Olympic trials need to be compressed to 3 days max.

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2 years ago 09/21/2023 7:44pm EDT

As a spectator, I just want to see final after final after final. I don't want to pay $150 for a ticket and $200 a night for a hotel (and that is on the low side) to see 2 track finals, some prelims and field events. And usually you can't pick a couple of prime days to see your favorite events. If you're into the 1500, the men's and women's will be in separate weeks. They just screw you over so every day is kinda worth seeing live, but not really.

If you need to have the prelims in Eugene, have them all the first week at reduced ticket prices. But the finals of everything should be the last weekend: Friday, Saturday, Sunday. Maybe the 10,000m need to take place somewhere else if people are used to doubling. Maybe you just need to see who can make it spaced out with just one day of rest.

2 years ago 09/21/2023 7:50pm EDT

re: spectator friendly

Three, 3 hour TV shows, Fri, Sat, Sun.

2 years ago 09/21/2023 7:53pm EDT

re: Three Peat

Use 12 tracks and fields simultaneously across a city, metro area at once. No heats. No false starts. No recalls. If you false start you find out after the race is finished That way you can compress all sprints in one 3 hour TV show.

2 years ago 09/21/2023 7:58pm EDT

re: spectator friendly

Agreed. Finals only. Friday-Sunday. 10K goes at 8 and 9 p.m. day one, 5K late on Sunday.

2 years ago 09/21/2023 8:05pm EDT

re: We live in JV land

Then don't complain why the American athletes can't double at the Olympics.

2 years ago 09/21/2023 8:09pm EDT

re: Djdkdmd

Djdkdmd wrote:
Then don't complain why the American athletes can't double at the Olympics.

Coming in 5th in two events is not that exciting.

2 years ago 09/21/2023 8:12pm EDT

re: spectator friendly

Didn't TV propose that in the 1980s before LA 1984? ABC Sports wanted a New York Broadway show or Hollywood live TV show for track and field since it's so full of idle time, boring, drawn out, and non-watchable

2 years ago 09/21/2023 8:13pm EDT

re: spectator friendly

spectator friendly wrote:
Djdkdmd wrote:
Then don't complain why the American athletes can't double at the Olympics.
Coming in 5th in two events is not that exciting.

You expect athletes like mclaughlin, Norman, lyles to double within 3 days? Distance runners are irrelevant because they don't bring home medals.

2 years ago 09/21/2023 8:22pm EDT

re: Bbhhj

Bbhhj wrote:
spectator friendly wrote:
Coming in 5th in two events is not that exciting.
You expect athletes like mclaughlin, Norman, lyles to double within 3 days? Distance runners are irrelevant because they don't bring home medals.

At Worlds a 100m finalist has 2 days rest before a 200 prelim. Would one day of rest in between finals be ok if the prelims were taken care of a week prior?

2 years ago 09/21/2023 8:27pm EDT

re: spectator friendly

spectator friendly wrote:
Bbhhj wrote:
You expect athletes like mclaughlin, Norman, lyles to double within 3 days? Distance runners are irrelevant because they don't bring home medals.
At Worlds a 100m finalist has 2 days rest before a 200 prelim. Would one day of rest in between finals be ok if the prelims were taken care of a week prior?

So at Worlds it was a 100m final at night. Then 2 days free. Then a 200m heat in the morning.
Changing to a Friday final at night to a Sunday final at night is only a loss of a few hours. They could also put the 200m on Friday during the day which gives half a day more.

2 years ago 09/21/2023 8:38pm EDT

re: spectator friendly

I agree it should be done that way. Do the prelims the week before.

But they mimic the Olympic format.
The Olympics should also run all prelims first and all finals in three days.

2 years ago 09/22/2023 1:53am EDT

re: Ex L

No heats. Finals Only.

2 years ago 09/22/2023 1:56am EDT

re: spectator friendly

Sustainable venues in same place every year. All season location. Venues must be in use by local residents 52 weeks out of the year. Yearly Winter Outdoor Olympics and Summer Outdoor Olympics. Finals Only. Three, three hour TV shows, Fri, Sat, Sun.

2 years ago 09/22/2023 2:39am EDT

re: spectator friendly

Shut up. Trials follow model of Olympics. Get it?

For God’s sake. How dense can you be?

2 years ago 09/22/2023 6:50am EDT

re: Reluctant Dave

Reluctant Dave wrote:
Trials follow model of Olympics. Get it?

USAs doesn't follow the same schedule as the World Championships and everything works out OK. So there is no need for the Olympic Trials to follow the same schedule as the Olympics.

2 years ago 09/22/2023 6:55am EDT

re: spectator friendly

spectator friendly wrote:
Djdkdmd wrote:
Then don't complain why the American athletes can't double at the Olympics.
Coming in 5th in two events is not that exciting.

Do better then.

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