Webbs 1500!

Why is this encouraging? He could have done this in high school.

It's encouraging because he was in the race for 1400 meters or more, and his finish was fairly strong, though he couldn't match Riseley and didn't quite catch Kiprop.

He also ran a very tactically sound race, though of course that's not hard to do off a fast pace on a 400m track.

Fantastic for Webb. 7ish seconds off his pr at the start of march? I gotta think he will be satisfied with this result.

Are you kidding me? 7 seconds is a long, long way. Please tell me you're kidding. This is not a good result. This is back to high school.

Better than previous outings, but none of those guys get the A standard for Daegu (3:35.00).

straight beastin yo wrote:

Fantastic for Webb. 7ish seconds off his pr at the start of march? I gotta think he will be satisfied with this result.

Yeah, only 7 seconds away from his PR, and getting absolutely spanked by...let's see...Jeffrey Riseley? And no A standard.

I'd love to see the workout he does straight after this one.

I'm not kidding. I think Webb is being set up to have a great year.

According to this, it is Webb's fastest ever season opener:

http://www.athleticsweekly.com/news/rudisha-opens-season-with-800m-world-lead-in-melbourne/

Based on this there is no doubt Webb will win the 2012 olympics!!!!

kent tekulve wrote:

Are you kidding me? 7 seconds is a long, long way. Please tell me you're kidding. This is not a good result. This is back to high school.

You mean his absolute best ability in high school? As compared to now, when he's still regaining fitness and a long ways from peak form?

It's as if Jeff Demps had been injured, was running 10.2s and then got back down to 10.01. That would be encouraging.

getting absolutely spanked by...let's see...Jeffrey Riseley? And no A standard

God, just imagine if the same could be said for the Olympic gold and silver medalists.

People are such haters, it's unbelievable. I'm just pumped that he's racing, I like Salazar's thought here. Not every race has to the be-all and end-all. He recognizes Webb has some learning to do when it comes to racing, so the best way to improve this ability is to actually race.

Not for nothing, it will be fun watching Webb and Rupp race close to 20x's a year.

I cant believe you poeple dont think this is a good performance! 3:37 at this point is a great run and maybe even a touch early for a strong Euro summer season

I think most negative comments here are from non track people

Titan wrote:

I cant believe you poeple dont think this is a good performance! 3:37 at this point is a great run and maybe even a touch early for a strong Euro summer season

Agreed. Very very nice run for March, especially from where he's been recently.

Spider legs wrote:

According to this, it is Webb's fastest ever season opener:

http://www.athleticsweekly.com/news/rudisha-opens-season-with-800m-world-lead-in-melbourne/

To all the people that are clueless about why this is encouraging, thank you Spider legs for posting this. Comparing someone's peak time to a season opener is just silly. Also, Willis beat him pretty handily indoors and Webb beat him here. Definitely good signs for the rest of the season.

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Kiprop 337? 7 seconds off his pr? dude is washed up - he should call it a day. Mental.

Yes, for an outdoor season opener this is good. This has to give him confidence. You expect him to get the A-standard in his first outdoor race of the year? Especially after the kind of January & February he just had? The gold and silver medalists didn't get the A-standard either. You think that means they won't be a factor in August? It's EARLY MARCH, kid.

That's a good run.

Interesting how the IAAF not allowing qualifying times from the previous summer has completely changed the way runners are approaching their season.

They are getting in "fast" shape and going after fast races early. This is good for the sport in Australia as they get to see top athletes in good form.

I don't know if it is good for the athletes as they will be out of sync with their normal schedules and either have to hold a peak longer or reload at some point and try to get back into race shape as the WC's approach.

Having to basically hit 3:34. makes the 1500 the toughest standard to get in this short window.

On the other hand, I expect to see some fast times this year with a lot of races set up to get the mid-pack guys going at 3:34 pace.