Webb/Brannen 800

NSSS wrote:

Whe the hell is with that stupid question on the front page: "who will win the next time they race at 800 meters, Webb or Brannen?"

First of Weldon, they've never even raced at 800 meters. They've never even raced in track at all in college.

Secondly, I doubt they even will race at the 800 in the future. A more appropriate question might have been "Who do you think could win the 800?"

Actually they did race 800m...Jesse Owens Track Classic. Brannen's first race after his stress fracture (he had only been running for 10 days). Brannen beat him there.

I think Brannen would beat on Alan pretty good in the 800m. I've seen Brannen run some interval workouts and he has unbelieveable turnover. He looks kinda like Sonic the Hedgehog with his spiked hair and legs moving like that. Besides, Brannen ran a 1:46.65 in high school, vs. Webb's 147something, and Brannen later lowered his PR to 1:46 flat after getting out of the pool from a stress fracture. The kid's got wheels and his endurance keeps improving....he'll be world class in the 800m very soon.

A more appropriate thing might be for you to check your facts before you go spouting off at the mouth. Damn idiots get on here all the time and jump right into accusations and shit. You just made yourself look like an ignorant asshole.

Wasn't that the meet where Webb paced Brannen so Brannen could qualify for NCAAs? I know that happened sometime last year -- has to have been last year, eh? I don't think they were racing each other.

Webb and Brannen "race" in the 800.

Webb and Brannen "pace" each other.

Men?s Track & Field Co-Athletes of the Week

Alan Webb, Michigan Fr., Reston, VA/South Lakes HS

Webb posted an automatic qualifying time of 3:41.46 in the 1,500 meters on Friday at the Len Paddock Invitational. He was the top collegiate finisher and second overall, behind only former Alabama All-American Tim Broe. Webb?s clocking is the fifth-fastest in the NCAA this season. After classmate Nathan Brannen helped pace him on Friday, Webb returned the favor by pulling ?rabbit? duties in Saturday?s 800 M and helping Brannen earn a provisional qualifying split.

Actually they did race 800m...Jesse Owens Track Classic. Brannen\'s first race after his stress fracture (he had only been running for 10 days). Brannen beat him there.

Nope wrong Big10Fan, they were only in it for the pacing

However Webb chose to run it, it's still a race. So by definition there would have to be a "next" time.

If you want to argue "what if they had a REAL race?" fine, but that needs just as much semantic clarification as the front page. And if you want to write that, you might want to join in on the thread about Wisconsin at Jim Drews....

There is still nothing wrong, from a purely logical frame of reference, with the question "who will win the next time they race" the 800 etc. It is merely a meditation on the ontological possibilities concerning the nearest chronological contest* in which "Mr. Webb" and "Mr Brannen" engage in a foot race over ~5.3 x 10 ^ -9 astronomical units, or "800 meters."

Perhaps the diction of Wejo's query implies that they had raced within such parameters on a previous occasion**.

But really, really, that's no reason to start a thread and be a total dickweed*** about it.

*defined by the contest for which the negentropy of the universe is closest to the present value, on the lower bound

**likewise, any time such that the negentropy of the universe is higher than the present value

*** i.e. NSSS

eh whatever I really wasnt trying to make a big deal out of it. I just remember them pacing each other that weekend, oh well.

Nothing to get your panties in a bunch about fellas. Go back to work

football player - suck these

This debate is really stupid but if you want to know the truth NSSS or whatever. Webb and myself raced at the Jesse Owens classic. That was 2 weeks after I got out of the pool from my stress fracture. I wasn't going to race but in my 2nd workout from the stress fracture I went 1:18 for a 600 just 2 days before the race, so Ron(Warhurst) put me in the race. And you prove he didnt pace me I lead him the whole way. And yes, a couple weeks later we paced each other at our home meet. I paced him through 900m of the 15 on friday night then he came back to pace me through 500m of the 8 the next day. So enough said, you now know how it went down.

this poll is stupid because it makes no sense. "who will beat who?" besides being grammatically incorrect, it only allows one answer when the question asks for two "who" and "who" or

"who and whom" or whatever. did you guys really go to ivies?

I agree with Nate, this poll is really messed up.

It appears that the writers on this board saw that article and took it way too far, almost trying to start a rivalry between Nathan and Alan, when there definately isn't one.

Besides I think the writers are on Nate's balls anyway

I thought the poll was based on the Warhurst quote. Man, why get so excited over a stupid poll.

i can't wait to see who wins next time.

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It appears that the writers on this board saw that article and took it way too far, almost trying to start a rivalry between Nathan and Alan, when there definately isn't one.

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Actually it doesn't appear like that at all. They only took the next logical step from the comments made by Warhurst in the article. He said he thought Nate would beat him, and Letsrun asked their audience without making any bias eithre way. Get over it.

NSSS wrote:

Actually they did race 800m...Jesse Owens Track Classic. Brannen's first race after his stress fracture (he had only been running for 10 days). Brannen beat him there.

Nope wrong Big10Fan, they were only in it for the pacing

You idiot NSSS...I was at the race at Ohio State. Dude from Oregon wins, Brannen second (his first race of after the stress fracture), Webb back in 4th or 5th.

They paced each other the following week in Ann Arbor.

GET YOU FACTS STRAIGHT OR GET OFF THE BOARD

WOW this is stupid. see ya