{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6917b83ee4a19aaf07f4fb89/6917b851e4a19aaf07f5002f?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"GrandSlam criticism and advice !","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6917b83ee4a19aaf07f4fb89/5c7b0298cb9828ab31205a7053993ca3.jpeg?height=200","description":"1. Grand Sham Track \n\n- Michael Johnson indicates that they are struggling to pay the athletes. As of July they owed athletes approximately $13million.\nhttps://www.letsrun.com/news/2025/08/michael-johnson-grand-slam-track-admit-theyre-struggling-to-pay-athletes-2026-wont-happen-unless-they-do/\n\n2. Diamond League - I have really warmed up to it. A few key highlights that I cared about:\n\nhttps://www.flotrack.org/articles/14464374-silesia-diamond-league-2025-recap-news-and-results\n\na. 1500 meters (men) - Yared Nuguse needed to win this to quality for the Diamond League Championship (which he did) - Now ne need to win the championship 1500M to get to worlds in Tokyo.\nb. 100 meters (men) - Thompson 1st - Lyles 2nd - Kenny 3rd. \nc. 1500 meters (women) - Gudaf Tsegay wins (3:50.62) - Beatrice Chebet 2nd (3.54)\nd. 3000 meters (women) - Faith was going for the WR (8:06.11 Junxia Wang 1993) but missed it by less than 1 second (8:07.04)\n\n3. Fred Kerley - Where are you?\n\nhttps://www.espn.com/olympics/trackandfield/story/_/id/45960815/american-sprinter-fred-kerley-provisionally-suspended-anti-doping-whereabouts-failures\n\nfor comments and advice email merakirunclub@gmail.com","author_name":"Victoria Harvey"}