Coffee with Larry, July 9, 2025, Episode 763, NIKE Pre Classic, more stories on the 50th Pre Classic.

Coffee with Larry, July 9, 2025, Episode 763, NIKE Pre Classic, more stories on the 50th Pre Classic.

This is my daily chat with #RunBlogRun viewers and track fans on all things track & field. #coffeewithLarry, Episode 763, More on NIKE Pre Classic, July 9, 2025.

Our topics:

1. NIKE Pre Classic version 50, what made it tick!

2. The legacy of the late Steve Prefontaine.

3. The Pre Classic was first held in June 1975, one week after Pre’s death.

Eugene Register Guard announcing death of Steve Prefontaine, May 31, 1975

4. NIKE came in as a sponsor in 1978 and has been the main sponsor ever since.

5. Tom Jordan mentored the NIKE Pre Classic from 1985 to 2022.

6. The triumvirate of Jody Smith, Michael Reilly, and John Capriotti has put together a tremendous NIKE Pre Classic, version 50.

7. Watch for more from us on #CoffeewithLarry, episode 764.

8.Beatrice Chebet’s 13:58 and her chase for greatness , by Deji Ogeyingbo, https://www.runblogrun.com/2025/07/beatrice-chebets-1358-and-her-chase-for-greatnes.html ,

9. London DL News! Versatile Sifan Hassan aims for the Fast MILE as she returns to the track in London! https://www.runblogrun.com/2025/07/london-dl-news-versatile-sifan-hassan-aims-for-fast-mile-as-she-returns-to-track-in-london.html ,

10. Jeff Benjamin’s Book Review 2025 Book # 1 “Always Speeding – Memoirs Of The World’s Fastest Human” By Steve Williams https://www.runblogrun.com/2025/07/jeff-benjamins-book-review-2025-book-1-always-speeding-memoirs-of-the-worlds-fastest-human-by-steve-williams.html ,

11. The women’s long jump is on fire! by Stuart Weir, https://www.runblogrun.com/2025/07/the-womens-long-jump-is-on-fire.html ,

12. Dos Santos Reclaims Momentum With a Season-Best Win Over Benjamin in Eugene, by Deji Ogeyingbo, photo by #DiamondLeague, https://www.runblogrun.com/2025/07/dos-santos-reclaims-momentum-with-a-season-best-win-over-benjamin-in-eugene.html,

sponsor: Omius, the cooling technology company, www.omius.io

Special thanks to #NIKErunning for their support. To check out the #NIKEPegasusPLUS and #NIKEVomero18, please go to www.nikerunning.com

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.

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