Alan Webb never WANTED to be a marathoner, but he would have been the best in the world

You need new material dude.

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the430miler wrote:

1. Fastest caucasian miler of all time

2. Fastest non African miler of all time

8. He did all of this growing up in severe desperate Appalachian poverty.

1. Steve Cram

2. Moroccans and Algerians are Arabic.

3. No.

???????? wrote:

2. Moroccans and Algerians are Arabic.

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Last i checked, both of those countries are in Africa. Webb is the fastest miler of all time that's not from Africa.

No way. He was built for distance running.

Dirtball wrote:

No way. He was built for distance running.

He practically ran an American record 10k at the Stanford invite, beat Ritz, with no training whatsoever and having never attempted that distance before.

The fact he was the best miler in the world at his peak means he probably wouldn’t have been as good at the marathon because the requirements for the two races are different.

Geography professor wrote:

???????? wrote:

2. Moroccans and Algerians are Arabic.

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Last i checked, both of those countries are in Africa. Webb is the fastest miler of all time that's not from Africa.

Under ethnicity on their Wikipedia pages:

Morocco is 99% Arab-Berber.

Algeria is also 99% Arab-Berber.

Just ask any Moroccan or Algerian, do they identify themselves as African or Arab.

Most Moroccans and Algerians also dope. Next.

the430miler wrote:

8. He did all of this growing up in severe desperate Appalachian poverty.

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Webb grew up in the wealthy suburbs of Washington DC. Not exactly Appalachian poverty.

??????? wrote:

Morocco is 99% Arab-Berber.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morocco

Algeria is also 99% Arab-Berber.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algeria

Just ask any Moroccan or Algerian, do they identify themselves as African or Arab.

The two are not mutually exclusives.

Morocco and Algeria are in Africa. They are African. No one is saying they are black.

Also, racially, many Arabs would be considered white. So the argument can be made for both El G and Morceli to be considered fastest white guys.

However, aside from them, Steve Cram ran faster than Alan Webb.

Deightarm wrote:

??????? wrote:

Morocco is 99% Arab-Berber.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morocco

Algeria is also 99% Arab-Berber.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algeria

Just ask any Moroccan or Algerian, do they identify themselves as African or Arab.

The two are not mutually exclusives.

Morocco and Algeria are in Africa. They are African. No one is saying they are black.

Would you consider the Dutch and English who live in South Africa African?

I ran a couple meets at South Lakes, and buddy, let me tell ya, Appalachian poverty is the farthest thing from Reston lmfao

Mentality > Physicality

Dwightarm wrote:

Also, racially, many Arabs would be considered white. So the argument can be made for both El G and Morceli to be considered fastest white guys.

However, aside from them, Steve Cram ran faster than Alan Webb.

From wiki:

"From 1909 to 1944, members of Arab American communities in the United States sought naturalized citizenship through an official recognition as white"

the430miler wrote:

Seeing how extremely short and stalky he is, he would have hang glided his way easily past all 26 miles.

A short list of webbs accomplishments......

1. Fastest caucasian miler of all time

2. Fastest non African miler of all time

3. Fastest miler from the western hemisphere

4. 5th fastest human to ever run the mile.

5. He did all of this while being only 5 and a half feet tall.

6. He did all of this growing up in low altitude.

7. He did all of this before nike invented lightweight spikes with flywire technology. He ran in spikes weighing over 5.2 ounces, not sub 3 ounces like today's hottshots.

8. He did all of this growing up in severe desperate Appalachian poverty.

I found your take on Ryun to be obnoxious, but "Severe desperate Appalachian poverty" is pretty good. It explains why Webb is so effing good on the banjo.

the430miler wrote:

8. He did all of this growing up in severe desperate Appalachian poverty.

That cracked me up!

No doubt Webb could've run a fast marathon if he tried.

the430miler wrote:

Seeing how extremely short and stalky he is, he would have hang glided his way easily past all 26 miles.

A short list of webbs accomplishments......

1. Fastest caucasian miler of all time

2. Fastest non African miler of all time

3. Fastest miler from the western hemisphere

4. 5th fastest human to ever run the mile.

5. He did all of this while being only 5 and a half feet tall.

6. He did all of this growing up in low altitude.

7. He did all of this before nike invented lightweight spikes with flywire technology. He ran in spikes weighing over 5.2 ounces, not sub 3 ounces like today's hottshots.

8. He did all of this growing up in severe desperate Appalachian poverty.

He grew in the rich burbs of Northern Va. Once the richest areas of the county.