Alan Webb slated to race the 800m in Indianapolis on 6/14

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pingpongpow wrote:

MRR82 - you like

http://www.tilastopaja.org/

???

Tilastopaja is a fantastic site for individual stats (if you're willing to pay) which it's worth it in my opinion if you're a hard core track fan, although as any site isn't, it's not always fool proof. But they are very good about updating stats if you find mistakes or things missing. Mirko has updated stats i've sent him by the next day many times. Not something you can say about USATF.

so you're saying he'll regret this one the next morning!?

pingpongpow wrote:

so you're saying he'll regret this one the next morning!?

Not if the first person he sees at a bar is someone he has been with in the past and still has feelings for. Just because Webb was dumped by the 1500 this weekend doesn't mean he will regret a night with the 800.

3:29 at beijing would be pretty extraordinary. the olympic record is more like 3:32, isn't it? who's going to sacrifice their olympic finals to set up the fastest guys in the field for the win?

Im calling a 1:41.05. Webb is definately hiding something from us. I think hell try and double the 800 and 5000 at the olympics completely dropping the 1500.

Spyders Webb wrote:

dumdum wrote:

. he will be the same runner we saw last year just when it counts. sure 3:50 at the pre race would have been nice but 3:29 at bejing is the goal i commend him for holding off and going for the gold.

Yeah, his goal was to finish next to last at Pre. He's right on target!!

Just when does he race "when it counts?"

Enough already. We get it- you pick him to suck every race. Hey, nice job this year- Webb has underperformed thus far at meets that ultimately mean nothing. While he might not be racing well (I'd give him a few more weeks), to completely ignore his past 3 seasons is moronic. I'd say that finishing top 2 in what, the past 3 national championships is pretty solid. Not to mention running well in some big meets in Europe, and finishing within a second of the world champ last year.

Do you derive some sort of pleasure from bashing Webb on every thread that pops up? It just doesn't make sense to me...

shizzy wrote:

sorry, but it wasn't like he raced the 800 a ton of times. He ran it once a little before his peak races right after showing up in Europe and ran 145 and then ran on more in 143. If he had to he could have run it a few more times.

If he runs slower than 146 he is lacking fitness. Hopefully these guys get rolling and he can bust sub-146. That would be pretty awesome!

Running slower than 1:46 is lacking fitness???!!! Stupid!!!

haha, funny tx. but the 800 lasts less than 2mins, and you need to stay in your lane for half of the first lap... is it really worth going back to the well??!

... he could also stay home and do a time trial on his own!

pingpongpow wrote:

out of the last 4 major championships he has only made 1 final - and finished 8th in that one.

WRONG! Webb has competeted in three major championships, the 2004 Olympics, the 2005 World Championships and the 2007 World Championships making the final in 2 of 3. He finished 9th in Helsinki and 8th in Osaka.

Traveling to Indy and interrupting training to run a 1:45-46 800m against competition a level below him does not make much sense.

He's looking for an easy win and confidence boost. That's it.

txRUNNERgirl wrote:

pingpongpow wrote:

so you're saying he'll regret this one the next morning!?

Not if the first person he sees at a bar is someone he has been with in the past and still has feelings for. Just because Webb was dumped by the 1500 this weekend doesn't mean he will regret a night with the 800.

I don't get it. Is Webb going to f*** the 800? That doesn't seem possible. But if he does we should all support him, even if it seems bizarre.

Aqua Man wrote:

Traveling to Indy and interrupting training to run a 1:45-46 800m against competition a level below him does not make much sense.

He's looking for an easy win and confidence boost. That's it.

Webb mentions this race in his interview on flocasts BEFORE the pre race. This has been part of the schedule not an adjustment to it.

you are correct. sry for my error

Spyders Webb wrote:

and you are wrote:

? Spyders Webb,

You only wish someone could ride your jock but you are a lonely pathetic individual who has no self confidence. Have a great day. Agree with above poster:

Spyders Webb is a LOSER.

That's right. I keep saying he sucks and he keeps proving me right.

You Webb jock lickers keep predicting he's just peaking for "his next race" and he makes a fool of you every time.

Who's the loser? Oh yeah.... YOU WEBB JOCK LICKERS.

Im beginning to agree with a poster on another thread who asked if Spyders Webb's girl slept with Alan Webb. Is Webb a head case at times? sure. Does that mean he sucks? no! I really dont believe for a minute that Webb even knows "spyder" exists. so, all the negative predictions mean absolutely squat. Lets talk about Lomong. He has been racing all season and he only managed a second and a half faster than Webb and everybody claims he will be vying for one of the spots on the team. That second and a half sucks based on all the racing he has done. he should have been much better according to Spyder theory. Why cant Lomong ever pull out a good win? is he a head case too?

Crawl back in your hole Spyder!

yeah he might not have had a great start this season, but 3:55 for your first perfomance of the season is nothing to laugh at. I think in a few weeks time, he will be able to qualify to run for the US in the Olympics.

here's the funny part...if webb had already been racing for 2 months and was running awesome, spyders webb would predict a meltdown in the olympics

he can argue it either way, so basically, he's a moron.

webb will be fine. everyone bashed him last year for peaking too early, now it seems he's trying to prevent that from happening b/c he only cares about the olympics and people still bash him. ridiculous.

no matter what people like webb or rupp do, people will always hate.

I really don't care about the Alan Webb side of this thread, I just want to point out that Galen Rupp sucks at everything he does. I don't care how fast he runs or is capable of running, how many championships he eventually wins (he has won 0 thus far), how many records he sets, or how many b*tches he sleeps with. I just don't like him, enough said.