BBC World Service Saturday Sportsworld Grand Slam Track 2 discussion with Larry Eder - May 3rd 2025

I always enjoy my conversations with my friends at BBC Radio. I have been fortunate to have been on several difference programs. I first began on BBC in Beijing, China is 2008. I did a short segment after a few planned guests had disappeared. I have always found the broadcast a lot of fun.

This conversation was with Ed Harry and Lee James. Lee James was the emcee and Ed Harry provides much of the athletics coverage for BBC World Service. We had a blast as always. I loved Ed’s coverage of the Diamond League that preceeded the Grand Slam Coverage and then, our Grand Slam Coverage is also, I believe informative.

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Remember, we had discussed the first Grand Slam meet in Kingston on BBC World Services last month. We noted great perfomances but, lackluster attendance.

This time around, Grand Slam had a smaller venue, with a good crowd, and the AR by Masai Russell made a huge addition for the second Grand Slam. Enjoy our coverage!

Masai Russell sets AR of 12.17! Grand Slam Track Meet 2
Miramar, Florida, USA
May 2-4, 2025, photo by Kevin Morris

Catch the BBC World Service’s conversation on the electrifying women’s 100m hurdles at the 2nd Grand Slam Track meet in Miami, where Masai Russell (setting an American record and the second-fastest time in history) and Tia Jones delivered standout performances. Larry Eder, co-founder of RunBlogRun, joins to discuss the race’s significance for the new Grand Slam Track series, the vision of founder Michael Johnson to keep track athletes in the spotlight between Olympics, and the debate over adding field events to future meets. Don’t miss this insightful look into the future of track and field and the athletes making history

RunBlogRun · BBC World Service Saturday Sportsworld Grand Slam Track 2 discussion – May 3rd 2025

Special thanks to Lee James, Ed Harry and Rory Boyle of BBC World Service. Special thanks to co-founder of RunBlogRun, Brian Eder on managing the posting and production of the audio files.

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Larry Eder
Larry Eder has had a 52-year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America's first sub-4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: "I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself." Also does some updates for BBC Sports at key events, which he truly enjoys. Theme song: Greg Allman, " I'm no Angel."
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