The Dual Meets We’ve All Been Craving
One of the hottest topics in the running community this past week has been the relative success of the recent Michigan versus The Ohio State University dual meet. The dual meet is compact, the team competition relatively easy to follow. What I think made “The Dual” most interesting, though, was that with Wolverines facing down their one natural enemy, the Buckeye, state tree of Ohio, you just knew both sides would be bringing it, and hard. That’s called intrigue, baby.
Well after the jump, I’ve compiled a little list of some other dual-meets I think we’d all like to see on the track and promoted to the hilt. The chief criteria? Serious rivalry, serious talent, serious commitment to getting the dang thing over while the student-athletes are both students and athletes. Read more…
