It's not a bad time, but it's not a shockingly great time. I remember when Brian Pope ran 14:55 at age 41 in a very hilly race in Holly Springs, MS, the Killer Kudzu 5K.
It's not a bad time, but it's not a shockingly great time. I remember when Brian Pope ran 14:55 at age 41 in a very hilly race in Holly Springs, MS, the Killer Kudzu 5K.
Mitt Lipton wrote:
Does anyone know how much he got for winning the race?
Probably a free chicken sandwich once a week for an entire year.
Chick Fil-A did a 5K in my town earlier this year . . . the prize was free food for a year (which I assume actually meant a booklet with something like 50 free sandwich coupons). With Webb's love of fast food . . . watch out.
the top cash award for this race was set at $300. Not bad for 14.5 minutes of work. He was there I saw pictures with him and one of my friends.
Mitt Lipton wrote:
This is awesome news. I am glad he didnt quit after the trials and between this news and the 102 mile week, I think we have reason to be optimistic.
Does anyone know how much he got for winning the race?
$300 to 1st. Not a bad prize purse for a smaller race. Most of the 5ks with cash prize in DC run $300 for 1st, $200 2nd, $100 3rd.
LetsRun Censorship wrote:
ManlyMan wrote:Alan Webb hates gay people?
Yes, his tattoo actually means "white power".
What does that have to do with the post you were responding to? Such a person could only dislike nonwhite gay people.
$300 prize money for American record holder in mile - what a joke.
Webb's party is over.
waffle fries wrote:
Not really surprising that he ran the race. He's done other local DC races in the past....
Other than a couple of charity 5Ks that he has jogged in 20+ minutes, what has he done? This is the first local road race that I can remember him racing.
I'm really surprised no one has asked yet if after he won the Chick Fil-A-5K did he yell GOBBLE GOBBLE MOTHER F*CKERS
i think egun got it right. christ, webb can't even have fun with you pussies around
egun wrote:
guy runs the local 5k because its a huge participation race in the d.c. area, and everybody has been asking him all summer 'hey are you running the chick?'. so he jumps in and runs, and he knows he has to win, because the locals think this is more important than the olympics and has his wife bring his son, and everybody has a good time.
every top runner has a race like that in his/her area. its what we do.
there is a nice picture of his son and him with a cow, which is funny.
whats the problem?
For all the inevitable doubters, Webb looked very relaxed.
imbecile.
example: gun time for a runner is 15:00. he starts in the back of the start line, and it takes him 5 seconds to actually cross the line to start the race. So his chip time is 14:55
ZealotAssasin wrote:
The Waterboy wrote:Not sure about that. Originally what happened was there was the was that @alanwebb1500 twitter account who was able to fool people such as Matt Tegenkamp on twitter. Then Jason Vigilante, Webb's coach, (@jasonvigilante1) says that @alanwebb1500 isn't really Alan Webb. A few days later, the @awebbruns twitter account shows up saying this is the real Alan Webb. The @alanwebb1500 account says that he was pretending to be Alan Webb so that the real Alan Webb would come and make an account to clear up confusion, and @alanwebb1500 then deleted his account.
However, Jason Vigilante has said that @awebbruns isn't real either. This is weird because it's his coach who is saying it's not real so you'd think he'd know (and he's the one that said @alanwebb1500 wasn't real). Still, this post from @awebbruns had a picture which clearly was of Webb so if it's not him then it's some stalker or some person who isn't actually Webb but posting Webb updates (perhaps like the @AlanWebb_AW account which isn't being updated anymore, but it was called Alan Webb News and was about Alan Webb).
REGARDLESS of whether or not the account is real, those results are obviously real. I looked up the results just to make sure because of the doubt that he might not actually have an account, but obviously the results show a 29 year old Alan Webb from Charlottesville, VA ran 14:29 in a 5K.
Spectacular work, Sherlock!
Yea, a real f*cking genius.
The baby is already sponsored by Nike. Nice proactive move by Nike.
The Waterboy wrote:
Announcement on his twitter with picture of him and little baby at finish line:
https://twitter.com/AWebbRuns/status/244514361962553344/photo/1
crazy person Wrote: The baby is already sponsored by Nike. Nice proactive move by Nike.
Take away: Kids got a large cranium and premature balding.
Who the hell is coaching Webb these days with Vig in Princeton?
Come on, guys.
DID HE LOOK RELAXED?
Concerned Citizen wrote:
LetsRun Censorship wrote:Yes, his tattoo actually means "white power".
What does that have to do with the post you were responding to? Such a person could only dislike nonwhite gay people.
White supremacist groups hate gay people regardless of their ethnicity.
I was there and took photos for the event. Yes, it was in fact Webb running and it was a pretty humid morning. He started a row or two back and paced off the back of the lead pack for the first 2 miles, then took off. Webb looked relaxed through the entire race and it seemed to me that this was more of a workout than anything. His coach, wife, and baby were all there of course and everyone was having a good time. It's great having him out to local races and the crowd always appreciates his presence. Here is the full gallery of photos for everyone to check out:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/potomacriverrunning/7962412820/in/set-72157631480523590
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