Alan Webb Quotes


Alan Webb

I tried to get a big enough lead so he couldn`t catch me. I thought I was by myself for the last 400 meters, but I guess I lulled myself to sleep. Craig came on so fast and I had no strength to catch him. ... The finish line looked closer than it was, but with 150 yards to go, I knew I lost it.

Certain things like the shrubbery, large trees, have a value. And if a large tree is knocked down, then if you can find a horticulturist or arborist who will come out and place a value on that tree, you may be able to get a deduction.

I was a wreck, I couldn`t run and this was a pretty easy decision.

I was thinking I would surprise these guys and get a big enough lead that they couldn`t catch me. I didn`t stay as focused the last 400 meters. I was out in front on my own for so long, I sort of lulled myself to sleep.

Nobody thought I was dumb enough to do it twice in a row,

All of them here are sub-four-minute milers and when those guys ran a sub-four-minute mile, a sub-four-minute mile was a big deal.

I thought I could surprise those guys and open up a margin and steal the race,

I thought I was alone,

Rugby is the smallest PCT in the whole of the country... our council should be fighting hard to retain it.

I feel good, ... I don`t think I`m just hanging on.






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