Alan Webb: The OFFICIAL Bowerman Mile Victory Thread

I think Webb will run low 3:50s at Pre. He recently ran 3:56 equivalent and has been improving fast. I think Vig has really been holding off on the speed. Webb is probably in around 13:20 5k shape, and I bet they just started hitting speedwork this week.

Ventolin, can you calculate what kind of strength we're looking at with a 3:38 1500 off only 1:51 current 800 ability? Should be pretty good.

Looking forward to see what he can do at Oxy on Friday night.

Ill be there to see those loaded fields.

I'm in!!!

wow seriously wrote:

I think Webb will run low 3:50s at Pre. He recently ran 3:56 equivalent and has been improving fast. I think Vig has really been holding off on the speed. Webb is probably in around 13:20 5k shape, and I bet they just started hitting speedwork this week.

Ventolin, can you calculate what kind of strength we're looking at with a 3:38 1500 off only 1:51 current 800 ability? Should be pretty good.

second that. ventolin can you throw us some figures/projections?

"He said he doesn't want to think too much about the past and move forward."

I know what's gonna be on his mind. A nice tall cool iced bottled of Foster's beer.

He's only 29? He's getting up there in age for a miler and past his peak. At this point in his career, he should have moved up to the 5,000. Too many faster and YOUNG guys out there. Webb will not be packing any bags for London- unless he goes as a spectator.

I'm on board. I hope he makes the team, it will make the Games that much more exciting.

That 3:46 mile was 5 years ago, pal. In a miler's career, that's a lifetime ago. Webb isn't going to run a 3:30 or 3:46 no mo'. Those days are forever in the rear view mirror. Webb is like Rocky now, a little long in the tooth and hoping for that last shot of Olympic glory. And last time I checked I'm not sitting at my local movieplex.

Is it confirmed if robbie andrews is in oxy 1500 to pace Webb to oly A standard?

Out-of-Wedlock wrote:

Is it confirmed if robbie andrews is in oxy 1500 to pace Webb to oly A standard?

I saw one of his tweets like "feeling like a miler now" so maybe he is actually going to race it instead of pace it. I can't imagine they would fly him all the way out there just to pace a race, when he doesnt have a sponsor.

Old man Webb wrote:

That 3:46 mile was 5 years ago, pal. In a miler's career, that's a lifetime ago. Webb isn't going to run a 3:30 or 3:46 no mo'. Those days are forever in the rear view mirror. Webb is like Rocky now, a little long in the tooth and hoping for that last shot of Olympic glory. And last time I checked I'm not sitting at my local movieplex.

True, 29 is not young for a pro runner, but my point was he probably still has the ability to run 3:48-49 if he has a solid year of training behind him. That's still really fast, like olympic finals fast.

irun wrote:

again, i do not know if or how they are going to do heats. i've never heard of a bowerman mile or any mile on the track having 29 runners come to the line. i would like to think webb could go out there and run 3:54 (it would be great if he could beat his high school pr for the bowerman mile- 3:53.xx?)

I was thinking the same thing. He's certainly capable and hopefully not in peak form while doing it. It's hard to believe that it was back in 2007 when Ritz ran 8:11 for two miles at the meet. He sure jumped off the track too early. He was only, what, like 23 years old then?

I'm not sure why so many people write off Alan for being 29 years old. It is not always the proper fitness that leans to Olympic finals and medals.

Centrowitz won bronze while in 3:34 shape. I have full confidence that Alan will be in 3:34 shape soon which is more then plenty to be in medal contention. When it comes to race, it is tactics and experience (habit of winning) that is most important. Kiprop did not win last year due to his 3:30 PR at the time, he won because he ran the smartest race and had the most strength. Alan can attain similar strength and do great things in the 1500 still. If he learns to be as swift as lagat/centro/andrews at winning, I believe he is still young enough to win a medal at 1500 which would be in my opinion, the most impressive chapter of his career.

I know nothing about what Andrews is looking to do or have any intel at all. But I would say since he ran 3:40.xx already, this is a full blown effort to see what he can run and what his chances would be if he can close, in a big 1500. Webb will have plenty of guys infront of him does not need Andrews to pace.

he(Andrews) was a 4:03 HS miler when he was no where near the 1:44.7x he has become, if he has been training up? Well 3:37 would not be absurd, right?

1:56-58 going by should feel pretty good now.

You have to be pragmatic on this, two guys ran 1:44.77 or better in a College Conf meet, one of them was Jock, Symmonds is almost a sure shot, 1500 is more than wide open, what would you be looking for?

I just saw Willis run to 2:51 and then some and step off he has never run below 1:45

2:55-57 and closing huge should be doable for Andrews, before this year he was a bigger 1500 prospect than Merber was, and I am a Merber fan, good looking runner with some pop but has never gone below 1:49.x.

conversely wrote:

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!

LMAO I absolutely love it! The post yes, but the moron who "corrected" the post even more!!!!! hahahahahahaha

- wrote:

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:

*Whose with me

I suppose its better to be the American record holder & done for ages than a never was like you sir. Go Webb!

makes sense to me, king99.never considered andrews as 1500m contender, but why the heck not?Let's see some action.

If Webb is over the hill how do you explain Spivey's 3:49 mile at 30.

Webb is not done he is probably now just a 3:35 guy instead of a 3:30 type runner. Krummenacker started to fade around this part of his career. However, runners like Lagat and Scott seem to be able to run fast right into their mid 30s.

Unless someone at Nike has their thumb on the scale, no way he is in the fast heat. I predict 3:58 mid pack finish in the International mile.