Should/Will USATF Move the Womens' 5k Final to the Morning or Evening on Monday (6/21)

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  • Bower Man

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    2 years ago 06/20/2021 4:09am EDT

    Women' 5k final scheduled for this Monday (6/21) @ 5:40pm PDT . . . when the forecasted temperature is 90 deg F.

    Possibly reschedule the race to 9am when the temp will be 70 deg or 9pm when the temp will be 76 deg? (Yes, outside the tv window but Peacock could stream it live and we're already seeing delayed rebroadasts on NBC.)

    USATF has done this in the past, I recall, moving the 5k to the morning once when the race was at Drake.

    It will be warm as well at the Olympics; however, the women's 5k final is the last event on the schedule for August 2nd at approx 10pm Tokyo time so well after sunset in cooler weather.

  • kmaclam

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    2 years ago 06/20/2021 9:37am EDT
    re: Bower Man

    Not too windy, low humidity and as noted it will be 'warm' as well in Tokyo. With all the upheaval already due to Covid, I wouldn't mess with one more thing.

  • U MN-Duluth instead of U of OR

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    2 years ago 06/20/2021 9:43am EDT
    re: Bower Man

    Bower Man wrote:

    Women' 5k final scheduled for this Monday (6/21) @ 5:40pm PDT . . . when the forecasted temperature is 90 deg F.

    Possibly reschedule the race to 9am when the temp will be 70 deg or 9pm when the temp will be 76 deg? (Yes, outside the tv window but Peacock could stream it live and we're already seeing delayed rebroadasts on NBC.)

    USATF has done this in the past, I recall, moving the 5k to the morning once when the race was at Drake.

    It will be warm as well at the Olympics; however, the women's 5k final is the last event on the schedule for August 2nd at approx 10pm Tokyo time so well after sunset in cooler weather.

    Nike should have thought this through years ago. Instead of making University of Oregon location for USA T&F championship, Nike should have built up University of Minnesota-Duluth. Summer temperatures are better for 1500m and longer events in Duluth, MN than Eugene, OR.

  • Sliding Scale

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    2 years ago 06/20/2021 9:55am EDT
    re: Bower Man

    They should stick to the schedule. It is a race, not a time trial.

    Now that Cooper has the time, who among the real contenders does not have the standard?

  • registered

    surveysays

    Member since 02/25/2021.

    806 posts. Last post 3 days ago.
    2 years ago 06/20/2021 10:19am EDT
    re: Sliding Scale

    Sliding Scale wrote:

    They should stick to the schedule. It is a race, not a time trial.

    Now that Cooper has the time, who among the real contenders does not have the standard?

    Agreed with your first paragraph.

  • Hair products

    Anonymous Poster

    2 years ago 06/20/2021 11:33am EDT
    re: U MN-Duluth instead of U of OR

    Stick to the schedule .

  • Nike is knocking

    Anonymous Poster

    2 years ago 06/20/2021 11:39am EDT
    re: Hair products

    What would be the purpose of switching the schedule? Three women with the standard will go to the Olympics. If a slow women is top 3, she doesn't go.

  • registered

    Film Rep

    Member since 08/16/2019.

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    2 years ago 06/20/2021 11:42am EDT
    re: Bower Man

    It’s only a 5k. The heat won’t be a huge factor.

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    bleu

    Member since 10/30/2002.

    2,424 posts. Last post 2 years ago.
    2 years ago 06/20/2021 2:28pm EDT
    re: kmaclam

    Snowflake. Tokyo is going to be hot.

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