WEBB has already quit triathloning

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Seriously? You want to pin your hopes on a guy who can't swim ITU front pack and finished 40th at the U23 worlds? I sure hope you're not involved with USAT as that focus for your future hopes would seem to be placing a lot of eggs in the 'major longshot' basket. See Jason Pedersen for most likely future outcome of McElroy.

It does make sense. Frustrated runners will drop down and give tri a go. Triathlon is the elephant graveyard for distance runners.

jewbacca wrote:

jewbacca wrote:

I shouldn't be surprised. I really shouldn't.

Alan Webb: Most talented athlete to never give more than 2 years to one program.

I don't think I conveyed it very well, but Alan Webb's retirement makes me sad. It's one more quit in a long career of quits. I have always and will always respect Webb for what he did (I was a freshman when he ran his 3:53.... my holy Jew god, that was an exciting time to be a T&F fan), but I will also won't hesitate to dish out the criticism for his inability to stick with a program.

Of all people, a pro like Alan Webb should recognize the benefit of consistency and the foolishness of expecting overnight results. But he never got it. I shake my head in sadness over what could have been.

i don't think the issue is one of his commitment, but rather OVER-COMMITMENT. essentially, he fit in way too many (2x) years of intensity into those 2 years (or whatever number of years).

he pushed extremely (too?) hard. he got amazing things out of it. but he ruined his longevity as a cost.

Doesn't matter what that phony Webb does. Centrowitz is 10x better than Webb was and he still has at least 5-7 years left.

All of Webb's PR's minus the 1500 are better than Centro's. STFU and appreciate what Webb has done for running in the U.S.

WI wrote:

All of Webb's PR's minus the 1500 are better than Centro's. STFU and appreciate what Webb has done for running in the U.S.

You mean the primary event the both competed in?

I just can't see Centro breaking 3:47 like The Webbster. Undoubtedly he is a better racer on the biggest stages, and likely will end up with a more decorated career, but lacks the otherworldly talent Webb posessed.

I find the hate on this board amazing.

How could you not like this:

https://youtu.be/i5i_xNDhOaM

There is a lot more to life than trying to be an endurance athlete. Webb has done more than anyone else posting here. If he wants to move on, good for him!

We may be hearing from the Webb daughters soon enough. Hopefully there isn't a Dadley situation in about 2025.

So jacked... I miss the open division racing going on during that time.

Super Hot is auto generated. We perhaps should add that again to the homepage.

Webb is so popular even though it was widely known he was done competing, many people didn't know that and are super interested in the news.

if true that Webb has packed in Tri at least he is smart enough to realize the Olympic dream is over and time to stop fooling himself and trying to fool others. There are many "pros" (who lose to HS runners in races) who should also pack it in now you will never make a US team your just kidding yourself

Yyyeah wrote:

WI wrote:

All of Webb's PR's minus the 1500 are better than Centro's. STFU and appreciate what Webb has done for running in the U.S.

You mean the primary event the both competed in?

3:46.91 = 3:30.1 > 3:30.40

Has Webb ever gotten fully tested for LowT or other endocrine issues? He looks sick and anemic

I never heard he was a high intensity trainer. 60 mpw and typical mile workouts was the norm under Razco.

jewbacca wrote:

bradley strider wrote:

i don't think the issue is one of his commitment, but rather OVER-COMMITMENT. essentially, he fit in way too many (2x) years of intensity into those 2 years (or whatever number of years).

he pushed extremely (too?) hard. he got amazing things out of it. but he ruined his longevity as a cost.

I never heard he was a high intensity trainer. 60 mpw and typical mile workouts was the norm under Razco.

The dude said intensity, not quantity.

He did have an amazing HS career ...

9th grade - no XC, 4:20 1600 not sure on 3200

10th grade - All-time class record in Mile - 4:06.XX

11th grade - ??

12th grade - first sub-4 indoors, sub-4 1600rel carry, National Record in DMR, 1:47 800m, 3:53y all-time record, 8:43 2-mile, 2nd in FL Champs

Pretty much EVERYTHING you could do in middle-distance running PLUS a 2nd place nationally in XC, and an all-time great indoor 2mile. I think he won Penn Relays with that relay carry, his team definitely set that DMR record.

But he had 4 years of that kind of performance.