> Actually, the more I think about it the more I wonder why track, alone
among
> stadium sports, has developed the social requirement of staying seated
> during all the action.
> Seems like one more small way in which we try to wring the fun out of
> the sport for the public.
I totally agree. The only negative I experienced in Sacramento was people
yelling to sit down. Maybe I'm not the kind of fan we want in track &
field, but nothing was going to keep me in my seat for the last 300m of the
1500m or after LoJo's final pole vault. The constant pressure to stay
seated was an enthusiasm killer that thankfully my area of the stadium had
little trouble ignoring.
- Ed Parrot
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