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Here is periscope for IAAF/Cardiff University World Half Marathon Championships 2016 presser:… https://t.co/yZ80qImjYP
— RunBlogRun (@RunBlogRun) March 25, 2016

This periscope video of the IAAF presser early this morning is a perfect example of how Periscope should be used in our sport. It also completely befuddles me that, if the IAAF wants the sport to be larger, then, why do they not embrace video highlights that sites like ours use, and in return,we promote their events and sponsors.

I am confident that those changes will come. Dentsu’s job has been to merely sell for the IAAF and protect it’s clients. I understand that. I believe though, that if NBC and Eurosport can see how social media promotes their broadcast options, we might look at exciting options for track fans on seeing more and more high quality programming.

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Larry Eder
Larry Eder has had a 52-year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America's first sub-4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: "I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself." Also does some updates for BBC Sports at key events, which he truly enjoys. Theme song: Greg Allman, " I'm no Angel."
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