Isn’t Penn Relays bringing back their international relays a week before World Relays? Why would someone like Noah Lyles goto Bermuda. Sport continues to shoot itself in the foot
Penn Relays and Bermuda Meet same weekend?
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212areacode wrote:
Isn’t Penn Relays bringing back their international relays a week before World Relays? Why would someone like Noah Lyles goto Bermuda. Sport continues to shoot itself in the foot
3 obvious reason for Noah to go to Bermuda
1) Pretty sure he had or has a deal with Bermuda tourism.
2) Where would you rather take a free trip to in April- Bermuda or Philly?
3) Isn't Bermuda relays on NBC? Is there even TV for Penn anymore?
So money, exposure and better weather are obvious reasons I can come up with.
USATF has recently not been pushing Penn at all but are you saying that is coming back?22 -
wejo wrote:
212areacode wrote:
Isn’t Penn Relays bringing back their international relays a week before World Relays? Why would someone like Noah Lyles goto Bermuda. Sport continues to shoot itself in the foot
3 obvious reason for Noah to go to Bermuda
1) Pretty sure he had or has a deal with Bermuda tourism.
2) Where would you rather take a free trip to in April- Bermuda or Philly?
3) Isn't Bermuda relays on NBC? Is there even TV for Penn anymore?So money, exposure and better weather are obvious reasons I can come up with.
USATF has recently not been pushing Penn at all but are you saying that is coming back?
Penn Relays is having Global Relays 4x1 and 4x4 events on Saturday.
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wejo wrote:
212areacode wrote:
Isn’t Penn Relays bringing back their international relays a week before World Relays? Why would someone like Noah Lyles goto Bermuda. Sport continues to shoot itself in the foot
3 obvious reason for Noah to go to Bermuda
1) Pretty sure he had or has a deal with Bermuda tourism.
2) Where would you rather take a free trip to in April- Bermuda or Philly?
3) Isn't Bermuda relays on NBC? Is there even TV for Penn anymore?So money, exposure and better weather are obvious reasons I can come up with.
USATF has recently not been pushing Penn at all but are you saying that is coming back?
1) uhhh... what?
2) guy can take trips wherever he wants, I thought he wanted to improve the sport?
3) Penn Relays will have significantly more eyeballs and social engagement on Saturday with the World Relays than this sh**** USATF event that means absolutely nothing. Which by the way, what a terrible date during two established meets (Drake and Penn)
Noah.... SEE Usain Bolt at Penn Relays 2010:Repping USA @ Penn Relays > fashion walk at Bermuda meet
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wejo wrote:
212areacode wrote:
Isn’t Penn Relays bringing back their international relays a week before World Relays? Why would someone like Noah Lyles goto Bermuda. Sport continues to shoot itself in the foot
3 obvious reason for Noah to go to Bermuda
1) Pretty sure he had or has a deal with Bermuda tourism.
2) Where would you rather take a free trip to in April- Bermuda or Philly?
3) Isn't Bermuda relays on NBC? Is there even TV for Penn anymore?So money, exposure and better weather are obvious reasons I can come up with.
USATF has recently not been pushing Penn at all but are you saying that is coming back?
Why would you think the weather is better in Bermuda? Its not.
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malmo wrote:
wejo wrote:
3 obvious reason for Noah to go to Bermuda
1) Pretty sure he had or has a deal with Bermuda tourism.
2) Where would you rather take a free trip to in April- Bermuda or Philly?
3) Isn't Bermuda relays on NBC? Is there even TV for Penn anymore?So money, exposure and better weather are obvious reasons I can come up with.
USATF has recently not been pushing Penn at all but are you saying that is coming back?
Why would you think the weather is better in Bermuda? Its not.
April average (High/Low) in Bermuda: 72/63 with 9 days of rain; and in Philadelphia 66/47 with 8 days of rain. Gotta imagine as a sprinter you'd prefer the almost guaranteed (smaller variation between high and low) warm, humid weather of Bermuda over the crap-shoot that is Penn relays weekend, if only for the protection of your muscles
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Gotta imagine as a sprinter you'd prefer the
almost guaranteed (smaller variation between high and low) warm, humid weather of Bermuda over the crap-shoot that is Penn relays weekend, if only for the protection of your musclesmeet USATF/your agent tells you to go to.10 -
33rdandchestnut wrote:
1) uhhh... what?
2) guy can take trips wherever he wants, I thought he wanted to improve the sport?
3) Penn Relays will have significantly more eyeballs and social engagement on Saturday with the World Relays than this sh**** USATF event that means absolutely nothing. Which by the way, what a terrible date during two established meets (Drake and Penn)
Noah.... SEE Usain Bolt at Penn Relays 2010:Repping USA @ Penn Relays > fashion walk at Bermuda meet
There was more excitement and tension in the first seven minutes of that video than in an entire year in Bermuda. Plus.....there is no stadium in the entire world that can compete with Franklin Fields woo corner. Nowhere! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
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And back with the weather wrote:
malmo wrote:
Why would you think the weather is better in Bermuda? Its not.
April average (High/Low) in Bermuda: 72/63 with 9 days of rain; and in Philadelphia 66/47 with 8 days of rain. Gotta imagine as a sprinter you'd prefer the almost guaranteed (smaller variation between high and low) warm, humid weather of Bermuda over the crap-shoot that is Penn relays weekend, if only for the protection of your muscles
Not impressed at all. Have you ever actually been to Bermuda? You can't run anywhere without risking life and limb. There's nothing there ..... except for the wind. The only excitement is if you use the wrong flatware at dinner.
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And back with the weather wrote:
malmo wrote:
Why would you think the weather is better in Bermuda? Its not.
April average (High/Low) in Bermuda: 72/63 with 9 days of rain; and in Philadelphia 66/47 with 8 days of rain. Gotta imagine as a sprinter you'd prefer the almost guaranteed (smaller variation between high and low) warm, humid weather of Bermuda over the crap-shoot that is Penn relays weekend, if only for the protection of your muscles
The meet is the last weekend of April, not the average of "30 days has September, April, June and November...."
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