Coffee with Larry (Dec. 4, 2023), Sound Running Brooks Cross Country Champs, Nike NXN, Cal International sends 27 men and 14 women to Orlando and Kenenisa Bekele sets Masters WR of 2:04.19 in Valencia

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

This is Coffee with Larry for Monday, December 4, 2023.

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Our topics today!

1. Sound Running hosted Cross Country Champs in Austin, Texas. Wins by Katie Wasserman and Adriaan Wooldschott entertained the BRANDS, RETAILERS and key players. Jesse Williams continues to get it. put on races for the athletes and place them in arenas where they can be appreciated.

2. Nike NXN, now in 18th year was a sloppy, exciting mess. JoJo Jordan won the boys in 15:16.5 with Herriman won the Boys team. Addy Ritzenhein won the girls race in 17:10.6, with Academy (Colorado) leading 3 colorado teams to top positions

3. Cal International, won by CJ Albertso in 2:11.09 (his second 2:11 in 28 days. 27 men got under OT US of 2:18.00 and 14 women under 2:37.00, Grace Kahura, KEN, won women’s in 2:29.00.

4. Valencia, Sissa Lema, ETh won in CR 2:01.58, Kenenisa Bekele ran 2:04.19 in 4th, new Masters WR. Women won by Worku Degefa, who had not run marathon in 4 years, 2:15.51! Almaz Ayana, 2:16.53, Aussie women kicked but lead by Genn Gregson, 2:23.08, a PB by 5:18!

5. Happy Anniversary to Frank Shorter (4) and Bill Rodgers (1) on their wins at Fukuoka in the 1970s. Fukuoka was the defacto world champs of marathoning for decades.

See you tomorrow on #CoffeewithLarry

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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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