Deadspin Article- but did LRC bother clarifying?

Sorry, trimmed too much from the URL.

Run faster, folks.

we don't measure up wrote:

Run faster, folks.

Ohh, that's what's been missing in my training and racing strategy. I needed a clearly defined goal.

Deaderspin wrote:

Deadspin article up this morning quoting the letsrun take on the new olympics procedures.

Letsrun is prominently referenced, but it does beg the question-

Begging the question is a logical fallacy. Where is the fallacy?

In the article Merber roughly quoted as saying it’s not a big deal. Athletes will just run the faster standard.

That’s just fuel for the USATFs bone headed decision.

Hey Kyle, in 2016 you were one of three that hit an even slower standard. What’s changed since then? Besides, Merber doesn’t even care to wrap his head around the hilarious 5k standard and the 10k standard which only 10 American men in history have achieved. Not to mention some of the field event standards that are completely out of reach.

Merber has always just been a time trialer anyway, so it’s no wonder where he stands.

Deaderspin wrote:

Deadspin article up this morning quoting the letsrun take on the new olympics procedures.

Letsrun is prominently referenced, but it does beg the question- did Letsrun ever get clarification from USATF? Or are we still panicking based upon one person’s breathless reading of a vague statement from an organization known for not being straightforward?

https://deadspin.com/usa-track-field-has-shot-itself-in-the-dick-yet-again/

I've been trying to get in contact with Susan Hazzard since Saturday. I called her cell and work phones yesterday and sent her a text message and email. I did the same thing today. No response from her at all.

I called and left a message for the chair of the Athletes Advisory Committee, Jeff Porter, to see if the AAC or any athletes had any input into the decision. Have yet to hear back from him.

I am going to try the other members of the USATF communications department but don't imagine I'll have any better luck.

You would think if we made a major error with our interpretation, they'd want to set the record straight immediately, not ignore all attempts to contact them.

Sorry my post ended up in the body of your quote:

Maybe they realized they made a mistake and are trying to fix it,

Thanks John for your tireless work on this.

In a perfect world USATF might see that an error was made and correct it, but unfortunately years of experience have lead us all to know better than to trust them to operate in a professional manner. The lack of response from them following the confusion is unfortunately typical.

Looking forward to a resolution even though the only skin I have in the game is how difficult it will be to explain the trials to whoever I convince to watch them.