The 2026 Boston Marathon was a great day for a marathon. Tailwind, many races in the 30s and 40s (Fahrenheit). A large crowd on the course, and 29,600 plus starters, 29,104 finishers by 5:36pm EST, the official cutoff. #BostonMarathon, #Coffee with Larry, #runblogrun, #running, #marathon, #marathons, #BAABostonMarathon,
Our topics:
- On This Day in Athletics History, April 23, Bill Rogers Wins His First Boston Marathon (1975) By Walt Murphy https://www.runblogrun.com/2026/04/this-day-in-track-field-history-april-21-bill-rodgers-wins-his-first-boston-marathon-1975.html?swcfpc=1
Bill Rogers, on his way to his 1975 Boston Marathon BAA victory, stopped for a drink, tied his shoes and ran a 2:09.55 AR, photos courtesy of BAA. - By Justin Lagat on the final day of the World Indoor Championships in Torun, Poland. https://www.runblogrun.com/2026/03/day-3-highlights-of-the-middle-distance-events-from-kujawy-pomorze.html?swcfpc=1
World Indoor Championship, 2026, WICH, Torun, Kujawy Pomerania –
Maciej WYDERKA Men’s 800m, POL
Cooper LUTKENHAUS Men’s 800m, USA
Mohamed ATTAOUI 800 Meters Men, ESP, photo by World Athletics - 2026 Boston Marathon. Five Deep Thoughts by Larry Eder https://www.runblogrun.com/2026/04/2026-baa-boston-marathon-five-deep-thoughts-on-a-perfect-day-in-boston.html
A Perfect Day for a Marathon 2026 Boston Marathon Photo by BAA Boston Marathon - 2026 Commonwealth Games return to Glasgow by Stuart Weir https://www.runblogrun.com/2026/04/the-commonwealth-games-2026.html?swcfpc=1.
Jake Wightman, photo courtesy of Commonwealth Games/Glasgow - See you Monday April 27th for #CoffeewithLarry!
