HardLoper wrote:
Les wrote:That is just the Track & Field News interpretation of "collegiate record." They are not a governing body, athletic association or any kind of track organization. They are just a magazine run by old white male track enthusiasts.
They're as legitimate as any other record keepers.
I would have to say that their influence, which was once unquestioned, has waned considerably as has their legitimacy. Very strange how inconsistent they are with their own rules for record keeping. Only in-season performances count as "collegiate records" for their purposes, yet they count high school performances out of high school only competition as high school records. Very curious and questionable.
Letsrun should start our own set of records. We'd be just as legitimate as T&FN.