Coffee with Larry, October 8, 2024, Manhattan Invite is October 13, Bank of America Chicago Marathon is October 13, NCAA Pre-Nationals is Oct. 19!

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

This is Coffee with Larry for Tuesday, October 8, 2024!

Coffee with Larry, November 4, 2024, 55,6464 finish TCS New York City marathon! Abdi Nageeye and Sheila Chepkirui battle to the end for the win!

This Day in Track & Field, November 2, Grete Waitz wins her 8th NYC Marathon (1986), by Walt Murphy News & Results Services

Coffee with Larry, November 1, 2024, NYC Marathon is almost here!

An espresso in Lisbon, Portugal, September 2023, , photo by Larry Eder

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Sifan Hassan won the Paris Olympic marathon, wearing the OMIUS head band, photo courtesy of OMIUS

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Our topics today!

1. HOKA has asked RunBlogRun to help promote the 45 FootLocker Cross Country National Championships, presented by HOKA this year!

2. We will begin posting links to all regional meet registrations.

3. NCAA Pre Nationals is October 19, 2024. RunBlogRun will be there!

The early leaders, NCAA Mens 2023 XC Div I, photo by James B. Daves.

4. FootLocker regionals are November 30 for Midwest, NorthEast and SouthEast. West Regional is December 7, and Nationals are December 14, 2024. www.footlockerxc.com

5. 2024 Midwest FootLocker regional, presented by HOKA, November 30, 2024, registration can be found here: https://footlockercc.com/midwest/

2023 FootLocker Midwest regional, presented by HOKA, photo courtesy of FootLocker Midwest

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

7. 2024 NorthEast Footlocker regional, presented by HOKA, November 30, 2204, registration can be found here: https://footlockercc.com/northeast/

8. 2024 West FootLocker regional, presented by HOKA, December 7, 2024, registration can be found here: https://footlockercc.com/west/

9. The Bank of America Chicago Marathon will be held on Sunday, October 13, 2024.

The start of the 2022
Bank of America Chicago Marathon
© 2022 Bank of America Chicago Marathon/Kevin Morris

10. RunBlogRun will be there, Friday-Sunday.

11. Both the men’s and women’s marathons will have tremendous fields. Each and every year at Chicago, we get a big surprises.

12. Brooks has a big team coming in for the marathon as well.

CJ Albertson takes 7th in 2:09.53, 2024 Boston Marathon, presented by Bank of America, photo by Kevin Morris

13. Manhattan Invite, sponsored by HOKA is also this weekend. Streaming is free as well! Link is here: https://www.manhattancollegexcinvitational.com/

14. More on cross country tomorrow.

15. Story about one of the Biggest Track Fans in our sport, Mike Venning.

See you Tuesday for Coffee with Larry!

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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