Chuck Finley wrote:
How long until this post is deleted? I'm surprised it has lasted this long.
There is no reason to delete this thread.
I thought I posted about my Fbomb in one of my posts in the Webb thread but can't find it so maybe I never posted it.
If I had posted about it I would have said, "And I realize athletes can get emotional after races. I let out a big "F***" after getting outkicked in a "B" 5k in college. My coach took me aside and said he liked the competitiveness, but certain things couldn't be said in public. I agreed with him. However, me must have done a bad job of conveying Webb's behavior after the race because Webb's behavior was way beyond an athlete being pissed off after a race or me yelling "F***" after a race. If Webb yelled an expletive after a race, we would just say as much. There is a reason there has been one story like this in 10 years on letsrun.com and that is because Webb's reaction was unlike any seen by those covering the meet for LetsRun.com. Emory has covered a lot of college and pro track meets, coached at the high school level, ran in USATF nationals himself, and Webb's behavior was way beyond anything he had ever seen at a meet and that is why we reported it. It was way beyond an athlete just being frustrated. So we must have not conveyed that very effectively in our story if you think Webb was just upset after the race."
In talking to Emory, Emory believes the word tantrum is a good way of describing it.
Post edited at 11:50pm