Coffee with Larry, April 17, 2024, 2024 Boston Marathon focus, part 3, the Boston marathon thrives!

This is my daily chat with #RunBlogRun viewers and track fans on all things track & field!

This is Coffee with Larry for Wednesday, April 17, 2024. This is part 3 of our coverage of the 2024 Boston Marathon.

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Our topics:

1. The 2024 Boston Marathon was amazing in its 128th year!

2. After 4 attempts, Sisay Lemma wins the men’s elite.

Sisay Lemma and Hellen Obiri, winners of Men’s elite and Women’s elite , 2024 Boston Marathon, photo by Kevin Morris

3. Hellen Obiri defended her title, taking Boston for the second time.

Hellen Obiri defends her title at Boston, 2024 Boston Marathon, presented by Bank of America, photo by Kevin Morris.

4. Bank of America succeeded John Hancock as the presenting sponsor of the Boston Marathon.

5. adidas has been a sponsor since 1986, thanks to the work of Adrian Leek and Guy Morse.

Sisay Lemma, Bank of America Boston Marathon
Press Conference and Elite availability, photo by Kevin Morris

6. The BAA continues to protect the legacy of the Boston Marathon.

7. The #BostonMarathon has shown that the sport continues to recover from the Pandemic and that running continues to grow and thrive.

8. There was great media coverage of the Boston Marathon, thanks to articles by Justin Lagat, Race Results Weekly, and Carolyn Mather on the 2024 Boston Marathon.

9. adidas Adizero Road to Records is just over a week away! Here’s the link! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6qaeYOI77c

See you tomorrow on #CoffeewithLarry.

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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