Grand Slam Track has completed its first two meets, with two left to go. As this is the half way point I thought that it would be a good time to give a preliminary assessment given that all of the previous comments being made were done without actually seeing the product in action! I’ll say right up front that I give it a strong “B” at this point, primarily because it is causing needed change within the sport. Let me start with the meets themselves. Excellent locations, even though the meet in Kingston had light attendance. The follow up in Miami was well attended, with the next two competitions scheduled…

We’re finally outdoors, after spending the winter undercover. Don’t get me wrong, the championship portion of indoors was fun to watch, but at the end of the day nothing compares to the 400m oval! Of course it’s still a very long season, especially with the World Championships being moved to September. Shifting national championships to the beginning of August and literally changing how many athletes will approach both training and competition over the course of the year. What does this all mean? It means we may not see many top level athletes get started in their primary events until late May or early June, and marks may not be at…