Coffee with Larry, May 19, 2025, All About Health, and Why You Need an Annual Check Up!

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

Coffee with Larry is your almost daily podcast from #RunBlogRun for Thursday, May 15, 2025.

Coffee with Larry is sponsored by OMIUS, the cooling technology company, which you can find at www.omius.io.

Coffee with Larry is supported by Pace Events, managers of #DubaiMarathon. Mark your calendar for February 1, 2026. #paceeventsfz

Buta Gemechu en route to his win at 2025 Dubai, photo by Giancarlo Columbo/Dubai Marathon

We have been fortunate to have support from Global Athletics and Marketing, which sponsors and manages 3 events, one indoor, one city Games and one NYC GP, plus managing 150 world class athletes.

https://www.globalathletics.com/

#adidas, ##adidasAtlantaCityGames, #adidasrunning,

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Street Meet in Piedmont Park
May 17, 2025, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, photo by Kevin Morris

Brooks is the sponsor of www.RunBlogRun.com and runningnetwork.com. Brooks has sponsored us since 1990, and we encourage you to check out the new #BrooksGhost17 at www.brooksrunning.com.

Brooks CASCADIA 16 GTX, photo by Brooks Running

Our topics:

1. On this episode I speak about dealing with Diabetes, and Heart Disease, and how to be pro-active.

a. Healthy A1c, a test for diabetes is as follows (per Web MD):

1. Under 5.6 and you are not diabetic

2.5.6-6.6 considered pre diabetic.

3. I have an A1c of 7.4 and have worked hard to bring down from 11.6 by walking, cutting out booze, cutting out sodium, cutting out processed foots, eating more fruit, veggies, and diligently controlling anything sodium in my diet.

4. For me diabetes affects my heart, my kidneys and other issues.

5. Please, please see a doctor once a year for a full check up.

2. Tomorrow, we will speak on #DohaDL, #adidasAtlantaCityGames and #Seikogoldengrandprix.

Daryll Neita takes Doha DL 100m in 10.98, photo by Chiara Montesano for the Diamond League AG

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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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