12:29 | Fred Steier - Setting the scene: thanks again to those of you who sent in comments and questions, yesterday. Sorry that we weren't able to respond to all of these. We are positioned in the media area, which is about 35 meters from the finish line. So it's a great spot to be in - however, with a good crowd, as there was yesterday and will most certainly be today, we do not have a clear line of site to the finish line. Crowds were three or four (or more) deep along the rail just in front of us. So to get splits, etc., we have to get up and go over to the "mixed zone" - an area just outside of the track by the finish line, where press can get athletes coming off the track after their event. Getting through the crowd to the mixed zone can take some doing, without being too pushy, so what can happen is while we are in transit, lots of questions come in, which is great. But then we try to respond and put our observations - such as leaders, splits, etc. - at the same time. We'll try our best to balance this today |
