The first GST meet in Kingston is set to go off in 6 days, and I feel like there hasn't been too much talk about it.
What gives? I thought MJ's goal with GST was to get people excited about track and field. Is this a sign that GST is doomed for failure? I feel like we won't know until the first season is fully complete.
Track fans will watch it, I doubt anyone else will. Personally, I’m pretty exited even though I don’t like the doubling format, but I certainly don’t think it’s going to revolutionize the sport.
The first GST meet in Kingston is set to go off in 6 days, and I feel like there hasn't been too much talk about it.
What gives? I thought MJ's goal with GST was to get people excited about track and field. Is this a sign that GST is doomed for failure? I feel like we won't know until the first season is fully complete.
I must confess to doing next to zero research on these "Slams", mainly because I hate that word, and the whole thing seems to have a Monster Truck Rally vibe, but I'll follow this thread. Thanks.
Edit: Plus I'm still laughing over people thinking that Kerr will do 4 meets. 😂
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Track fans will watch it, I doubt anyone else will. Personally, I’m pretty exited even though I don’t like the doubling format, but I certainly don’t think it’s going to revolutionize the sport.
See...I guess I should look up this "doubling format"....2 events per meet?
The first GST meet in Kingston is set to go off in 6 days, and I feel like there hasn't been too much talk about it.
What gives? I thought MJ's goal with GST was to get people excited about track and field. Is this a sign that GST is doomed for failure? I feel like we won't know until the first season is fully complete.
Why would anyone take Michael Johnson’s word about anything? He was one of the biggest cheats in the sport of Track & Field.
The first GST meet in Kingston is set to go off in 6 days, and I feel like there hasn't been too much talk about it.
What gives? I thought MJ's goal with GST was to get people excited about track and field. Is this a sign that GST is doomed for failure? I feel like we won't know until the first season is fully complete.
The first GST meet in Kingston is set to go off in 6 days, and I feel like there hasn't been too much talk about it.
What gives? I thought MJ's goal with GST was to get people excited about track and field. Is this a sign that GST is doomed for failure? I feel like we won't know until the first season is fully complete.
The first GST meet in Kingston is set to go off in 6 days, and I feel like there hasn't been too much talk about it.
What gives? I thought MJ's goal with GST was to get people excited about track and field. Is this a sign that GST is doomed for failure? I feel like we won't know until the first season is fully complete.
Seriously what do you expect the sport to become popular overnight?
They have a lot of money. Personally I don't think doubling and a 3 day meet is the way to create buzz but hopefully they survive to year #2. We need a circuit in the US.
I'm rooting for this to succeed. I have a lot of respect for MJ and what he's trying to do.
That said - ticket sales for Kingston looks ABYSMAL. If you go on to the Grand Slam Track site, probably about 75% of the reserved seating is still available. It's going to be awkward when they hold the inaugural event in a stadium that's basically empty.
This is one of the problems with the 3 day format. A meet like Weltklasse or Bislett games or Monaco is a single day, and 3 hours long. The stadiums sell our every year. With GST you're spreading the crowd out over 3 days.
Hopefully they can get people to attend, but I'm not sure how many non-Jamaicans are making the trip to Kingston this weekend to watch the meet.
I'm rooting for this to succeed. I have a lot of respect for MJ and what he's trying to do.
That said - ticket sales for Kingston looks ABYSMAL. If you go on to the Grand Slam Track site, probably about 75% of the reserved seating is still available. It's going to be awkward when they hold the inaugural event in a stadium that's basically empty.
This is one of the problems with the 3 day format. A meet like Weltklasse or Bislett games or Monaco is a single day, and 3 hours long. The stadiums sell our every year. With GST you're spreading the crowd out over 3 days.
Hopefully they can get people to attend, but I'm not sure how many non-Jamaicans are making the trip to Kingston this weekend to watch the meet.
I wouldn't be worried by ticket sales at this point. People will buy them last minute. That might not be the behavior in the US but it is certainly in Jamaica. They just had their Champs these past few days and the venue has a significant capacity of around 30,000 seats.
