This is my daily chat #RunBlogRun viewers and track fans on the track.
This is Coffee with Larry on Wednesday, November 25, 2024.
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1. I interviewed Hobbs Kessler, Bryce Hoppel, Noah Lyles, Jasmine Jones, Nico Young and Rye Benjamin for a few days in Vegas #Global Athletics.
Nico Young, Doug Steadman, Charles Alexander, Jeff Shaver, photo from the Jeff Shaver 2024 Trials Collection
2. Special thanks to Sister Lou for hosting me over the weekend and seeing my great nephew Nolan, niece Tess and nephew Zach.
3. Marathon Race Expos are losing their stature as major meeting places for the running community Exorbitant prices have forced many brands to hold pop-ups outside convention centers, decentralizing events and devaluing races.
4. The Grand Slam Track has announced that its first meet will be held in Kingston, Jamaica, a city that loves track and field. GST told us that they will announce all four sites for 2025. The next will be Miami, Florida , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Los Angeles, California.
Kingston Grand Slam to be held April 4-6, 2025
5. I tried the 361 brand for the first time, and I really like the shoes. The number of brands that make sturdy running shoes continues to grow.
The Futura 9 by 361 Degrees is one of their great Trail shoes from 361 Degrees.
6. NIKE NXN kicks off with NXN Heartland races November 16th and November 23rd are huge days for the NXN regions. You can find everything you need to know here www.runnerspace.com
End at Empty, NXN
Jesse Cardin, Sound Running Cross Champs, sponsored by Brooks, photos by Kevin Morris
BYU’s Women’s cross country wins NCAA Div 1 Courtesy of NCAA/BYU
BYU Men’s Cross Country Team Wins 2024 NCAA Cross Country Champs, Division 1 Art by BYU
10. Say hi to Mick Byrnes, Director of Wisconsin Cross Country who ran the meet #NCAA XC Division 1: AJ Harrison took care of NCAA Champs on-site and away media.Wisconsin men finished 4th.
The Midwest FootLocker Regional is Nov. 30, 2024 at UW Parkside.
South FootLocker Regional is November 30, 2024 at McAlpine Park, Charlotte, NC.
Northeast FootLocker Regional, November 30, 2024, Franklin Park, Boston, MA.
West FootLocker Regional, December 7, 2024
14. Grand Slam Track is doing a great job. Love their releases.
Kingston Grand Slam to be held April 4-6, 2025
15. Few people talk about Ruth Czepnegetich and her fantasy run in Chicago.My current thoughts are that Ruth ran super fast (legitimately) and she ran 2:09:56 for me but Ruth gave it her all.
Ruth Chepngetich, Bank of America Chicago Marathon October 13, 2014 Chicago, Illinois, USA, photo by Kevin Morris
16. Brooks Running has been a sponsor of our platforms since 1990. First with American Athletics, then with RunningNetwork, and now with RunBlogRun, we encourage you to check out this focused running brand
This is Josh Kerr’s signature Brooks Hyperion Elite LD from Brooks Running
Ethiopia’s Dera Dida, winner of the 2023 Dubai Marathon, will lead the elite women’s field when she returns to defend her title in Dubai on January 7, photo by Pace Events/Dubai Marathon.
TRACK at New Balance, photo courtesy of New Balance
18. #NoahLyles and I got into some fascinating discussions about the nature of professional athletics.
Noah Lyles, 60m silver medalist, styling, photo by Deji Ogeyingbo, Glasgow, Scotland, March 1-3, 2024.
20. #RayBenjamin it was intriguing. His discussion of the 4x400m is a must listen and watch, and his view of athletics is quite different from Noah’s.
Rye Benjamin takes down the entire field in the 400m hurdles in Eugene, setting an MR Of 46.39 Photo by Brian Eder for RunBlogRun.
21. #NICoYoung it was so much fun doing the interview.What a great story on the 10,000 meters of Paris.Thanks, Nico
Nico Young, Doug Steadman, Charles Alexander, Jeff Shaver, photo from the Jeff Shaver 2024 Trials Collection
22. I am giving an interview for the first time #JasmineJones; he was a blast!
23. #NoahLyles always a great interview; There is much to discuss from the trials and Paris.
24. #HobbsKessler has great stories to tell; seeing him do it is fantastic.
25. #BryceHoppel had fascinating stories about the men’s 800 meters.
Coach Lance Brauman and Noah Lyles, adidas Atlanta City Games, photo by Kevin Morris
27. Special thanks to Matt McCarron for making these interview days work.And, as always, thanks to Jorge Torres, Matt Turnbull and Mark Wetmore. #GlobalAthletics gets it; You must be logged in to build the sport.
28. The NCAA Cross Country program, sponsored by the USTFCCCA, was well run, however, there were glitches at the end of the women’s 6k and men’s 10k.
29. European Cross Country is on Sunday, December 8, 2024. You can watch LIVE in North America for FREE thanks to European Athletics.
2021 SPAR European Athletics Championships 12/12/21 Senior Men’s Race Photo by European Athletics (via @twitter)
Larry Eder has been involved in the sport of track and field for 52 years. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now as a journalist. His first article on Don Bowden, America’s first 4-minute miler, was published in 1983. : Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the American version of Spikes magazine Content and Marketing Development for RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun On 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 runblogrun.com readers the most of anything I’ve ever done , except maybe running himself.” Also doing some updates for BBC Sports, which he really enjoys. Theme song, “I’m No Angel.”
