Coffee With Larry, A busy weekend of Track & Field, Paris DL, NCAA and this week, Brooks PR, NB Outdoors and Oslo Bislett!

This is Coffee With Larry for Monday, June 12, 2023.

Our topics;

Parker Valby Signs with New Balance (release and assessment)

This Day in Track & Field History, March 19, 2024, Bill Nieder, Ray Norton, Katherine Switzer and the Avon International Marathon, Leslie Deniz, by Walt Murphy News and Results Service

Kia America becomes Official Automotive Partner of the 2024 Los Angeles Marathon

1. Paris DL is the fourth Diamond League of the season, setting 2 world records, one world best, 2 world leaders.
2. Oslo Diamond League is June 15, 2023, start lists, https://oslo.diamondleague.com/program-resultat-oslo/
3. Brooks PR Invite is Wednesday, June 14, 2023, https://brooksprinvitational.runnerspace.com/
4. NB Outdoor Champs is June 15-18, 2023, www.nbnationals.com (sponsored)
5. Atlanta Peachtree Road Race is July 4, 2023; registration is closing,
www.atlantatrackclub.org/peachtree.
6. The Women’s 5000m Wr was set during an actual race, not a glorified time trial!
7. Why did Lamecha Girma not speak with anyone in Paris, even with translators,
after his World Record, and why did Meet management tolerate that?
8. Jakob Ingebrigtsen sets 2 mile WR of 7:54.10 in Paris, showing his incredible fitness.
9. Faith Kipyegon ran 14:05.20 WR in a real race. I loved that race!
10. Keely Hodgkinson ran 1:55.77 NR in her debut, can wait for her to race Athing Mu.
11. Sydney McLaughlin might need to race a little more. Marileidys Paulino ran a very smart race; Sydney might learn from that one.
12. Gabby Thomas is running into great form with her win in Paris on Friday.
13. Watch for our stories on the NCAA, coming to a finish on Monday!
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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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