2009 Reebok GP M-1.500m [Manzano 3.34,14 PB; Webb 10th]

[EPelle]

16.57 EST - M-1.500m: WL - 3.30,88 Augustine Choge (KEN)
Entrants: Lukezic, Webb, Milne, Myers, Legesse, Van der Westhuizen, Manzano, Van Deventer, Solares, Joseph, Bumbalough, Sherer

[AthleticsInBritain]

Fantastic win by Manzano in 3:34! Webb in 10th. Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear ...

[bhall]

Finals                                                          
  1 Leonel Manzano               United States          3:34.14M
  2 Juan van Deventer            South Africa           3:34.30M
  3 Henok Legesse                Ethiopia               3:34.42M
  4 Peter van der Westhuizen     South Africa           3:35.33M
  5 Rob Myers                    United States          3:36.66M
  6 Pablo Solares                Mexico                 3:36.67M
  7 Taylor Milne                 Canada                 3:37.26M
  8 Andrew Bumbalough            United States          3:38.23 
  9 Steve Sherer                 United States          3:39.98 
 10 Alan Webb                    United States          3:42.58 
 11 Chris Lukezic                United States          3:43.15 
 12 Seth Summerside              United States          3:44.04 
 -- Moise Joseph                 Haiti                      DNF

[EPelle]

Van der Westhuizen drops his PB from 3.37,22 to 3.35,33. Had never broken 3.41 before this season.

[Half Miler]

Also impressed by Bumbalough's PR in 8th. Perhaps the 15 is his best distance?

[gm]

Another nice run for Solares, too

[EPelle]

Was also a nice PB drop for Manzano, from 3.35,29

[SQUACKEE]

So far both men's and women's 1500 have been smoking fast, i hope Lagat can get under 13 here today with the wind.

[CookyMonzta]

Fantastic win by Manzano in 3:34! Webb in 10th. Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear ...

He gets into a fast race with the top dogs in the world, he'll drop down to 3:31 in a hurry.

[EPelle]

Yes, perhaps. However, he has to make it out of this little meet called USATF - something he was unable to do last year when he ran against slower runners.

[AthleticsInBritain]

Yep, Webb's problem isn't running 3:42 in May. There's plenty of time to peak for Berlin. Webb's problem is that he was the 5th US athlete in that race, with plenty of talent that wasn't in that race like Lagat et al.

[Gleason]

Yes, perhaps. However, he has to make it out of this little meet called USATF - something he was unable to do last year when he ran against slower runners.

I agree. Webb needs to run more races then to lead at a fast pace as he did in 2004 OT.

[kuha]

Yep, Webb's problem isn't running 3:42 in May. There's plenty of time to peak for Berlin. Webb's problem is that he was the 5th US athlete in that race, with plenty of talent that wasn't in that race like Lagat et al.

Webb's problem is that he looks thick, heavy, and slow. By about 300m, it seemed pretty clear that he was fighting just to hang on.

Good for Manzano--he ran a gutsy race.

[EPelle]

Webb's problem is that he looks thick, heavy, and slow. By about 300m, it seemed pretty clear that he was fighting just to hang on.

Wow, kuha, that description could be the exact same one about his 2-mile from Carson a couple of years back save the distance at which he looked beat.

[kuha]

Webb's problem is that he looks thick, heavy, and slow. By about 300m, it seemed pretty clear that he was fighting just to hang on.

Wow, kuha, that description could be the exact same one about his 2-mile from Carson a couple of years back save the distance at which he looked beat.

And, as we know, that's the story of his entire career. Either very good, or inexplicably mediocre. I've given up trying to figure it out: his career is what it is. At this point, perhaps, to paraphrase the noted philosopher George W. Bush, "Webb deserves our silence." It's the folks up front who deserve our attention...