I thought he was American in 2005?
kh wrote:
Bernard Lagat ain't American. What are you talking about? Wasn't 2007 the year Lagat faked citizenship for Kenya and then failed an A sample with EPO?
He was American in 2004 BEFORE the Athens Olympics.
WTFBBQ wrote:kh wrote:I thought he was American in 2005?
Bernard Lagat ain't American. What are you talking about? Wasn't 2007 the year Lagat faked citizenship for Kenya and then failed an A sample with EPO?
I just realized I insulted Webb with that comment. I meant to say it was about Webb specifically and not about the time frame.
readerofthings wrote:
The article was about Webb in the summer of 2007. The article was not about great runners in the summer of 2007.
You must be new to this site. They LOVE Webb. Probably their favorite runner of all time followed closely by Chris Solinsky and Ryan Hall. Joanie might crack the top 500.
Bernie L wrote:
I can't believe this. Are we all forgetting that a certain other American called Bernard Lagat won world titles at both 1500m AND 5000m that very same summer? But somehow it's the "summer of Webb"? Really?? He ran some good times but couldn't come through when it counted.
I was breaking 14 when you were sh1ttin in your hands and rubbing it in your face!
higherscooler wrote:
Why all these threads on ancient runners, let's talk about Rupp, or Centro
Really, what did you run 13:59. Lmao
5IVE000 wrote:higherscooler wrote:I was breaking 14 when you were sh1ttin in your hands and rubbing it in your face!
Why all these threads on ancient runners, let's talk about Rupp, or Centro
It's better than that summer of mojo or whatever people on here reference.
Bernie L wrote:
I can't believe this. Are we all forgetting that a certain other American called Bernard Lagat won world titles at both 1500m AND 5000m that very same summer? But somehow it's the "summer of Webb"? Really?? He ran some good times but couldn't come through when it counted.
Ya but the B sample was clean
kh wrote:
Bernard Lagat ain't American. What are you talking about? Wasn't 2007 the year Lagat faked citizenship for Kenya and then failed an A sample with EPO?
Every race counts.
Bernie L wrote:
He ran some good times but couldn't come through when it counted.
A useless platitude. Webb himself clearly feels (or felt at the time) that he fell short that year. In retrospect, it turned out to be his best year, and he did some pretty great things. Just not as great as Lagat.
Idkdk wrote:Bernie L wrote:Every race counts.
He ran some good times but couldn't come through when it counted.
This
Bernie L wrote:
I do appreciate that it was Webb's best summer and that he is a very popular figure on this site. I just think it's hilarious that for the ONLY summer in recent memory when an American was PROVABLY the best mid-distance runner in the world, they went ahead and claimed that a DIFFERENT American was the best mid-distance runner in the world.
1) Webb was clearly way better than Lagat up through August. It's not debatable. Outdoors in 2007, Webb beat Lagat 3 times and lost once.
Bernie L wrote:
I do appreciate that it was Webb's best summer and that he is a very popular figure on this site. I just think it's hilarious that for the ONLY summer in recent memory when an American was PROVABLY the best mid-distance runner in the world, they went ahead and claimed that a DIFFERENT American was the best mid-distance runner in the world.