If an event were to be added or removed what would it be?

You forgot the Pole vault and Hammer throw

I would leave the hammer or weight throw out of meets. Or I'd remove race walking.

I wouldn't add anything.

The only thing that needs to change is that women need to start doing the Dec instead of the Hep. It is just stupid that they do not do the Dec.

There are way too many events.

Get rid of women's events and cut the meet times in half.

Get rid of all the field events. There has to be something seriously wrong with someone to dedicate their whole life to throwing an object really far or jumping. Nobody can enjoy watching that shit.

Hurdles/steeple are stupid too.

Too many running events are too similar. 200 and 100 are basically the same thing. Same with 800 and 1500, and 5000 and 10000 (which is also too long & boring). Just do 100, 400, 1000, 5000.

No relays, they're pointless too and nobody cares about them.

I'd pick the 4x400 or 400 hurdles.

The triple jump is redundant.

Get rid of the relays.

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Remove the 200

Add the 4x800 to all meets: NCAA, Olympics, World Champs

Dump the track 10k, and steeple.

Replace both with cross-country/ road events.

8-12k in lieu of the 10k. Hills, grass, off-road would be part of the event.

3-5k for the steeple. Water hazards and stump jumping would be part of the entirely off-road event.

Maybe a new event:

Time-trial 800. 800s on 2 minutes. All WC or Olympic qualifiers run a solo 800, with participants going off every two minutes. If 30 runners qualify for the meet this event would take one hour. Results posted on Jumbo-tron as event plays out. Watch your favorite, see if his name stays high on board. Could have a 400m split posted, see how it matches up with fastest split of the event. Obviously this is derived from cycling. Would anyone watch that? I'd be interested in watching. Time-trial 400s on 1 minute would be another option. Rounds? Maybe top half qualify for a second round, top five to finals?

I like the program as is. It's well balanced:

5 sprints (well 3 outright sprints and what is essentially 2 sprint hurdles)

5 middle/long distance

4-5 throws (could probably get rid of the weight throw)

4 jumps

1 multi (I know there's two different multi's but only one available to each gender).

But, I'd add a 4x800 relay or distance medley relay to the program for the big championships - at least WC and Olympics. This would balance things a bit out in terms of relays.

Or, I'd even settle for just 4x100 and 4x800 if they want to keep the program the same size. If there can only be two relays, my ideal relays would be 4x200 and 4x800, but that's not gonna happen

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Maybe a new event:

Time-trial 800. 800s on 2 minutes. All WC or Olympic qualifiers run a solo 800, with participants going off every two minutes. If 30 runners qualify for the meet this event would take one hour. Results posted on Jumbo-tron as event plays out. Watch your favorite, see if his name stays high on board. Could have a 400m split posted, see how it matches up with fastest split of the event. Obviously this is derived from cycling. Would anyone watch that? I'd be interested in watching. Time-trial 400s on 1 minute would be another option. Rounds? Maybe top half qualify for a second round, top five to finals?

Love it. Though I wouldn't want the time trial to replace the regular event. Would be fascinated to see a longer distance time trial and see how runners pace themselves and how they motivate themselves. I know, not gonna happen, but it would be interesting.

Cycling has a time trial event in addition to the normal "racing" events.

The Triple Jump...it is not a natural human movement at all.

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Everything over 1500

Minimum marks/heights for all throws and jumps.

Separate men's and women's meets.

Make meets last >2 hrs.

Always have a team score.

Make meets last >2 hrs

I think you're looking for:

Make meets last