My dad during 100m in Birmingham: 'Who are these runners? I've never heard of them. Are they professional?'

Lydiard Cerutty wrote:

Jesus is my homeboy wrote:

I wish my Dad would hang out with me, but he’s in Uganda.

When someone reads this in ten years they will have no clue to the reference.

I don't get the reference either.

Asking for a friend wrote:

Anything cool at the garage sale?

I was going through stuff and found Faith Kipyegon's bib from World Cross Country. We should auction if off for a good cause on LetsRun. I don't even remember the story of how we got it in Uganda.

The Birmignham DL meet was underway and the first thing a dude bought was the big TV I was trying to watch it on. Never put a good price on the TV you are hoping to use during the day to entertain yourself.

2 people probably spent 80% of the total at the sale. They bough all the big stuff.

Highlight was for me was when I went out to my shed and found this giant fan. This was in middle of sale. Forgot it was out there. Went and hauled it to front year (most of the sale was in the house). 2 big dudes sitting in their car rolled down the window and asked if it was for sale. "Yes" Next thing I know a price of $5 has been agreed to. I'm putting it in their car and one guy gives me $5 and the other guy gives me five $1. They do this almost simultaneously. The guy with the fine ones then says, "keep it. It's worth $10". He appreciated I gave him a good deal. I appreciated him being appreciative.

One thing I'm not sure of is these guys were sitting in their car because I told them most of the sale was inside. They said they were handicapped by their weight. I told them a lot of stuff was on first floor. They stayed in car and their wife trucked in the house but I'm not sure how going into the first story of my house would have been any easier than trucking to the back of the yard where my garage is on a gravel driveway if the sale had been in the actual garage.

Also these complete strangers seemed genuinely excited for me to be moving to NY and getting married. One guy who had been married was wishing me luck and then I asked him what the key was and he got all serious and talked about how he didn't know this at first, but to genuinely really work with your wife and come to agreement on things as a unit.

And then my mom told me one of my neighbors told her I was a calming influence on the street and would be missed. I liked that. I love my street but I'm at the start of a cul-de-sac so I feel lime most of my interaction with the neighbors at the end is just a wave as they drive by when I'm in the yard. Maybe they appreciate that . Who knows.

wejo wrote:

Is our sport way more out of it than I think.? I had a garage sale today and my dad is here and the Birmingham replay is on. During intros of 100m that's what my dad just said.

I tried to explain these are the next bolts and he said he doesn't see bolt out there.

Let me guess. The two track athletes your dad can name are Bolt and Carl Lewis.

wejo wrote:

Lydiard Cerutty wrote:

When someone reads this in ten years they will have no clue to the reference.

I don't get the reference either.

This:

Frank Shorter here wrote:

I am a runner for the most part of my life. I wouldn't have a clue who is good in 100 meters in the moment.

Same is true for all track distances and even for Marathon runners.

Same here. I'm a recreational runner (yes, a hobby jogger!) and I love running and racing, but I don't follow professional track at all. No interest. I couldn't name a single current professional/elite runner at any distance.

Running is for doing, not watching.

I'll never understand why people on this site get their knickers in such a wad over track not being popular. Who cares?

I don't know any golfers apart from Tiger Woods.

ex-runner wrote:

I don't know any golfers apart from Tiger Woods.

Exactly, for example, I'm from the UK and I couldn't name one US basketball of American football player...or any Canadian ice-hockey player.

ex-runner wrote:

I don't know any golfers apart from Tiger Woods.

Of course you don't. Your racist self refuses to know any white players and will only get an arousal to players that are at least part black,...even if they're rated #100 in the world.

Yohan Blake? Lots of new names, but he’s been around a while (and was a Bolt protege).

Sick minded liberal SJWs wrote:

ex-runner wrote:

I don't know any golfers apart from Tiger Woods.

Of course you don't. Your racist self refuses to know any white players and will only get an arousal to players that are at least part black,...even if they're rated #100 in the world.

LOL at you Coevett.

You getting ready to move, wejo? MOving to Baltimore to be close to rojo and his family?

Your dad's right, I don't see Bolt or the "next Bolt" in there either. Good analysis

CONGRADS ON THE WEDDING!!!

Sick minded liberal SJWs wrote:

ex-runner wrote:

I don't know any golfers apart from Tiger Woods.

Of course you don't. Your racist self refuses to know any white players and will only get an arousal to players that are at least part black,...even if they're rated #100 in the world.

Tiger is just the most famous golfer. I've never watched golf and I don't even know if he still plays.

I don't know any swimmers apart from Adam Peaty and Michael Phelps.

Or any American football players bar Peyton Manning

They are just the ones I've heard of. Bolt is that to track. If you don't follow the sport you won't know the athletes apart from Bolt or maybe Farah.

I don't see why this is such a revelation.

When the Oprahs of the world make running magazine covers, like all those years ago, that is a sign of the destruction of athletics.

I'd rather have a sport that's popular for participation rather than spectating. It means as a sport it's more competitive and your medals actually mean something.

No disrespect to golf/rugby/basketball etc, but you just don't have the same number of people playing and training seriously, despite the viewing figures.

Although I love the idea of a golf version of Iten where thousands of poor people are all playing golf full time in order to buy a cow. Can you imagine!

Who cares internationally about US high school and college track. Apart from ncaa finals, rai Benjamin was amazing