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    d3

    Member since 12/01/2006.

    159 posts. Last post 8 months ago.
    4 years ago 10/12/2019 1:45pm EDT

    The sub-2 charade, the shady stuff that went in with the NOP, the obvious doping, the busted stars getting off on technicalities, the demolition of historic tracks, the boring meets, the empty stands at world championships, the jerks on the message boards, the non-gender binary quagmire, the disappearance of distance races from DL from track meets, the awful tv coverage...

    For all of these reasons and more I get no joy out of following this sport. I have been a fan since I started running over 20 years ago and I have tried hard to support it, but I’m done following any level of competitive running.

    I doubt anything productive will come of this post but it’s the closest thing I have to a means of letting those who have made all of the crappy decisions know that they are ruining what is left of this sport.

  • £££££

    Anonymous Poster

    4 years ago 10/12/2019 1:48pm EDT
    re: d3

    I just believe in myself, 'cause no one else is true

    - Black Sabbath

  • Paulo will find you

    Anonymous Poster

    4 years ago 10/12/2019 1:50pm EDT
    re: d3

    Deuces. Your poor attitude won’t be missed

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    LM

    Member since 05/31/2013.

    2,552 posts. Last post 3 years ago.
    4 years ago 10/12/2019 1:51pm EDT
    re: d3

    d3 wrote:

    The sub-2 charade, the shady stuff that went in with the NOP, the obvious doping, the busted stars getting off on technicalities, the demolition of historic tracks, the boring meets, the empty stands at world championships, the jerks on the message boards, the non-gender binary quagmire, the disappearance of distance races from DL from track meets, the awful tv coverage...

    For all of these reasons and more I get no joy out of following this sport. I have been a fan since I started running over 20 years ago and I have tried hard to support it, but I’m done following any level of competitive running.

    I doubt anything productive will come of this post but it’s the closest thing I have to a means of letting those who have made all of the crappy decisions know that they are ruining what is left of this sport.

    The people that have made those decisions are not here on LRC. Except for the boards, but I suspect that's minor relative to anything else.

    The boards were definitely better 10 years ago. Still lots of stupid stuff, but more productive discussion, about a range of topics.

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    track chick

    Member since 11/13/2006.

    6,014 posts. Last post 2 weeks ago.
    4 years ago 10/13/2019 6:13am EDT
    re: d3

    Stay away from all of that stuff and enjoy running for what it is - striding out on the grass when the sun is rising, running through different areas exploring, an afternoon on the track in the blazing sun, a tempo with your friends that ends with a sprint. There were some amazing performances in Doha. Our sport isn't perfect but nothing is.

    You can be a runner without following elite sport, maybe you'd get more enjoyment out of attending grass root events or things to do with sports development/community/coaching which IMO are more important than the tip of the iceberg that is elite sport anyway.

  • Jeff Albertson

    Anonymous Poster

    4 years ago 10/13/2019 9:52am EDT
    re: d3

    d3 wrote:

    The sub-2 charade, the shady stuff that went in with the NOP, the obvious doping, the busted stars getting off on technicalities, the demolition of historic tracks, the boring meets, the empty stands at world championships, the jerks on the message boards, the non-gender binary quagmire, the disappearance of distance races from DL from track meets, the awful tv coverage...

    For all of these reasons and more I get no joy out of following this sport. I have been a fan since I started running over 20 years ago and I have tried hard to support it, but I’m done following any level of competitive running.

    I doubt anything productive will come of this post but it’s the closest thing I have to a means of letting those who have made all of the crappy decisions know that they are ruining what is left of this sport.

    Blowhards like you are the reason the sport is behind other ones. Go take up rock climbing . You and your ilk will not be missed.

  • McGone

    Anonymous Poster

    4 years ago 10/13/2019 10:05am EDT
    re: d3

    Later Soyboy.

  • OldPhilosopher

    Anonymous Poster

    4 years ago 10/13/2019 10:12am EDT
    re: d3

    I understand.

    Give us a hug.

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    El Keniano

    Member since 08/18/2015.

    9,349 posts. Last post 13 hours ago.
    4 years ago 10/13/2019 10:27am EDT
    re: d3

    Bye Felicia.

  • all things considering

    Anonymous Poster

    4 years ago 10/13/2019 10:30am EDT
    re: d3

    NCAA track is the way to go. Flotrack's streaming of college meets is terrible for the most part but the buildup to NCAA outdoor/indoor nationals usually pays off. Especially for the last two outdoor national championships. And some of these meets are streamed by other sources like ESPNU so you don't have to go the flotrack route. Other than that, yeah forget about the whole post-collegiate running thing.

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    Scorpion_runner

    Member since 06/22/2017.

    2,957 posts. Last post 4 years ago.
    4 years ago 10/13/2019 10:38am EDT
    re: d3

    Agreed running has become a big running commercial cesspool. Even though I can't run anymore due to a severe injury, I can't even enjoy watching it anymore.

    WR falling like raindrops with ridiculous fast times, buy 2-3 mins.

    The microdoping and shoedoping are just unbearable.

  • Alabama BSS

    Anonymous Poster

    4 years ago 10/13/2019 10:38am EDT
    re: d3

    Have your kids enjoy running through high school. College if they want. Same for spectating. Enjoy the fact that there is a high degree of certainty that there is probably just academic cheating, not performance cheating.

    The events of the past 2 weeks are just unbelievable. The East Africans and their agents/coaches have completely destroyed this sport.

  • lease

    Anonymous Poster

    4 years ago 10/13/2019 10:41am EDT
    re: d3

    I haven't followed The Sport for a couple of decades. In my case it was mostly because I couldn't know-for-sure who won an OG or WC event until ten years later, but even before that I just found attending a track meet kinda boring (maybe the German word langweilig captures it better) if I didn't have skin in the game--some kind of personal connection.

    Now that I'm back coaching I tend to find meets riveting, but that's because my students are involved. If they weren't, I wouldn't walk across the street to watch a meet.

    I still do my own training and occasionally compete; but when people talk about current international stars I'm mostly clueless.

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    Runningart2004

    Member since 01/24/2008.

    11,836 posts. Last post 1 day ago.
    4 years ago 10/13/2019 10:47am EDT
    re: d3

    d3 wrote:

    The sub-2 charade, the shady stuff that went in with the NOP, the obvious doping, the busted stars getting off on technicalities, the demolition of historic tracks, the boring meets, the empty stands at world championships, the jerks on the message boards, the non-gender binary quagmire, the disappearance of distance races from DL from track meets, the awful tv coverage...

    For all of these reasons and more I get no joy out of following this sport. I have been a fan since I started running over 20 years ago and I have tried hard to support it, but I’m done following any level of competitive running.

    I doubt anything productive will come of this post but it’s the closest thing I have to a means of letting those who have made all of the crappy decisions know that they are ruining what is left of this sport.

    Name me a professional sport with no doping at the top?

    Alan

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    Javman

    Member since 11/09/2017.

    525 posts. Last post 1 month ago.
    4 years ago 10/13/2019 10:48am EDT
    re: d3

    Good riddance to your sorry behind. Go and cry in your bed little baby.

  • fromtheheart

    Anonymous Poster

    4 years ago 10/13/2019 11:18am EDT
    re: d3

    Try "parkrun". Great for an attitude adjustment. Be a part of a world-wide movement.

  • C$

    Anonymous Poster

    4 years ago 10/13/2019 12:39pm EDT
    re: d3

    See you tomorrow

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    Warrington

    Member since 10/09/2019.

    33 posts. Last post 4 years ago.
    4 years ago 10/13/2019 12:42pm EDT
    re: Runningart2004

    Runningart2004 wrote:

    d3 wrote:

    The sub-2 charade, the shady stuff that went in with the NOP, the obvious doping, the busted stars getting off on technicalities, the demolition of historic tracks, the boring meets, the empty stands at world championships, the jerks on the message boards, the non-gender binary quagmire, the disappearance of distance races from DL from track meets, the awful tv coverage...

    For all of these reasons and more I get no joy out of following this sport. I have been a fan since I started running over 20 years ago and I have tried hard to support it, but I’m done following any level of competitive running.

    I doubt anything productive will come of this post but it’s the closest thing I have to a means of letting those who have made all of the crappy decisions know that they are ruining what is left of this sport.

    Name me a professional sport with no doping at the top?

    Alan

    Bowling.

  • George213

    Anonymous Poster

    4 years ago 10/13/2019 12:49pm EDT
    re: Warrington

    Warrington wrote:

    Runningart2004 wrote:

    Name me a professional sport with no doping at the top?

    Alan

    Bowling.

    E-Sport, curling.

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    Armstronglivs

    Member since 10/05/2018.

    28,135 posts. Last post 19 minutes ago.
    4 years ago 10/13/2019 1:14pm EDT
    re: George213

    George213 wrote:

    Warrington wrote:

    Bowling.

    E-Sport, curling.

    Doping has been found in curling. And championship darts. It's everywhere.

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