We spent thousands of dollars to come to Eugene from Minnesota to watch the meet. We spent months talking about which athletes we wanted to get autographs from given the victory lap the athletes usually take and our experience in the past... only for the men's 10K team to run away from the track at the end. I understand they need to get ready for the 5K, but no wonder the sport is dying. There's no obligation to the fans.
Sad Fan wrote:
We spent thousands of dollars to come to Eugene from Minnesota to watch the meet. We spent months talking about which athletes we wanted to get autographs from given the victory lap the athletes usually take and our experience in the past... only for the men's 10K team to run away from the track at the end. I understand they need to get ready for the 5K, but no wonder the sport is dying. There's no obligation to the fans.
Have you met Taylor Swift?
Sad Fan wrote:
We spent thousands of dollars to come to Eugene from Minnesota to watch the meet. We spent months talking about which athletes we wanted to get autographs from given the victory lap the athletes usually take and our experience in the past... only for the men's 10K team to run away from the track at the end. I understand they need to get ready for the 5K, but no wonder the sport is dying. There's no obligation to the fans.
FYI, if you want autographs from top runners go to a non championship meet instead, like The Ten for example.
I’m trying to imagine a family that would spend thousands to fly to Los Angeles to see the Dodgers play and then feel robbed after Shohei Ohtani failed to wait around in Dodger Stadium after the game to sign autographs for everyone.
The whole sport is amateur hour
i did see Noah lyles signing autographs before leaving the track
a lot of the food shut down hours before the end of the meet
when entering neither of my tickets could be scanned or any in the line next to me they just let people in. We had great seats I think they were 145 a peice right by the start finish second row (row b). but we could have bought the cheapest tickets and sat there. nobody check tickets or seats
Jeff Wigand wrote:
I’m trying to imagine a family that would spend thousands to fly to Los Angeles to see the Dodgers play and then feel robbed after Shohei Ohtani failed to wait around in Dodger Stadium after the game to sign autographs for everyone.
People expecting autographs like this and the whole Grand Slam Track fiasco are great examples of how this isn't really a "pro" sport.
There is a meet this weekend? Did you see a TV commercial about it? Is it being televised on a major network or YouTubeTV?
Not only that, this Regency Inn is not worth what I'm paying for it!!
Someone post this every year around major national track meets. Concern trolling and nothing else.
Sad Fan wrote:
We spent thousands of dollars to come to Eugene from Minnesota to watch the meet. We spent months talking about which athletes we wanted to get autographs from given the victory lap the athletes usually take and our experience in the past... only for the men's 10K team to run away from the track at the end. I understand they need to get ready for the 5K, but no wonder the sport is dying. There's no obligation to the fans.
Give me an effing break.
Jeff Wigand wrote:
I’m trying to imagine a family that would spend thousands to fly to Los Angeles to see the Dodgers play and then feel robbed after Shohei Ohtani failed to wait around in Dodger Stadium after the game to sign autographs for everyone.
Incidentally, Inatho Iehohs sounds just as random or normal a name.
Jeff Wigand wrote:
I’m trying to imagine a family that would spend thousands to fly to Los Angeles to see the Dodgers play and then feel robbed after Shohei Ohtani failed to wait around in Dodger Stadium after the game to sign autographs for everyone.
Worst analogy in history. USATF champs had LESS people attending than american corn hole championship. It probably wouldn't hurt to engage a fan or 2. OP is correct. We have a pro track team that runs at our track, they sometimes ask our faster kids if they want to join in the workout. I couldn't get within 2 blocks of Shohei without being tackled.
The analogy works, get over the entitlement. It’s a 4 day meet. The first two days are going to be near empty, sadly. It is awkward to have the podium so a victory lap to an empty stadium. The OP and his family need to make their way around town and they can get plenty of autographs. Security becomes stricter as we get into the weekend. If you’ve bought nice tickets, great, be appreciative that you can afford it. Take advantage that for the first days you can more around the stadium and hide from the sun.
Jeff Wigand wrote:
I’m trying to imagine a family that would spend thousands to fly to Los Angeles to see the Dodgers play and then feel robbed after Shohei Ohtani failed to wait around in Dodger Stadium after the game to sign autographs for everyone.
Thoughts like this shouldn't be at all surprising if you've come to this message board more than a couple times in the past few years. The nonstop Trump-worshipping, anti-vax, women hating, crypto bro behavior here is rampant in nearly every thread, and amplified by the site owners and mods. This website has become more about promoting lunacy than running.
I am not saying that the OP should expect the runners to stand around and sign everyone’s stuff, but here is a true story… When I was a kid, my grandfather took me to Wrigley Field to see the Cubs play the Cardinals in a regular season day game (Cards won).
After the game, he took me around to the back of the stadium where the players would exit. How he knew this, I have no idea. This was 1987 and I was eight, so a lot of this is a blur. Someone else waiting to see the players told us that Andre Dawson – my favorite player in the world and idol at the time – drove a royal blue Camaro Iroc-Z. When that car came screaming up the exit ramp in the garage, I stuck my hand out with a baseball for him to sign. He slowed the car, took the ball, and signed it. Insane.
It sat in a glass box in my childhood room and then when my parents moved (in my adult years), my mom threw it away. Moms are hilarious.
Number 8 Fan wrote:
I am not saying that the OP should expect the runners to stand around and sign everyone’s stuff, but here is a true story… When I was a kid, my grandfather took me to Wrigley Field to see the Cubs play the Cardinals in a regular season day game (Cards won).
After the game, he took me around to the back of the stadium where the players would exit. How he knew this, I have no idea. This was 1987 and I was eight, so a lot of this is a blur. Someone else waiting to see the players told us that Andre Dawson – my favorite player in the world and idol at the time – drove a royal blue Camaro Iroc-Z. When that car came screaming up the exit ramp in the garage, I stuck my hand out with a baseball for him to sign. He slowed the car, took the ball, and signed it. Insane.
It sat in a glass box in my childhood room and then when my parents moved (in my adult years), my mom threw it away. Moms are hilarious.
Many NFL and MLB players sign autographs, you are right. All the more reason the OP is right. Its a sport with less fans at the venue than ball hockey or ulitmate disc. Not even televised! Smart athletes commune with the flock especially when you don't have the juice of MLB and NBA etc.... I think Parker Valby took no less than 200 photos with fans last time we saw her at NB...for hours. Caitlyn Clark sticks around.
Autographs are for idiots. Only a slap Richard would beg for one.
THOUSANDS of American dollars? Lol, ok
Rojokes Burner wrote:
Autographs are for idiots. Only a slap Richard would beg for one.
Man, I was an 8-year-old kid. Give me a break. I just thought you might enjoy the story.
Sad Fan wrote:
We spent thousands of dollars to come to Eugene from Minnesota to watch the meet. We spent months talking about which athletes we wanted to get autographs from given the victory lap the athletes usually take and our experience in the past... only for the men's 10K team to run away from the track at the end. I understand they need to get ready for the 5K, but no wonder the sport is dying. There's no obligation to the fans.
You all need to get a life. Obsessed much about a couple of non celebrities??