Coffee With Larry Episode 832 January 6, 2026 XC mania!
1. It World Cross Country: He is visiting the USA for the third time. The first was in 1983 in the Meadowlands, NJ, then in 1992 in Franklin Park, Boston, MA, and now in 2026 in Tallahassee, FLA.
2. Our senior East Coast writer Jeff Benjamin will be there (Jeff was at the Meadowlands in 1983 and also at Franklin Park in 1992).
3. Here’s Justin Lagat’s feature on World XC. https://www.runblogrun.com/2026/01/106344.html?swcfpc=1
4. Here’s Jeff Benjamin’s preview of Tallahassee. https://www.runblogrun.com/2025/12/the-world-cross-country-is-coming-to-tallahassee.html?swcfpc=1
5. Here’s Deji Ogeyingbo’s artwork in the men’s XC race in Tallahassee. https://www.runblogrun.com/2026/01/why-the-mens-world-cross-country-race-in-tallahassee-could-shape-an-era.html?swcfpc=1
6. 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.
7. Doris Brown-Heritage won 5 world XC titles: 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971.
8. Craig Virgin won two world XC titles in 1980 and 1981.
9. Lynn Jennings won the World XC title in 1990, 1991 and 1992.
10. RunBlogRun has some fun events coming up in January and February.
a. January 10-11, 2026 Tallahassee WXC 2026
b. January 23-24, 2026, Boston, MA, NB closed GP, www.nbindoorgrandprix.com
c. February 1, 2026 Dubai Marathon, www.dubaimarathon.org– FREE live streaming video.
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 Marathon, Ras Al Khaimah, UAE., www.rakhalfmarathon.comFREE LIVE STREAMING VIDEO.
me February 28-March 1, 2026 US Indoor, Ocean Breeze AC, Staten Island, New Jersey, www.usatf.org
j. March 12-15, 2026 NIKE Indoor, NIKE Armory T&F Center , https://nikeindoornationals.runnerspace.com/
me March 20-22, 2025 WA Indoor Championships 2026, Torun, Poland, https://worldathletics.org/…/world…/kujawypomorze26
See you tomorrow for #CoffeewithLarry!
