Coffee with Larry, April 23, 2025, 2025 Boston was FANTASTIC, NIKE and Faith Kipyegon want to break 4 minutes for the mile!

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

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

This is Coffee with Larry for Wednesday, April 23, 2025.

This Day in Track & Field, May 12, Joan Benoit Samuelson takes Olympic Trials Marathon weeks after arthroscopic surgery (1984), compiled and written by Walt Murphy

Coffee with Larry (on You Tube), May 6, 2025, Thoughts on Grand Slam Track Miami, Shanghai Diamond League, and my Chat with BBC!

Galen Rupp at the 2024 Bank of America Chicago Marathon; Deep thoughts on how you build a long term career!

Coffee with Larry is sponsored by OMIUS, the cooling technology company. You can check out OMIUS products at www.OMIUS.IO.

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

Coffee with Larry is supported by PACE Events. PACE just announced that the 25th Dubai Marathon is February 1, 2026. You can find out more at www.dubaimarathon.org.

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

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Noah Lyles, adidas Atlanta City Games 2024, photo by Kevin J. Morris

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Our topics!

1. Check out the Race for the Records, April 26, 2025, which can be watched at

2. Check out SAVE the 10000, on My 3, 2025. Find out more at https://www.ticketsignup.io/w/SaveTheWithDesAndKara

Marta Pen Freitas, photo by Brooks Running

3. The 129th Boston Marathon had a perfect day.

4. John Korir, winner of 2024 Chicago, won Boston in 2:04:45, the #2 time EVER run by the winner at Boston!

John Korir wins the Bank of America Boston Marathon
April 21, 2025
Boston, Massachusetts, USA, photo by Kevin Morris

5. Sharon Lokedi, winner of NYC Marathon, won the Boston Marathon after taking second last year to Hellen Obiri!

Sharon Lokedi takes the Bank of America Boston Marathon
April 21, 2025
Boston, Massachusetts, USA, photo by Kevin Morris

6. Connor Mantz, 4th place, was first American male in 2:05:08!

Connor Mantz finishing 4th at the Bank of America Boston Marathon
April 21, 2025
Boston, Massachusetts, USA, photo by Kevin Morris

7. Jess McClain, 7th place was first American female in 2:22:38!

Jess McClain was top American at the Bank of America Boston Marathon
April 21, 2025
Boston, Massachusetts, USA, photo by Kevin Morris

8. Des Linden, in her last professional marathon, finished 17th in 2:26:19.

Bank of America Boston Marathon
April 21, 2025
Boston, Massachusetts, USA

9. Bill Rodgers and Bob Hall celebrated their 50th anniversary of winning the Boston Marathon.

50th anniversary of GBTC, back row, Jack Fultz, 1976 Boston champ, Emilie Rodgers, neice of Bill, daughter of Charlie, Dick Mahoney, tenth at 1979 Boston, Bob Hodge, third at 1979 Boston, Amby Burfoot, 1968 Boston champion, Tom Dederian, author of Boston Marathon, Freddie Doyle, tenth on all time GBTC list, Jeff Benjamin, RBR, Gerry Squires, Bill Squires, Jr., Dave McGillvray, Charlie Rodgers, Bob Hall, 1975 wheelchair champ, photo by Jeff Benjamin

10. Bill Rodgers joined Galen Rupp and Courtney Frerichs at the NIKE Shakeout Run at Heartbreak Hill Running Company on Tremont Street. Four hundred runners were expected, and over 900 arrived.

Bill Rodgers, Bank of America Boston Marathon weekend
Boston 5K road race, photo by Keivn Morris

11. ASICS shakeout run had over one thousand runners!

12. Faith Kipyegon and NIKE have teamed up for a new “Moonshot”: Breaking 4. NIKE wants to support Faith Kipyegon (4:07.65 PB for mile. The attempt will come on 26 July 2025 at the Stade Charlety in Paris, France.

Faith Kipyegon trains for the 4 minute mile attempt, photo by NIKE

See you tomorrow on Coffee with Larry!

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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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