Really, don't change, you're awesome. But I think you are way off base on this one.
Really, don't change, you're awesome. But I think you are way off base on this one.
You know, for whatever reason, recreational golfers UNDERSTAND and WATCH pro golf on TV. I think the same with tennis. But in running hobby joggers don't understand much less watch competitive running. It's almost different sports. The rise of recreational running has really hurt competitive running coverage. It was different in the '80s when even non-elite runners had a similar mindset if not the talent of elites -- run the fastest you're capable of. Now the mindset of non-elites is let's celebrate running and finishing the race.
Runningrant wrote:
[quote]rojo wrote:
[quote]Runningrant wrote:
Nothing on USATF that I can find and nothing on letsrun.com after searching them directly. Sure, I could refine my search but give me a break. What new viewer or fan is going to work that hard to find out how to follow the trials real time?
OK, Rojo, my bad. You posted the info here:
http://www.letsrun.com/news/2016/01/official-galen-rupp-run-2016-us-olympic-marathon-trials-well-world-indoors/All I had to do was read the article about Rupp until the end which wasn't really that hard.
Why not a permanent "Where to Watch" thread? Gives a central location for the links. Anybody with a link can add, anybody who can't find a link can ask.
Runningrant wrote:
rojo wrote:I see why a non fan sees baseball as boring but baseball has a lot of randomness that makes it more exciting. You can go to a baseball game, nothing is happening and then the worse player on the team can hit a game winning home run. In running, in terms of the winner of nearly every race, you might as well only let 3 people on the track 95% of the time.
Sooooo, Rojo, I get it, you are firmly backing your opinion that running is fatally boring thus not a more mainstream spectator sport and it’s lack of popularity has nothing to do with failed marketing.
I disagree. I run, I really like to run, I like to jump over stuff and throw things. I like to follow track & field and I like to watch running events but it is still marketed like the amateur sport it once was. Maybe worse. Running event marketing is crap and media (video/audio) programming is embarrassing junk or completely non-existent. In fact, track & field marketing is far inferior to amateur versions of other sports. Amateur track & field marketing is practically non-existent. And it’s not because running isn’t fun to watch.
The Olympic marathon trials are two weeks out. I just did a search for “how to watch the marathon Olympic trialsâ€. Here’s what I got:
1) An Outside Magazine article from 2012
2) A current article from runnersworld with no info on how to watch (preceded by one of their irritating and ubiquitous pop-up adds).
3) Runnersworld about DQ’d marathoner
4) USA Today about Rupp
5) ESPN about Rupp
Nothing on USATF that I can find and nothing on letsrun.com after searching them directly. Sure, I could refine my search but give me a break. What new viewer or fan is going to work that hard to find out how to follow the trials real time?
I love and appreciate what you are doing here with letsrun.com but look at your own site. It’s dark ages technology. Track and Field is stuck in the dark ages of marketing, news coverage and event promotion. There is no hype man and little professionalism! So I can’t disagree with you more on this one. Sorry for bashing your site a little. Really, this is a fun place to hang sometimes when my legs are tired. But can you post some links on how to watch the damn trials? And London, and Berlin, and Dubai when they come around? Where the heck did you watch Dubai? And it’s not just the damn marathon. Where can I consistently follow track & field events live and when? Thanks
They could make it easier to find.
http://www.usatf.org/News/NBC-SPORTS-to-present-unprecedented-live-coverage-.aspxRIP: D3 All-American Frank Csorba - who ran 13:56 in March - dead
RENATO can you talk about the preparation of Emile Cairess 2:06
Great interview with Steve Cram - says Jakob has no chance of WRs this year
Running for Bowerman Track Club used to be cool now its embarrassing
Hats off to my dad. He just ran a 1:42 Half Marathon and turns 75 in 2 months!
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