People are interested in T&F and long distance running. I support the L.A. Marathon every year as an amateur radio operator in the Lead Women's Vehicle. The race is fairly well publicized and supported. It is usually televised "twice" in its entirety on race day, and usually once or twice within the following weeks.
I have observed thousands (60,000 upwards to 250,000) of people along the 26.23 mile route, standing in the pouring rain with and without umbrellas or rain gear watching and supporting the runners. We have had probably had five years of torrential downpours during the race of the 15 years the race has been run. Several other years, we have seen brief sprinkles. It amazes me to see all those people out there very enthusiastically supporting all of the runners, wheelchair athletes and walkers alike, during the torrential type rains. If we can somehow get the USTAF to better advertise and promote T&F, we can get better support and televising of our sport! Gerald -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of alan tobin Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2002 11:57 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: t-and-f: USATF Advertising idea... Hey, I just had an idea. Anyone remember the running scenes from Endurance? They were spectacular. Copy that. Maybe people can watch 15-30 minutes of straight race coverage if packaged right. Track needs a chase camera going all the way around the track. Even better would be to somehow mic the athletes during competition. Come on now, I know the technology is out there somewhere. A very very small remote camera? Somehow mic the athletes footsteps around the track. We need to hear these guys breathe and run. Alan http://www.geocities.com/runningart2004 _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com
