Coffee with Larry, October 25, 2024, Pre-Nationals Well Done, Fantasyland and more talk on Supershoes and Pacing

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

This is Coffee with Larry for Friday, October 25, 2024.

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Our topics:
1. The NCAA Pre Nationals were a huge success last weekend in Verona, WI.

2. In spending the morning with buddy and former head coach at Foothill CC, Joe Mangan, we discussed much of the world running issues. Joe had a great word for Chicago Marathon WR: “Fantasyland”

3. We will remind everyone that Mike Venning, a great friend of sport, total track geek and nicest human ever, passed away last spring. In his honor, a fund has been set up to send promising NCAA throwers to USA Champs.

5. Here’s an opinion piece from Athletics Illustrated on Ruth Chepngetich: https://athleticsillustrated.com/opinion-ruth…/

6. 2024 Midwest FootLocker regional, presented by HOKA, November 30, 2024, registration can be found here: https://footlockercc.com/midwest/

7. 2024 South FootLocker regional, presented by HOKA, November 30, 2024, registration can be found here: https://footlockercc.com/south/

2023 FootLocker Nationals, presented by HOKA, photo by Bob Bettencourt

8. 2024 NorthEast Footlocker regional, presented by HOKA, November 30, 2204, registration can be found here: https://footlockercc.com/northeast/

9. 2024 West FootLocker regional, presented by HOKA, December 7, 2024, registration can be found here: https://footlockercc.com/west/

10. Amby Burfoot, former editor at RW, Boston 1968 Marathon champion, and one of our sport’s most thoughtful and conscientious writers, wrote this piece on his misgivings on the Women’s WR set by Ruth Chepngetich at the 2024 Bank of America Chicago Marathon WR (posted October 15, 2024): https://marathonhandbook.com/opinion-why-its-hard-to…/

11. Pat Butcher did an amazing column on Ruth Chepnegetich and her amazing race: https://thepatbutcher.wordpress.com/…/19/enough-already/

12. A fantastic podcast from Des Linden and Kara Goucher, #NobodyAskedUS, Chicago marathon, Recap or Rampage? Episode 2.34, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWCB3DwXdjs

13. The NYC Marathon is on November 3, 2024, you can find more info at : https://www.nyrr.org/races/2024tcsnewyorkcitymarathon

14. The 2025 Dubai Marathon is January 12, 2025, you can find more info at: https://www.dubaimarathon.org/

Ethiopia’s Dera Dida, winner of the 2023 Dubai Marathon, will lead the women’s elite field when she returns for her title defence in Dubai on January 7, photo from Pace Events/Dubai Marathon

15. The 2025 RAK Half Marathon is February 1, 2025, you can find more info at: https://rakhalfmarathon.com/

See you on Coffee with Larry on Saturday, October 26, 2024!

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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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