Alan Webb | The American Mile Hero

[@Bradsworld2]

I was a huge fan of Alan and was really rooting for him to make a big impact. I felt bad for him not being able to capitalize on all his talent. Still a fan.

[@zenith0079]

This dude has an amazing story. I find it crazy that he really pushed hard to get an insane mile time... Its insanely hard especially when you don't run consistently and just focus on running fast. Its amazing how he went down the career path of teaching others and being a coach going out of his way to teach others to not make the same mistake he made. The sub 4 mile honestly seems so inhuman. The US world record holder in highschool goes to show how good he actually was in early stages of his life. Hitting a 3:33 is unfathomable... This dude is seriously impressive and I'm glad that he never fully gave up running even with not being consistent and having a bad mindset. This is why it's super important to have a good mindest when going into any skill weather it's running, biking, or even washing dishes. It won't be fun if you approach it close minded or try to push yourself and do so much of it. Don't overtrain your body and give it rest but make sure that you aren't undertraining and not practicing running consistently. I've been getting into running lately and I have to say that mindset is the only thing keeping me going. Gammaloop has been a massive inspiration for me to get healthy and more active and because of that I feel much more accomplished as a person.

[@Bweyg]

One of the any negative mindsets people have is "this guy ran this time with all of these disadvantages and I can't even run 1/10 of that time even WITH all of these advantages I feel like I'll never get to this level" but the way I see is if someone can run a crazy time like a 3:45 in the mile with the disadvantages or the bad mindset or whatever than I can surely run an incredible time with a good mindset and controlled and consistent running.

[@expentra2910]

I agree, i will now make washing dishes more fun

[@zenith0079]

@@expentra2910Lmao. Exactly. Washing dishes easily is the most fun chore ever.

[@jeremy.lichtman]

Great piece! I was a huge fan of Webb throughout hs (04'-08') and remember watching the AR race after it was uploaded. Sad he never has success racing internationally on the big stages, but his influence on American middle distance is evident.

[@Boomaroo96]

Great video! I appreciate all the research and time that must have gone to this.

[@joddle23]

21:05 Alan Webb is a historical figurehead?! I think you meant figure haha!

[@Iloveyusomuch]

Great stuff as always with those documentaries. Hoping you'll cover the ultramarathons

[@BWithey-1]

I will continue to comment on your vids to make sure it goes out to the right people because you deserve way more view with the way you put together a story. Really I don't care about the content of the vids I will watch what you have to say because I know that you put together a script very well. Hope things are going well, and that things pick up on this channel.

[@eliaslopez3393]

Wow, I am in the same conference with Ava Maria and I didn’t the coache is a great legend.

[@nidbid8925]

glad i got to meet him

[@werdwerdus]

you might be interested: It took 35 years to cut the women's 400m hurdles WR time by 1.42 seconds. Sydney McLaughlin has cut that WR time on her own by that amount in a little over a year.

[@c0mpoot3rn3rd]

I never heard about this (or tuned it out). Cool story, looking forward to more sports documentaries

[@degreeO]

Great run, I wish he'd not run indoors after freshman year XC. Does Achilles tendinitis ever really go away? Turning professional early was probably a mistake

[@trentcard]

You should say "forget to subscribe" at the end of a video just randomly to see who catches it or i guess you cant tell because they forget to s

[@ChinchouToLanturn]

So weird hearing my old high school on here

[@mgbatres]

The criticism on his coaching is a little harsh. The simple reason for all that movement could be pay and freedom. As an assistant coach you’re just extra eyes and support, typically. Most head coaches aren’t very open to new ideas.

[@colbymehmen]

Agreed, most coaches move every few years, that's not uncommon especially for an assistant coach. Completely irrelevant.. and the ending comments were just completely off shot. The guy struggled with injuries, got too old for the shorter stuff and gave the 5k and 10k a shot, like a lot of milers do toward the end of their career. Still an entertaining video, but you have no footing to attack his "commitment" to anything.

[@miller10]

Great video high quality

[@paulfhoffman]

Early in his career, Webb's coach was asked if he would take his star HS miler to Europe. The reported reply was, "We don't need Europe," which was both arrogant and stupid. In Europe, where Webb was unknown, he could have learned without pressure of expectation that international track is far more physical (pushing and shoving) than the genteel version it is in America.

[@yankaitan8648]

Damn this is a good series, do one for Galen

[@MichaelAngelNow]

Galen with alberto cheated all the way..

[@LuckyHamburger]

Bro mispronounced "Ave Maria"

[@davidjones5547]

Alan was in my opinion a huge under achiever, who basically did nothing in the races that meant the most such as the Olympics and World Championships.

[@daviddunn3179]

Why are the videos blurry ? It makes it hard to watch .

[@RunnerBoi]

Some videos have built-in copyright AI detection from the companies that uploaded it, where the vid will get blocked worldwide if I show too much footage uncensored. It's really annoying to work around, but I try to show as much as I can.

[@tenaibms]

not to nitpick but it's hel sin ki, not hel ins ki :)

[@TheErinBrownTV]

He was definitely full of drugs

[@GiantPopIts89]

Dude was such a clown. Extremely talented. But absolutely no sense of direction it seemed like. Bro just listened to the wrong people.

[@leocossham]

It's cos he stopped swimming

[@leocossham]

When he went to college

[@johnstirling6597]

Alan Webb was over rated IMO. Looking back at his career what has he got? a few fast times but not much of note outside of the US mile record other than a few down field finishes at the Worlds. Contrast that with a contemporary like Nick Willis a couple of Olympic medals, second tier Comm games gold ,long career and fast times all over the world .

[@hoobsqueak]

dawg you missed the point of this whole video

[@johnstirling6597]

@@hoobsqueak Didn't miss the point, no doubt that Alan was a very talented runner , but when his career is taken as a whole I would suspect that he would swap those fast times for one of Nicks Olympic medals.

[@hoobsqueak]

@@johnstirling6597 Alan’s career isn’t important because of his success, it’s more important because of his failures. The entire nation didn’t just hope, they expected Alan to win medals and be the greatest middle distance runner in american history. He felt that immense pressure ever since he was a kid and when he did compete in international competition he sucked at it. A weaker athlete probably would’ve given up but the whole point is that Alan didn’t. He continued running and set the American mile record to become the “next great American miler”. Alan’s running story isn’t about how he was the greatest. It’s about how a kid had the entire world’s eyes on him and how he navigated and managed that stress.

[@johnstirling6597]

@@hoobsqueak and now he is the second fastest American man over the mile, in a few years he will be a footnote.