This is episode 587 of #CoffeewithLarry on March 17, 2026.
This is my daily chat #RunBlogRun viewers and follow fans on everything track and field. We go LIVE Monday-Saturday at 10:00 AM Central US Email Me (email protected)!
Our topics:
1. It NIN was four well-spent days of indoor athletics at the NIKE Track Center at The Armory.
Avery Lowen and Blair Bartlett open the first night of NIN 2026 at 5,000 meters, photo by @CameraAthletica for RunBlogRun.
2. Armory has its own history. This sports shrine hosts at least 117 track and field events annually, plus several weeks of indoor marathons.
Elle St. Pierre, 116th Millrose Games The Armory, New York, New York, USA, photo by Kevin Morris
3. It Nike Indoor Nationals 2026 had over 8,000 entrants and 5,600 were accepted to run, jump and throw over the four days of March 12-15, 2026.
Addison Ritzenhein ran 10:21.06 in the 2 mile at the Nike Indoor Photo by Josh Rowe for NSAF.
4. It United Airlines NYC Half Marathon had 30,000 plus runners and walkers on the streets of New York around the same time high school athletes were competing on Day 4 of the NIKE Indoor Nationals, just 8.1 miles away. Helen Obiri won the women’s half in 1:06.33 NCR, while Adrian Wildshut became the first South African to win the half, winning the men’s race in a wicked 59:30.
Helen Obiri defends her title at the 2024 Boston Marathon presented by Bank of America, photo by Kevin Morris
5. We’re less than a week away Indoor World Championship held in Torun, Poland. which will be held on March 20-22, 2026.
See you tomorrow Coffee with Larry.
Larry Eder has been involved in athletics for 52 years. Larry has experienced sports as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now a journalist and blogger. His first article, about Don Bowden, America’s first 4-minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from USA Track and Field to the American version of Spikes magazine. He currently leads content and marketing development for RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. On RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: “I have to admit, I love traveling to long-distance meets, writing about the sport I love and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most I’ve ever done besides running.” Also does some updates for BBC Sports at major events which he really enjoys.
