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Grand Slam, A Learning Experience
Everyone knows the story of Grand Slam Track by now. A new track circuit, there are no leagues, Diamond or otherwise. Perportedly with $30 million, to pay over $12 million in prize money over four meets to 96 athletes. Started modestly, ended before the final competition. Athletes and vendors go un paid. Finally files for bankruptcy. That’s the short version. The internet has since gone nuts, blasting Grand Slam and Michael Johnson. Saying that it set the sport back, and that it’s failure will make it difficult for anything new to emerge moving forward. I disagree. History tells us that many of the greatest things ever created, came after failure.…
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2025 Athletes of the Year
As we end the year that was 2025, the “powers that be” attempt to tell us who the best athletes of the year were. Unfortunately however, many people believe that they typically fail in their assessments, and I tend to agree. Personally, I’m not fond of trying to take a year’s worth of competition from several extremely elite individuals, and condense it all down to a single athlete, as it serves only to attempt to diminish the work of so many others. That said, it is what happens, so I’m going to give my two cents as my way of bringing balance to the conversation. Before I give that two…