Why has nobody tried this with track meets before?
Seems like it's working for golf. Then again I don't know anything about golf...any pros out there?
http://thefasttrack.org/home/2017/7/16/how-to-fix-the-tracktown-summer-series
Why has nobody tried this with track meets before?
Seems like it's working for golf. Then again I don't know anything about golf...any pros out there?
http://thefasttrack.org/home/2017/7/16/how-to-fix-the-tracktown-summer-series
Not bad, but literally anything would be better than that summer series garbage. They look like they ran out of money and stole the team singlets from Goodwill
Stupid idea, IAAF scoring tables don't even work
Actually a brilliant idea, all about the incentives. Economics 101, if you want fast races - you must reward fast races.
Nobody in the US has the balls to make something like this happen
Are we talking about how to make running sports more popular? Sorry didn't read the article. But my idea is we need to find a talented white America runner, and then give him HIV or some kinda horrible disease, and then pump him with EPO, or some new drug to make him a gold medal winner. Or maybe bring back Bruce Jenner somehow and have him dress sexy and win.
1. Absolute agree with scrapping team format
2. I've toyed around with IAAF Scoring Table ideas for years, was a big fan of Visa Championship Series, but I think only nerds like myself cared because they were the only ones who knew how it worked
3. IAAF Scoring Tables are broken, pay me enough and I might be able to fix them, no guarantee
4. From an administrative standpoint I like this idea, from a spectator and particularly athlete standpoint I'm not so sure. I imagine they like the fact they're only racing the 7-12 athletes in their race. We need to decide what we want track to be about, times or places. I particularly like times, but I feel I'm in the minority.
5. My grand idea internationally is developing a world ranking system that actually works and is then used as the basis for allowing athletes into meets (ie. Tennis, Golf). Does this increase popularity, almost certainly not, but it at least gives athletes something tangible to work toward (understand how to access certain meets other than connection, networking, politicking). That said we need a stronger second/third tier of meets. Drop Diamond League back down to maybe 6 meets (like Golden League), except these 6 will now be two day affairs consisting of all events for both sexes. The second tier becomes one day meets in current DL format. Third tier can put on whatever events they want. This spreads the sport around more for athletes/spectators and domestically the meets would fall into the IAAF tour, hopefully providing a bit more guidance/oversight.
RIP: D3 All-American Frank Csorba - who ran 13:56 in March - dead
RENATO can you talk about the preparation of Emile Cairess 2:06
Running for Bowerman Track Club used to be cool now its embarrassing
Hats off to my dad. He just ran a 1:42 Half Marathon and turns 75 in 2 months!
Great interview with Steve Cram - says Jakob has no chance of WRs this year
Rest in Peace Adrian Lehmann - 2:11 Swiss marathoner. Dies of heart attack.