Coffee with Larry, RAK Half, NB Indoor GP, World Indoor Gold Tour, Shawn Barber, 2015 Beijing PV Champ, RIP

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

This is #CoffeeWithLarry, our almost daily podcast on all things track and field by #RunBlogRun.

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Our topics today!

1. RAK Half Marathon is the fastest half marathon in the Middle East, and will be held on February 24, 2024, check them out at
https://www.therakhalfmarathon.com/ (sponsored)

2. The NB Indoor GP will be held on February 4, 2024, and will feature some of the finest track & field athletes in the world, get tickets at www.nbindoorgrandprix.com. (sponsored)

3. The USATF Indoor Champs is February 16-17, 2024 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, www.usatf.org.

Sam Prakel takes the 3000m, 2023 USATF Indoor Track & Field Championship
Albuquerque, New Mexico 2023-02-17
photo credit: © 2023 Kevin Morris

4. The World Indoor Tour is almost here: Astana, Kazakhstan on Jan 27, Czech Indoor on Jan. 30 (Ostrava), NB Indoor on Feb. 4 (Boston), Orlen Copernicus Cup on Feb. 8 (Torun), Millrose in NYC on Feb. 11, Lieven on Feb. 15, and Madrid on Feb 23! www.worldathletics.com.

Grant Holloway zips down the track, Meeting de Lieven, Feb. 17, 2022, photo by World Indoor tour/World Athletics /Meeting de Lieven

5. The US Olympic Trials is coming, Feb. 3, 2024, www.usatf.org.

6. Shawn Barber, 2015 World Champ, Canadian record holder in the PV (6.00m), has died of medical complications at the age of 29, please keep Shawn in your thoughts and prayers. RIP.

Shawn Barber memorial from Athletics Canada

See you tomorrow on Coffee With Larry

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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