# Grand Slam Track Athletes Payment Drama & UTMB/Berlin Elite Fields Revealed

An episode of [The Running Story | Marathon Handbook News](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/6782940461), 18 Aug 2026, 29 min.

Audio: https://media.transistor.fm/939446b8/a919847d.mp3

This week on The Running Story, Michael Doyle and Jessy Carveth break down the 5 biggest stories in running: Grand Slam Track's ongoing payment scandal, a new Guinness World Record for most shirts worn in a marathon, the stacked Berlin Marathon 2026 elite fields, an early preview of the UTMB 2026 elite fields, and what the Prague Half Marathon's first-ever ballot says about the running boom. Subscribe to our newsletter: https://marathonhandbook.com/newsletter/ Join Marathon Handbook’s RunClub for access to our members-only podcast, training plans, community rooms, merch and more: https://marathonhandbook.com/runclub Shop Marathon Handbook Merch: https://store.marathonhandbook.com

## Chapters

- 0:00 Intro
- 1:48 Grand Slam Track: athletes say they still haven't been paid
- 6:00 Guinness World Record: 125 shirts worn in a marathon
- 9:22 Berlin Marathon 2026: full elite field breakdown (men & women)
- 15:59 UTMB 2026 preview: men's and women's elite fields
- 22:24 Prague Half Marathon ballot: 70,000 entries for 17,000 spots
- 27:53 Outro

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