by Larry Eder
This is my daily chat with #RunBlogRun viewers and track fans on track & field!
This is Coffee with Larry for Monday, December 2, 2024.
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Our topics:
1. NIKE NXN Nationals for NXN are December 7, 2024, in Portland, Oregon. You can find all you need to know at www.runnerspace.com
2. The Sound Running Cross Country Champs, sponsored by #BrooksRunning, was held on November 21, 2023. Watch for our coverage. Check out results at www.soundrunning.com
3. NCAA Div 1 XC was held at Zimmer Cross Country Course on November 23, 2024.
4. Congrats to BYU for winning both the women’s (coached by Diljeet Taylor) and men’s (Ed Eyestone is the coach) for the first time since Colorado in 2005.
5. BYU Women Bounce Back to Claim NCAA Cross Country Title; Doris Lemngole Takes Individual Victory, by Deji Ogeyingbo, https://runblogrun.com/…/byu-women-bounce-back-to-claim #BYUCrossCountry, #ncaacrosscountry
6. Well done to Mick Byrnes, Director of Wisconsin Cross Country, who hosted the #NCAA XC Division 1. A.J. Harrison took great care of the on-site and remote media at the NCAA Champs. Wisconsin men took 4th!
7. Blanks Repeats, BYU Shines in a Historic Championship, by Deji Ogeyingbo, https://runblogrun.com/…/blanks-repeats-byu-shines-in-a
8. 2024 Midwest FootLocker regional, presented by HOKA, November 30, 2024; results can be found here: https://footlockercc.com/midwest/
9. 2024 South FootLocker regional, presented by HOKA, November 30, 2024; results can be found here: https://footlockercc.com/south/
10. 2024 NorthEast Footlocker regional, presented by HOKA, November 30, 2204, results can be found here: https://footlockercc.com/northeast/
11. 2024 West FootLocker regional, presented by HOKA, December 7, 2024, registration can be found here: https://footlockercc.com/west/
12. The top ten boys and girls from all four FL regionals qualify for the 45th FootLocker Cross Country Nationals, which will be held on December 14, 2024. Watch the event live for FREE and see the results at www.footlockerxc.com.
13. 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
14. Remember, the #DubaiMarathon is January 12, 2025; Free Streaming will be available; register at www.dubaimarathon.org
15. Remember to catch one of the fastest half marathons in the world; the #RAKHalfmarathon is February 1, 2025. For free Streaming, register at www.rakhalfmarathon.com
16. The First indoor meeting in North America, the #NBIndoorGrandPrix, will be held at the TRACK at New Balance on February 2, 2025. www.nbindoorgrandprix.com
17. The NCAA Cross Country program, sponsored by USTFCCCA, was well done. However, glitches occurred at the end of the Women’s 6k and Men’s 10k.
18. European Cross Country is Sunday, December 8, 2024. Thanks to European Athletics, you can watch LIVE in North America for FREE! www.europeanathletics.org
19. On November 30, we did an audio-only podcast, #CoffeewithLarry, on my drive back from #FootLocker Midwest; you can find it on RunBlogRun on December 3, 2024. https://www.runblogrun.com/…/coffee-with-larry-special…
Join us for Coffee with Larry on Wednesday December 4, 2024!
