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
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.
Tomorrow is an off day which means it's also a big day for Pokemon GO. #level4noob
— Colby Alexander (@okaycolby) July 9, 2016
For the most serious "trainers," training in real life and training Pokemon are becoming one in the same.
If there's a Pokemon in the weightroom, Do you think Coach Rad is gonna let you catch it? Yes or no?#WWCRD #GoDucks pic.twitter.com/2tivlkvSC7
— Ryan Hunter-Simms (@RJHS8) July 11, 2016
Which must be fine because all miles are good miles... right?
My mileage is about to be crazy with Pokmon Go smh.
— Boris Berian (@borisgump800) July 10, 2016
Even for those who won't succumb to placing lures and hatching eggs, the running world and Pokemon GO are still colliding around them.
Pokmon Go has taken over the Boulder Creek Trail.
— John Dressel (@Runnin_Dressel) July 14, 2016
Now accepting 10 dollars to run 10 kilometers for your Pokemon
— Carson Cornett (@CornettCarson) July 9, 2016
That being said, watching people play PokemonGo may be even more fun than playing it yourself. Saw a dude run into a tree at Town Lake
— Duncan Phillips (@DuncanPhillips3) July 12, 2016
Guys aren't just talking about the Poke-phenomenon either.
Waiting for my MRI.
— Leah O'Connor (@LeahKayO) July 8, 2016
Will: "I'm using incense to lure Pokemon into the building. So watch the door." #PokemonGOprobs pic.twitter.com/re9eVusLTs
For some ladies, playing Pokemon has become a way to spend quality time with their significant others.
Was just told that a wild Venonat was on my face.
— Meg Lutz (@meg_bellino) July 7, 2016
Pokemon Go is ruining my relationship.
better believe I caught it pic.twitter.com/yQQGAOFycU
— Craig Lutz (@Craig_Lutz) July 7, 2016
Believe it or not, the game isn't limited to the confines of the continent.
Who needs #PokemonGO we catching the real thing in Italy @Once_aMullet pic.twitter.com/1yH7GgQwGW
— Zane Robertson (@runninelvis) July 14, 2016
Many competing abroad are continuing to level up while they travel to race this summer.
Not having international data is really getting in the way of capturing these exotic European Pokemon
— Charles Jock (@CharlesJock) July 18, 2016
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?