Flying out of there this morning. Most all of the really good homestretch tickets were already purchased by season ticket holders. Sadly, this also included big football and basketball donors who treat the Trials as Louisvillians treat the Kentucky Derby, i.e., an occasional "event" to be seen at. The backstretch seems the place to be at this moment
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Took a few minutes to get in to the page. I ended up with an aisle seat in 217. Could have grabbed something up higher in 218, but I like being on the aisle. I was hoping for a stray single closer to the west side, but they were completely gobbled up. 217 is going fast as I am typing this.
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Originally posted by bruce3404 View PostFlying out of there this morning. Most all of the really good homestretch tickets were already purchased by season ticket holders. Sadly, this also included big football and basketball donors who treat the Trials as Louisvillians treat the Kentucky Derby, i.e., an occasional "event" to be seen at. The backstretch seems the place to be at this moment
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Yes, sadly some will end up on StubHub. I mentioned that to Mike Riley, President of Tracktown and he indicated that it hadn't been a big problem in the past....but, in fact, there have been numerous offerings and probably will be starting today. My contention was that people should only be allowed to buy the same number as they had for regular season seats. But football rules at U of O and they don't want to tick off the big donors. The limit for us season seat holders was eight...BUT, if you ordered 8, you ran the risk of being moved several sections UNLESS you were a big donor in which case the small or non-donors moved further away.
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Originally posted by Swampdonkey View PostDoes anyone know if a schedule has been posted anywhere? Nothing on USATF or TrackTown sites. Or, does anyone know if they will just follow the 2016 schedule? Thanks, jww
https://tokyo2020.org/en/games/sched...00731_ATH.html
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Originally posted by Conor Dary View PostIt's not true you had to be a big donor to get good seats....Last edited by bruce3404; 07-25-2019, 06:02 PM.
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Originally posted by Swampdonkey View PostDoes anyone know if a schedule has been posted anywhere? Nothing on USATF or TrackTown sites. Or, does anyone know if they will just follow the 2016 schedule? Thanks, jww
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I just noticed that they moved the finish line on the map for the Trials vs the finish line we were shown during season seat holder purchases last month. I wonder if this is a mistake or if they're adjusting for the modified stadium we'll have in 2021? If it's the latter, I wound up with some killer seats. Initially, the finish line bisected 121/221. Now it bisects 120/220. Not that finish line is the be all/send all of track ticketing....just a personal preference.
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Originally posted by bruce3404 View PostYes, sadly some will end up on StubHub. I mentioned that to Mike Riley, President of Tracktown and he indicated that it hadn't been a big problem in the past....but, in fact, there have been numerous offerings and probably will be starting today. My contention was that people should only be allowed to buy the same number as they had for regular season seats. But football rules at U of O and they don't want to tick off the big donors. The limit for us season seat holders was eight...BUT, if you ordered 8, you ran the risk of being moved several sections UNLESS you were a big donor in which case the small or non-donors moved further away.
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Originally posted by Conor Dary View PostConsidering the poor financial state of the university if they can get donors to pony up that kind of money for marginally better seats for a track meet...that is fine with me.
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