The London 2017 post event pressers were virtual coaching clinics. The Shoe Addicts were in the front row, filming in HD and also doing live Facebook. I was asking questions, and tried to get each medalist with a chance to speak on their performances, their challenges and their concerns about competing on a World Championship venue with the best athletes in the world!
Nafissatou Thiam, BEL, the Rio 2016 Champ, won in 6,784 points. Carolin Schaefer, GER, 6,696 took the silver, and Annouk Veter, NED, 6,636 NR was bronze medalist.
Nafissatou Thiam, heptathlon gold medalist, photo by PhotoRun.net
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.
Nafissatou Thiam, heptathlon gold medalist, photo by PhotoRun.net
