Coffee with Larry, Episode 801, October 16, 2025, Khalid Khannouchi and Connor Mantz

#CoffeewithLarry, Episod 801, October 16, 2025, Bank of America Chicago; Khalid Khannouchi and Connor Mantz

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

Coffee with Larry, Episode 820, November 25, 2025, Deep thoughts on cross-country season

#CoffeewithLarry, Episode 819, November 24, 2025, it was a Cross-Country Weekend

Coffee with Larry, Episode 818, November 22, 2025, Cross-Country is everywhere!

Our topics:

1. Does Khalid Khannouchi get the respect he deserves? Chicago winner in 1997, 1999, 2000, and 2002. In 2002, after setting a WR in London, Khalid became the first man to go sub 2:06 twice in one year!

Connor Mantz and Khalid Khannouchi, Bank of America Chicago Marathon
October 9-12, 2025
Chicago, Illinois, USA, photo by Kevin Morris for Bank of America Chicago Marathon

2. Connor Mantz had some tough moments in Chicago. Connor noted to the media that he considered being ready to run the Valencia Marathon (Dec. 7) if he had not set an AR in Chicago.

3. Met Clayton Young at Chicago. What a class act!

4. C.J. Albertson ran well, three weeks post Tokyo World Champs, with a 2:10:38. Well done!

Bank of America Chicago Marathon
October 9-12, 2025
Chicago, Illinois, USA

5. In two weeks, we are off to the 2025 NYC Marathon. We will be working with a new partner, www.FurnishedQuarters.com, check out the banner ads on www.RunBlogRun.com and www.RunningNetwork.com (In NYC, 10/29 to 11/4).

6. NXN has regionals on November 9, November 14, and November 22, with finals on December 6, 2025!
Check out www.NIKECrossNationals.com or https://nxn.runnerspace.com/ .
Here’s our first issue of the #TheJourneytoCompete, a NIKE XC newsletter from #NIKERunning and #RunBlogRun: https://runningnetwork.com/…/440-nike-xc-newsletter

Pat Porter and Lynn Jennings, the finest US XC runners ever, in NIke advertising, 1987

7. Brooks XC Nationals, presented by #FleetFeet, has announced a streaming deal with #FloTrack, details coming. Regionals are November 29 and December 6, with Nationals on December 14! Remember, 20 athletes will get #GoldenTickets!
https://www.fleetfeet.com/cross-country-championship !

8. #RunBlogRun will be working with Pace Events on their two events, #DubaiMarathon, to be held on February 1, 2026, www.dubaimarathon.org

9. The #RAKHalfMarathon will be held on February 14, 2026, www.RaKHalfMarathon.com

Alex Matata wins the 2025 RAK Half Marathon, photo by Giancarlo Colombo for Ras AL Khaimah

10. Here issue #2 of BrooksOnRunning Newsletter, This newsletter is dedicated to Coaches! It’s FREE!
https://coachingathleticsq.com/brooks-on-running…/

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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