@jmarpdx Without a prize, I feel like athletes would be more likely to run faster times, as opposed to a strategic race where an athlete will just try to win. It just depends on the goal of the meet, fast times or crowning champions.
The IAAF recently announced that beginning in 2020 the longest race that will be run at all Diamond League Track and Field meets will be the 3000m.
Previously many Diamond League meets had both the 5k and 10k.
so yeah fuck that
I feel bad for kids nowadays, they just get to see if school is closed on the Internet. They’ll never have the excitement of waiting to see your school scroll across the bottom of the tv screen like it’s the NFL Draft.