3:55.99 ............................... 10th place. I don't know.
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Originally posted by DaveI am pretty sure he can delay any decisions about retirement or suicide.
That was an amazing race.
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Originally posted by tandfmanOriginally posted by DaveI am pretty sure he can delay any decisions about retirement or suicide.
That was an amazing race.
Loses to Manzano by 8 seconds last week, beats him this week?
Is Manzano going to be as inconsistent as Webb now? 2 bombs this year and a fabulous 1,500 at Reebok.
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One thing was unmistakable - the shift of Webb's status in regards to the broadcast. His name wasn't even mentioned until the race was half-over, and then only in passing with a few sentences on his race a couple weeks ago. I had to look a few times in those early laps to make sure he had not scratched.
Somewhat stunning for a man not two years removed from his AR performance - today an afterthought.
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Originally posted by guruOne thing was unmistakable - the shift of Webb's status in regards to the broadcast. His name wasn't even mentioned until the race was half-over, and then only in passing with a few sentences on his race a couple weeks ago. I had to look a few times in those early laps to make sure he had not scratched.
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I watched Webb carefully during the race, and my impression is that he was having difficulty handling the speed. My theory is that he's still doing base training, with very little speedwork at this point.
I missed a great opportunity to ask him, though. As I came out of the mens room, I almost bumped into him as he was signing autographs, and thought about asking him about his training, but shyness on my part prevented me from asking.
If my theory is correct, he'll be doing more speed work in the next few weeks, and will look sharper in his next appearance at Eugene, but in late July/early August should really be in great form--- if, that is, he races well enough at USATAF!
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just a sidenote for our 1500 world championship team.
bernard lagat is on the team as the defending world champion.
runners with the A standard of 3:36.20
leonal manzano has the A standard with his 3:34 from raebok
alan webb has the A standard from last year with his 3:35.8
so i think if no other runners get the standard that would be our 1500 team.
are they going to let runners chase standards after the USA champs june 25-28?
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Originally posted by DjangoI watched Webb carefully during the race, and my impression is that he was having difficulty handling the speed. My theory is that he's still doing base training, with very little speedwork at this point.
If my theory is correct, he'll be doing more speed work in the next few weeks, and will look sharper in his next appearance at Eugene, but in late July/early August should really be in great form--- if, that is, he races well enough at USATAF!
I think you're probably right on.
Remember what used to happen to Prefontaine in Europe in July and August when he ran such quality in April and May...
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Originally posted by DjangoIf my theory is correct, he'll be doing more speed work in the next few weeks, and will look sharper in his next appearance at Eugene, but in late July/early August should really be in great form--- if, that is, he races well enough at USATAF!
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Originally posted by tandfmanOriginally posted by DjangoIf my theory is correct, he'll be doing more speed work in the next few weeks, and will look sharper in his next appearance at Eugene, but in late July/early August should really be in great form--- if, that is, he races well enough at USATAF!
Manzano 3:34.15 [=3:51.28]
Lagat 3:51.34
Lomong 3:53.47
Centrowitz 3:36.92 [=3:54.27]
Myers 3:36.99 [=3:54.34]
Jager 3:54.35
Lukezic 3:37.32 [=3:54.70]
Heath 3:37.57 [=3:54.97]
Fernandez 3:55.02
Bolas 3:37.64 [=3:55.05]
Miller 3:37.81 [=3:55.23]
Bumbalough 3:38.23 [=3:55.68]
Webb 3:55.99
I realize there are a lot of contingencies and unknowns, and of course not all of these athletes will be at USATF: e.g., Fernandez, and probably some of the other collegians. Also, if I understand correctly, Lagat, as defending WC champ, does not have to run USATF. But we can probably expect several of these guys to be in that race, and so there are several who are likely to be there who have run faster this year than Webb, which suggests they are fit enough to compete for one of the WC slots. At this point, Webb looks to be one of several in the mix.
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