This is Coffee With Larry for Tuesday, August 1, 2023.
Coffee With Larry is a daily podcast on track and field from #RunBlogRun.
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Opinions are mine, Larry Eder, editor of RunBlogRun since 2007, co-founder with my brother, Brian Eder.
Our topics today:
1. Stuart Weir wrote the British Athletics Selection story, and while I disagree with him, it was quite well done; read it here: https://www.runblogrun.com/2023/07/the-british-athletics-selection-controversy-explained-gb-team-and-policy-for-budapest.html
2. Did you read our piece on Nia Ali by Stuart Weir: https://www.runblogrun.com/2023/07/nia-ali-getting-better-and-better.html
3. Deji wrote this one on Faith Kipyegon: https://www.runblogrun.com/2023/07/kipyegons-third-world-record-puts-her-on-the-same-pedestal-as-the-all-time-greats.html
4. Jeff Benjamin wrote this piece on Sean McGorty! https://www.runblogrun.com/2023/07/sean-mcgorty-speaks-about-making-the-5000m-standard-running-a-pb-and-going-to-budapest-the-runblogrun-interview.html
5. Stuart Weir wrote this fun piece on Jazmin Sawyers! https://www.runblogrun.com/2023/07/jazmin-sawyers-are-you-still-singing-you-made-wonderful-dresses.html
6. Stuart Weir wrote about Zharnel Hughes and his amazing season!
https://www.runblogrun.com/2023/07/zharnel-hughes-london-achievement-and-budapest-hopes.html
7. Deji Ogeyingbo wrote this very popular piece on Sha’Carrie Richardson, https://www.runblogrun.com/2023/07/reborn-shacarri-richardson-comes-back-from-the-brink-and-is-now-ready-to-become-the-world-champion.html
8. Sam Fariss wrote this piece on Ryan Crouser and his amazing London performance! https://www.runblogrun.com/2023/07/london-diamond-league-crouser-cant-be-calmed.html
9. Seb Coe spoke with print media earlier this week and focused on Budapest, the challenges of the pandemic, and hints at changes coming in 2026 to the sport. Watch for my story this week.
See you tomorrow on #CoffeeWithLarry.
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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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