How strong is Alan Webb?

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I wish you would give 100% everytime you lace it up and run extremely fast times. But you don't, so I've lost all respect for you.

Craig Mottram does not give it his all every time he's out there. He's kind of a vagina, and based on his last year of running, I would say he's not even among the top 10 in the world.

i saw him bench 350 in the weight room the other day

frank rizzo wrote:

i saw him bench 350 in the weight room the other day

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Yes, yes, I saw that too. He then went outside and dunked a basketball from a one step start. After that, he pounded down seven Colt 45's (the 40 oz what else?)

came back into the gym, and did squats with 440 lbs.

Dude is unreal!!

Believe Rizzo Rizz-head or me?

Maybe he is SMART. I mean, if he KNOWS that he can't win why risk getting injured or stressing his body?

He is the male Suzy Favor Hamilton.

you better believe it sizzlechest

you hear where im commin from babe?

He can eat 50 eggs

Yeah...why in the world would you ever try and put effort towards what you are doing if you know you're not going to win? You've got to be kidding me. Funny thing is...that's his probably his mindset exactly. You run the best race you possibly can if you're not feeling 100%...that's a competitor.

RunnerNYC23 wrote:

Yeah...why in the world would you ever try and put effort towards what you are doing if you know you're not going to win? You've got to be kidding me. Funny thing is...that's his probably his mindset exactly. You run the best race you possibly can if you're not feeling 100%...that's a competitor.

That's also what a professional does. Especially a well paid one.

50 Eggs wrote:

He can eat 50 eggs

No one can eat 50 eggs!

How many did Cool Hand Luke eat?

RunnerNYC23 wrote:

Yeah...why in the world would you ever try and put effort towards what you are doing if you know you're not going to win? You've got to be kidding me. Funny thing is...that's his probably his mindset exactly. You run the best race you possibly can if you're not feeling 100%...that's a competitor.

Since you probably give it all everytime you do something I'm quite impressed. I'm sure you've played out all those games of monopoly to the very end. Even though the other guy owns the blues, oranges, greens, yellows, and reds. But you gave it your all and finished that game and were a true competitor.

You fight the fights worth fighting, not the ones you're going to lose. That's how you live to the next day. If you get in the boxing ring with Mike Tyson and he's taking your head off, you throw in the towel. You don't finish the fight. Ask Apollo Creed, jeeze.

spyders webb, what do you expect from this guy? do you expect him to be some kind of perfect robot or something? he owes nothing to you or any of us. he did have the #1 1500 time in the world last year afterall, so just chill.

What? We must not watch the same boxing. There are people who give in early all the time. Especially if you're risking getting injured just being there. There are people who get seriously injured from staying in fights they shouldn't.

I expect him to compete. Not once or twice a year when he feels like it...everytime. If you're a runner, try to relate. When you go out there and run a workout, do you just dog the workout after your first interval is slow? If you have respect for yourself and actually want to compete against yourself and that watch...you fight. Then when you are done, you can be happy with yourself that you pushed yourself even though you felt like you didn't have anything in your tank. I just want to know what he thinks of himself after a race when he knows he didn't give it his all. I'm not saying he isn't a phenomenal runner...but if you aren't committed to pushing yourself, mentally and physically...then don't run the race.

RunnerNYC23 wrote:

I expect him to compete. Not once or twice a year when he feels like it...everytime. If you're a runner, try to relate. When you go out there and run a workout, do you just dog the workout after your first interval is slow? If you have respect for yourself and actually want to compete against yourself and that watch...you fight. Then when you are done, you can be happy with yourself that you pushed yourself even though you felt like you didn't have anything in your tank. I just want to know what he thinks of himself after a race when he knows he didn't give it his all. I'm not saying he isn't a phenomenal runner...but if you aren't committed to pushing yourself, mentally and physically...then don't run the race.

Right, that's a workout, not a race.

If you run your first mile of a 5k and you feel like crap, you don't gut it out because you want to feel better about yourself.

Webb doesn't run races to feel better about himself. He runs to get paid and run fast. He's not running the race to push himself physically and mentally. He's running to obtain a certain time or place. pushing himself is a secondary part of it.

Though I'm sure he feels like crap when he DNF's like the rest of us.

RunnerNYC23 wrote:

I'm not talking physically here...we have all seen him run ridiculous times and he has a ton of wins to prove it. I'm talking mentally and as a competitor. Is it me or does he either dial in to a race and win it or pack it in early because he knows he doesn't have enough to win the race or break a record. You ever see Mottram pack it in? Every day he steps on the track he gives it his all...I don't think Webb does. I have to say, I have really lost respect for him because of these displays. I wish he would give 100% everytime he laces up...be a competitor every race.

SHUT the HELL UP!

He is the American record holder for the mile, you moron!