Four-time Olympic gold medalist Michael Johnson revolutionized track and field with an unorthodox, stiff upright running style and pitter-patter short steps that made him a sprint icon.
Johnson has long since hung up his signature golden spikes but has found a new way to shake up a sport that some claimed needed a financial and exposure shot in the arm, with a bold Grand Slam Track series which drew stellar reviews at the Ansin Sports Complex in Miramar this weekend.
“I owe everything I have to track,” said Johnson. “I would not be standing here if not for this sport. So have I always felt a responsibility to give back to it. I’ve always, as well understood this sport is not reaching it’s potential. It has amazing potential but it’s not reaching its potential. So I got to a point in my life where I had the time and resources and the ability to actually invest back in the sport and try to actually help it reach its potential.”…