Track races would be incredible to watch if you could actually see/feel how fast they are running.

they could put well-paying spectators into holes under the track, say in lane 4. Each one can poke their head up through a trap door. If someone is coming toward them, they duck their head so the trap door closes, then when the runners are past they can poke their head up again.

one would think bodycams allowing for a 360deg fov from each athlete will be the norm at some point in all sports.

vr will get there eventually. imagine being able to pause at any moment, switch competitors for a different view, etc. sports will never be the same.

Ever seen the movie Total Recall? Coming to a brain implant facility near you in the not too distant future thanks to people like Elon Musk. You will believe it was you in that virtual memory. You will see, hear, smell, feel as if it was you and not the real person recording the memory.

Who would you be and why?

In the meantime, just buy a ticket to a great meet and sit where you can experience the thrill as a spectator. Its really a lot of fun.

The way Gammoudi pushed and elbowed his way in between Mills and Clarke seems like foul play to me, with that camera shot.

Why don't you head down to your local track and try to run just one lap at the pace these guys/gals are running this 'thon at!

First thing to make me laugh out loud today. Please, please make this happen somone.

The OP has a good point. That's why "Sprint" on Netflix is intriguing. Sometimes you get a real sense of the athletes' speed when they zoom right by the camera.

Use a telephoto lens. The background blurs more on movement of foreground subjects and makes them look faster.

Larry Rawson tribute post.

Just came back to say this is still making me laugh when I think about it. Well done sir or madam.

You're not wrong but this applies to every high-level sport, too. Basketball and tennis were both mindblowing for me, if you've only seen them on TV you have absolutely no idea how fast they are when you're sitting courtside.

Netflix show Sprint did a great job at showing their speed.

I was lucky enough to attend the Stanford Invitational. It was a long time ago - Meb was in his prime. Anyway, it really struck me how the runners just didn't look like they were going all that fast, despite the fact that they could run circles around me. I just couldn't tell by watching them.

What is a thon?

thanks, lets me know it was worth it. Life should have a few yucks.

I'll let you guess which ex-registered poster would think up that goofy idea

A 'thon is when you do a half mary and then a second half mary, back-to-back without stopping. Some people call it a full mary, but those people are mostly insiders. If you are really fast, you just refer to them as "another BQ."

Yeah, what better way to commit suicide than having Noah Lyles step on your head at the olympic final!

NBC used to have that camera that kind of rode along side of the runners - you got a real feel for how far they were actually running.

My opinion is that the best runners are so efficient that their apparent speed when viewing a camera feed is very slow compared to watching in person, with the sound of the foot strikes. Providing that experience via the camera feed would be great.