track and field really isnt that popular.people will watch it every 4 years when the olympics are on,but thats mostly it.
track and field really isnt that popular.people will watch it every 4 years when the olympics are on,but thats mostly it.
totes wrote:
It's just opening rounds besides the men's 10k. They should charge more accessible prices especially since they didn't give people that much time to plan and I assumed hotel/airbnb availability would be tight.
Hotels were all sold out. The v few rooms remaining in Springfield wanted over $300/night.
I imagine they lost a lot of people with the rapid reversals on having spectators late in the spring.
It was about May 1 when they announced definitively that they would not have spectators. I, like many people, cancelled our hotel reservation and made other summer plans. Once they announced a new spectator policy around June 1 I looked at hotels and it was too late.
Is it possible that many potential spectators are actually fit, healthy beings with little to worry about concerning covid and just got fed up with all of the mask, shut down the economy, Faucian Bargain nonsense and decided its not worth it? A few weeks ago it still looked like the trials would be for nothing since Japan wasnt solid on hosting. They had 10k volunteers walk away. Maybe a lot of people just dont want to get excited for a half hearted attempt to get back to "normal" which actually su ked go begin with but just want to sit this one out? Im hopeful that the college football season is back but im afraid we are going to see a strong overeaction to seasonal flu and start the panic porn all over again.
Rampant PEDs, super shoes, man buns, arm warmers. Thanks but I’ll find something else.
No track athletes worth paying to see in person.
Track is a really hard sport to go see. I'm lucky and have enough money that that's not really a consideration. The trials are different but all the other meets you have no idea who will actually compete. Even a few years ago at the USA's when Sydney and Lyles had just turned pro neither ran the final.
As I often say 80% of the questions in track the answer is its an amateur sport. Don't get confused by the few that make money. So unlike Tennis Golf etc you can enter withdraw etc with no consequences.
As for this meet. Definitely, a mixture of COVID and USATF. Plus hard to get to. Lack of available quality hotels.
That's why spending money at the Olympics (or trials usually) makes the most sense. You know everyone will compete. How even as a distance fan watching a women's 5000 heat knowing the person in last can qualify if they run 15.40 is not exactly riveting sport.
kmaclam wrote:
Hotels were all sold out. The v few rooms remaining in Springfield wanted over $300/night.
I just checked. Hotels in Eugene are not sold out.
$192 for a night tonight at the Maverick Hotel close to Hayward Field.
Not sure if I want to pay that for a $80 hotel room but it is not outrageous expensive.
MeHereYouWhere?! wrote:
From what I have seen, and I am probably wrong here, they released a huge block of tickets to the general just last week.
So you have late notification of ticket availability,, ridiculous ticket prices (I think 40% higher this year versus 2016 trails), expensive hotel rooms ($250 plus when I looked the other day...,no dorms this time around).
Recipe for disaster, tbh.
I think this is close to the truth.
I've gone to the OT several times in Eugene, but it's a major trip across the country for an extended time. It wasn't clear that the Olympics/OT would even be held this year, until late. I didn't have the desire to do the planning and go through the normal hassle of getting tickets on a "maybe."
I can't say that cost was an issue, since I never got that far down the road this time.
I will go in the future, assuming there is no pandemic.
I bought tickets to the trials back in 2019 and was excited about going. Then the panic-demic hit and Oregon's government went hysterically overboard. I thought it was pretty clear by last fall that if the trials were even allowed to happen then there wouldn't be spectators. The last straw came this spring when Tracktown said they were issuing refunds to all the ticket holders. At that point I canceled plans to go to Oregon and booked a trip to Alaska instead.
I blame the state for this fiasco because they made it impossible for anyone to plan ahead by more than a few weeks.
I attended the trials last time and loved it. I would have loved to have gone again, but with covid and delays and even wondering if they were even going to have the Olympics, this time I decided to pass.
Traveling across the country to attend is a big deal. It's expensive, it's a big hassle, I decided to watch on TV and try again in 4 years.
That's just me, but I bet a lot of others were in the same situation.
Burrito man Beaverton wrote:
kmaclam wrote:
Hotels were all sold out. The v few rooms remaining in Springfield wanted over $300/night.
I just checked. Hotels in Eugene are not sold out.
$192 for a night tonight at the Maverick Hotel close to Hayward Field.
Not sure if I want to pay that for a $80 hotel room but it is not outrageous expensive.
Rooms like these (both of them) ONLY became available in the last 48 hrs. when people bailed.
Blowing Rock Master wrote:
I bought tickets to the trials back in 2019 and was excited about going. Then the panic-demic hit and Oregon's government went hysterically overboard. I thought it was pretty clear by last fall that if the trials were even allowed to happen then there wouldn't be spectators. The last straw came this spring when Tracktown said they were issuing refunds to all the ticket holders. At that point I canceled plans to go to Oregon and booked a trip to Alaska instead.
I blame the state for this fiasco because they made it impossible for anyone to plan ahead by more than a few weeks.
I'm with you. Hate when States take 600,000 deaths so seriously. Pathetic huh?
Blowing Rock Master wrote:
I bought tickets to the trials back in 2019 and was excited about going. Then the panic-demic hit and Oregon's government went hysterically overboard. I thought it was pretty clear by last fall that if the trials were even allowed to happen then there wouldn't be spectators. The last straw came this spring when Tracktown said they were issuing refunds to all the ticket holders. At that point I canceled plans to go to Oregon and booked a trip to Alaska instead.
I blame the state for this fiasco because they made it impossible for anyone to plan ahead by more than a few weeks.
That seems to be what happened. Eugene is very hard to get to and doesn't have a lot of accomodations.
From what I can tell April 22 they cancelled everyone's ticket.
Then May 29 they reversed course and said you could have your tickets if you wanted them.
Was it even possible when they reopened to buy an all session pass or was that only for people who got in on the initial offer? Individual tickets are more expensive than I thought.
Initial pricing was $440 to $795 for all-session packages which seems reasonable to me for 8 days of action.
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PRE packed the stadium way better by himself solely in a pre-internet day.
No excuse to have a half assed attendance in today’s age.
The sport is headed in the wrong direction.
From what I can tell April 22 they cancelled everyone's ticket.
Then May 29 they reversed course and said you could have your tickets if you wanted them.
Was it even possible when they reopened to buy an all session pass or was that only for people who got in on the initial offer? Individual tickets are more expensive than I thought.
Initial pricing was $440 to $795 for all-session packages which seems reasonable to me for 8 days of action.
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They never "cancelled" anybodies ticket. They thought they were going to issue refunds but then informed that those tix were still good if you still wanted to/could attend. For all those who held tickets, they didn't have to do anything (unless requesting to seat in the unvaccinated sections).
I thought of going but who wants to fly these days ?
Eugene is a fun town, Oregon is blast !
Flying across country ?, no thanks
wejo wrote:
From what I can tell April 22 they cancelled everyone's ticket.
Then May 29 they reversed course and said you could have your tickets if you wanted them.
Was it even possible when they reopened to buy an all session pass or was that only for people who got in on the initial offer? Individual tickets are more expensive than I thought.
Initial pricing was $440 to $795 for all-session packages which seems reasonable to me for 8 days of action.
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kmaclam wrote: They never "cancelled" anybodies ticket. They thought they were going to issue refunds but then informed that those tix were still good if you still wanted to/could attend. For all those who held tickets, they didn't have to do anything (unless requesting to seat in the unvaccinated sections).
Wejo is correct. ALL tickets were CANCELLED on April 22.
"the tickets held by existing customers cannot be fulfilled. As a result, all ticket customers will have their tickets fully refunded. "
Then on May 29, as Wejo correctly stated, they announced that they changed their minds, they weren't going to issue refunds, and that most, but not all, vaccinated people could keep their tickets, but non-vaccinated people couldn't, although there would be a small section where some of the un-vaccinated ticket holders could sit, space permitting.
To answer Wejo's question "Was it even possible when they reopened to buy an all session pass or was that only for people who got in on the initial offer?"
The answer is No. After the tickets sales reopended, they have been only selling individual tickets over the past few weeks.
hjm wrote:
I'm surprised their aren't more people there. Almost 100% capacity is allowed and it looks half empty at best.
Did the Covid delay cause everyone to stay home? Planning a vacation on 3 weeks notice isn't feasible. Is that the takeaway?
Every time I get mad at the Covidiocy in California Oregon makes me feel better. They are even making the officials outside at the meet wear masks.
The only way we can save track and field is to covert to a showcase similar to UFC and Boxing.