Muller Indoor Grand Prix 2017 Diaries: Aries Merritt is always quotable

Aries Merritt, RunBlogRun FB video, photo by Larry Eder

Aries Merritt is the 2012 Olympic gold medalist. After the Olympics, Aries set the current WR for the 110 meter hurdles. In 2015, after the Beijing World Championships, Aries Merritt had two kidney surgeries, including a kidney transplant.

Somehow, and with doctor’s suggesting he sit the year out, Aries Merritt competed in the Olympic Trials, but did not make the team. His family and his doctor reminded him that he got everything out of his body that he could, so he should be happy.

In this wide ranging interview, the always quotable Aries Merritt spoke about training, where his fitness is at, why he will race all year and his desire to compete through Tokyo.

Aries Merritt is one of our favorite athletes: gutty, focused, and always a great interview. We look forward to seeing him race the 60 meter hurdles (and get a seasons’ best) at the Muller Indoor Grand Prix in about twelve hours!

Author

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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