The last day of the 2017 European Indoor Athletics Championships were a fine day of competition. It also was a wonderfully enjoyable day of track and field. Why? The crowd was into the meet, cheered all of the athletes, the facilities were fantastic and the coffee was good, and inexpensive.
Having the best seats in the house also helped, as Ed Gordon, David Monti and I were at the end of the 60 meter finish, above the track.
Here is how I recalled the medalists on day three of one of the finest track championships that I have been fortunate to attend.
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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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