The Bislett Oslo Meeting was held on 13 June 2019. It was one of the most traditional summer meetings of the European circuit. The ghosts of Ron Clarke, Jim Hogan, Horace Ashenfelter, Gunder Hagg, Fannie Blankers Koen, who all competed in Oslo are there. The fans in Oslo are something special. The stadium was built in 1917, and the focus was speed skating and track and field.
Some big performances here, with full results: DLM-OSL19_13062019.txt. Big events with Christian Coleman in the 100m, Sam Kendricks in the PV, the big womens’ steeplechase, the big high jump with Maria Lasitskene, and the big win by Sydney McLaughlin.
Special thanks to Mike Deering of the Shoe Addicts, who manages the production on the Podcast series. We hope you enjoy our deep thoughts on the Bislett Oslo Games.
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."
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."
by Larry Eder
Bislett Stadium, photo by Stuart Weir
