Track and field for 2009 is up and running. This weekend sees the richest biggest and best one-off indoor meeting in the world - the Aviva .
But all this week I have had to defend indoor athletics, as some viewers and athletes were not happy having seen last weekend's . "Flat" and "no atmosphere" were some of the comments.
So what really is the point to indoor athletics?
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I'm Katharine Merry, former world 400m number one and an Olympic bronze medallist at Sydney 2000. I'm now a mentor to junior athletes as well as working in radio and TV, and as a trackside presenter at major events. I'll be aiming to give you a behind-the-scenes insight to the world of athletics.
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