I'll likely be attending world indoors again this year so very excited for it. I've loved every major meet I've gone to in China, and hoping this meet turns out much better than 2018 indoors with the...
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12-03-2019, 01:00 AM
Thread: Indoor 2020 speculation / curiosities
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I'll likely be attending world indoors again this...
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12-02-2019, 10:38 PM
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I had no idea that Wanda Group was a Chinese...
I had no idea that Wanda Group was a Chinese company. 2 Chinese cities now makes sense.
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11-26-2019, 02:27 AM
Thread: Athlete of the Decade
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How many decades will it no longer be "too soon"...
How many decades will it no longer be "too soon" for the hammer to be considered though?
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11-23-2019, 01:25 PM
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details now available on the new Continental Tour
From the Press Conference in Monaco: 9 Continental Tour meets for 2020 announced with 1 more to be added, hopefully on a 4th continent. The DL events cut will be staged together at least 4-5 times...
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11-23-2019, 06:33 AM
Thread: Your favorite performance of the year
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Kovacs, Muhammad, Naser, and even Warholm's 46.92...
Kovacs, Muhammad, Naser, and even Warholm's 46.92 was amazing as well.
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11-22-2019, 06:36 AM
Thread: Athlete of the Decade
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Athlete of the Decade
I'm guessing T&FN will release their picks in January, but who are the current prospects?
Here are some names I could think that probably have at least an argument.
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11-22-2019, 04:13 AM
Thread: Coaching changes for 2020
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I didn't even know Blake stopped working with...
I didn't even know Blake stopped working with Mills. But crazy seeing that his own Manager isn't even really sure of who is coaching him.
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11-21-2019, 03:11 AM
Thread: Mary Cain and Nike
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Fair enough. But, even though they are different...
Fair enough. But, even though they are different athletes, Bartoletta's article was directly targeted at Nike, and she is also currently sponsored by them.
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11-21-2019, 02:14 AM
Thread: Mary Cain and Nike
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I don't understand Hasay's response. She is...
I don't understand Hasay's response. She is sympathetic for Cain, and also semi defends Salazar saying "You cant point fingers" and "people make mistakes". But then says she was told to cut her hair...
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11-15-2019, 04:23 PM
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Looks like Zurich is going to struggle fitting...
Looks like Zurich is going to struggle fitting all those events into the 90 minute TV window.
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11-13-2019, 07:44 AM
Thread: New WA website [USATF too]
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So the mug shot needs to be on the athletes...
So the mug shot needs to be on the athletes public display page as opposed to stored in a directory/file server WA has access to?
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11-13-2019, 03:10 AM
Thread: New WA website [USATF too]
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I agree with tandfman, the mugshots on the page...
I agree with tandfman, the mugshots on the page make no sense. Keep only the action shot and that's it. An athlete's ID/credentialing photo does not need to be shown on their bio page for it to be...
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11-12-2019, 02:02 AM
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In addition to multiple Hammer (and Dec) WR's...
In addition to multiple Hammer (and Dec) WR's outside of the DL, the two most recent world records to be set at DL meetings were in the women's steeplechase.
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11-11-2019, 10:56 AM
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Do they actually have fewer events? I haven't...
Do they actually have fewer events? I haven't counted but before each meet only had to deal with about half of the events as part of the DL. Now, unless I'm reading wrong, all meets will have ALL the...
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11-10-2019, 10:54 PM
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10-12 meetings means even less chance for these 4...
10-12 meetings means even less chance for these 4 events to be shown relative to the others since the DL now has 14 meetings.
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11-09-2019, 11:43 PM
Thread: Track without Nike
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I bet you would get the same blank look from and...
I bet you would get the same blank look from and equal amount of random people in NYC, Chicago, LA etc.
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11-09-2019, 02:21 AM
Thread: IAAF getting complaints about Vaporfly?
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I kind of agree with this. In the past 5 years...
I kind of agree with this. In the past 5 years that I've done road races more frequently (NYC), outside of Nike of course, NB, Saucony, Asics, Brooks and more recently Hoka have been everywhere....
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11-08-2019, 10:47 PM
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The Diamond League is not even the only circuit...
The Diamond League is not even the only circuit to contend with. The Iaaf also has, and is expanding, the world challenge series which is still huge with meets like Ostrava and Berlin which rival...
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11-08-2019, 11:10 AM
Thread: Mary Cain and Nike
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Outside of that Nike quote, are there any other...
Outside of that Nike quote, are there any other sources out confirming that she was seeking to join the NOP again?
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11-08-2019, 03:47 AM
Thread: Mary Cain and Nike
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I wonder if Cain seeking to rejoin Salazar can be...
I wonder if Cain seeking to rejoin Salazar can be confirmed by others.
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11-07-2019, 11:38 PM
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In response, Christian Taylor is starting "The...
In response, Christian Taylor is starting "The Athletics Association - A unified voice for professional Track & Field Athletes"
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11-07-2019, 04:11 PM
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Imagine breaking the steeple WR, moving to #2 or...
Imagine breaking the steeple WR, moving to #2 or #3 all time in the triple jump, #4 all time in the discus, or breaking multiple Usain Bolt meet records, then being told by the governing body that...
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11-07-2019, 03:12 PM
Thread: Mary Cain and Nike
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I never really followed Cain's career that much...
I never really followed Cain's career that much outside of occasionally skimming topics posted here, but this was tough read/watch. I hope she is in a good place now, and achieves whatever running...
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11-07-2019, 10:36 AM
Thread: The Retirement Thread
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True, but still not too much of a change since...
True, but still not too much of a change since she has been battling Pearson her entire career.
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11-06-2019, 11:54 PM
Thread: The Retirement Thread
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I agree, and if anything, seeing Felix, SAFP and...
I agree, and if anything, seeing Felix, SAFP and Nia Ali in Doha only fueled her drive to make the team even more. Buy the time trials rolls along, it will only have been a "short" 2+ years since she...
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