Track and Field General Thread

[the1andonly3003]

U20 world championships are on Peacock this week
Diamond League Rome meet is this Friday

 

[the1andonly3003]

DL Rome 1500m women: commentators criticizing the pacer for being inconsistent...

 

[the1andonly3003]

kids in Zurich booing the Diamond League officials for giving a red card....

 

[the1andonly3003]

Diamond League season ends today. They brought in SML to run an exhibition 400m and 200m

 

[the1andonly3003]

wow, camera man almost interfered with Chebet in the 5000m!

 

[the1andonly3003]

Disappointed that the NBC announcers didn't talk about sodium bicarbonate in the 800m

 

[the1andonly3003]

https://www.wsj.com/sports/olympics/baking-soda-maurten-800-meters-olympics-b20dc502?st=WDQ7h6&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink (gift article)

Baking soda is the secret weapon in the 800m

 

[the1andonly3003]

Ingebrigtsen debuted in the half today, and finished 34th

Peacock doesn't have Diamond League starting next year. It's going to Flotrack for $30/month

 

[InstaFace]

First time I've ever had the thought: the business of track and field seems to be good right now!

Diamond League to increase prize purse to $9M. Across the 14 meets. And that's only half of the total winnings available, there's a promotional prize pool of another $9M besides.

Hadn't heard about a competitor to the Diamond League emerging, either:

The news comes after World Athletics ended a 128-year tradition by paying Olympic champions at the Paris Games $50,000 each and as rival track events try to muscle in on the circuit long seen as the standard bearer for professional athletics.

Retired American sprinting great Michael Johnson's Grand Slam Track will offer prize money ranging from $100,000 for the winner to $10,000 for the eighth-place finisher at each of four "slams" when the league launches next year.

It will distribute a total of $12.6 million in prize money in 2025.

"In a league of our own," Grand Slam Track wrote in a post on X on Wednesday, with a breakdown of the prize money.

They've always had good attendance at these featured meets... I just want to know where the eyeballs are coming from. The Diamond League has respectable broadcast deals throughout Europe (e.g. the BBC in the UK), but most of Asia has to catch it on Youtube... and in the US, it'll be on something called FloTrack. Maybe they're trying to honor the legacy of FloJo, I dunno. But it just seems like a strange commercial strategy to me.

 

[the1andonly3003]

First time I've ever had the thought: the business of track and field seems to be good right now!

Diamond League to increase prize purse to $9M. Across the 14 meets. And that's only half of the total winnings available, there's a promotional prize pool of another $9M besides.

Hadn't heard about a competitor to the Diamond League emerging, either:



They've always had good attendance at these featured meets... I just want to know where the eyeballs are coming from. The Diamond League has respectable broadcast deals throughout Europe (e.g. the BBC in the UK), but most of Asia has to catch it on Youtube... and in the US, it'll be on something called FloTrack. Maybe they're trying to honor the legacy of FloJo, I dunno. But it just seems like a strange commercial strategy to me.

sounds like you didn't read my post

 

[the1andonly3003]

here we go: Berlin marathon is tomorrow (morning) Berlin Marathon 2024 Entry List - FloTrack

and the fall marathon majors are underway, culminating in Chicago in two weeks (w/ 50k registrants)

 

[the1andonly3003]

This is all NBC has starting next year
USA TRACK & FIELD AND NBC SPORTS ANNOUNCE 2025 NATIONAL BROADCASTING AND STREAMING SCHEDULE - NBC Sports
Should actually be for next year's thread

 

[the1andonly3003]

Less than 12 hours away from the Chicago marathon (outside of the Chicago TV market, you have to stream on Flotrack). Perfect weather for the runners tomorrow.

The 5k was today and it was cool to see Emma Coburn run it. There was no elite field, so she started with everyone else. I was in the starting corral toeing the start line with her, and I decided to see how long I could keep pace with her. I lasted all of 400m.

Here is the start: Chicago Marathon (@chimarathon) • Instagram photos and videos
I'm in the black tank sprinting (with terrible form) towards the camera to find a clear path (also seen: slow runners jogging the start line and getting shoved).

 

[sidewalkoaf]

Less than 12 hours away from the Chicago marathon (outside of the Chicago TV market, you have to stream on Flotrack). Perfect weather for the runners tomorrow.

The 5k was today and it was cool to see Emma Coburn run it. There was no elite field, so she started with everyone else. I was in the starting corral toeing the start line with her, and I decided to see how long I could keep pace with her. I lasted all of 400m.

Here is the start: Chicago Marathon (@chimarathon) • Instagram photos and videos
I'm in the black tank sprinting (with terrible form) towards the camera to find a clear path (also seen: slow runners jogging the start line and getting shoved).

Women's marathon world record, sub 2:10. That's faster than the men's world record when I was born. Sub five-minute mile pace. And nearly an hour off the women's world record during my lifetime. Amazing.

 

[the1andonly3003]

Women's marathon world record, sub 2:10. That's faster than the men's world record when I was born. Sub five-minute mile pace. And nearly an hour off the women's world record during my lifetime. Amazing.

I just finished my shift at the marathon.

The atmosphere in the city was electric all weekend.

Consider this for Ruth:
https://x.com/CitiusMag/status/1845485408131428624

And try this as your taper for your next marathon:
https://x.com/ChrisChavez/status/1845507271679496626

The top American woman, Susanna Sullivan, is a full time middle school teacher!

 

[the1andonly3003]

Toronto marathon is today, and there are multiple feeds on YT
raw feed: TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon 2024 - Lead International Men - RAW Camera
CBC Sports: View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHn7SW6EGx4

Citius Mag: View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcNlH5Wqcuo

 

[the1andonly3003]

We're 24 hours away from the final world major of the year for the NY marathon. Stacked field with the Olympic runners getting their first race post-Olympiads

 

[the1andonly3003]

Helen Obiri was outkicked in the final mile of the NY Marathon by Kenyan Chepkirui. On the men's side, Olympic gold medalist Tola finished fourth with Dutch man Nageeye running away from Evans Chebet in the final 1k

More importantly, there are now seven world majors with Sydney joining the list

https://x.com/CitiusMag/status/1853155308279074960

 

[the1andonly3003]

pros might be done, but collegiate xcountry season is ending this month

for the 800m, there's baking soda but for cold weather, olive oil