On Jan. 20, 2001, DyeStat Was There When Alan Webb Ran 3:59.86 In The Indoor Mile

By Doug Binder, DyeStat Editor

DyeStat founder and namesake John Dye was a routine visitor to The Armory in the early days of the Website, but he may have missed the 2000 New Balance Games, if not for a tip. 

It was something of a secret that Alan Webb was going to try and run under four minutes in a field of older runners. He and his coach were reluctant to do that under the glare of hype and the weight of expectation. 

But race annoucer Ian Brooks advised Dye that he should be there. Something was going to happen that he wouldn't want to miss. A final email said "You MUST come." 

So Dye made the train trip from Baltimore, Md. and documented the night with early pixelated digital photos and coverage of the historic occasion. 

To this day, Dye calls is "the most memorable day of my life with DyeStat."

RACE VIDEO OF WEBB'S 2001 RACE AT THE NEW BALANCE GAMES

DyeStat coverage of the historic sub-4:

Alan Webb goes sub-4 – the lead story by John Dye  http://archive.dyestat.com/rivals/8096466.html

Click on “return to New Balance Games page” at bottom to see following pages: 

• Webb's Great Day - the story in 23 pictures
• Webb's pursuit of sub-4:00; what came before
• Webb, Coach Raczko  recount the race to Pearl Watts
  Webb: "There was no reason not to run for it." 
  Raczko: "It's still not like he's at his strongest point of the year, with more conditioning he should run faster."