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Poster: Montesquieu
Subject: RE: Men's Marathon Trials to Be Held on Sunday on Traditional NYC Course
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I'm still not sure what the disadvantages are, other than some men having less time to qualify. As to this disadvantage, isn't there still at least a whole year to qualify (as Prof. Rob M. has noted)--which would include all of this year's fall marathons and all of next year's spring marathons? This doesn't seem to be an unreasonably narrow window of opportunity. And as for some advantages of NY--first there's the sheer majesty of the course and the great images of several runners fighting it out. When I was a very young boy I watched Lindgren beat the Russians at 10K in the LA Coliseum. The image of that scene--it wasn't just Lindgren winning, it was that he was winning in that setting--inspired me to a lifetime of running. Secondly, NYC is the media capital of the world. It is hard for me to believe that that won't translate into increased exposure (as compared to, say, Akron). The principal purpose of the Trials is to field the best team, and I don't see that anyone has given a single reason to think that NY detracts from that. An ancillary purpose is to further long distance running, and having the even in NY has a better chance of succeeding in this regard than most other places. Mary Wittenberg and the NYRRC seem just what our sport needs--and having the Trials in NY suports that group, and they have contributed hundreds of thousands of dollars to support running, and having the race in their neck of the woods is a nice reward for that. How much, one might ask, did Birmingham contribute both before and after the last Trials?
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I love all the people who can only offer "quit bitching" as a response to anyone who dares say that NY is a bad choice. Let's look at it this way. The Trials should be about the athletes and about sending the best team possible to the Olympics, right? So what are the advantages vs. the disadvantages to the athletes and the team? Thus far, it appears the disadvantages outweigh the advantages by a lot. Numerous disadvantages/problems have been listed in this thread, and I can think of a few more. What are the advantages? Is the money for the athletes going to be better? Maybe we could find that out if we could ever see all the bids. Media coverage is nice, but I don't think it will help us send a better team to China. Also, like others, I can see the Trials having to compete with the regular race coverage in NY, so that may not even be that much better than elsewhere. Anyway, let's hear some reasons why this is the best decision for the athletes and the team. I say USATF has their priorities mixed up.
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