MIA - Where is Alan Webb?

Mr Goododds wrote:

can ya'll believe it's been 10 YEARS, YES, TEN YEARS, since Webb arrived on the scene. What has he really done? 3:46 AR okay, buy medals? He has the talent. So much potential. He's got a few more years left if Lagat is a model. He'll be 34ish in 2016. Right now doesn't look like any breakthroughs in works up to '12 games. Wonder if WEBB=GOUCHER?

lol @ the Webb=Goucher comment. Webb is a has-been, Goucher is a never-was. The only reason Goucher ever appeared to be decent at track was because he ran during an era when US track was at an all-time low. 13:11 doesn't mean shit these days.

This is exactly why our country sucks because dbags like you who thinks... "well I do this and this" to nake themselves feel comfort all the while in deep dark parts of your brain you know you are not a man. Just because you teach in an inner city school and coach doesn't mean you are worth your weight in gold.

bump

Webb will be back:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vimZj8HW0Kg

Judging from the arrogance of you note, your children would be douchebags.

Thank you for putting your potetial children into a wad of kleenex.

webb is saveing it for a masters career

I saw him cheering on his wife at the portland track festival on saturday.

Who is Alan Webb's wife?

Why would MIA know where Webb is?

Webb should have switched to the steeple back in 2009. It's not too late.

Julia Webb 2nd place USA B

Mr Goododds wrote:

What has he really done? 3:46 AR okay, but medals?

Medals aren't givens, even for a 3:30/3:46 guy.

Sure, Webb showed unprecedented (for the US) potential in high school with the 3:53 mile at Pre and the 3:38 at USAs. He was seen as the biggest hope talent-wise that the US had against the equally-precocious Kenyans and the other top 1,500 runners of the world.

But think about that "equally precocious" part - everybody's always talking about some new Kenyan who runs 3:32 or better at age 17 or 18 (alright, maybe not all of them are 17 or 18, but they're new faces to deal with nonetheless). Assuming even a few of these guys really are 18 - heck, even if they're 22 - that represents a few other Webbs out there who will be in the picture for the next several years. In other words, he's not alone in talent. Plus he has to race the best from Europe along with the resurgent New Zealand 1,500 guys. Then there are the dopers - Ramzi (2012? I can only hope not), I'm looking in your direction.

Running 3:30/3:46 and placing 9th and 8th at WCs these days is actually accomplishing a lot, even for a guy who ran 3:53 in high school, considering the other talent (and some drugs) out there. There are other guys with even more ability than Webb and still others who are more experienced and better international racers than Webb. You have to do so much right and even get a little lucky sometimes to get a medal, even if you can run fast times and/or beat many of the other contenders in non-championship races.

In some sense, Webb has "failed" to realize his potential, and his career has obviously been incredibly checkered. And he's done some stupid things in both training and racing (e.g., trying to steal the race by sprinting with 700 left at Worlds - that worked at USAs, but these guys were much better and they rolled him up less than 300 later). But his whole career, he's always just been trying to make stuff happen, even if it has been in unconventional ways. He's a "get it now" guy, which is often a great attribute for bringing out talent early in a career but can be a curse when racing the most experienced (and equally-talented) runners in the world. Of course, he's been regarded so far by the critics who aren't in the arena as "underachieving" or as "a flop on the big stage." But when we look at who's he's up against, we can't say he's been a 100% failure.

Let's just say he's had his moments of greatness but frustratingly can't seem to summon them very often.

Ice wrote:

Why would MIA know where Webb is?

LOL.

That's not actually that funny, except I was about to post the same joke. I couldn't tell if it was too lame though.

So how about...

How would MIA know where Webb is? She didn't even know how many kids her husband had!

He isn't running US Champs:

http://trackfocus.com/distance/alan-webb-not-running-u-s-championships

You are not a real man.

shin does him in

noooo!!! wrote:

He isn't running US Champs:

http://trackfocus.com/distance/alan-webb-not-running-u-s-championships

This is total horse***! The USA championships could end up being a tactical affair, which I'm sure he could handle running a few rounds. Maybe, with luck he qualifies for WC, and would have 8 more weeks to prepare. So , either this is B.S., or...?

Stone Cold Steve Austin wrote:

You are not a real man.

Given your criteria, who'd want to be one? I don't seen anything in your list about doing something for someone else other than your own nuclear family. It's easy to give to your own family, who the heck doesn't do that?

Try being of service to strangers, to help those from whom you expect nothing back, to better the world on someone else's terms, and do so without killing them.

Semper fi.

Nah, try doing exactly what Flagpole has stated.

You are not a real man, a high school coach.

Have kids of your own or serve this country. Then your eyes will open wide and you will then understand the Matrix.