I just saw a quote from Sydney that said this is what professional track and field needs.
really? Professional track and field needs no field events, 10,000 5,000 or steeplechase
sounds a little self serving
Watching the 5 and 10k is torture. You wonder why people don’t like to watch track
I think the downvotes, including mine, are from distance runners who know or have experienced races of these distances and can relate. If we're talking drama, suffering, tactics, chance of a crash, yadda, yadda, yadda,....then a competitive 10K blows away a 100 or 200 meter 'dash'.
Watching the 5 and 10k is torture. You wonder why people don’t like to watch track
I think the downvotes, including mine, are from distance runners who know or have experienced races of these distances and can relate. If we're talking drama, suffering, tactics, chance of a crash, yadda, yadda, yadda,....then a competitive 10K blows away a 100 or 200 meter 'dash'.
The only people who watch long races are track people. I agree with boring. An average person or even sports enthusiast would be bored stiff watching people they don’t know run around in circles for 15-30 minutes. Think about it. Why would they? They have no clue or care who these people are.