What does having a life outside running have to do with this? That you can watch live at 7 a.m. Central but not in the afternoon? I bet if it was LIVE in the afternoon, you suddenly wouldn't have as many family and work obligations...and who works a serious job on a Saturday? As far as your "will find out the results anyway" problem, is someone standing over you with a a whip screaming "LOG ON TO LETSRUN! LOG ON TO LETSRUN!" all the time? This is only a problem to the extant you make it one. [/quote]It means you can't take 3 days off to fly down to the race if you want to watch it, DIP. ROJO was implying that most the people who wanted to be there would. Damn sure he's going.
That's why you charge for the online piece. I'm not suggesting the do it for free (Though the did in 2008) or they find a sponsor for the online race. Charging would reduce the chance you'd lose any viewers. Do you honestly think have a wrap-up later in the day..after the winners are crowned...and everyone knows won't cost views. Please no one is that stupid.
So the cost is a couple commentators and you can be damn sure the wrap-up show will have commentators or announces. We know who you work for...and it ain't the running community.
bu it's not any less valid. You simply do not live in the real world. yes, I can isolate myself in a cone of silence (you probably are too young to get that) for 6 hrs and then pretend as if I don't know anything. Not exactly realistic.