We began the Athletics Chat podcast in February 2020.
Weekly, Stuart Weir, RunBlogRun senior writer for Europe, and Larry Eder, editor for RunBlogRun, would spend 40 minutes discussing the major issues of the day, week, month, you name it!
We discuss this week: the British Athletics Selection process, Bobby Kersee’s discussion about Athing Mu and Budapest, some of the top British Athletics going to Budapest, and some of our favorite athletes!
Our concern with British Selection is this: Stuart Weir thinks that British Athletics has a program that works and should stick to it. Larry Eder thinks that WA inviting athletes gives British Athletics a chance to innovate if they so desire. We agree to disagree.
On Bobby Kersee, we agree that a coach should look out for his or her athletes, but we also are concerned with how the perception of this approach has been taken.
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – JUNE 24: Josh Kerr of Edinburgh competes during the Men’s 1500 Metres Heat One during Day One of the Muller UK Athletics Championships at Manchester Regional Arena on June 24, 2022 in Manchester, England. (Photo by J Kruger – British Athletics/British Athletics via Getty Images)
We hope that you will enjoy the program! If you have questions, please email us at RunBlogRun@gmail.com!
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
