RunBlogRun presents Athletics Chat - Episode 2 (the full show)

RunBlogRun presents Athletics Chat – Episode 2 Click on the time stamps below to jump to different topics: 0:00 – Intro 85th Anniversary of Jesse Owens setting 4 WR in 45 min 1:56 – Looking at how the UK is doing currently 2:44 – Updates on Mo Farah 3:34 – Thoughts on London Marathon in 2020 6:32 – The Talent of Young Athletes 7:20 – Communication with the media 9:00 – What are the three things you would tell young athletes to include in an interview? 11:43 – Athletes and their coaches 13:43 – Larry’s thoughts on Coaches 15:25 – Do you think an elite athlete needs a coach? 19:22 – UK Relay Athletes vs American Relay Athletes 23:21 – Updates on Martin Rooney 26:23 – More discussions on UK Relay Athletes/Funding 28:09 – Thoughts on Tokyo 2021 & Future of Athletics 33:40 – How is Niels de Vos perceived in the UK? 35:15 – How athletes are coping with the coronavirus? 38:14 – Epilogue with Larry

Nethaneel Mitchell Blake, GBR 4x100m, 2018 European Athletics Championships, photo by Getty Images / Berlin 2018

This series is managed and produced by The Shoe Addicts. Special thanks to Mike Deering on keeping Stuart and I on task. That is, as always, a challenge. As anyone who has listened or viewed my content, I am always digressing. Some people view life and experiences as a straight line, from A to Z.

My mind does not work that way. Perhaps, it never has. I found a kindred spirit when I became fascinated with Kurt Vonnegut in high school. His view of time, well, time travel, was, all about Tralfamador. Then, I was given The Man in the HIgh Castle, a book by Philip K. Dick, and I knew that there were others who spent their lives exploring the digressions.

As, in my mind, a digression is actually a fascinating way to explore a new topic.

Come along for the ride, dear viewers. Stuart and I have a lot of fun!

Author

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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