Coffee With Larry, Doha Presser is big time! PUMA signs Qatar Federation, Fred Kerley, Dina-Asher Smith, Katie Moon, Faith Kipyegon, Mutaz Barshim and Nooraj Chopra, the global stars are here in Doha!

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

This is #CoffeeWithLarry from Doha, Qatar, for Thursday, May 4, 2023. We are in the #Pullmanhotel, and I did the CWL at 12.30 PM local time.

Our topics:

1. Fred Kerley’s secret sauce is that he loves to compete.

Fred Kerley in Melbourne, photo by Maurie Plant Meeting 2023/ContinentalWorldTour

2. Dina Asher-Smith loves to be around creative people, and she has been coached by the same coach since the age of 8, which will be 20 years next year.

DOHA, QATAR – OCTOBER 02: Dina Asher-Smith of Great Britain celebrates after winning gold in the Women’s 200 meters final during day six of the 17th IAAF World Athletics Championships Doha 2019 at Khalifa International Stadium on October 02, 2019, in Doha, Qatar. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images for IAAF)

3. Faith Kipyegon admires Sifan Hassan and her marathon, but that is a ways away for Faith.

4. Do not miss (sponsored) the

#Peachtreeroadrace, at www.atlantatrackclub.org/peachtree.

5. The adidasAtlantaCityGames is on Saturday, May 6, 2023, in centennial Park, https://www.adidasatlantacitygames.com/meet-info

6. The #TRACKFEST by #Soundrunning is on 6 May 2023, at #HilmerLodgeStadium at #MtSAC, https://www.soundrunning.run/trackfest

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

8. I think the BIG EVENTS at #DOHADL, will be: Women’s 100m, Women’s 1,500m, Men’s 100m, WPoleVault, Men’s 400m hurdles,

9. PUMA signed a sponsorship deal with the Qatar Olympic Federation, a sign of changes in Gulf athletics?

10. Mutaz Essa Barshim knows that he has lots of eyeballs on him, and wants to develop a legacy program for youth.

Mutaz Essa Barshim, from a Richard Mille advertisement, photo courtesy of RichardMille.com

11. Katie Moon likes the competition, and she must, as tomorrow, she has World Champs and European medalists all in one field.

Katie Nageotte
USATF Outdoor Track and Field, Championships held at Hayward Field, University of Oregon, June 23-26, 2022, photo by Kevin Morris

12. Neeraj Chopra, the pride of India, knows that he has a tough task tomorrow with the javelin field.

Neeraj Chopra, India’s Olympic gold medalist, WC silver medalist, in the javelin, photo by Getty Images

13. Check out our Aleia Hobbs interview! https://www.runblogrun.com/2023/05/aleia-hobbs-a-conversation-with-the-american-record-holder-at-60-meters-on-training-racing-and-being-a-new-mom-the-runblogrun-interview.html

Author

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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