Who made the order of events for Fort Lauderdale Nationals?

Originally posted by White Buffalo The original complaint was why are the three longest men's races the first three events, all within 24 hours? I know people (mostly triathletes), who are only interested in 500+ yard events. I'm sure they are happy to be done (and fly back to their homes) in 2 days, instead of potentially sticking around for 4 days. I'm not in that camp. Just saying there are people where getting the events out of the way is an advantage. For my part, I'm happy to get the mile over with, rest overnight, and deal with the 500 right away. Gives me a chance to recover before the sprints. For the sprinters who can't cut work days, they can take an early flight friday morning and not miss their events. (I'm guessing that is part of the reason why the 400 IM is the last event. Most people are flying home on Sunday.)

Originally posted by White Buffalo The original complaint was why are the three longest men's races the first three events, all within 24 hours? I know people (mostly triathletes), who are only interested in 500+ yard events. I'm sure they are happy to be done (and fly back to their homes) in 2 days, instead of potentially sticking around for 4 days. I'm not in that camp. Just saying there are people where getting the events out of the way is an advantage. For my part, I'm happy to get the mile over with, rest overnight, and deal with the 500 right away. Gives me a chance to recover before the sprints. For the sprinters who can't cut work days, they can take an early flight friday morning and not miss their events. (I'm guessing that is part of the reason why the 400 IM is the last event. Most people are flying home on Sunday.)