I knew these guys were out of date when they stopped updating the sub-4 milers list because of super shoes. They strike me as a bunch of boomers who love to yell at clouds.
Why is hocker even on this list? When was the last time he even ran a 1500?
Back in the day; (we’re talking WAY back in the day), I was a mega-fan of Track & Field News. Had STACKS of the actual magazine and eagerly waited for each issue. Those sat right alongside of stacks of Runner’s World, etc.
Neither of them are not relevant anymore.
Both have their information sitting behind paywalls to even read something and Track & Field News has appeared to have gotten quite big for its britches as it doesn’t even have a monthly fee option, it’s just flat-out yearly all-at-once, take it or leave it (not even a trial period).
No thanks.
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TFN lost their distance guru when subscriptions dried up and they went digital only. So I'm guessing the Sprint/Hurdle/Throws guys putting together these lists.
I knew these guys were out of date when they stopped updating the sub-4 milers list because of super shoes. They strike me as a bunch of boomers who love to yell at clouds.
Why is hocker even on this list? When was the last time he even ran a 1500?
TFN lost their distance guru when subscriptions dried up and they went digital only. So I'm guessing the Sprint/Hurdle/Throws guys putting together these lists.
They print a copy once again and I am a subscriber. I think there is something cool about seeing someone on the cover.
And I've got no problem with them charging. I think they have a metered paywall and some of their profiles are pretty good. I use a lot of their lists all the time for lrc articles.
Anyways, that 1500 ranking is atrocious. Ignoring Nuguse, how in the world do you have Drew Hunter ahead of Sam Prakel? Prakel won USA indoors, Hunter was 10th. Prakel also beat him at Millrose.
Yes I know Hunter ran 0.06 faster than Prakel last year but that's a joke.
They also omitted Britton Wilson from the 400m on the women’s list lol
I guess they assume she is running the 400h but Wilson should still be #1 in 400 flat regardless. In the 5000, Valby ranked ahead of Tuohy - WTF?? It’s like Tuohy’s collegiate record never happened?
Track and field news is a fossil. They don't even try pretend they're moving with the times.
For me the funniest thing still is how Nike still use the T&F News end of year rankings to decide performance bonuses and reductions. Imagine getting reduced 25-50% of your annual salary at the whim of the geniuses who came up with these rankings.
They're especially bad IMO in middle distance events and heavily impacted by who raced most recently.
I swear half their subscribers are Nike affiliated agents/coaches/athletes who pay to check what's happening to their bank account.
Track and field news is a fossil. They don't even try pretend they're moving with the times.
For me the funniest thing still is how Nike still use the T&F News end of year rankings to decide performance bonuses and reductions. Imagine getting reduced 25-50% of your annual salary at the whim of the geniuses who came up with these rankings.
They're especially bad IMO in middle distance events and heavily impacted by who raced most recently.
I swear half their subscribers are Nike affiliated agents/coaches/athletes who pay to check what's happening to their bank account.
Since you're the resident genius, surely you realize these are form charts people are discussing, not rankings? Do you know the difference? Form charts are basically one person's predictions about placings at a specific meet. Do keep up, old chap.
Since you're the resident genius, surely you realize these are form charts people are discussing, not rankings? Do you know the difference? Form charts are basically one person's predictions about placings at a specific meet. Do keep up, old chap.
Yes, I am aware.
I am agreeing with the general sentiment of this thread that the magazine is out of touch and bad.
Then I am going on a related tangent by talking about what I find the craziest thing about the magazine, which is how Nike athletes can gain or lose thousands of dollars based on the whims of its EOY rankings.
Anyway, clearly found one of the magazine's four subscribers!
