This is the first embed that we have done of Coffee with Larry. I began this as a FB LIVE program in June 2022 on https://www.facebook.com/RunBlogRun.
Each day, yours truly waxes semi-poetically about the happenings of global athletics. Today we spoke about the immortal Emil Zatopek, upcoming marathons and the challenges of media in the global sport. We will be posting each day on RunBlogRun, so we hope that you enjoy!
Emil Zatopek was a great athlete, but he was a patriot for his country. The Soviets tried to break his spirit and body and humiliate me. I did not know much of his story until after reading Pat Butchers’ book, Quicksliver, The Mercurial Emil Zatopek. This book is a must-read, and Pat Butcher is one of the finest writers in our sport. His research into Zatopek was relentless.
Quicksilver, the Mercurial Emil Zatopek, by Pat Butcher, the finest book on Emil Zatopek, can be found at www.globerunner.org
This is my daily chat with #RunBlogRun viewers and track fans on all things track & field!
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.
