Men's 1,500m preview press conference excerpts

published 2 months, 4 days ago, submitted by brad 2 months, 5 days ago

USATF on Tuesday hosted a press conference with Bernard Lagat, Alan Webb and Lopez Lomong, three favorites to make the U.S. Olympic Team in the men's 1,500m. Below are excerpts from the press conference. For bios, visit the athlete bios section of www.usatf.org read more...

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JON RANKIN, third at today’s Fifth Avenue Mile

published 11 months, 9 days ago, submitted by brad 11 months, 9 days ago

"Rankin, a former UCLA All-American, had a lot of success in 2006 and has really improved since making the decision to work with Joaquim Cruz, the 1984 800m gold medalist, and after recovering from several stress fractures that plagued him in 2006. Earlier today, Rankin capped off the successful season by finishing third behind Alan Webb and Kevin Sullivan at the Continental Airlines Fifth Avenue Mile in NYC." read more...

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Cont. Airlines 5th Ave Mile: Webb Wins Men’s Race | The Final Sprint (

published 11 months, 9 days ago, submitted by brad 11 months, 9 days ago

Here are the final results: 1. Alan Webb 3:52.7 2. Kevin Sullivan 3:52.9 3. John Rankin 3:53.3 4. Lachlan Chisholm 3:53.8 5. Juan Luis Barrios 3:56.0 6. Patrick Tarpy 3:57.1 7. Chris Lukezic 3:58.0 8. Abiyot Endal 3:58.9 9. Steve Slattery 4:02.3 read more...

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FloTrack Video Interview - Alan Webb at World Champs

published 1 year ago, submitted by brad 1 year ago

Alan Webb video interview at the 2007 World Championships in Osaka, Japan. read more...

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Men's 1,500 Semis: Lagat/Ramzi Impress - Webb Doesn't

The American distance running aficionados who got up early to watch 2007 world leader Alan Webb's quest for America's first gold in the 1,500 since 1908 likely are re-examining their holdings in Alan Webb's stock and perhaps switching wholeheartedly to compatriot Bernard Lagat after the two semifinals today. With 300 meters to go in both semis, both Lagat and Webb found themselves in the same situation - in the back. And while both Americans ended up moving up in the final 300 of each heat to advance automatically to the final, they did so in totally contrasting styles. read more...

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1500m World Champs Preview: Alan Webb Goes for History

published 1 year ago, submitted by brad 1 year ago

This is the event of the championship for us (and many LetsRun.com visitors - particularly the Americans). The anticipation for this race has been building all summer. In reality though, it's been building for a lot longer than that. Certainly for 20 plus years, as LetsRun.com message board poster Jim Spivey was the last American to medal at Worlds (bronze 1987) and American Steve Scott was the last American 1,500 man to enter Worlds as a favorite for gold (silver in inaugural 1983 World Champs). read more...

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Dream Is Back on Track for Reston's Running Prodigy

published 1 year ago, submitted by brad 1 year ago

After breaking the 36-year-old high school mile record in a jam-packed stadium during his senior year at South Lakes High in Reston, Alan Webb shared a victory lap with track legend Hicham El Guerrouj, made guest appearances on several major network shows and sat next to President Bush at a baseball game. read more...

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As records pile up, Webb wants to be world's best

published 1 year ago, submitted by brad 1 year ago

Now that Alan Webb has the U.S. mile record to go with his national prep mark, he is focusing on next month's world championships in Osaka, Japan, and a mythical title. read more...

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