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

This is Monday, May 29, 2023, and this is Coffee with Larry.

Our topics;

1. The LA Grand Prix is hugely important as the US builds up to the LA 2028 Olympics.

2. The success of USATF communications in bringing in nontraditional coverage of track and field is highly important.

3. At the same time, it sure would be nice that USATF might recognize media groups paying their own way who have covered this sport for decades, with little help from the federation.

4. We have incredible stories in our sport, the athletes are all stories within their cultures, and we need to build those stories and tell the stories of the sport each and every day.

5. If NBC wants to build its audience, it might be good to speak to those in the trenches, day in and day out. Cutting out an event like the Men’s 800m does not make sense as NBC needs to keep traditional viewers and bring in new generations of viewership for sports to grow. It must be terribly challenging.

6. Track & Field will need to be reinvented at the elite level to grow.

7. NB Outdoors is June 15-18, 2023, www.nbnationals.com

8. Register for the Peachtree road race; just five more days! www.atlantatrackclub.org/Peachtree

9. Witness the wonder! Story 41! https://www.runblogrun.com/…/witness-the-wonder-world…

10. Fibersport USA is our sponsor; please support them and check out their site for your equipment needs, www.fibersportUSA.com

11. A sincere thanks to our fighting men and women who have given their lives to support our freedoms! Think about the reasons for Memorial Day.

12. Femke Bol ran 52.12 for her opener at the 400m hurdles this weekend.

13. Watch for our commentary on the meets in the month of May this week; lots of minutes to absorb.

14. On May 29, 1975, Steve Prefontaine ran his last race, a 5,000m race at Hayward Field, in 13:23.8, defeating Olympic marathon champ Frank Shorter. Steve Prefontaine, who held all ARS from 2000m to 10,000m, died early on the morning of May 30, 1975. I remember the story in the newspaper, and the TV announcement. It struck me hard as a 16-year-old runner. Steve Prefontaine, RIP.

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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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