Coffee with Larry, February 25, 2025, 2025 USATF Indoor Champs, Day 2, a great day of track & field!

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

This is #CoffeewithLarry for February 25, 2025.

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Coffee with Larry for February 25, 2025, art produced by Mike Deering

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Sifan Hassan, WA Athlete of the Year, 2024, photo by Global Sports communications

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Three Olympic 100m champions,
Marcell Jacobs, Julien Alfred, Noah Lyles,
New Balance Indoor Grand Prix
Track & Field press conference
February 2, 2025
Boston,
MA USA,
photo by Kevin R. Morris

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Our topics;

1. Great crowd on Day 2 of USATF Indoors.

Great crowd at USATF Indoors, photo by Larry Eder

2. Broadcast on NBC and Peacock, would love to hear how people liked the broadcast.

Old TV with NBC Peacock logo, circa 1960s

3. Fast session on Sunday!

4. 400 meter races with Chris Bailey and Alexis Holmes were exciting.

Alexis Holmes, USATF National Indoor Track & Field Championship
Staten Island, New York, United States, photo by Kevin R. Morris

5. Great 800 meter races. Josh Hoey sets AR of 1:43.24, #2 time all times!

Josh Hoey, USATF National Indoor Track & Field Championship
Staten Island, New York, United States, photo by Kevin R. Morris

6. Nia Akins back to winning ways, now running for HOKA.

Nia Atkins, USATF National Indoor Track & Field Championship
Staten Island, New York, United States, photo by Kevin R. Morris

7. Missed from Saturday, Two strong pole vaults,
Katie Moon won on 3 attempts at 4.80m, Chris Nilsen needed 3 jumps, won at 5.70m.

Katie Moon, USATF National Indoor Track & Field Championship
Staten Island, New York, United States, photo by Kevin R. Morris

8. Men’s Long jump, 3 men tied at 8.00m, then three tied at 8.01m and finally Will Williams takes a big jump at 8.16m!

9. Nikki Hiltz and Hobbs Kessler completed their dreams of 3000m/1,500m doubles.

Nikki Hiltz, USATF National Indoor Track & Field , Championship, photo by Kevin R. Morris
Staten Island, New York, United States

10. Final events of the day, Women’s 60 meters and Men’s 60 meters. Ronnie Baker won the mens and Celera Barnes and Jacious Sears had same time, with Celara winning in 7.11.

The big question is who will accept the trip to #Nanjing2025?

See you tomorrow on #CoffeewithLarry

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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