. I would never quit because my Love for this sport is so great.
my point is that often times as I went thru the pain of "hitting the wall" at a big race (pretty much how chris finished happened to me in 2003) or just trying to stay focused on a goal as I was so sick i couldn't even jog 3 miles without it feeling like 100.. I would look to see people such as Chris Solinsky and think they have never went thru such a struggle and thru their hard work, sacrifice (just as i had) would somehow make it year after year to the top of the podium.. now i see that every runner, great like Chris or Paula Radcliffe (example the 04 olympics) - has their days . We are all human, and no matter what people say about how he "bombed" i know how hard he works, and how much heart he has, and how i have so much respect; whether he would have won or come in 278th. Chris puts everything on the line and he was prepared.
You can't expect life to roll you everything perfect. You get sick. The past is the past.. a flu shot or not; too much stress from school, etc.. we should appreciate Chris and enough bashing him or the WI program. As a personal friend i know he is not cocky and handles his success as a mature athlete should. Chris has a great future ahead of him that has Olympics written all over it and he can easily pursue a professional career (as would be my dream - to drop everything and just RUN!). Good luck with indoor/outdoor and to anyone else who has gone thru a struggle.. The times will pass, good days will come and enjoy your running each and every day you can.
capitola xc wrote:
I think she may have dated Andrew Rock as well. She likes 'em fast.
didn't.
All of the previous posters should just come out of the closet. Alan is a decent guy and seems the same every time I speak with him. He is not god. He has done nothing of significance at the world level. The same people that kiss his a$$ are the same people that called Suzy worthless for years. When he gets a medal, start kissing his a$$. My apologies if you are all 14 years old as I can see your excitement.
She definitely never dated Rock. She has however, dated a lot of fast dudes. Andrew Carlson for example. I think she was dating one of the wisco guys for a while after she graduated.
do you think fast people sometimes just want to breed fast babies?
She is a native of Oshkosh.
Think how fast she would havew run if she would have had the huge coaching and facilities advantage Oshkosh has over LaCrosse?
And she wouldn't have to troll for wimps like Webb when there are studs walking all over Oshkosh looking to score.
I know, I met my first and second husband there.
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