Could make the OT finals in anything from 800m~10,000m. Could throw the marathon in there, as well. I'd like to see him in the 5 in a championship race such as the Olympics.
Could make the OT finals in anything from 800m~10,000m. Could throw the marathon in there, as well. I'd like to see him in the 5 in a championship race such as the Olympics.
Ummmm...Ever heard of Alan Webb?
Um, open mic/amateur night is TOMORROW night. Not tonight.
There might be one other runner in the world with a larger range than Webb, but he probably won't show it.
Dude, this isn't anything that hasn't been known for the past 4 years. It didn't happen over night
dunno about the 10k, but he's good at 800, very good at 1500 and potentially great at 5k. I hope he tries the 5k more often, if not for this Olympics then the next.
Not as good as Webb was in his prime, but probably the best range this year.
Agreed. Lomong has been there all along, especially in championship settings. Simply gets the job done, at any distance. Amazing competitor.
the bone ranger wrote:
Agreed. Lomong has been there all along, especially in championship settings. Simply gets the job done, at any distance. Amazing competitor.
That I will agree with.
No Way wrote:
There might be one other runner in the world with a larger range than Webb, but he probably won't show it.
If you think webbs range is one of a kind....just wow.
secondly, webb is terrible at the moment.
watchout wrote:
dunno about the 10k, but he's good at 800, very good at 1500 and potentially great at 5k. I hope he tries the 5k more often, if not for this Olympics then the next.
Not as good as Webb was in his prime, but probably the best range this year.
Wasn't he All American in Cross Country in college?
He was 3rd, behind McDougal and Rupp in 2007. So yeah, he's always had great range.
What about Lagat?
Hi wrote:
What about Lagat?
last time lagat broke 1:48 in a 800m? last time lagat ran the 10 pack?
lagat, in theory could. lomong, from a production standpoint (recently) can.
I think Rupp's range is better:
Mile 3:56.22iOT
2 Mile 8:09.72i AR
5000m 13:06.86
10000m 26:48.00
Half Marathon 1:00:30
He could definitely be an Olympic Trials finalist in the 1500m, and could be national champion in anything from 3000m up to the half marathon and possibly the marathon.
Lomong's 5k should not be too surprising when you look at what he has been doing since H.S. Keep in mind that lomong was a very good H.S. and NCAA XC runner. He started focusing on the 800/1500 becasue at the elite level you can only work on 2 events. Now that he running 5ks, he will probably drop the 800.
Btw, if you even out his last 2 laps yesteday, he probably would have run around 13:08. I know it is little early to start talking about it but, in a tactical championship type 5k race, he could be very dangerous and I'm not just talking about on a national level.
He is probably the best the US has at 4600.
That was funny.
Barakus Obama wrote:
If you think webbs range is one of a kind....just wow.
secondly, webb is terrible at the moment.
Webb's range was incredible. How many 1:43 guys can go 27:30 in a 10k? Off hand the only other guy who compares is Said Aouita. Maybe Kiprop.
Azaleas wrote:
Barakus Obama wrote:If you think webbs range is one of a kind....just wow.
secondly, webb is terrible at the moment.
Webb's range was incredible. How many 1:43 guys can go 27:30 in a 10k? Off hand the only other guy who compares is Said Aouita. Maybe Kiprop.
Haile Gebrselassie's 3:31/2:03:59 range has to count for something.
Geb's range is ridiculous as well. I can't say that Webb's range is truly one of a kind, but it is extremely rare. The person I was referring to in my previous post was Bekele. Even though his 1500m PR is 3:32, I have to believe that if he trained for it, he would go sub 3:30.Webb has really done it all except win a championship. He's done well on the track, on the roads, and in xc. He is a very very unique and special runner. He's obviously not at his best right now, but with his gift, there is always hope.
Consider This wrote:
Azaleas wrote:Webb's range was incredible. How many 1:43 guys can go 27:30 in a 10k? Off hand the only other guy who compares is Said Aouita. Maybe Kiprop.
Haile Gebrselassie's 3:31/2:03:59 range has to count for something.