Official 2018 USATF Outdoor Championship Day 2 Discussion Thread

20k race walk, LIVE, and you wonder why track and field is dead and stinking?

They don't show the 100 semis, the 400H, the w100h heats and they show the freaking 20k race walk, LIVE. Hello, no one cares. Idiots.

ytggh wrote:

20k race walk, LIVE, and you wonder why track and field is dead and stinking?

They don't show the 100 semis, the 400H, the w100h heats and they show the freaking 20k race walk, LIVE. Hello, no one cares. Idiots.

Eh, I feel like we shouldn't bite the hand that feeds us. Racewalk is a legitimate sport and better that we get it on NBC than not. Some of these guys are pretty decent runners as well. But yea, wish there was some Thursday TV coverage too and the 10Ks.

20k racewalkers only do "40-60" miles per week according to broadcast :-/

Seems pretty low, I could probably only barely run a 20K at 7 minute pace on that mileage

This is pathetic everyone left, yeah I know it's part of the sport it's an Olympic event it's a national championship but it's horrible for television absolutely horrible they don't show the 10K final not even a highlight don't show the Sprint semi-finals . I turn this off if that were home naked

Dijon Gebremustard wrote:

Racewalk is a legitimate sport

Ha.

Slow mo, the leader is running literally with every step.

Pathetic garbage.

chuccu wrote:

This is pathetic everyone left, yeah I know it's part of the sport it's an Olympic event it's a national championship but it's horrible for television absolutely horrible they don't show the 10K final not even a highlight don't show the Sprint semi-finals . I turn this off if that were home naked

All 3 people left.

rojo wrote:

Lots of PBs in the 800 semis.

Ce'aira Brown

Olivia Baker

Hanna Green

All PRd.

How did Laura Roesler not make the final? I just don't think she's focused and may not have the fire anymore.

lol at the "pit lane", you have to spend two minutes in if you get three strikes from judges then you resume the race as if nothing happened. What is this hockey

Disappointedwatcher Dude- its called TRAINING!!!

To me the 50-lap racewalk lacks some of the excitement of the shorter events with running.

Bonus Jack wrote:

Disappointedwatcher Dude- its called TRAINING!!!

As in lack of training?

Disappointedwatcher wrote:

Bonus Jack wrote:

Disappointedwatcher Dude- its called TRAINING!!!

As in lack of training?

Yeah, she bailed on the sport for awhile and is now just back

kmaclam wrote:

Disappointedwatcher wrote:

As in lack of training?

Yeah, she bailed on the sport for awhile and is now just back

A real bummer how her pro career has panned out, considering how good she was in the NCAA. Rose Monday was not the right choice for a coach...

Disappointedwatcher wrote:

rojo wrote:

Lots of PBs in the 800 semis.

Ce'aira Brown

Olivia Baker

Hanna Green

All PRd.

How did Laura Roesler not make the final? I just don't think she's focused and may not have the fire anymore.

She ran 2:00.84 in her semi, but wasn't fast enough to qualify (finishing 7th fastest). I don't think that's a bad run for her - she's only run faster in 3 years since 2012. What is the fastest non-qualifying time run in a USATF Women's 800 semifinal? She must have been close to it.

rare wrote:

kmaclam wrote:

Yeah, she bailed on the sport for awhile and is now just back

A real bummer how her pro career has panned out, considering how good she was in the NCAA. Rose Monday was not the right choice for a coach...

Not so sure. She admits she lost the fire herself. And comes back today to run a 2 flat. Not too shabby.

chuccu wrote:

This is pathetic everyone left, yeah I know it's part of the sport it's an Olympic event it's a national championship but it's horrible for television absolutely horrible they don't show the 10K final not even a highlight don't show the Sprint semi-finals . I turn this off if that were home naked

You understand the hypocrisy of complaining about them showing the racewalk while also complaining about them not showing the 10k, right?

Best part of watching the RW is Robin Stevens.

Check out Robyn Stevens (@robyndesign):

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Was David Ribich put into the final??

https://results.usatf.org/2018Outdoors/