The success of the Speed River Inferno track meet is not normal. The event got it's start before there was even a professional track in the city, it's geographically not close to any other high performance meets, and the population base to draw spectators from is much smaller than a Los Angeles or a New York. Despite all that, the meet was able to grow on and eventually move from the original high school track, bring in some of the biggest names in the sport, and draw from a strong local support base. There aren't many meets like it, and there's no doubt that it's been wildly positive for the Speed River team. This episode of Something In The Water, we look at the anomaly of the Speed River Inferno.
Source : Citius Mag