>In a message dated 8/16/02 10:02:57 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > >>And having run 3:53 as an 18-year-old it's hard to believe he'd >>still be in the sport as a 3:55 man in 2008; maybe "a 3:50 miler" would >>have been a better option. > >I thought you were always known by your all-time PR. Hence, even if Webb IS >running 3:55s in 6 years, wouldn't he still be known as "that 3:53 guy"? > >Jim Gerweck >Running Times
You know, now that you mention it, that is a funny way of labeling people. I always thought of myself as being a 4:27 HS miler, but let's face it, I was a 4:30-4:33 guy who popped off one good race. (No guffaws from the sub-4 readers out there, please.) Now El G, on the other hand, is a very genuine 3:26 man. I didn't realize, until I got to browsing the all-time lists last night, that he has hit 3:26 three times. He's also done 3:27 twice and 3:28 four times. That's consistency. -- Lee Nichols Assistant News Editor The Austin Chronicle 512/454-5766, ext. 138 fax 512/458-6910 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
