Webb 3:41.16 at Antwerp

jwb422af wrote:

Webb will collect silver at the 2012 Olympics.

Silver you say.

Mr. Alan Webb would like to thank all his haters!!!

Great for Webb..3:41 is a great comeback race. Hopefully this will shut the rest of his doubters up..18 months away from the sport does ALOT to a runner. Good for him.

If this result is true, that is FACKING awesome. Congrats on a nice race Webby

Webb....... webb....... webb.......... webb!

This should inspire all the past runners trying to make the come back, its possible.

I can't help but wonder if this is just some dude named Alan Web. We've been burned too may times before...

Hoganoid Hero wrote:

I can't help but wonder if this is just some dude named Alan Web. We've been burned too may times before...

Probably not very many people could pull off a 3:41 / 14:15 double much less someone else named Alan...

O.K. Corral wrote:

Webb DIDN'T run under 30 for 200, not COULDN'T.

i.e. he had done no real speedwork.

en action avec ma bite wrote:

Really AlSal, Webb couldn't run under 30?

Albertrolling aside, great result!! I'm back on the bandwagon already.

Then what, may I ask, is the significance of stating that he broke 30 seconds for the first time in however long?

One last time for the Hard Of Reading:HE HAD DONE NO REAL SPEEDWORK.

suckit wrote:

O.K. Corral wrote:

Webb DIDN'T run under 30 for 200, not COULDN'T.

i.e. he had done no real speedwork.

Then what, may I ask, is the significance of stating that he broke 30 seconds for the first time in however long?

I knew this guy wasn't done, especially considering he's working with Salazar.

Awesome news. I hope it's really true, the results pages look official, but a I guess a designer could slap that together fairly easily.

Define "real."

Saw the race: pacemaker went through 1k in 2.26 with Alan in 3rd position, afterwards (3rd lap) pace slowed down a little bit until last 100 when Alan kicked. Was impressive to see how he ran away from Ndiwa.

Fortunately I was standing next to Alberto Salazar right after the race when he was discussing it with Alan. His comment: you're back with a big smile! And by the looks on Alan's face, he was really happy as well. Especially with the kick.

15 minutes later he ran a 5k. Original plan was 4.40/mile (said Salazar). First mile was a bit faster (4.35) and with a fast last lap, 14.15. Not bad!

no, al asked him to run the 5 after finishing the 15.

mj wrote:

And this:

5000 Metres Sen Men

9 9788 Web Alan USA 14:15.49

A post 1500 tempo 5K??? Not too shabby.

questions but no answers wrote:

I'll say. This race started 15 minutes after the 1500 by the meet schedule.

Quoted a portion of the schedule below for those who don't want to navigate through the website:

Meet schedule

18:50 1500 Metres (B/A Heats) Sen Men

19:05 5000 Metres Sen Men

Looking around the site, it seems legit. Also noticed this result from the same meet:

1 9632 Rudd Julia USA 4:51.95

Great run! It'll be great to see what Alan can really do next year. Stay healthy, Alan!

Tha magic of Alberto continues. He is a wizard.

Problem now is, there are no fast meets left really. Maybe a meet or two in early Sept. Hardly at the elite level.