Coffee with Larry, May 7, 2024, Bannister Miles, Doha on May 10, LA Grand Prix is May 17, 18, World Relays was fantastic, Nike Pre on May 25!

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

This is Coffee with Larry for Tuesday, May 7, 2024.

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Our topics:

1. The importance of the 70th anniversary of the first sub-four-minute mile on May 6, 2024, at the Iffley Road Track at the University of Oxford needs to be appreciated. On May 6, 1954, Roger Bannister, Chris Brasher, and Chris Chataway did what was thought to be impossible!

Chris Chataway is presented with the 1954 SportsView award by Roger Bannister, 1954. Photo by BBC, all rights reserved.

2. The Doha Diamond League is this weekend, May 10 (Friday); you can find info here; www.diamondleague.com

The global office for RunBlogRun in Doha, Qatar, for May 5, 2023.

3. The USATF LA Grand Prix is less than two weeks away, May 17-18, 2024, https://www.usatf.org/…/2024-usatf-los-angeles…/schedule

Sam Kendricks and Mondo Duplantis, LA Grand Prix, May 27, 2023, photos by Wendy Shulik/Wendy City Video

4. The NIKE Pre-Classic is Saturday, May 25, 2024. It is one of my fave meets in the world. It gave generations of American track and field fans a chance to see the World’s finest without leaving North America! Be there! https://www.preclassic.com/

Noah Lyles, 100m, Nike Pre Classic 2023, photo by Brian Eder for RunBlogRun

5. The European Champs are in Rome, Italy, from June 7-12, 2024; check out the info here: https://www.preclassic.com/

Femke Bol celebrates her gold and WR in 400m, photo by Martin Bateman

6. The U.S. Olympic Trials in June 21-30 in Eugene, Oregon; check info here: https://www.usatf.org/…/2024-u-s-olympic-team…/schedule

7. The World Relays were absolutely fantastic! Here is the first story from Justin Lagat! 4 more to come! https://www.runblogrun.com/…/exciting-start-to-the…

World Athletics Relays poster from World Athletics

8. The US won the Mixed 4×4, Men’s 4×1, Women’s 4×1, and Women’s 4×4; they made the Men’s 4×4 in Paris after a DQ for lane infringement, giving the US max of 5 events with a team in each! Well done! Gabby Thomas impressed!

See you tomorrow at #CoffeewithLarry.

Please enjoy the complete podcast of Cofee with Larry for Tuesday, May 7, 2024: https://www.facebook.com/RunBlogRun/videos/412322244930003/

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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