Comments on U.S. Distance Runner: What's Wrong w/ the USATF: Blog Post Analysis

Hey Scott, as the author of that post I enjoyed re...

2009-04-13T15:51:00.000-05:00

Hey Scott, as the author of that post I enjoyed reading your reaction to it. I have a couple things to add...

1) When (or where) was this up on TFN? My daily readership on that blog went from 0 (literally) to like 200 on Saturday with the supposed link on TFN, but I never saw it. Really curious how they even found it...

2) Given that absolutely no one usually reads my blog, and

Reddy - Agreed with you on the need for big-time a...

2009-04-12T19:09:00.000-05:00

Reddy - Agreed with you on the need for big-time annual meets and an athlete ranking system. I have to believe the Diamond League will be a great change for the sport, especially if the meet directors work together on attracting the top talent to each competition. We'll see though.

Javie - I am glad you are taking a stab at critiquing USATF.org. I really wish everyone would and send

I agree with you on a lot of points. I also have r...

2009-04-11T21:56:00.000-05:00

I agree with you on a lot of points. I also have read that other article before and I can feel what he is talking about but it does feel all over.

I have been writing an extensive post about USATF.org and changes that need to happen. I would love to know what you think when I get it out and lets try to get USATF involved in the conversation.

You could have just titled your post What's Wrong ...

2009-04-11T16:10:00.000-05:00

You could have just titled your post What's Wrong With T&F. The same problems that plague USATF seem to plague T&F in general. Track needs something that is the equivalent of what tennis has ... a Wimbledon, Australian, French and US open. That is, big annual meets that are synonymous with the sport that fans and the public know and care about. These meets need to be of course TV