Conor Dary wrote:Besides foul weather sometimes makes for memorable moments. I still vividly remember being in the stands watching Carl Lewis, at Indy 1988, getting ready to jump and the skies opened up. Everyone was running around to get out of the rain and Lewis, looking calm, waited for the right moment. Took off and jumped 28'2 to take the lead.
I remember that well--I was already in the tunnel, looking back out at the track. I figured Lewis could do not anything in those conditions but figured I'd turn around and look anyway. I was not too eager to sit in those metal stands with lightning all around.
Conor Dary wrote:Besides foul weather sometimes makes for memorable moments. I still vividly remember being in the stands watching Carl Lewis, at Indy 1988, getting ready to jump and the skies opened up. Everyone was running around to get out of the rain and Lewis, looking calm, waited for the right moment. Took off and jumped 28'2 to take the lead.
Indy has had plenty of extreme weather at meets over the years. Before the aforementioned 1988 storm, it was over 100 degrees (F) for several days at the OT. At the 1983 USA meet, during the 10,000m, it rained on one side of the track but not the other for several laps, and during the 2006 USA meet, we had stoppages due to lightning almost every day.
As for Oregon weather, the 2008 OT was an anomaly and yesterday seemed closer to true Duck weather.
Conor Dary wrote:Besides foul weather sometimes makes for memorable moments. I still vividly remember being in the stands watching Carl Lewis, at Indy 1988, getting ready to jump and the skies opened up. Everyone was running around to get out of the rain and Lewis, looking calm, waited for the right moment. Took off and jumped 28'2 to take the lead.
As for Oregon weather, the 2008 OT was an anomaly and yesterday seemed closer to true Duck weather.
November, yes. For June no. Summers are usually pretty dry in Eugene.
One should also remember that in '88, as sweltering as Indy was for the first half, it cooled off (relatively) in the second, and at that point it was actually hotter in Eugene than it was in Indy!
Conor Dary wrote:Besides foul weather sometimes makes for memorable moments. I still vividly remember being in the stands watching Carl Lewis, at Indy 1988, getting ready to jump and the skies opened up. Everyone was running around to get out of the rain and Lewis, looking calm, waited for the right moment. Took off and jumped 28'2 to take the lead.
Yup. A completely mesmerizing and electric moment--and I'm not making a pun about the lightning strikes in the distance. Unforgettable.
fourjz wrote:Bring the OT's back to Sacramento immediately !!! Forget Eugene,and everybody else.
Yeah right, those 100 degree days and 50 degree nights were just wonderful, and let's don't forget that you couldn't see the three outside lanes if you were sitting along the homestretch.
The Trials are for the ATHLETES to be able to perform without risk of bad performance,and risky conditions.Not the fans.The ATHLETES have trained for 4 long years to compete in close to ideal, conditions like Sactown provided for two straight great Olympic Trials in 2000,and 2004.Sacramento brought the Trials back to respectibility,just like the 84 Games brought the hosting of Olympic Games a profit making pleasure with great weather.And it's not 3 lanes on the homestretch.That's an exaggeration.I've been on both sides.If that's the best complaint for not having a OT for the ATHLETES to perform at their best,with good conditions then that's a vote to bring it back to Sactown.Again today performances were hampered on and most importantly off the track.Pole Vault cancelled,Throws,Jumps,competed under "treacherous" conditions(Dwight Stones).Bottom line it's for the ATHLETES.Ask them about it.
And we don't want another announcer ,or commentator to say ."That the bad weather might be like this in London". That has nothing to do with our Trials being competed in with ideal conditions.Good weather should be a priority.Sactown provides it.
fourjz wrote:And we don't want another announcer ,or commentator to say ."That the bad weather might be like this in London". That has nothing to do with our Trials being competed in with ideal conditions.Good weather should be a priority.Sactown provides it.
Is Sacto even in the running for 2016? Do they still have an organizing committee? The guy who was running it must be pretty old by now, if he's even still alive.
fourjz wrote:And we don't want another announcer ,or commentator to say ."That the bad weather might be like this in London". That has nothing to do with our Trials being competed in with ideal conditions.Good weather should be a priority.Sactown provides it.
Is Sacto even in the running for 2016? Do they still have an organizing committee? The guy who was running it must be pretty old by now, if he's even still alive.
Marlow wrote:I thought I came prepared, but had to go out yesterday and drop a C-note on a better hooded rain jacket and thermal socks. It's an awful danged good thing that Ashton made this trip memorable all by himself!!!!
Suck it up you Floridian wimp!
(okay I should know this but next trials are where?)
NWS says rain very likely again today. I think the words "Eugene" and "near perfect weather", if they were ever used should be permanently banned from the same sentence. Everyone from the west coast wines like a cry baby about the weather in Des Moines (or any other middle of the country site for that matter) and all I can say is ENJOY.
Looking pretty bad today. My wife has been a trooper so far, but I think she's sitting this one out. I really like my seats in U, but that's only when I can use my binoculars
The weather today looks gloomy and dark and steady showers the whole day. Total different than forecast just 24 hours ago called for. No sprints tonight but field events will obviously be impacted and might be a puddle filled night of distance events.
sprintdoc wrote:The weather today looks gloomy and dark and steady showers the whole day. Total different than forecast just 24 hours ago called for. No sprints tonight but field events will obviously be impacted and might be a puddle filled night of distance events.
I see several sites in Eugene reading between 69 and 74 degrees with less than two hours to todays first event, knock on wood, are we finally going to have some good weather?
I left cold and rainy Eugene and came home to a 100 degree day, which is a highly unusual occurrence in the Great Lakes area (in general, and especially in June). Weird weather all around.
after a dry (but surprisingly muggy) Friday, today is projected for some more wet stuff falling from the sky. Hopefully that will be confined to only when I sneeze.
uh-oh! I certainly hope it's a large bird with a urinary tract problem that's spotting up my windows like mad. (yes, full points to anybody whose immediate reaction was "wait, birds don't have urinary tracts")
Well... in colloquial British English 'bird' can mean 'young woman' and your windscreen might not be entirely safe in many of our towns and cities when pubs/clubs close in the early hours. Still looking forward to London?
The weather was once again a hinderance to performances especially in the field events.There should be no permanent home in Eugene,OR for the OT's.Sad for the athletes that trained 4 long years to have to qualify on the U.S. team in those conditions which it rained so far 6 out of 9 days up there.
