Re: t-and-f: Alan Webb misses 1000m record by 0.28
This reminds me of a similar odd double. In 1993, Marko Koers ran the 600 and the 3000 at the indoor Big Ten meet. He won the 600 and was 4th or 5th in the 3000 (which he ran in a body suit!). On Sat, 27 Jan 2001, Gary Liguori wrote: > Mike I was at that NY state meet competing int he > 1600m the year Irish pulled that double. I asked him > the night before why such an odd double, and he simply > said "why not?". He was awesome to watch, and it > seems in the duece he was falling off the pace late, > but his incredible speed brought him close at the > finish. > > Gary Liguori > --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Netters > > > > Thanks John Dye for this > > > Webb's performance fits in behind > > > the record of 2:23.85c (George Kersh MS 1987) and > > 2:242.1d (Miles Irish NY > > > 1983). > > > > Interesting we were just talking about the top guys > > in H.S. being out > > performed later by other athletes. In that thread i > > talked about Miles > > Irish and here he comes up again. I remember seeing > > him set that > > 1000m mark and then late that season he set the then > > National Mark > > at 1:20.7 for 600m on a 10 lap to the mile tack by > > the way.. Later he > > went to the indoor State meet in the 600 and 3200. > > he was dodging > > Mike Starr. Miles won the 600 then was (I think > > here) 3rd in the 3200 > > behind Charles Marsella for sure. The guy who won > > the 1000 that year - > > Tom Day of Bishop Gibbons in 2:30. something, a > > state meet record at > > the time. Last time I heard from Day he was in > > Houston Tx were he was > > in school - why he called me in the middle of a > > hurricane I'll never know :) > > > __ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Auctions - Buy the things you want at great prices. > http://auctions.yahoo.com/ > *** Paul Talbot Department of Geography/ Institute of Behavioral Science University of Colorado, Boulder Boulder CO 80309-0260 (303) 492-3248 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: t-and-f: Alan Webb misses 1000m record by 0.28
Mike I was at that NY state meet competing int he 1600m the year Irish pulled that double. I asked him the night before why such an odd double, and he simply said "why not?". He was awesome to watch, and it seems in the duece he was falling off the pace late, but his incredible speed brought him close at the finish. Gary Liguori --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Netters > > Thanks John Dye for this > > Webb's performance fits in behind > > the record of 2:23.85c (George Kersh MS 1987) and > 2:242.1d (Miles Irish NY > > 1983). > > Interesting we were just talking about the top guys > in H.S. being out > performed later by other athletes. In that thread i > talked about Miles > Irish and here he comes up again. I remember seeing > him set that > 1000m mark and then late that season he set the then > National Mark > at 1:20.7 for 600m on a 10 lap to the mile tack by > the way.. Later he > went to the indoor State meet in the 600 and 3200. > he was dodging > Mike Starr. Miles won the 600 then was (I think > here) 3rd in the 3200 > behind Charles Marsella for sure. The guy who won > the 1000 that year - > Tom Day of Bishop Gibbons in 2:30. something, a > state meet record at > the time. Last time I heard from Day he was in > Houston Tx were he was > in school - why he called me in the middle of a > hurricane I'll never know :) __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - Buy the things you want at great prices. http://auctions.yahoo.com/
Re: t-and-f: Alan Webb misses 1000m record by 0.28
Netters Thanks John Dye for this > Webb's performance fits in behind > the record of 2:23.85c (George Kersh MS 1987) and 2:242.1d (Miles Irish NY > 1983). Interesting we were just talking about the top guys in H.S. being out performed later by other athletes. In that thread i talked about Miles Irish and here he comes up again. I remember seeing him set that 1000m mark and then late that season he set the then National Mark at 1:20.7 for 600m on a 10 lap to the mile tack by the way.. Later he went to the indoor State meet in the 600 and 3200. he was dodging Mike Starr. Miles won the 600 then was (I think here) 3rd in the 3200 behind Charles Marsella for sure. The guy who won the 1000 that year - Tom Day of Bishop Gibbons in 2:30. something, a state meet record at the time. Last time I heard from Day he was in Houston Tx were he was in school - why he called me in the middle of a hurricane I'll never know :)
t-and-f: Alan Webb misses 1000m record by 0.28
A week after his historic sub-4 Mile in New York, South Lakes VA sr Alan Webb tried on the 1000 meter distance for record size at the Microtel Virginia Tech Invitational. He didn't get the record but he came within 0.28 seconds at 2:24.13, good for 3rd best ever among US high school boys. A crowded first turn cost Webb the record as he broke free after 200 meters in 29.3, slowest split of the race. Webb's splits for 200, 400, 500, and 800 meters were: 29.3, 56.8, 1:11.4, and 1:55.4. The 800 meter en route time would be #2 in the US on the current DyeStat Elite rankings. According to Jack Shepard's HIGH SCHOOL TRACK 2001, Webb's performance fits in behind the record of 2:23.85c (George Kersh MS 1987) and 2:242.1d (Miles Irish NY 1983). Coach Scott Raczko said Webb was ready to go under 2:25 and the race ran true to his expectations. Webb pulled along the next five runners to outstanding times of their own: jr Phil Gaetta VA 2:30.39 US#2, jr Richard Smith VA (Webb's teammate) 2:30.41 US#3, soph Matt DeBole NC 2:31.55 US#5, soph Alex Clayton VA 2:31.94 US#6, and sr Shane Stroup MD 2:32.76. The boys 1000 marks were part of a blizzard of top seasonal marks in this huge gathering of 200 schools from VA, WV, TN, NC, SC, GA, MD, PA, NJ, NY, KY. Some of the most noteworthy Saturday with half a day still to run: * Kelley Otstott VA 2:57.27 1000m US#1, followed by Mo Hagan VA 2:58.54 US#3, and Randy Buzzell MD 2:59.09 US#5. * Petersburg VA boys 1:30.50 4x200 US#4, with 55 meter qualifying leader James Mathis in lead-off. * Bethel VA girls 1:43.67 4x200 US#7, as anchor Ara Towns held off fast closing Tysha Colon of Woodson DC 1:43.71 * Two of the nation's leading high jumpers needed a jumpoff to break a tie at 5-8, with Jennifer Nelms VA edging Krystle Moss VA. * soph Ryan McCoy VA won the triple jump in 46-11, 3rd best in the US this season. Friday Highlights: Stephen Haas NC 9:06.97 3200 US#2 - Lacy Janson FL 12-4 US#3t - Lindsey Neuberger VA 46-9.5 SP US#2 - Robinson VA girls 9:32.28 US#3 - Jerome Mathis VA 6.39 55m trials US#4t - Ara Towns VA 7.15 55m trials US#5 (Friday highlights by Jim Spier). John Dye [EMAIL PROTECTED] DyeStat - the Internet home of High School Track http://www.dyestat.com winmail.dat
