Alan Webb at the 2006 Prefontaine Classic.

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High school

Webb attended South Lakes High School in Reston, Virginia. In 1999, he broke Jim Ryun's 4:07.8 high school record for sophomore's mile run by running 4:06.94. At the New Balance Games in January of 2001, Webb's mile time of 3:59.86 at New York City’s Armory made him the first American high schooler ever to run a sub-four minute mile indoors. Webb's time broke the previous American indoor high school record of Thom Hunt — a 4:02.7 — as well as Hunt's indoor HS AR in the 1,500 meters (3:46.6) as Webb came through the 1,500 mark in 3:43.27. Just four months later, on May 27, 2001 at the Prefontaine Classic, Webb ran a mile in 3:53.43 to shatter Ryun's 36-year-old national high school record of 3:55.3. En route Webb passed the 1,500 mark in 3:38.26 to take down Ryun's 37-year-old high school AR of 3:39.0 set in 1964. South Lakes High School is the primary high school for the community of Reston in Fairfax County, Virginia. ... A view of the Reston Town Center Reston is an internationally known planned community whose goal was to revolutionize post-World War II concepts of land use and residential/corporate development in American suburbia. ... James Ronald (Jim) Ryun (born April 29, 1947) is an American former track athlete and politician, who was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1997 to 2007, representing the 2nd District in Kansas. ... See also: 2000 in sports, other events of 2001, 2002 in sports and the list of years in sports. // Auto Racing Stock car racing: Michael Waltrip won the Daytona 500, a race that also saw the death of seven-time NASCAR champion Dale Earnhardt in an unspectacular crash during the... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... This article is about the running of a mile in under four minutes. ... The Prefontaine Classic is one of the premier track and field meets in the United States. ...

He followed up his run at Prefontaine by winning the Virginia State High School 800 meter title in 1:47.74 to become the fourth-fastest high schooler ever at that distance.

College

Following his illustrious running achievements in high school, Webb went on to run both cross country and track as a student-athlete for the University of Michigan. During the fall cross country season, he won several meets including the Wolverine Interregional[1] and the Big Ten Championships[2] (both 8 kilometer races) in times of 25:12 and 23:19.9, respectively. After claiming runner-up at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional[3] to Boaz Cheboiywo, he finished in eleventh place at the NCAA Championships with a time of 29:38 for the 10 kilometer race[4] to earn All American honors. After redshirting the indoor track season, he won the Big Ten championship in the 1500-meter run during the outdoor season, clocking a time of 3:49.27 to win the title[5]. Webb competed in this race at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships a few weeks later, finishing in fourth place with a time of 3:43.23[6]. Shortly after the completion of the outdoor season, Webb decided to leave the university to turn professional and return to his high school coach and mentor Scott Raczko. He now attends George Mason University. The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (U of M, UM or simply Michigan) is a coeducational public research university in the state of Michigan, and one of the foremost universities in the United States. ... For other uses of the term Big Ten see Big Ten (disambiguation). ... The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA, often said NC-Double-A) is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletics programs of many colleges and universities in the United States. ... The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA, often said NC-Double-A) is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletics programs of many colleges and universities in the United States. ... George Mason University, also known as GMU or simply Mason, is a public university in the United States. ...

Post-collegiate/professional

Since turning professional in 2002, Webb has competed for Nike. In 2004, Webb won the Olympic Trials at 1500 meters and went on to represent the United States at the Athens Summer Games. In 2005, he won another national title at 1500 meters, and made it to the Finals of the World Championships in Helsinki in that event. He also set personal records (PRs) at every distance from the 1500 to the 5000 meters, setting the American record at 2 miles along the way. Nike, Inc. ... The Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, commonly known as the 2004 Summer Olympics were the 28th Summer Olympic Games. ... Helsinki Olympic Stadium at the opening day of the 2005 World Championships in Athletics. ...

In 2007, Webb once again won the national championship in the 1500-meter run, surging past Bernard Lagat in the final 50 meters for the title. He then finished 8th in the final of the 1500m at the World Championships in Osaka, Japan. On July 6, 2007 Webb won the IAAF Golden League meet 1500 meter race in Paris in a lifetime best of 3:30.54, third fastest on the American list. On July 21, 2007, at a meet in Brasschaat, Belgium, Webb broke the American record in the mile. His time of 3:46.91 bested the 25 year old record of 3:47.69 run by Steve Scott. Bernard Kipchirchir Lagat (b. ... Official logo The 2007 World Championships in Athletics is being held in Osaka, Japan from August 24 to September 2, 2007 at Nagai Stadium. ... The IAAF Golden League is an annual series of athletics meetings organised by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). ... Steve Scott (born May 5, 1956) is an American athlete who is one of the greatest milers in American history. ...

Select races by event

800m

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Personal records

Outdoors

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Cross country

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External links

• U.S. Track & Field biography
• Alan Webb's U.S. Olympic Team bio
• IAAF profile for Alan Webb
• Video of Alan Webb`s American Record for the mile

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See also

• Lear, Chris. Sub 4:00: Alan Webb and the Quest for the Fastest Mile. Emmaus, PA: Rodale Books; 2003. ISBN 157954746X
• Middle distance track event
• Nike, Inc.