Pokemon GO Takes Over Track and Field

Pokemon GO Takes Over Track and Field

It's an understatement to say Pokemon GO is the latest craze. Kids, adults and even the country's best athletes have been busy gathering balls at Pokestops

Jul 21, 2016 by Allie Woodward Woodward
Pokemon GO Takes Over Track and Field
It's an understatement to say Pokemon GO is the latest craze. Kids, adults and even the country's best athletes have been busy gathering balls at Pokestops and rushing through workouts at "real-life" gyms so they can check their Eevees in at virtual ones.

The app's launch coincided with the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials at the beginning of July, which meant Pokemon GO was what all the cools kids were doing in Eugene. Any waking hours not dedicated to action at Hayward Field were spent wandering the streets of Tracktown in search of Jigglypuffs.



For the most serious "trainers," training in real life and training Pokemon are becoming one in the same.



Which must be fine because all miles are good miles... right?



Even for those who won't succumb to placing lures and hatching eggs, the running world and Pokemon GO are still colliding around them.





Guys aren't just talking about the Poke-phenomenon either.



For some ladies, playing Pokemon has become a way to spend quality time with their significant others.




Believe it or not, the game isn't limited to the confines of the continent.



Many competing abroad are continuing to level up while they travel to race this summer.



With more than 7.5 million downloads in the United States (and so many runners who "wanna be the very best, like no one ever was"), it looks like everyone's favorite 90s creatures are sticking around for a while. But the REAL question on everyone's mind is: How many Pokestops will be in the Olympic Village?