slowerthanu wrote:
Would there be many takers? Extending peak form for another week, and back-to-back weekends of travel for families to a race (rough for east coast people).
Best solution would be for the two events to merge into one somehow.
It would extend the season an extra week for some, but also gives an opportunity to many others that currently don't have the option. Also, it would alleviate the FLMW athletes and NXN South athletes that are currently doubling in both meets (meaning FOUR post-state races, compared to 2 for everyone else).
The NXN invitees to FLN can always decline if they feel they are ready to end their season there.
I think most, if not all, would take the invite though. Free trip to San Diego to wrap up the season? Even if you don't feel like you're going to be at your best for another week after a grueling season, just the free vacation alone might be worth it (plus, who knows, maybe they'll have more left in the tank than they thought they would and end up racing decently well to top it all off).
Best solution would be for the two events to merge, but Footlocker said no a long time ago, which led to the start of NTN in the first place (Nike had been backing Footlocker for years before deciding they wanted to start including the top teams from the FL regional, and when Footlocker disagreed NTN was born)