Coffee With Larry May 11, 2026 Episode 885 Belfast Classic The Book of EastBay

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Coffee with Larry is RunBlogRun’s almost daily podcast.

The podcast started in June 2022.

RunBlogRun: started in 2006 and RunningNetwork.com The site was opened in 1995.

Our today’s topics:

1. Exciting early season matchup Mary Peters Track Near Belfast, Ireland, The Belfast Classicis in charge Eamonn Christie, from the streaming side European athletics. Here’s a short review, plus a replay of the introduction A Belfast classic! https://www.runblogrun.com/2026/05/henry-mcluckie-breaks-39-year-old-meet-record-for-3000m-at-the-belfast-classic-2026-jeremiah-azu-runs-200m-pb.html?swcf

2. What I liked Belfast Classic.

3. My interview with the founders East Bay, Rick Gehring and: Art Jews.

4. Their new book, Eastbay’s book, more can be found here bookofeastbay.com .

5. The running business, then and now…

6. Jeff Benjamin wrote this review Ray Brownnew book Insight 880. https://www.runblogrun.com/2026/05/insight-800-a-book-by-ray-brown.html

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.

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

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