Alan Webb | The American Mile Hero 

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

glad i got to meet him

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

Great video high quality

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

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.

So weird hearing my old high school on here

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

Damn this is a good series, do one for Galen

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.

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

Bro mispronounced "Ave Maria"

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.

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

It's cos he stopped swimming

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 .