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At the press conference Webb was charming and deferential, and he then
went to eat pasta and mint chocolate chip ice cream with his father, Steven, and
his 13-year-old brother, Chris. Before his race Webb acknowledged his
introduction by blowing a kiss. Then he obliterated Ryun's record by nearly two
seconds, running 3:53.43, the fastest mile by an American since 1998 and good
for fifth place among the 13 finishers. En route, Webb passed 1,500 meters in
3:38.26, breaking Ryun's high school record of 3:39 flat, set in
1964.
--from "Flyin Past Ryun" by Tim Layden, Sports Illustrated, June 4,
2001
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