Webb Wins Mile at Prefontaine Meet
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From News Services and Staff Reports
Sunday, June 20, 2004; Page E10
Alan Webb, now a 21-year-old running on the track where he broke Jim Ryun's high school mile record four years ago, ran the fastest mile ever by an American in the United States yesterday at the Prefontaine Classic track and field meet in Eugene, Ore.
Webb's time of 3 minutes 50.85 seconds was also the fastest by a U.S. runner anywhere in seven years.
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Alan Webb attended South Lakes HS in Reston VA before heading off to the University of Michigan. The Post ran an article about him a day before that wire service report appeared.Sunday, June 20, 2004; Page E10
Alan Webb, now a 21-year-old running on the track where he broke Jim Ryun's high school mile record four years ago, ran the fastest mile ever by an American in the United States yesterday at the Prefontaine Classic track and field meet in Eugene, Ore.
Webb's time of 3 minutes 50.85 seconds was also the fastest by a U.S. runner anywhere in seven years.
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Webb Is Back in the Fast Lane
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Two years of acute disappointment taught Webb to maintain that perspective. After running a prep record 3-minute 53.43-second mile as a senior at Reston's South Lakes High School in 2001, Webb struggled through one year at the University of Michigan and flopped in his first year as a professional. Focusing on the big picture became his survival mechanism.
Even now that Webb has revived his career he vows to keep the same detached outlook. In the last month he set this year's fastest time in the 1,500, outran the 2000 Olympic gold medal winner and became a favorite to represent the United States at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens.
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Those who know Webb best agree his improvement has more to do with maturity than mechanics. He seemed lost after he left Michigan in 2002 and signed a deal with Nike reportedly worth $250,000 annually. At every professional race, his high school record flashed across the scoreboard.
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Even now that Webb has revived his career he vows to keep the same detached outlook. In the last month he set this year's fastest time in the 1,500, outran the 2000 Olympic gold medal winner and became a favorite to represent the United States at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens.
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Those who know Webb best agree his improvement has more to do with maturity than mechanics. He seemed lost after he left Michigan in 2002 and signed a deal with Nike reportedly worth $250,000 annually. At every professional race, his high school record flashed across the scoreboard.
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