This is my daily chat #RunBlogRun viewers and fans to follow all things track and field.
This is Coffee with Larry on Thursday, October 3, 2024.
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Our topics:
1. Alex Ohanian tweeted accusing MJ Gold of requiring signed female athletes to get Grand Slam track approval before they signed for another circuit.
hey! @MJGold: I loved seeing you @BillAckman: fast track @ATHLOS: through launch @GrandSlamTrack (great to see more people investing in athletics) but disappointing that you require these women to get permission from you and Bill to compete in other leagues. It’s not…
— Alexis Ohanian
(@alexisohanian) October 2, 2024
2. The tweet was an example of one of the sport’s biggest problems, which involves defending many small areas.
3. In 1991, Steve Miller, then NIKE’s director of sports marketing, organized a meeting of the minds that brought together many cultural figures.
4. For the sport to grow, a “Meeting of the Minds 2” needs to take place, involving the various regions, World Athletics, European Athletics, athlete managers, meet managers, USATF and the media.
5. Fighting will hurt the sport.
6. We will update the HOKA FootLocker Cross Country National Championships.
7. We will also update the NIKE NXN series.
8. The Diamond League has 15 events in 2025, the schedule has been released and the prize money has increased. More this weekend.
See you tomorrow at Coffee with Larry.
