Coffee with Larry, Happy 90th birthday to Elliott Denman, NB Indoor, Olympic Trials, Astana Meeting Indoor!

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

This is #coffeewithLarry for Tuesday, January 23, 2024.

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Our topics:

1. US Olympic Trials is Feb 3, 2024, the prize money, still not confirmed, should be announced on Friday.

2. Happy 90th birthday to Elliott Denman, 1956 Olympic race walker at 50k, and one of our sport’s most prolific and enduring writers..From 1983-2022, Elliott attended each Outdoor World Championships.

John Dye, Elliott Denmann, Gerry Lindgren, Jeff Benjamin, Linda Prefontaine, Walt Murphy, photo by Jeff Benjamin

3. The NB indoor GP is in its 29th year. Hosted at The TRACK at New Balance on Feb. 4, 2024, the NBIGP will see Gabby Thomas, Jake Wightman, and Noah Lyles competing! Tickets at www.nbindoorgrandprix.com. (Sponsored)

Grant Holloway after the finish, New Balance Indoor Grand Prix Track & Field
Boston Massachusetts, USA
February 3, 2023
World Athletics Indoor Tour Gold meeting, photo by Kevin Morris

4. January 27, 2024, is the date of the Astana Indoor Meeting in Astana, Kazakhstan. This is the first World Indoor Tour Gold meeting in Asia. Gudaf Tsegay, Andre De Grasse and Mondo Duplantis will compete in Astana.

Andre De Grasse, after the 200 meters, Budapest, screenshot by Deji Ogeyingbo

5. The USATF indoor champs are Feb. 16-17, 2024. Many US stars will be there to make the Workd Champs in Glasgow, Scotland, March 1-3, 2024.

Aleia Hobbs takes 60m AR, 2023 USATF Indoor Track & Field Championship
Albuquerque, New Mexico 2023-02-18
photo credit: © 2023 Kevin Morris

6. The RAK half marathon is held on Feb. 24, 2024. The fastest half marathon in the Middle East, Benard Kibet and Peres Jeochirchir will lead the fields! Sign up at therakhalfmarathin.com.(sponsored)

And they are off! RAK Half marathon, photo by RAK

See you tomorrow on #coffeewithLarry!

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.

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