I <3 Scotty B wrote:
Scotty B will be the next American to go sub 13 and break the AR. The guy is an up and coming runner with a solid work ethic and the desire to win. You heard it hear first!
Not a chance. He needs to go sub-13:30 before you can even have him in any conversation. Remember, Goucher never broke 13:10, and he had as much talent and as hard a work ethic as anyone. Sub-13:00 is another level altogether. As I already said, capacity to run a sub-3:55 mile is probably the minimum requirement to even have a shot. Guys mentioned here like Joe Falcon, or Craig Mottram, or even Dave Moorcroft who soloed 13:00 back in 1982 all had one thing in common. They all broke 3:50 for the full mile. Guess who else has done that? Webb.