^^ This. The coverage was embarrassing, unless you were really into the wheelchair races. Then you gotta be thrilled. Perhaps the Brojos have the standing to pass on some helpful suggestions to the broadcasters, or insist on taking it over themselves.
They face an impossible task.
The biggest problem is the race organizers consistently refuse to start the races far enough apart. Once race should end with when the other is at halfway.
. It's very hard to broadcast 4 sporting events at once and today they tried to do 6 as they threw in some mile coverage as well.
As a fan, it's also very unenjoyable to try to watch more than 1 sporting event at once.
As a fan, do you ever watch two sporting events at once for other sports? I doubt it. There is a reason why PIP used to be big thing on tvs and now is an afterthought. When it waws invented, "Everyone was like this is so cool." Now you never see it advertised as people realize it's a miserable experience to watch two things at once, let alone 6.
Thanks for the reply. You make fair points. But what broadcasters need to hear (and act on) is that no one cares about the wheelchair races. Imagine an honest survey of viewers who are asked this about this. Less than 1% care about the wheelchair races, and all of those are virtue signalers or family members of the competitors. Sure, show a few clips and the winners crossing, but that's it. Second, while focusing on the leaders is key, you gotta highlight the Americans if you want marathoning to grow in popularity here. They did a good enough job highlighting Molly today (although were extremely late in telling us she dropped out) and CJ hung with the lead back long enough, but Fauble's comeback was amazing and deserved far more airtime. Relatable stars is what grows audiences. There is a reason that marathoning was FAR more popular in the 1970s and 1980s. I'll leave it at that.
E. Africans drop all the time when they are out of money contention and are not feeling it. It is a smart move if you want to sustain a pro running career.
But hobby joggers must finish their 3 hour thons or their Instagram account goes home devastated.
Seriously though the thon is a nasty race. Running as fast as you can without depleting glycogen is a fine line. I’d rather have Americans swing for big races and risk blowing up. Instead most doodle along to their 2:08-09 and act like they’ve accomplished something great. No, 5 Kenyans ran 2:06 and 5 dropped out. That’s great when mediocrity is not an option.
The biggest problem is the race organizers consistently refuse to start the races far enough apart. Once race should end with when the other is at halfway.
. It's very hard to broadcast 4 sporting events at once and today they tried to do 6 as they threw in some mile coverage as well.
As a fan, it's also very unenjoyable to try to watch more than 1 sporting event at once.
As a fan, do you ever watch two sporting events at once for other sports? I doubt it. There is a reason why PIP used to be big thing on tvs and now is an afterthought. When it waws invented, "Everyone was like this is so cool." Now you never see it advertised as people realize it's a miserable experience to watch two things at once, let alone 6.
Picture in Picture is fine if you only have two pictures. ESPN does a great job of this. One should be larger and the main focus. If you go to commercial, show it on the main and continue the race in #2. If you are talking about the mens race, show the women in #2.
What you don’t need to do; spend much time covering the wheel chair races. If it is that big of a deal start them an hour and a half early. You also don’t need to cut away to filler content like the mile race or personal stories. If the winner has crossed make sure you are still showing the finish in #2. This shouldn’t be that hard.
“I’ve been dealing with a hip impingement on and off through the build. It was feeling good the last few weeks and no indication that it would hurt today. I went out aggressively in the race but wasn’t able to hang with the leaders but tried to give it my best shot even though the hip started to lock up around halfway. By mile 16 I was in a good deal of pain and had to make the difficult call to stop at medical tent to avoid really damaging anything.”
A bronze medal in the Olympic Marathon does not make you the third best marathoner in the world.
She's a legit top 3-5 American and probably top 25-50 in the world currently.
What has she done to make you really think that she could be truly relevant in a fast WMM race?
She set the AR at NYC?
What is wrong with you people? If I said a few years ago that an American woman was going to come out of relatively nowhere and win both Olympic Bronze and set the AR at NYC in the same year just 3 months apart, we'd all be super excited.
Can we enjoy one of the best American marathoners out there today (perhaps the best given Galen's decline recently) without this nonsense?
A bronze medal in the Olympic Marathon does not make you the third best marathoner in the world.
She's a legit top 3-5 American and probably top 25-50 in the world currently.
What has she done to make you really think that she could be truly relevant in a fast WMM race?
She set the AR at NYC?
What is wrong with you people? If I said a few years ago that an American woman was going to come out of relatively nowhere and win both Olympic Bronze and set the AR at NYC in the same year just 3 months apart, we'd all be super excited.
Can we enjoy one of the best American marathoners out there today (perhaps the best given Galen's decline recently) without this nonsense?
Why be excited???
She got dropped easily by two top Kenyans in Sapporo. And how far behind the winner was she at NYC????
Too much racing. 3 marathons in 8 months is just too much. I get why athletes fall into these traps. I'm sure they gave her a boatload of money. But this was destined to fail. She needs to take one from Kipchoge's book. 2 marathons per year. Max. If any runner wants to stay healthy and run consistently strong, that's the max.
The biggest problem is the race organizers consistently refuse to start the races far enough apart. Once race should end with when the other is at halfway.
. It's very hard to broadcast 4 sporting events at once and today they tried to do 6 as they threw in some mile coverage as well.
As a fan, it's also very unenjoyable to try to watch more than 1 sporting event at once.
As a fan, do you ever watch two sporting events at once for other sports? I doubt it. There is a reason why PIP used to be big thing on tvs and now is an afterthought. When it waws invented, "Everyone was like this is so cool." Now you never see it advertised as people realize it's a miserable experience to watch two things at once, let alone 6.
Thanks for the reply. You make fair points. But what broadcasters need to hear (and act on) is that no one cares about the wheelchair races. Imagine an honest survey of viewers who are asked this about this. Less than 1% care about the wheelchair races, and all of those are virtue signalers or family members of the competitors. Sure, show a few clips and the winners crossing, but that's it. Second, while focusing on the leaders is key, you gotta highlight the Americans if you want marathoning to grow in popularity here. They did a good enough job highlighting Molly today (although were extremely late in telling us she dropped out) and CJ hung with the lead back long enough, but Fauble's comeback was amazing and deserved far more airtime. Relatable stars is what grows audiences. There is a reason that marathoning was FAR more popular in the 1970s and 1980s. I'll leave it at that.
I've been running for almost 25 years. I've never seen a wheelchair runner in person except for the start of Bolder Boulder. Even there, there's barely a dozen or so. It staggers me that so much coverage is given to this tiny segment of the sport. I respect the talent of these athletes - but it is not running.
Beyond this, there were times when I thought there was wax paper over the camera lense. Is this the best they can do? I've seen better video on cell phones.
Very unfortunate. After 45 minutes in the race you could see her poke her right side. Hopefully she heals properly and 100%. Looking forward to her continued racing.
Thanks for the reply. You make fair points. But what broadcasters need to hear (and act on) is that no one cares about the wheelchair races. Imagine an honest survey of viewers who are asked this about this. Less than 1% care about the wheelchair races, and all of those are virtue signalers or family members of the competitors. Sure, show a few clips and the winners crossing, but that's it. Second, while focusing on the leaders is key, you gotta highlight the Americans if you want marathoning to grow in popularity here. They did a good enough job highlighting Molly today (although were extremely late in telling us she dropped out) and CJ hung with the lead back long enough, but Fauble's comeback was amazing and deserved far more airtime. Relatable stars is what grows audiences. There is a reason that marathoning was FAR more popular in the 1970s and 1980s. I'll leave it at that.
I've been running for almost 25 years. I've never seen a wheelchair runner in person except for the start of Bolder Boulder.
I have NEVER seen a wheelchair runner in my entire life. I am shocked to hear that you have…
What is wrong with you people? If I said a few years ago that an American woman was going to come out of relatively nowhere and win both Olympic Bronze and set the AR at NYC in the same year just 3 months apart, we'd all be super excited.
Can we enjoy one of the best American marathoners out there today (perhaps the best given Galen's decline recently) without this nonsense?
Why be excited???
She got dropped easily by two top Kenyans in Sapporo. And how far behind the winner was she at NYC????
How far behind the winner is she at any race?? She never finishes with the fastest finishers. Her PR is around 2:25 yet she claimed to be doing "marathon pace" running a 1:10 half a few months ago. Hey Molly! You can't run a 2:20 marathon, honey. Maybe do your marathon pace at 1:12:30. You can dream big but don't lie to yourself.
She got dropped easily by two top Kenyans in Sapporo. And how far behind the winner was she at NYC????
How far behind the winner is she at any race?? She never finishes with the fastest finishers. Her PR is around 2:25 yet she claimed to be doing "marathon pace" running a 1:10 half a few months ago. Hey Molly! You can't run a 2:20 marathon, honey. Maybe do your marathon pace at 1:12:30. You can dream big but don't lie to yourself.
This is her 4th marathon. It's very realistic to say she will likely have a better PR in the future.