Alan Webb

Birth dateJan 13, 1983

BirthplaceAnn Arbor, United States

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Alan Webb is an American former middle-distance runner born on January 13, 1983, in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He held the American national record in the mile with a time of 3:46.91 from July 2007 to September 2023, one of the longest-standing marks in American distance running history.

Webb holds the record for the fastest mile by an American high schooler at 3:53.43, set in 2001, a mark that captivated the running world. He represented the United States in the 1500 metres at the 2004 Athens Olympics and competed professionally for Nike until 2013.

He retired after the 2014 Millrose Games and later competed as a triathlete. Webb currently serves as head coach for Ave Maria University's cross country and track and field teams in Ave Maria, Florida, passing on his expertise to a new generation of runners.

Key facts

Mile

3:46.91

1500 m

3:30.54

#74 all-time

2014 season best

4:02.81

Jan 18, 2014 · Seattle, WA (USA) (i)

2014 season best

Age

43 years old

As of Sep 12, 2026: Mile 3:46.91, 1500 m 3:30.54 (#74 all-time), 2014 season best 4:02.81 (Jan 18, 2014, Seattle, WA (USA) (i)) · 43 years old

Personal bests

1:43.84

3:30.54

3:46.91

7:47.19

13:10.86

27:34.72

13:36

3:44.45

7:47.19

49:23

1:51.91

2:20.32

2:23.61

3:55.18

3:51.4HT

8:11.48

Performance Charts

Season bests

Season	Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Trend	Competitions
2014	800m	1:54.91	-	Feb 1, 2014	↓	Seattle, WA (USA) (i)
2014	1500m-short-track	3:49.53	-	Feb 15, 2014	↓	New York, NY (USA) (i)
2014	1500m	3:49.53	-	Feb 15, 2014	↓	New York, NY (USA) (i)
2014	Mile	4:02.81	-	Jan 18, 2014	↑	Seattle, WA (USA) (i)
2014	mile-short-track	4:06.11	-	Feb 15, 2014	↑	New York, NY (USA) (i)
2013	1500m	3:42.88	-	Jun 15, 2013	↓	Indianapolis, IN (USA)
2013	5000m	13:37.68	-	Apr 28, 2013	↑	Palo Alto, CA (USA)
2013	5Kilometre	13:57	-	Nov 28, 2013	↓	San José (USA)
2012	800m	1:51.05	-	May 6, 2012	↓	Durham, NC (USA)
2012	800m-short-track	1:51.91	-	Feb 3, 2012	↑	Blacksburg, VA (USA) (i)
2012	1500m	3:37.26	-	May 18, 2012	↓	Los Angeles, CA (USA)
2012	Mile	3:59.47	-	Jun 11, 2012	↑	Hayward Field, Eugene, OR (USA)
2012	5000m	13:49.70	-	Apr 29, 2012	↑	Palo Alto, CA (USA)
2012	5Kilometre	14:14	-	Sep 16, 2012	↓	Providence, RI (USA)
2012	10MilesRoa	49:23	-	Oct 7, 2012	-	St. Paul (USA)
2011	800m	1:52.2h	-	Feb 26, 2011	↓	Wellington (NZL)
2011	1500m	3:37.82	-	Mar 3, 2011	↓	Olympic Park, Melbourne (AUS)
2011	Mile	3:58.77	-	Apr 30, 2011	↑	Des Moines, IA (USA)
2011	mile-short-track	4:00.70	-	Feb 5, 2011	↑	Boston, MA (USA) (i)
2011	3000m	7:51.85	-	Feb 12, 2011	↑	Seattle Husky Classic
2010	800m	1:48.34	-	Sep 3, 2010	↓	Padova (ITA)
2010	1500m	3:36.21	-	Sep 9, 2010	↓	Milano (ITA)
2010	MileRoad	3:53.72	-	Sep 26, 2010	↓	New York, NY (USA)
2010	5Kilometre	13:36	-	Nov 25, 2010	↓	San José (USA)
2010	5000m	14:15.49	-	Aug 28, 2010	↑	Merksem (BEL)
2009	800m	1:52.06	-	Jan 31, 2009	↓	Fairfax, VA (USA) (i)
2009	800m-short-track	1:52.06	-	Jan 31, 2009	↑	Fairfax, VA (USA) (i)
2009	1500m	3:42.35	-	Jun 25, 2009	↓	Eugene, OR (USA)
2009	1500m-short-track	3:45.82	-	Feb 28, 2009	↓	US Indoor Championships
2009	Mile	3:55.99	-	Jun 7, 2009	↑	Eugene, OR (USA)
2009	mile-short-track	3:57.64	-	Feb 7, 2009	↑	Boston, MA (USA) (i)
2008	800m	1:46.89	-	Jul 16, 2008	↓	Naimette-Xhovémont (BEL)
2008	1500m	3:35.86	-	Jul 20, 2008	↓	Heusden-Zolder (BEL)
2008	Mile	3:55.47	-	Jun 8, 2008	↑	Eugene, OR (USA)
2007	800m	1:43.84	-	Jul 28, 2007	↓	Heusden-Zolder (BEL)
2007	1500m	3:30.54	-	Jul 6, 2007	↓	Paris-St-Denis Meeting Gaz de France
2007	Mile	3:46.91	-	Jul 21, 2007	↑	Brasschaat (BEL)
2007	mile-short-track	3:55.18	-	Jan 27, 2007	↑	Boston, MA (USA) (i)
2007	2Miles	8:23.97	-	Jun 10, 2007	↓	Eugene, OR (USA)
2006	800m	1:50.83	-	Aug 13, 2006	↓	Glasgow (GBR)
2006	1500m	3:46.14	-	Jul 1, 2006	↓	Oordegem (BEL)
2006	Mile	4:00.87	-	May 28, 2006	↑	Eugene, OR (USA)
2006	2Miles	8:33.92	-	May 21, 2006	↓	Carson, CA (USA)
2006	10000m	27:34.72	-	Apr 30, 2006	-	Palo Alto, CA (USA)
2005	800m	1:47.13	-	Aug 16, 2005	↓	Malmö (SWE)
2005	1000m	2:20.32	-	Jun 11, 2005	↑	New York, NY (USA)
2005	1500m	3:32.1	-	Jul 29, 2005	↓	Rieti (ITA)
2005	Mile	3:48.92	-	Jul 29, 2005	↑	Oslo Bislett Games
2005	MileRoad	3:51.4h	-	Sep 24, 2005	↓	New York, NY (USA)
2005	mile-short-track	3:59.80	-	Jan 29, 2005	↑	Boston, MA (USA) (i)
2005	3000m	7:39.28	-	Jun 4, 2005	↑	Boston, MA (USA) (i)
2005	3000m-short-track	7:47.19	-	Jan 28, 2005	↑	Boston, MA (USA) (i)
2005	2Miles	8:11.48	-	Jun 4, 2005	↓	Eugene, OR (USA)
2005	5000m	13:10.86	-	Sep 4, 2005	↑	Berlin ISTAF
2004	800m	1:46.09	-	Aug 2, 2004	↓	Malmö (SWE)
2004	1500m	3:32.73	-	Jun 8, 2004	↓	Ostrava (CZE)
2004	Mile	3:50.73	-	Jul 30, 2004	↑	Crystal Palace, London (GBR)
2004	mile-short-track	3:57.52	-	Feb 14, 2004	↑	Fayetteville, AR (USA) (i)
2004	3000m-short-track	7:59.31	-	Feb 29, 2004	↑	US Indoor Championships
2004	3000m	8:01.29	-	Jan 23, 2004	↑	Boston, MA (USA) (i)
2004	5000m	13:46.31	-	Apr 22, 2004	↑	Philadelphia, PA (USA)
2003	800m	1:49.36	-	Jun 7, 2003	↓	Waltham, MA (USA)
2003	800m-short-track	1:52.48	-	Feb 9, 2003	↑	Gainesville, FL (USA) (i)
2003	1000m-short-track	2:23.61	-	Feb 23, 2003	↑	Fairfax, VA (USA) (i)
2003	1000m	2:23.61	-	Feb 23, 2003	↑	Fairfax, VA (USA) (i)
2003	1500m-short-track	3:44.45	-	Mar 1, 2003	↓	Boston, MA (USA) (i)
2003	1500m	3:47.35	-	Jun 22, 2003	↓	USA Championships
2003	Mile	3:58.84	-	May 24, 2003	↑	Eugene, OR (USA)
2003	mile-short-track	3:59.49	-	Feb 14, 2003	↑	New York, NY (USA) (i)
2003	5000m	14:06.56	-	Mar 28, 2003	↑	Raleigh, NC (USA)
2002	800m	1:49.46	-	May 5, 2002	↓	Columbus, OH (USA)
2002	1500m	3:41.46	-	May 10, 2002	↓	Ann Arbor, MI (USA)
2001	800m	1:47.74	-	Jun 2, 2001	↓	Richmond, VA (USA)
2001	1000m	2:24.13	-	Jan 27, 2001	↑	Blacksburg, VA (USA) (i)
2001	1000m-short-track	2:24.13	-	Jan 27, 2001	↑	Blacksburg, VA (USA) (i)
2001	1500m	3:38.26	-	May 27, 2001	↓	Eugene, OR (USA)
2001	Mile	3:53.43	-	May 27, 2001	↑	Eugene, OR (USA)
2001	mile-short-track	3:59.86	-	Jan 20, 2001	↑	New York, NY (USA) (i)
2000	Mile	4:03.33	-	May 20, 2000	↑	Charlotte, NC (USA)
2000	mile-short-track	4:07.87	-	Mar 12, 2000	↑	Bloomington, IN (USA) (i)
1999	Mile	4:06.94	-	Jun 12, 1999	↑	Raleigh, NC (USA)

2014

6 performances

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
1500m-short-track	3:49.53	-	Feb 15	New York Millrose Games, New York, NY (i) - Split times
mile-short-track	4:06.11	-	Feb 15	New York Millrose Games, New York, NY (i)
800m	1:54.91	-	Feb 1	Seattle Washington Invitational, Seattle, WA (i) - Invitational Events
Mile	4:03.52	-	Feb 1	Seattle Washington Invitational, Seattle, WA (i) - Invitational Events
Mile	4:02.81	-	Jan 18	Seattle UW Indoor Preview, Seattle, WA (i)
800m	1:55.88	-	Jan 18	Seattle UW Indoor Preview, Seattle, WA (i)

2013

7 performances

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
5Kilometre	13:57	-	Nov 28	San José
5000m	13:43.44	-	Jul 13	Heusden-Zolder KBC Night of Athletics, Heusden-Zolder
1500m	3:46.53	-	Jul 6	Oordegem Memorial Léon Buyle, Oordegem
1500m	3:42.88	-	Jun 15	Indianapolis American Milers Club, Indianapolis, IN
1500m	3:45.59	-	May 31	Eugene Prefontaine Classic, Hayward Field, Eugene, OR - Promotional Events
5000m	13:46.53	-	May 17	Los Angeles USATF Oxy High Performance Meet, Los Angeles, CA
5000m	13:37.68	-	Apr 28	Palo Alto Payton Jordan Cardinal Invitational, Palo Alto, CA

2012

17 performances

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
10MilesRoa	49:23	-	Oct 7	St. Paul US 10 Mile Road Running Championships, St. Paul
5Kilometre	14:14	-	Sep 16	Providence US 5 km Road Running Championships, Providence, RI
5000m	14:01.25	-	Jun 25	Eugene USA Championships, Hayward Field, Eugene, OR
Mile	3:59.47	-	Jun 11	-
1500m	3:39.04	-	Jun 9	New York adidas Grand Prix, Icahn Stadium, New York, NY - Diamond Discipline
1500m	3:42.48	-	Jun 1	Eugene Prefontaine Classic, Hayward Field, Eugene, OR - Diamond Discipline
Mile	3:59.47	-	Jun 1	Eugene Prefontaine Classic, Hayward Field, Eugene, OR - Diamond Discipline
1500m	3:37.26	-	May 18	Los Angeles USATF High Performance Meet, Los Angeles, CA
800m	1:51.05	-	May 6	Durham Duke Twilight, Durham, NC
5000m	13:49.70	-	Apr 29	Palo Alto Payton Jordan Cardinal Invitational, Palo Alto, CA
1500m	3:38.86	-	Apr 29	Palo Alto Payton Jordan Cardinal Invitational, Palo Alto, CA
1500m	3:43.28	-	Apr 14	Fairfax Patriot Open Invitational, Fairfax, VA
5000m	14:15.54	-	Apr 14	Fairfax Patriot Open Invitational, Fairfax, VA
1500m	3:54.08	-	Apr 6	Gainesville Florida Relays, Gainesville, FL
800m	1:54.17	-	Apr 6	Gainesville Florida Relays, Gainesville, FL
800m-short-track	1:51.91	-	Feb 3	Blacksburg Virginia Tech Elite Meet, Blacksburg, VA (i)
800m-short-track	1:55.02	-	Jan 6	New York Metro Coaches Invitational, New York, NY (i)

2011

7 performances

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
1500m	3:55.45	-	Aug 27
Mile	3:58.77	-	Apr 30	Des Moines Drake Relays, Des Moines, IA
1500m	3:37.82	-	Mar 3	Melbourne Track Classic, Olympic Park, Melbourne
800m	1:52.2HT	-	Feb 26	Wellington
3000m	7:51.85	-	Feb 12	Seattle Husky Classic
3000m	7:51.85	-	Feb 11	Seattle Husky Classic
mile-short-track	4:00.70	-	Feb 5	New Balance Indoor Grand Prix, Boston, MA (i)

2010

7 performances

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
5Kilometre	13:36	-	Nov 25	San Jose Applied Materials Silicon Valley Turkey Trot 5-K, San José
MileRoad	3:53.72	-	Sep 26	New York Fifth Avenue Mile, New York, NY
1500m	3:36.21	-	Sep 9	Milano Notturna di Milano, Milano
800m	1:48.34	-	Sep 3	Padova Meeting Citta di Padova, Padova
5000m	14:15.49	-	Aug 28	Merksem Antwerp Athletics Gala, Merksem
1500m	3:41.16	-	Aug 28	Merksem Antwerp Athletics Gala, Merksem
800m	1:52.32	-	Aug 14	Parliament Hill BMC Regional Races, Parliament Hill

2009

6 performances

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
1500m	3:42.35	-	Jun 25	USA Championships, Eugene, OR
Mile	3:55.99	-	Jun 7	Eugene Prefontaine Classic, Eugene, OR
1500m	3:42.58	-	May 30	New York Reebok Grand Prix, Icahn Stadium, New York, NY
Mile	4:00.61	-	Apr 22	Des Moines Drake Relays, Des Moines, IA - Invitational Events
Mile	3:58.90	-	Apr 18	Lawrence Kansas Relays, Lawrence, KS - Invitational Events
1500m-short-track	3:45.82	-	Feb 28	US Indoor Championships

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What is Alan Webb's Mile personal best?

Alan Webb's Mile personal best is 3:46.91, set on Jul 21, 2007 in Brasschaat (BEL).

Which events does Alan Webb compete in?

Alan Webb competes in the Mile and 1500 m.

How did Alan Webb perform in 2014?

2014 season best: 4:02.81, set on Jan 18, 2014 in Seattle, WA (USA) (i).

Alan Webb

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