The Future of Distance Running Meets (Nike Oregon Project VS Tinman vs Brooks Beasts vs Bowerman Track Club)

You forgot OTC but could sounds like a good idea !

There would need to be a biggg sponsor behind this type of event and I doubt you would be able to get much buy in from the various track teams unless there is money in it.

Oregon Track Club wrote:

You forgot OTC but could sounds like a good idea !

who does OTC have these days? blankenship and the virginia tech guys?

tinman is not on any of those group's levels. sorry.

We need to do another USSR vs USA meet. We haven't had one of those in a long time.

Just an idea wrote:

*Just an idea*

To bring back some interest into the sport of distance running there should be a racing meet circuit where all the mayor distance running squads face off and race with their individual times getting added up to create say a 3 man team time. This would add a rivalry factor to the sport and also place more value on runners who aren’t necessarily going to win races.

Imagine Nike Oregon Project VS Tinman vs Brooks Beasts vs Bowerman Track Club facing off over the:

800m

1500m

5000m

The various teams would have to grow their depth over all events but the format could do some serous good for the sport.

You have to add in NYNJ.

Also allow each team to have a designated pacer.

They are doing this already on the east coast

http://easterntrackleague.com/

A bad idea. No one cares about sponsor training groups outside a few people.

Also no sponsor are going to allow this. Why would they?

Here’s a better idea. Just score the National meet and see how many people care.

Just an idea wrote:

*Just an idea*

To bring back some interest into the sport of distance running there should be a racing meet circuit where all the mayor distance running squads face off and race with their individual times getting added up to create say a 3 man team time. This would add a rivalry factor to the sport and also place more value on runners who aren’t necessarily going to win races.

Imagine Nike Oregon Project VS Tinman vs Brooks Beasts vs Bowerman Track Club facing off over the:

800m

1500m

5000m

The various teams would have to grow their depth over all events but the format could do some serous good for the sport.

This is a good idea- A distance festival idea. I think having some youth, open, masters races, even a 5k road race, will bring in the spectators- mix everything in with the elite races.

How sexist. Why include the frat bro wannabes from Tinman and forget NAZ Elite? Tinman is a YouTube joke. A group put together to keep Hunter company and worship him. Rosario’s team is legit.

AS much as I like Tinman's group...They have don't nothing on the Olympics or World Champ stage. Once they do, then they can be consider a world elite group like those other groups.

We did this in cross country and ADP/WCAP won with a perfect score

sorrymate wrote:

tinman is not on any of those group's levels. sorry.

Thank you for saying this... They are just all Instagram hype, nothing more.

Drew can't use age as an excuse anymore (Kejelcha, Ingebrigtsen, Barega)... they might have some 5k B standards, but that's all they'll ever get.

Just an idea wrote:

*Just an idea*

To bring back some interest into the sport of distance running there should be a racing meet circuit where all the mayor distance running squads face off and race with their individual times getting added up to create say a 3 man team time. This would add a rivalry factor to the sport and also place more value on runners who aren’t necessarily going to win races.

Imagine Nike Oregon Project VS Tinman vs Brooks Beasts vs Bowerman Track Club facing off over the:

800m

1500m

5000m

The various teams would have to grow their depth over all events but the format could do some serous good for the sport.

You forgot the US Army/American Distance Project.

Just an idea wrote:

*Just an idea*

To bring back some interest into the sport of distance running there should be a racing meet circuit where all the mayor distance running squads face off and race with their individual times getting added up to create say a 3 man team time. This would add a rivalry factor to the sport and also place more value on runners who aren’t necessarily going to win races.

Imagine Nike Oregon Project VS Tinman vs Brooks Beasts vs Bowerman Track Club facing off over the:

800m

1500m

5000m

The various teams would have to grow their depth over all events but the format could do some serous good for the sport.

How about every runner puts in $1000 and winner takes all?

The best idea would be to create something like the American Football League did in 1960.

Find a few rich guys to become owners of franchises and hold two drafts. First would be of

existing professional runners. The second draft would be of college athletes.

Start out with a total of six teams.

You would have to put a lot of money behind it, especially to get television coverage for each team.

Obviously the league would operate at a loss for the first several years. However once the stars become

better known you would have a following and hopefully more owners to involve and create more

franchises.

bloviating wrote:

How sexist. Why include the frat bro wannabes from Tinman and forget NAZ Elite? Tinman is a YouTube joke. A group put together to keep Hunter company and worship him. Rosario’s team is legit.

Lol! Agreed. NAZ > Tinman

This is a great idea. You could call it something like, the National Championships!

But wait. Isn't there already a meet with that name?

Over wrote:

We did this in cross country and ADP/WCAP won with a perfect score

This really