Imagine if they continued that five fake false starts per race clown show in this heat.
Imagine if they continued that five fake false starts per race clown show in this heat.
The late races are an advantage for the younger guys. 9:40pm is when those muscles start closing shop for the night for the old guys. The young guys are just getting the party started.
And and 200m final at almost 10pm?...someone's pulling a hammy.
Yeah the issue is super simple and you only need half a brain to get it. 20 minutes was too much (the time the men were physically out on the track) so you can't have heptathletes out there for multiple hours on end.
The 1500m would have been uncomfortable but not health-threatening, however as someone who has run in heat before too, it was the best decision for all athletes. The spectator issue was so avoidable just using a little common sense and foresight.
Another point I'm not sure has been touched on here but I was literally sitting in a hospo tent when athletes came in drenched in sweat as they had begun warmups prior to the suspension. That to me is even more unforgiveable - it was 104 at 12pm - you can't have athletes halfway through a warmup in this weather and pull the pin for a 5 hour hiatus. Guys were having to find transport back to hotels across Eugene for 3 or so hours - again I can empathize as to how much of a disruption that is (down to things like meal and rest planning etc). Total f-up man.
Bend OR runner dude wrote:
Heads should roll at the USATF over this perfectly predictable fiasco.
But they won't. Which is the problem.
murphya33 wrote:
Who fainted?
Taliyah Brooks, which is too bad, as she was on track to get the Olympic standard and possibly finish in the top three.
Jonathan Gault wrote:
Confirmation by USATF:
https://twitter.com/usatf/status/1409274527134060548
The OP confirmed it
The sport is simply going to have to deal with global warming (as will all summer endurance sports). I think that will require Doha like "air conditioning" on all championship tracks. That will be expensive, and might kill some events. But that's the new climate reality.
tips4youtube wrote:
The late races are an advantage for the younger guys. 9:40pm is when those muscles start closing shop for the night for the old guys. The young guys are just getting the party started.
And and 200m final at almost 10pm?...someone's pulling a hammy.
Past Erriyon's bedtime
Usatf just continuing to prove they are still a mess. Never fix things. What happened to the blocks problem? Did they actually do something after multiple days? Didn’t figure out the heat until people are passing out.
historian wrote:
The sport is simply going to have to deal with global warming (as will all summer endurance sports). I think that will require Doha like "air conditioning" on all championship tracks. That will be expensive, and might kill some events. But that's the new climate reality.
No doubt. The hot summers and cold winters are problematic and it is time we have a conversation about them. All stake holders will need to be involved. This is not the time for exclusion.
brighteyes wrote:
historian wrote:
The sport is simply going to have to deal with global warming (as will all summer endurance sports). I think that will require Doha like "air conditioning" on all championship tracks. That will be expensive, and might kill some events. But that's the new climate reality.
No doubt. The hot summers and cold winters are problematic and it is time we have a conversation about them. All stake holders will need to be involved. This is not the time for exclusion.
I can see moving these Trials/Championship events, and maybe even the Olympics, to far earlier/later in the year down the line.
So what are all the US athletes going to do if it gets hot in Tokyo??
There are many advantages to being in the Eastern time zone. The media attention is overwhelmingly East. Key scholars are featured more on TV / radio if they live back East. And much more. The West is often ignored (except for LA, and then, mainly for entertainment).
So sometimes we have to get up at 4:00am because of East Coast demands.
But on stuff like this, it's hard on the East, and I'm very sorry for that.
I think the various governing bodies would stop races with this much heat. Somebody could die.
How are we supposed to watch it?! Is it not going to be live streamed?? I don't see it on the schedule for NBC, NBCSN, or the Olympic channel
Thanks for responding.
Interesting. They didn't cancel or postpone the Western States and that was 100 miles, not a few rounds of the track.
Track Athletes are wusses.
As I recall it was pretty hot in Doha and it's going to be pretty hot in Japan , get over it.
subway eat fresh! wrote:
How are we supposed to watch it?! Is it not going to be live streamed?? I don't see it on the schedule for NBC, NBCSN, or the Olympic channel
^^this!!! Someone please confirm this. This is the only thing actually worth talking about in this thread
qpifj[aifj wrote:
Interesting. They didn't cancel or postpone the Western States and that was 100 miles, not a few rounds of the track.
Track Athletes are wusses.
Please use your brain a bit more, please. It's not just the athletes...