This past weekend's Fred Hardy Invitational at Fork Union Military's Estes Athletic Center might have been one of MileStat.com's best covered meets today in terms of both photo and video coverage. We have race videos from each every section/heat of every running events (including rare in-race commentary) as well as video coverage from every field event! Between our two great and hard working photographers Heidi Raab and Arnel Gonce, MileStat.com also has a grand total of 6,174 photos from all running events and field events at the meet! See for yourself below!
The on-site coverage of the Fred Hardy Invitational is a great example of how subscription revenue is used to cover the sport in a way that would not have been possible pre-MileStat.com and even the early days of the site as well as first years of going to the subscription model. The total expense of $500 for the meet coverage included: second videographer ($150), two photographers ($300), and a tank of gas ($50). Without subscriptions, that kind of coverage would have never happened and people would come home from the meet to only find meet results and no photos or videos anywhere. Might have even had to wait the next day to see results instead of getting tweet updates during the meet or full event results posted while at the meet.
The awesome truth is that we can do even more as far as providing better and more consistent coverage of more meets. If people that are using the site and its premium content are actually paid subscribers, the coverage budget can continue to increase and we can have more quality coverage contributors. Despite my move to Austin in March to take on the MileSplit National position full-time, I'm going to make sure the site is left in good hands with a capable replacement site editor and increase the budget for freelance photographers, videographers, and writers for the website to cover more meets and at a higher quality. However, the ball is still in the Virginia high school track & field community's court to move the site forward to continue to grow and improve. The less people who cheat out and limit the site's coverage budget by sharing subscriptions, the coverage will only continue to improve and more meets as well as more athletes will be featured on the website. MileStat.con and myself personally have done a lot to advance the sport in the state over the last 13 years in Virginia and I plan to make sure to have a hand and role in that trend continuing even while in Texas, but need the continued support of the great majority of the Virginia high school track & field community. We have built something great in Virginia and can continue to make it greater!
On-Site Coverage
Photos: Fred Hardy Invitational by Arnel Gonce
Sub-Albums
- Boys 1000M (244)
- Boys 1600M (126)
- Boys 300M (127)
- Boys 4X200M (69)
- Boys 4X800M Relay (512)
- Boys 500M (165)
- Boys High Jump (20)
- Boys Long Jump (60)
- Boys Pole Vault (228)
- Boys Shot Put (72)
- Girls 1000M (182)
- Girls 1600M (40)
- Girls 300M (135)
- Girls 4X200M Relay (226)
- Girls 4X800M Relay (508)
- Girls 500M (106)
- Girls 55M Hurdles Prelim (38)
- Girls High Jump (47)
- Girls Long Jump (34)
- Girls Pole Vault (159)
- Girls Shot Put (21)
Photos: Fred Hardy Invitational by Heidi Raab
Sub-Albums
- Boys 1000m (130)
- Boys 1600m (79)
- Boys 300m (49)
- Boys 3200m (248)
- Boys 4x200m Relay (105)
- Boys 4x400m Relay (247)
- Boys 4x800m Relay (273)
- Boys 500m (90)
- Boys 55m (60)
- Boys High Jump (54)
- Boys Hurdles (59)
- Boys Long Jump (65)
- Boys Pole Vault (6)
- Boys Shot Put (14)
- Boys Triple Jump (73)
- Girls 1000m (103)
- Girls 1600m (145)
- Girls 300m (47)
- Girls 3200m (228)
- Girls 4x200m Relay (137)
- Girls 4x400m Relay (208)
- Girls 4x800m Relay (305)
- Girls 500m (117)
- Girls 55m (45)
- Girls Hurdles (51)
- Girls Long Jump (62)
- Girls Pole Vault (4)
- Girls Triple Jump (51)
Videos
2014 Fred Hardy Invite - Girls 55 Hurdles Prelims
2014 Fred Hardy Invite - Boys 55 Hurdles Prelims
2014 Fred Hardy Invite - Girls 55 Dash Prelims
2014 Fred Hardy Invite - Boys 55 Dash Prelims
2014 Fred Hardy Invite - Girls 4x800 Sec 1
2014 Fred Hardy Invite - Girls 4x800 Sec 2
2014 Fred Hardy Invite - Boys 4x800 Sec 1
2014 Fred Hardy Invite - Boys 4x800 Sec 2
2014 Fred Hardy Invite - Girls 55 Hurdles Finals
2014 Fred Hardy Invite - Boys 55 Hurdles Finals
2014 Fred Hardy Invite - Girls 55 Dash Finals
2014 Fred Hardy Invite - Boys 55 Dash Finals
2014 Fred Hardy Invite - Girls 4x200 Sec 1
2014 Fred Hardy Invite - Girls 4x200 Sec 2
2014 Fred Hardy Invite - Girls 4x200 Sec 3
2014 Fred Hardy Invite - Girls 4x200 Sec 4
2014 Fred Hardy Invite - Girls 4x200 Sec 5
2014 Fred Hardy Invite - Girls 4x200 Sec 6
2014 Fred Hardy Invite - Boys 4x200 Sec 1
2014 Fred Hardy Invite - Boys 4x200 Sec 2
2014 Fred Hardy Invite - Boys 4x200 Sec 3
2014 Fred Hardy Invite - Boys 4x200 Sec 4
2014 Fred Hardy Invite - Boys 4x200 Sec 5
2014 Fred Hardy Invite - Boys 4x200 Sec 6
2014 Fred Hardy Invite - Boys 4x200 Sec 7
2014 Fred Hardy Invite - Boys 4x200 Sec 8
2014 Fred Hardy Invite - Girls 1600 Sec 1
2014 Fred Hardy Invite - Girls 1600 Sec 2
2014 Fred Hardy Invite - Girls 1600 Sec 3
2014 Fred Hardy Invite - Boys 1600 Sec 1
2014 Fred Hardy Invite - Boys 1600 Sec 2
2014 Fred Hardy Invite - Boys 1600 Sec 3
2014 Fred Hardy Invite - Girls 500 Sec 1
2014 Fred Hardy Invite - Girls 500 Sec 2
2014 Fred Hardy Invite - Girls 500 Sec 3
2014 Fred Hardy Invite - Girls 500 Sec 4
2014 Fred Hardy Invite - Girls 500 Sec 5
2014 Fred Hardy Invite - Girls 500 Sec 6
2014 Fred Hardy invite - Girls 500 Sec 7
2014 Fred Hardy Invite - Girls 500 Sec 8
2014 Fred Hardy Invite - Girls 500 Sec 9
2014 Fred Hardy Invite - Girls 500 Sec 10
2014 Fred Hardy Invite - Boys 500 Sec 1
2014 Fred Hardy Invite - Boys 500 Sec 2
2014 Fred Hardy Invite - Boys 500 Sec 3
2014 Fred Hardy Invite - Boys 500 Sec 4
2014 Fred Hardy Invite - Boys 500 Sec 5
2014 Fred Hardy Invite - Boys 500 Sec 6
2014 Fred Hardy Invite - Boys 500 Sec 7-9
2014 Fred Hardy Invite - Boys 500 Sec 10-11
2014 Fred Hardy Invite - Boys 500 Sec 12
2014 Fred Hardy Invite - Girls 1000 Sec 1
2014 Fred Hardy Invite - Girls 1000 Sec 2
2014 Fred Hardy Invite - Girls 1000 Sec 3
2014 Fred Hardy Invite - Boys 1000 Sec 1
2014 Fred Hardy Invite - Boys 1000 Sec 2
2014 Fred Hardy Invite - Boys 1000 Sec 3
2014 Fred Hardy Invite - Boys 1000 Sec 4
2014 Fred Hardy Invite - Girls 300 Sec 1
2014 Fred Hardy Invite - Girls 300 Sec 2-4
2014 Fred Hardy Invite - Girls 300 Sec 5-7
2014 Fred Hardy Invite - Girls 300 Sec 8-11
2014 Fred Hardy Invite - Boys 300 Sec 1-2
2014 Fred Hardy Invite - Boys 300 Sec 3-5
2014 Fred Hardy Invite - Boys 300 Sec 6-8
2014 Fred Hardy Invite - Boys 300 Sec 9-11
2014 Fred Hardy Invite - Girls 3200 Sec 1
2014 Fred Hardy Invite - Girls 3200 Sec 2
2014 Fred Hardy Invite - Boys 3200 Sec 1
2014 Fred Hardy Invite - Boys 3200 Sec 2
2014 Fred Hardy Invite - Girls 4x400 Sec 1
2014 Fred Hardy Invite - Girls Triple Jump
2014 Fred Hardy Invite - Girls 4x400 Sec 2
2014 Fred Hardy Invite - Girls 4x400 Sec 3
2014 Fred Hardy Invite - Girls 4x400 Sec 4
2014 Fred Hardy Invite - Boys 4x400 Sec 1
2014 Fred Hardy Invitational - Boys High Jump
2104 Fred Hardy Invite - Girls High Jump
2014 Fred Hardy Invite - Girls Shot
2014 Fred Hardy Invite - Girls Pole Vault
2014 Fred Hardy Invite - Girls Long Jump
2014 Fred Hardy Invite - Boys Long Jump
2014 Fred Hardy Invite - Boys Triple Jump
2014 Fred Hardy Invite - Boys Shot
2014 Fred Hardy Invite - Boys 4x400 Sec 2
2014 Fred Hardy Invite - Boys 4x400 Sec 3
2014 Fred Hardy Invite - Boys 4x400 Sec 4
2014 Fred Hardy Invite - Boys 4x400 Sec 5
