This is my daily chat with #RunBlogRun viewers and track fans on all things track & field!
This is Coffee with Larry for July 5, 2024.
Our topics;
1. The Olympic Trials’ TV audience was the best for track and field in the past twenty years.
Sha’Carri Richardson won heat 1 on Day 1 despite an untied spike. Photo by Chuck Aragon for RunBlogRun.
2. 5.2 million viewed on June 22, and 5.7 million on June 29!
One of the finest races of the trials was the women’s 1,500 meters, with Elle St. Pierre pushing the pace, and Nikki HIltz taking the win, 8 women sets PBs, all under 4 minutes! photo by Chuck Aragon for RunBlogRun
3. Track and Field was shown on NBC and Peacock. Terrestrial TV is key for large audiences of track and field.
A television from the mid-20th century, found on Pinterest
4. FloTrack continues to build on its Diamond League contract in 2025, as NBC reportedly did not bid on the DL contract for 2025 and beyond.
5. What are your favorite moments from the Olympic Trials?
6. Atlanta Peachtree was cancelled on July 4 when it hit 90 degrees on the course!
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.
