Alan Webb: The OFFICIAL Bowerman Mile Victory Thread

The REAL Alan Webb wrote:

Who's with me?

*Whose with me

Umm, no. It is who's, as in who is. Whose is possessive, as in "whose red car is that". It is really sad when you correct someones grammar and you are wrong.

Go Webb!

bad gramer wrote:

The REAL Alan Webb wrote:

Who's with me?

*Whose with me

I'll just let you stew on that one a bit longer.

WEBB IS BACK BABY!!!

I'm not too high on Alan Webb, but I know this is supposed to be a Webb support thread so I'll try to keep the bashing to a minimum. I will say this though: If you're hoping for a Webb comeback victory, don't count on it happening at Pre. Webb is greatly lacking in sharpness at this point. I wouldn't expect a win against a good field by June 2nd. I think he'll BARELY be ready for fast racing by the Trials.

So basically, I'm not saying he can't make a comeback this year. But he won't be a factor at Pre. Best case scenario for Webb is that he does just enough at the Trials to make the team, and then we see some world class racing from him in July.

Wow. I just looked at the start list. That's a stacked field. If Webb actually runs in the Bowerman Mile (rather than the International Mile) he'll have to beat the gold, silver, and bronze medalists from last years WCs. Plus a few other solid runners. NOT HAPPENING. Like I said, he's not ready for that.

WEBB'S BACK BABY!!!

Webby's almost back baby!

I can almost taste it!

im all for WEBB, been on the train since he first saw him run at footlocker south regional xc in 1999!

been with him through the good times and the bads.... still remember when Larry Rawsons once introduced him as "your looking at the kid who would be king"...TIME IS NOW WEBB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! f' wheating/centrowitz!

I was down in Charlottesville recently. Webb is in outstanding shape . Haters are going to be surprised

Webb 4life ngga wrote:

I was down in Charlottesville recently. Webb is in outstanding shape . Haters are going to be surprised

He's done. I'll bookmark this page.

I'm as big of a Webb fan as anyone and I'm pulling big for him in this umpeenth comeback, but his outdoor season so far:

Florida Relays

800 1:54 (8th of 10)

1500 3:54 (13th of 14)

GMU Invite

1500 3:43 (4th of 13)

5000 14:15 (1st of 23)

Payton Jordan

1500 3:38 (11th of 13)

5000 13:49 (15th of 25)

Duke Twilight

800 1:51 (6th of 7)

So... one win, one fourth, everything else back half of the field or almost DFL. And this is against mostly mediocre collegiate talent, not against world class fields. He's going to have his hands full just trying to make a respectable run at 3:35.5 en route, never mind trying to compete against the best milers in the world.

It'd be the comeback of the decade and one for the story books.

Get on the comeback train now or you're gonna get left in the station. Alan is going to not only win bowerman, the trials in the 1500 and 5K (yes, he is going to get the trials A standard in time) and the olympic 1500 but he is going to break El G's world record in the olympic final. Then double back and get a silver in the 5K. I AM SO JUICED FOR HIM TO DESTROY EVERYONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Of course I'm rooting for Webb, have been a fan of his for a while. But he needs to be thinking in baby steps. He said he doesn't want to think too much about the past and move forward. It wouldn't be smart of him to think about winning the Mile. Normally he doesn't want to enter races he can't win, but this is an Olympic year so he needs to chase times and experience. Clearly he won't win, but anything under 3:54 would be a very good sign for him. Hopefully he hits the A this Friday, but if not, then his goal would be to hit 3:35 at the 1500m mark. He could run a 30 second last 100m and finish last for all he cares. The most important thing would be for him to get the standard instead of racing as if he'll try to win in a race that will likely be a sub 3:49 mile. If he hits the A Friday, then he should shoot for something under 3:54 for the mile and he would be exactly where he needs to be at this point

The absolute best I can root for is a top-3 placing--which is to say, third--and that strikes me as a 2% shot. I'm being real.

You can call me a true Webb fan. I've contributed to a fair share of threads over the past seven years; I'm usually the guy telling the haters that it ain't over till the bald baby wings.....

Once or twice he's come through and I felt vindicated. But generally he doesn't. In fact, he almost never comes through.

Webb is a heartbreaker. It would be an amazing vindication if he came in third, much less first. But I just don't see it. The reasonable best he is likely to do is get beat after a reasonably--and therefore surprisingly, hearteningly--competitive run. That strikes me as a 35% shot.

Much more likely is that he'll go down in flames yet one more time. I put that at a 50% shot.

That leaves a 13% chance that he'll do none of the above, but will just end up two-thirds of the way back. The haters will crow. The Webb-can-still-be-God crowd will say, "He's going to surprise you at the trials."

One day closer to Oxy! First stop on the webb train to London!

I love this post - 'Once or twice he's come through and I felt vindicated. But generally he doesn't. In fact, he almost never comes through.' perfect pitch writing.

If you're going to correct the grammar in the original post, then edit "those that believe in alan webb" to "those who believe in alan webb."Also, Webb has been done for ages. Nobody cares.

bad gramer wrote:

The REAL Alan Webb wrote:

Who's with me?

*Whose with me