Heat sheets posted. Elite HS and a few pro events. Lots of good stuff.
Oregon relays
High School Running
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not a duck fan wrote:
Heat sheets posted. Elite HS and a few pro events. Lots of good stuff.
There in lies the problem with track. You've got pros at the same meets as high schoolers. While I acknowledge this could be seen as a "pro" to track (accessibility to the top athletes etc.) - imagine this in any other sport. You wouldn't get Lebron showing up to some high school tournament. Yet in many meets we have top tier pros and Olympians racing against college kids, and losing.
It's why with very few exceptions (Noah Lyles as an example) there is no brand value in track and field, and why there is no investment or money.
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Earlier this year, Newbury Park had a meet the same day and place that Nico Young had a race
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They're running at Mt Sac to qualify of the OTs then fly back for this because Nike makes them
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Nothing more than a fundraiser.
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My kids are looking forward to some quality competition, and excited that there will be some pro events to watch. Josh Kerr and Raevyn Roger’s aren’t Lebron James, but it’s inspiring.
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not a duck fan wrote:
My kids are looking forward to some quality competition, and excited that there will be some pro events to watch. Josh Kerr and Raevyn Roger’s aren’t Lebron James, but it’s inspiring.
I get that it's great for the kids.
But it sucks for the pros, and it's why they aren't valued in the same way other professional athletes are. Consider Bryan Clay. How many heats were there? Contrast that with most other sports - there are caps on the number of athletes who compete. As a result it becomes more "elite" because there are barriers to entry, and you don't have the top pros competing head to head (and potentially losing) to college age athletes. It's not good for the brand.
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Wow, Mount Sac and Oregon relays are on the same weekend
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track is dumb wrote:
not a duck fan wrote:
Heat sheets posted. Elite HS and a few pro events. Lots of good stuff.
There in lies the problem with track. You've got pros at the same meets as high schoolers. While I acknowledge this could be seen as a "pro" to track (accessibility to the top athletes etc.) - imagine this in any other sport.
Pros, and noone in between. What better way to explain to these high school athletes that there's absolutely nothing after college unless you make it to that level.
What better meet to have races for a 1:50's 800 guy or a 4:10 mile guy than these big relays fests.20 -
track is dumb wrote:
not a duck fan wrote:
Heat sheets posted. Elite HS and a few pro events. Lots of good stuff.
There in lies the problem with track. You've got pros at the same meets as high schoolers. While I acknowledge this could be seen as a "pro" to track (accessibility to the top athletes etc.) - imagine this in any other sport. You wouldn't get Lebron showing up to some high school tournament. Yet in many meets we have top tier pros and Olympians racing against college kids, and losing.
It's why with very few exceptions (Noah Lyles as an example) there is no brand value in track and field, and why there is no investment or money.
I don’t get this take at all. Marathons use this model and are able to offer way more prize money for it. Take all the team entry fees and ticket sales for the parents and put it towards pro prize pools.
I also guarantee Oregon Relays will have more spectators with HS events than a meet this time of year with just pros
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Tayvon Kitchen 8:58
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Yemane Mulugeta - second place in the 2-mile, 9:02.
He lives in Canada and goes to school there. Originally from Eritrea
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Herriman sub-10 in the DMR
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Higher ground by RHCP is being played during this 4x8 right now
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Fastest 4x8 boys heat is about to start
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Herriman 7:50 in the boys 4x800
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Herriman girls 9:50 in the 4x800
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Owen Powell dominates the 1000 and gets the record
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Anna Callahan wins mile in 4:45
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Boys mile is about to begin
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