Coffee with Larry, April 1, 2025: Week of the debut of the Grand Slam!

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

Coffee with Larry graphic, photo by StarGazerPics, graphic design by Mike Deering

Today is April 1, 2025, a Tuesday.

This Day in Track & Field-December 2, Frank Shorter wins Fukuoka Marathon for third time (1973), Born this Day: Mike Larrabee, two-time 1964 Olympic gold medalist (400m, 4x400m), written by Walt Murphy

The Brooks Run Guide Interviews, Julian Florez, Assistant Coach, Brooks Beasts Track Club, Episode 9

The Brooks Run Guide, A Brooks Coaching Newsletter, Back Issues (#1-#9), Fall/Winter 2025

Coffee with Larry is sponsored by our friends at OMIUS, the cooling technology company, which you can find at www.OMIUS.IO.

Omius hat with cooling cubes, photo courtesy of Omius

If you are a coach, an elite athlete send me a note at [email protected] and I will send you an OMIUS sample, as the OMIUS folks would like some comments on their product!

Sifan Hassan, World Athletics AOY, photo by Global Sports Communication

Special thanks to PACE Events, managers of #DubaiMarathon and the #RasAlKhaimahHalfMarathon (thanks to Peter Connerton and Alan Ewan).

Bedatu Hirpa wins the 2025 Dubai Marathon, photo by Giancarlo Columbo/Dubai Marathon

Special thanks to Global Athletics & Marketing. Mark Wetmore, their co-founder and CEO, and his team of merry sports pranksters put on the #NBIndoorGP at the #TRACKatNewBalance where I have gone for 28 of past 30 years!

Noah Lyles, New Balance Indoor Grand Prix
Track & Field meet
February 2, 2025
Boston,MA USA, photo by Kevin R. Morris

And finally, please support #BrooksRunning! Brooks has been sponsoring my projects since 1990 under Tom Carmody and Helen Rockey! Jim Weber kept the fire burning with Dave Larson, Jesse Williams and Dan Sheridan. Now, Amanda Reiss, Garrett Heath and Jillian Zech for their continued support. Brooks makes tremendous running shoes, I love the Glycerin Max, Cascadia GTX 16 and Brooks Ghost Max. To see Brook’s footwear and apparel, please go to www.brooksrunning.com!

Josh Kerr showing off his new singlet, photo by Brooks Running

Out topics today:

1. A great weekend of track and field!

2. A Coaches Clinic, well kind of: Clyde Hart’s Guide to 400m training, from Super Clinic 1996 notes, thanks to Criss Somerlot, Peanut Harms, and American Track & Field: https://www.runblogrun.com/2023/04/clyde-harts-guide-to-400-meter-training-from-1996-super-clinic-notes-world-coaches-notes.html?swcfpc=1

3. Asafa Powell has run 98 times under 10 seconds for the 100 meters. This is an interview from our Archives (2008), Enjoy! The RunBlogrun Interview: Asafa Powell https://www.runblogrun.com/2008/01/the-runblogrun-interview-asafa-powell.html

4. Orrin Konheim wrote for us about his feelings on World Indoor in Nanjing TV broadcast! https://www.runblogrun.com/2025/03/watching-the-2025-world-indoors-in-nanjing-on-tv.html?swcfpc=1

The author w Luis Grijalva and his brother, by Orrin Konheim

5. Redemption or just move on? Stuart Weir writes on athletes who have overcome nightmares in sport, https://www.runblogrun.com/2025/03/redemption-or-just-moving-on.html?swcfpc=1

Jeremiah Azu takes gold in the 60 meters, Nanjing, March 21, 2025, photo by Dan Vernon for World Athletics

6. Gabby Thomas will be one of the stars of #GrandSlamTrack, here is my interview with her from March 2023: https://www.runblogrun.com/2025/03/learning-about-gabby-thomas-the-2023-runblogrun-interview.html?swcfpc=1

Gabby Thomas, USATF Outdoor Track and Field Championships held at Hayward Field, University of Oregon, July 6-10, 2023, photo by Kevin Morris

7. Want to hear how Dutch fans love their Femke Bol and her team mates? Listen to this one! https://www.runblogrun.com/2025/03/runblogrun-presents-audio-coverage-of-the-4x400m-mixed-relay-at-the-european-athletics-indoor-championships-in-apeldoorn-ned-march-6-2025.html?swcfpc=1

Femke Bol takes gold for the Netherlands, Day 1, photo by Chiara Montesano for European Athletics

8. One of our most popular stories ever, from the fine writer, Cathal Dennehy! This piece is on Noah Lyles.
https://www.runblogrun.com/2024/03/noah-lyles-the-clock-doesnt-lie.html?swcfpc=1

Noah Lyles, 2025 NB Indoor Grand Prix, photo by Kevin R. Morris

9. Running Camps, a fun summer excursion. Check out this release from Jim Ryun on the 50th anniversary of his first camp: https://www.runblogrun.com/2025/04/jim-ryun-running-camp-celebrates-50-years-of-excellence-in-running-and-character-development-colorado-springs.html?swcfpc=1

Jim Ryun Running Camps celebrate 50th year!

10. 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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