Coffee with Larry, March 11, 2024, NCAA Delivers, NIKE Indoor, NB INDOOR on same weekend, Boston is Indoor track Nirvana

This Day in Track & Field, June 17, Glenn Cunningham wins 880 yards/Mile at NCAA (1933), Craig Virgin breaks Pre’s 10,000m AR (1979), by Walt Murphy

This Day In Track & Field, June 15, Jack Lovelock wins Mile of Century in front of 35,000 fans at Princeton (1935), Buddy Edelen sets WR in Marathon (1963), written by Walt Murphy

This Day in Track & Field, June 12, Walter Tewksbury was first American to break 11 seconds (1900), Kjell Isaksson sets PV WR (1972), written by Walt Murphy

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

This is Coffee with Larry for Saturday, March 11, 2024.

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Our topics:

1. Mike Rowbottom wrote his fifth column on the Long Jump controversy.

https://www.runblogrun.com/…/a-view-of-athletics-number…

2. This is a fun piece by Mike Rowbottom on Charley Paddock! https://www.runblogrun.com/…/a-view-of-athletics-paris…

3. Noah Lyles took silver in the 60m and silver on the 4x400m,

Noah Lyles, the Clocks Doesn’t Lie, by Cathal Dennehy, https://www.runblogrun.com/…/noah-lyles-the-clock…

4. Rob Walker, “I was born to do commentary,” by Deji Ogeyingbo, https://www.runblogrun.com/…/rob-walker-i-was-born-to…

5. Femke Bol took 2 gold in Glasgow.

Femke Bol Walks on Water, by Stuart Weir, https://www.runblogrun.com/…/femke-bol-walks-on-water.html

6. Is Karsten a crazy Viking or just a guy from Norway?

Karsten Warholm, “It’s mostly for fun, to work in the snow,” by Deji Ogeyingbo, https://www.runblogrun.com/…/its-mostly-for-fun-karsten…

7. Jemma Reekie took her first global medal.

A Silver Medal for Jemma Reekie, by Stuart Weir, https://www.runblogrun.com/…/silver-for-jemma-reekie.html

8. The New Balance Indoor Champs are held March 7-10 in Boston. The first three days are at #ReggieLewis, and the last day is at #TheTRACKAtNewBalance! www.newbalance.com and www.runnerspace.com

Sadie Engelhardt took the Girls Junior Mile, New Balance Indoor Grand Prix Track & Field
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
February 3, 2023
World Athletics Indoor Tour Gold meeting, photo by Kevin Morris

9. NCAA Indoor Track Champs, Div 1, is March 8-9 at #TheTrackatNewBalance; check out www.ncaa.com

10. The NIKE Indoor is the same weekend, March 7-10, at the #NIKEArmory in New York, www.runnerspace.com

11. I’m still unsure why two brands that care so much about high school participation limit participation in their events and hold events on the same weekend. It’s not good for the sport.

12. This is my assessment of the US performances in Glasgow: https://www.runblogrun.com/…/team-usa-in-glasgow-an…

13. Nico Young totally impressed with his 5,000m and 3,000m wins at #NCAATF

14. Parker Valby was incredibly impressive with her 5000m/3000m double at #NCAATF.

15. Juliette Whittaker took the 800m in a huge upset, giving Stanford back-to-back wins by different Stanford athletes (last year, Roisin Willis), like the 1982-83 double wins at 3,000m by Ceci Hopp and Alison Wiley!

Julian Alfred ran 6.94 for 60m and 22.01 for the 200m at the #NCAAIndoors, photo by NCAA Track & Field.

16. Congrats to Daniel Simmons of American Fork, breaking the HS US record of 5000m with his 13:38.86 at #NBIndoorChamps

17. Then, Quincy Williams goes 44.69, a new HS US record at #NBIndoorChamps!

18. Nice Piece by Stuart Weir on Jess Warner-Judd, https://www.runblogrun.com/2024/03/jess-warner-judd-is-a-runner.html

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – JULY 09: Jessica Warner-Judd of Blackburn competes during the Women’s 5000m during Day Two of the UK Athletics Championships at Manchester Regional Arena on July 09, 2023, in Manchester, England. (Photo by Nathan Stirk – British Athletics/British Athletics via Getty Images)

19. Chanelle Price, memories of Sopot 2014! https://www.runblogrun.com/2024/03/chanelle-price-ran-her-race-a-memory-from-2014.html

See you Tuesday, March 12, 2024, for Coffee with Larry!

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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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