Coffee with Larry April 16, 2026 Episode 872 Boston Marathon weekend is almost here!

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This is Coffee with Larry for episode 872, April 16, 2026.

Coffee with Larry is our almost daily podcast, from wherever we land in the world, all about running.

Our today’s topics:

The Boston Marathon is 130 years old.
More than 30,000 marathoners are competing on Monday, April 20, 2026.
Looks like cool weather for marathon runners
Jack Fultz won in 1976 in scorching hot conditions; this is the fiftieth anniversary of his victory.
Bob Hall, Boston’s first wheelchair champion, died last week. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family.
Check out our coverage of Friday’s press conference and our visit to the Brooks Hyperion House.
See you tomorrow at 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.

Theme Song: “I’m No Angel” by Gregg Allman.

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