Mac Fleet

They named the street after my favorite 2x NCAA 1500m champ,,: the sport is growing

💰 The Diamond League is putting more money in more athletes' pockets in 2026 by expanding its premium prize structure while maintaining its record-high total prize pool. 💎 🥇The top individual prize at series meetings has increased to $20,000 — up from $10,000 at the standard level. 🏆 Top individual prize at the Diamond League Final rises to $60,000 🟰 Total prize pool stays at $9.24 million, which was set in 2025 The number of Diamond+ disciplines (the select events with elevated prize money at certain meets) doubles from four to eight at every meet. As part of that, each meet has to select two sprint/hurdles events, two distance events and two field events (all gender-equal) plus two additional events of the host's choosing for the Diamond+ disciplines. 📊 Here is the updated prize money structure... Diamond Disciplines Series Meeting 1st — $10,000 2nd — $6,000 3rd — $4,000 4th — $3,000 5th — $2,500 6th — $2,000 7th — $1,500 8th — $1,000 9th+ — $500 Final 1st — $30,000 2nd — $12,000 3rd — $7,000 4th — $4,000 5th — $2,500 6th — $2,000 7th — $1,500 8th — $1,000 9th+ — $500 Diamond+ Disciplines Series Meeting 1st — $20,000 2nd — $6,000 3rd — $4,000 4th — $3,000 5th — $2,500 6th — $2,000 7th — $1,500 8th — $1,000 9th+ — $500 Final 1st — $60,000 2nd — $20,000 3rd — $9,000 4th — $4,000 5th — $2,500 6th — $2,000 7th — $1,500 8th — $1,000 9th+ — $500

99 mile down week

🗣️ “Obviously not a direct correlation but he ran that 3:51 on a chewed up cinder track with 1960s spikes and of course no bicarb. 4% difference on the shoes and bicarb and factor in Mondo providing just under a second of time per lap and I begin to realize even more what a freak athlete my dad was back in the day.” Jim Ryun’s son estimates what his father’s 3:51.1 from 1967 is worth given 2026’s trackflation. 🧮 59 years later, the performance puts Ryun at No. 27 on the U.S. all-time outdoor mile list.