[Mike Young]

Mike Young on October 18, 2006 at 10:55 pm #12273

I've given a lot of thought on how we can make our great sport of track and field more popular in the United States. Over the next couple days (maybe weeks) I'll throw out some of my ideas. Idea number 1: Put a 40 yard split timer on all 100m races. The general public knows about 40 yard times. They here them all the time from when watching football games, reading football scouting reports

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[flow]

flow on October 19, 2006 at 2:12 am #68041

or you could have some weird reality tv show on some underdog working with the best trainers to become a pro athlete.  i bet if a major tv or film company comes into the game they can manage to make a huge thing out of it.  of course you should be one of the trainers : P

but the football-track competition would be really hot too : D

[mikeice]

mikeice on October 19, 2006 at 5:41 am #57960

yeah i dont like it when annoucers keep saying world class speed not even reggie bush had world class speed and he ran a 4.25 4.35 world class guys fasuba scott could i bet do a 3.9

[beast]

beast on October 19, 2006 at 5:59 am #57961

Hmm how about cheerleaders??? i reckon id run a hell of a lot faster if i knew there was a girl in a skimpy outfit watching me lol

[Mike Young]

Mike Young on October 19, 2006 at 7:28 am #57962

Hmm how about cheerleaders??? i reckon id run a hell of a lot faster if i knew there was a girl in a skimpy outfit watching me lol

Cheerleaders would help. I'll address a similar idea in a future installment of this series.

ELITETRACK Founder

[mortac8]

mortac8 on October 19, 2006 at 7:30 am #57963

I'd like to see WWE or UFC type entrances for some of the events.  Asafa Powell comes out to NWA w/ smoke and strobe lights.  Track is realllly freakin boring for the majority of humans.  Especially college meets that last for many hours.

[Chad Williams]

Chad Williams on October 19, 2006 at 9:17 am #57964

I think most of the world is ignorant to the athletic feats being accomplished by world class track and field athletes and until they find a way to relate the times and distances to normal life, people aren't gonna be interested.

Ex. Most people have played touch football in their life and they know what a good catch looks like on TV because they have tried it themselves, whereas your average Joe doesn't know how freaking fast a sub-10 100m is because they only run from the couch to the fridge and back.

And while cheerleaders would be nice :), track has some good looking girls they should market instead. Hell, tennis goes crazy if one freaking girl is good looking.

[mn-highjumper]

mn-highjumper on October 19, 2006 at 9:53 am #57965

Hell, tennis goes crazy if one freaking girl is good looking.

:bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: hahaha

[Josh Hurlebaus]

Josh Hurlebaus on October 19, 2006 at 10:08 am #57966

I'd like to see WWE or UFC type entrances for some of the events.  Asafa Powell comes out to NWA w/ smoke and strobe lights. 

I'll second this. I want an announcer and some pyro for Nationals 😀

No? Not even for finals?….. 🙁

[beast]

beast on October 22, 2006 at 5:57 am #57967

im not offending anyone but id like to see a track race with hot girls…there arent many where i race…

[flow]

flow on October 22, 2006 at 8:08 am #57968

lol where do you race?

[beast]

beast on October 23, 2006 at 3:32 am #57969

Damn I hope none of them read this…Otago, New Zealand. Not a single hottie, EVER!!!!!!!!!!!

[flow]

flow on October 23, 2006 at 3:52 am #57970

thats sad.  how are new zealands women in general?  how is new zealand anyhow,  guess pretty nice?

[beast]

beast on October 23, 2006 at 3:56 am #57971

New Zealand women are generally quite nice. i think its just the runners down our end of the country that arent that good. and New Zealand is awesome i love it. I guess its pretty quiet compared to America though.