tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11188695.post6426518260530156956..comments2023-11-03T05:46:16.883-05:00Comments on Simon Says...Run: MARKETING OUR SPORTChadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08412073727859282887noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11188695.post-44650905595551520522008-06-09T13:50:00.000-05:002008-06-09T13:50:00.000-05:00I hear you on the commercial. I was excited after...I hear you on the commercial. I was excited after the first "tracktown" one and they managed to retain my attention through the next 3 or 4 (because I kept thinking there's another version coming - a different commercial). I shouldn't complain too much though. ESPN did the Bislett games the day before and then NBC does the Pre meet, that's more track coverage then you get in any given 6 month period.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11188695.post-22531679268947729932008-06-09T12:43:00.000-05:002008-06-09T12:43:00.000-05:00Thanks Houston. Yeah it's a little sad to have tr...Thanks Houston. Yeah it's a little sad to have track on TV and then not even see some of the up and coming runners; like Solinsky barely being mentioned in the 2 mile, Shannon Rowbury is running great and they didn't mention her in the 800. Plus they show results for the top-3. Why can't they scroll through the results for everyone in the field? And what if you're a fan of the field events? All they showed at the Pre meet was men's pole vault and men's shot put.<BR/><BR/>Mike, how about seeing the same commercial 8 times in 2 hours. Love the Track Town USA ad, but after 3 or 4 times, it got really old.Chadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08412073727859282887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11188695.post-23301302865518888282008-06-09T11:37:00.000-05:002008-06-09T11:37:00.000-05:00I think the coverage is not the greatest on TV for...I think the coverage is not the greatest on TV for one thing. Watched the Pre Classic this weekend, 2 hrs of coverage - most of it was commercials and false starts in the sprint races. I don't think they showed any coverage of the Men's 10K world record attempt and the Women's 5K world record attempt. I did think it was interesting that the "Bowerman Mile" is now competing with the "Dream Mile" from Oslo. Having these 2 premier mile events 3 or 4 weeks apart would be ideal, instead elite milers are forced to choose between the 2. As a side, I watched the Bislett Games saturday morning and found that coverage much more interesting - they did opt to show the women's 5k world record race there and while it did take up 14 minutes of air time, I considered it to be excellent watching and some nice drama.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11188695.post-68574905115987956652008-06-09T11:10:00.000-05:002008-06-09T11:10:00.000-05:00Hey Chad,I enjoyed reading your article on the sta...Hey Chad,<BR/><BR/>I enjoyed reading your article on the state of our sport. I've given this topic some thought and wanted to see what you thought about my hypothesis, if you will. I think one of the biggest problems facing our sport is the lack of competition. Specifically, I think the problem is, most of the time, there are no clear cut winners and losers. Sure there is a 1st, 2nd, etc, but the athlete (and his followers) finishing in 10th could be just as happy because because he ran a PR. Or what about great distance runners racing different distances or peaking for different races. Our sport is so relative that there are numerous ways to have a good and bad race. Id argue that the only time the relativity is mitigated is during the Olympics and the championships. I understand that other more successful sports (NASCAR, tennis, golf) have a similar structure, but I think its more pronounced in our sport. I don't offer up a solution (that would be a much longer post), but just a thought.<BR/><BR/>runner from houstonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com