#Coffee with Larry, Episode 831 January 5, 2026 Busy week, lots of news.
1, Happy New Year!! It’s World Mediterranean Week.
2. WXC: located in Tallahassee, Florida on January 10, 2026.
3. RunBlogRun will be there.
4. The U.S. has won three consecutive world junior boys’ XC titles, 1974 for Rich Kimball, 1975 for Bobby Thomas, and 1976 for Eric Hulst.
5. Doris Brown-Heritage won 5 World XC titles, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971.
6. Craig Virgin won two World XC titles In 1980 and 1981.
6. Lynn Jennings won World XC Title in 1990, 1991 and 1992.
7. RunBlogRun has some fun events coming up in January and February.
a. January 10-11, 2026 Tallahassee WXC 2026, https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-cross-country-championships/tallahassee26
b. January 23-24, 2026, Boston, MA, NB closed GP, www.nbindoorgrandprix.com
c. February 1, 2026 Dubai Marathon, www.dubaimarathon.org
d. February 1, 2026 Millrose Games, www.millrosegames.org
e. February 6, 2026 Ostrava Indoor (World Indoor circuit), Czech Indoor, https://www.czechindoorgala.cz/
f. February 5, 2026 Madrid Indoor Athletics, (World Indoor Circuit), https://madridindoorathletics.es/en/
is. February 8, 2026 Düsseldorf Meeting (World Indoor circuit), ISTAF Indoor Dusseldorf, https://www.google.com/search?q=https://dusseldorf.istaf-indoor.de/en/
no. February 14, 2026 RAK Half MarathonRas Al Khaimah, UAE, www.rakhalfmarathon.com
me February 28-March 1, 2026 US closed Ocean breeze AC, Staten Island, NJ, www.usatf.org
j. March 12-15, 2026 NIKE indoor spaceNIKE Armory T&F Center, https://nikeindoornationals.runnerspace.com/
me March 20-22, 2025 WA Indoor Championships 2026Toruń, Poland https://worldathletics.org/…/world…/kujawypomorze26
See you tomorrow #Coffee with Larry
