Coffee with Larry, June 11, 2024, Considering NCAA champs, Adrian Martinez Classic, and European Champs!

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

This is Coffee with Larry for Tuesday, June 11, 2024.

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Our topics:

1. A wonderful weekend of track and field around the globe.

Decathlon, Roma 2024, photo by European Athletics via Getty Images

2. NCAA Champs covered by Paul Merca for RBR; check out Paul’s four stories.

Maribel Caicedo, 100m hurdles, photo by Paul Merca, PaulMercablogspot

3. European Champs on Day 4! Great streaming, incredible champs with 48 countries involved. Download the Eurovision SPORTS app to watch for free!

Perseus Karlstrom took gold for Sweden in the Mens’ 20k RW, photo by European Athletics.

4. The June 8 Adrian Martinez Classic had 4:06 for the women’s 1,500m, 3:37 for the Men’s 1,500m, and a good W 5000. Also, when did you last have an 800m W US leader with a track at a playground?

Early track spike cobbled by Adi Dassler, circa 1924-1928, photo by adidas Communications

5. The USATF NYC Grand Prix was fantastic, with Sydney McLaughlin Levrone running 48.75! Gabby Thomas and Noah Lyles win over 200m, and Jake Wightman runs 3:34 for 1,500 meters!

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, New York City Grand Prix track & field
World Athletics Continental Gold, photo by Kevin Morris

6. The European Champs this year had some incredible performances, but most importantly, the streaming and commentating were fantastic by Tim Hutchings, Phil Minshull, Adam Setalif, Katharine Merry, and Jazmin Sawyer! Check out their new social media as well!

Women’s pole vault, Roma 2024, photo by Getty Images for European Athletics

7. Brooks PR Invite is June 12, streaming is free, watch it! https://www.soundrunning.run/brooks-pr

Candace Hill, Brooks PR Invite, 2025, photo by Brooks Running

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.

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