Coffee with Larry, November 11, 2024, Grand Slam Track Selects Kingston, Jamaica, the costs of Race Expos, NXN behings, FootLocker coming soon!

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

This is Coffee with Larry for Monday, November 11, 2024.

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Sifan Hassan won the Paris Olympic marathon, wearing the OMIUS head band, photo courtesy of OMIUS

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Our topics:

This is Veterans Day. It is to honor the men and women in our Armed Forces who have given the ultimate sacrifice in protecing the rights of the American people and our nation.

1. Coffee with Larry took a break, Nov 6-10, as I had some medical procedures last week and took a few days break (my throat was sore).

Coffee and tea, Scottie’s Eat Mor, the iconic breakfast spot, Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin, May 2024

2. I had an upper and lower GI test, and they were able to diagnose my issues. Please take preventative care seriously!

3. Marathon race Expos are losing their stature as essential meeting places within the running community. Excessive prices have pushed many brands to hold pop-ups outside of convention centers, decentralizing events and devaluing the races.

4. Grand Slam Track has announced that its first meet will be held in Kingston, Jamaica, a city that loves track and field! GST told us they will announce all four sites for 2025 this week!

5. I tried the 361 brand for the first time, and I really like the shoes. The number of brands that produce solid running shoes continues to grow!

6. NIKE NXN has begun with the NXN Heartland races. Nov 16 and Nov 23 are huge days for the NXN regionals. You can find all you need to know at www.runnerspace.com

7. The Sound Running Cross Country Challenge at TRE is November 21, 2024. It should be a blast!

Frank Lara, Sound Running
Cross Champs, photo by Kevin Morris

8. NCAA Div 1 XC will be at Zimmer Cross Country Course on November 23, 2024. RunBlogRun will be there!

Graham Blanks of Harvard becomes first male Ivy League winner of NCAA Div I Cross Country, photo by James B Daves

9. 2024 Midwest FootLocker regional, presented by HOKA, November 30, 2024, registration can be found here: https://footlockercc.com/midwest/

Midwest FootLocker Regional is November 30, 2024, at UW Parkside.

10. 2024 South FootLocker regional, presented by HOKA, November 30, 2024, registration can be found here: https://footlockercc.com/south/

South FootLocker Regional is November 30, 2024, McAlpine Park, Charlotte, NC.

11. 2024 NorthEast Footlocker regional, presented by HOKA, November 30, 2204, registration can be found here: https://footlockercc.com/northeast/

NorthEast FootLocker Regional, November 30, 2024, Franklin Park, Boston, MA.

12. 2024 West FootLocker regional, presented by HOKA, December 7, 2024, registration can be found here: https://footlockercc.com/west/

West Regional, FootLocker, December 7, 2024, Mt.SAC.

13. Grand Slam Track is doing a great job! Love their releases!

14. Few are talking about Ruth Chepnegetich and her fantasyland run in Chicago.

Ruth Chepngetich makes history, Bank of America Chicago Marathon
October 13, 2014
Chicago, Illinois, USA, photo by Bank of America Chicago Marathon / Kevin Morris

15. Congrats to sophomore Sophia Rodriguez, who won the Washington state XC Champs with an awesome race! Well done, Sophia!

Sophia Rodriguez takes WA state cross country, artwork courtesy of Dyestat.com.

16. Brooks Running has been a sponsor of our platforms since 1990. First, American Athletics, American Track & Field, then RunningNetwork, and now, RunBlogRun. We encourage you to check out this focused running brand at

www.brooksrunning.com

Josh Kerr trying to bet his running shoes prior to a long run, a fun photo from Brooks Running

See you on Tuesday, November 12, 2024 with

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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