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Most athletics fields have lanes 1 - 8. Lane9 is everything that goes on outside the stadiums and training centers. Learn the sport somewhere else. Know the people here.

George M. Perry


    • Jul 14, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 18m AVG DURATION
    • 16 EPISODES


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    Rule 40 says more about track & field than the IOC

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2021 18:48


    The Rule 40 blackout period should be a non-issue for properly activated sponsorships. But for track & field, it's a dire event because the athletes and sponsors (if we can call them that) have such a superficial relationship.

    Track & field needs to think value for value, not "thank you"

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2021 8:16


    When was the last time you thanked your employer? Probably never, because you trade your work for their money. Pro track & field athletes need to approach their sponsor relationships the same way, and stop talking like they have nothing to offer.

    What do track & field athletes offer their sponsors?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2021 14:02


    Track & field athletes lament their one-sided contracts, but the sponsors probably feel the same way. When was the last time an athlete, agent or property asked a prospective sponsor "What do you want? What would benefit you?" and then went back and figured out a solution?

    What do track & field's sponsors aim to get from their sponsorships?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2021 15:57


    Sports sponsorship requires more from the brand and the property than slapping a logo on something. What did the sponsors of recent track & field events hope to get from their involvement, and did they do anything to reach that goal? What will Puma do to activate their new post-collegiate group in North Carolina?

    An unashamedly desperate plea to track & field people: Be eagles

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2021 13:09


    Two stories, five years apart, set the stage for a stark choice that everyone faces when someone new appears in your Inbox: be an eagle and respond, or be a s**tbird and ignore them.

    Never say no: US T&F athletes must stop trusting their "institutions"

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2021 9:54


    Track & field athletes need purge the word "No" from their vocabulary, because the institutions to which they entrust their careers are far too comfortable saying "No" at every turn.

    Track & field needs a business class, Part II

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2021 10:42


    Everyone involved in "professional" track & field should be ashamed that Ben Blankenship funded a race at the American Track League. But they won't be. Our advice to aspiring pro's or semi-pro's: Look elsewhere.

    Grim year could get harder for T&F's post-collegiate athletes

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2021 6:38


    Post-collegiate non-professional athletes were the majority of competitors at the 2016 track & field Olympic Trials. Any changes to the format for the 2021 trials would likely fall hardest on them.

    Indoor T&F nationals cancelled: Crickets ensue

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2021 13:55


    The combined response across track & field to USATF cancelling indoor nationals was...... silence? Apathy? Ignorance? What does that mean about the sport, the athletes and anyone's prospects going forward?

    Lessons for long jumpers: T&F'rs need to watch more sports

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2020 36:20


    Stockholm DL long jump was no different than what every other sport does all the time, but athletes and others within T&F wouldn't know that. T&F needs more experiments to create more opportunities, not less.

    Lessons for long jumpers: T&F'rs need to watch more sports

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2020 36:20


    Stockholm DL long jump was no different than what every other sport does all the time, but athletes and others within T&F wouldn't know that. T&F needs more experiments to create more opportunities, not less.

    7/23/2020: Malicious compliance, get the F out, Maps & Money

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2020 18:34


    - T&F athletes show how ridiculous their contracts are, but will anything change in the next negotiations? - T(F)AA - NALathletics Map is the first step towards being the AirBnB of Athletics, and that, in turn, is all about the money.

    7/23/2020: Malicious compliance, get the F out, Maps & Money

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2020 18:34


    - T&F athletes show how ridiculous their contracts are, but will anything change in the next negotiations? - T(F)AA - NALathletics Map is the first step towards being the AirBnB of Athletics, and that, in turn, is all about the money.

    Kristen Hixsen (pole vault)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2017 22:40


    Kristen Hixsen is Michigan through-and-through. She talks about the supportive community she has across the state, from her home near Grand Rapids up to her sponsorship from the Michigan Lottery. After several years on the pro circuit domestically, she is setting her sights on a full competitive season, wherever that may take her.

    Garrett Appier (shot put)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2017 30:01


    Garrett Appier had a break-through season culminating in a 6th place finish at Olympic Trials. Garrett talks about his motivations that propelled him through his college career; road trips in search of BBQ with fellow throwers; and how fans are attracted to the primitiveness of the shot put. He also take sharp exception to George's suggestion that the Cubs turned out a bigger victory celebration than the Kansas City Royals.

    Kortney Ross (pole vault)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2017 28:59


    Kortney Ross aims to "Be impressive" with each vault, to give the fans the best showing. Kortney talks about how she nearly gave up pole vaulting to join the San Diego Police Department, what brought her back to the sport, her recent meet in Taiwan and why pole vaulters are such surprisingly good golfers (or at least long-drivers).

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