“Hobbs is going to Northern Arizona University, so I wasn’t recruiting him,” Webb notes. Kessler recently slashed nearly four seconds off Webb’s high school record for 1500 meters. Last week, while notching a 100-mile training week “for the first time in a long, long time,” he was on a recruiting trip to Michigan, home state of this year’s high-school mile sensation, Hobbs Kessler. He’s now a full-time cross country and track coach at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock with four daughters aged 9 years to one month. Much more has changed for Webb since his pro running days. He briefly explains below that he simply wanted to shed some “bulk,” observing that “most good marathon runners like Eliud Kipchoge are little dudes.” Webb is hesitant to discuss his recent weight loss, worried that it might send the wrong message to young runners. Indeed, at his current 5’ 9” and 124 pounds, Webb is nearly 20 pounds lighter than during his pro racing career. In the recent photo, he appears almost emaciated. In his prime, he was known for his muscular build, and was sometimes even second-guessed about spending too much time in the weight room. Most recently, she ran a 32:11 to qualify for the Olympic Trials in the 10k coming off of a year of a few injuries.A post shared by Alan Webb the Memphis race, Webb posted a photo that startled longtime followers. She grew up loving that race and always had the dream of winning that race! You’ll get to hear about that in this episode! Nell is the Bolder Boulder 10k Champion from 2019 after her dad won that race 40 years before.

She debuted the marathon at CIM in 2:31:23 while she was training for an Ironman! She won the Grandma’s Marathon in 2019 where she ran 2:28:06.

Nell Rojas is competing in the 10,000m for the Olympic Trials tomorrow! Nell is a marathoner and she finished 9th at the Olympic Trials Marathon in 2020 and ran a 2:30:29 there.

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