#CoffeewithLarry, Episode 823, All about #BrooksXCChamps, some thoughts on #NIKECrossNationals, #GrandSlamTrack files for bankruptcy

#CoffeewithLarry, Episode 823, All about #BrooksXCChamps, some thoughts on #NIKECrossNationals, #GrandSlamTrack files for bankruptcy

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

Big Quotes from the NBIGP 2026 Press Conference!

BACK FROM THE FLORIDA SUN, WIGHTMAN READY TO RACE AT NEW BALANCE INDOOR GP

Top 5 Moments of Track & Field in 2025!

1. The NXN number 20 was a huge success, congrats to teams NIwott for the Boys and Wayzata for the Girls. Congrats to Jackson Spencer and Natasza Dudek. Boys winning team was Niwot, with 61 points, a new low! Girls’ winning team was Wayzata, at 142 points and Niwot at 147 points! Watch for our coverage tomorrow on #TheJourneytoCompete, NIKEXC newsletter #10. See the link at www.runblogrun.com or www.runningnetwork.com . To learn about NIKE running, go to www.nikerunning.com .

Nataza Dudek wins 2025 NXN, December 6, 2025, photo by Brian Eder @cameraathletica for RunBlogRun

2. The BrooksXC Champs, presented by Fleet Feet Sports will be held on December 13, 2025! You can watch via streaming, for free starting at 9:15 AM Pacific time. Link is: https://www.flotrack.org/events/14624321-2025-brooks-xc-championships-presented-by-fleet-feet

The battle for first place, Boys’ XC Champs race, Brooks Midwest XC Championships at the Wayne Dannehl National XC Course on Saturday, November 28, 2025 in Kenosha, Wisconsin. (Credit: Photo by John Konstantaras/Brooks XC ) © 2025. http://JohnKonPhoto.com

3. To see the fields for Boys and Girls at Brooks XC presented by Fleet Feet Sports, go to https://soundrunning.run/xchamps ! Learn more about Brooks at www.brooksrunning.com .

Brooks Cross Country Championship
South Regional
Charlotte, NC, USA
November 29, 2025. photo by Kevin Morris for Brooks XC

4. I told a bit of the story of how quickly (4 days) that Brooks Running responded to get the championships when Foot Locker cancelled their event of 45 years. Brooks battled HOKA and New Balance for the event.

5. Grand Slam Track, that monstrosity from MJ Gold is now filing for bankruptcy. MJ is claming to come back next year. He will be lucky to get some junior high kids to compete, and for them, he will put the money in escrow. MJ should just retire Grand Slam Track quietly, as he has besmirched his reputation with GST. This is a nightmere for the athletes, vendors and staff.

Michael Johnson, Grand Slam Track, photo by Matt Pendleton for Grand Slam Track

6. Do not forget about the new Recovery shoe we showed you, the Club Plus, which can be found at www.oofos.com !

OOFOS Club +, the ultimate in comfort recovery, photo by OOFOS

7. VerilyStoryworks.com is doing a 3 year series on #JimThorpe, do not miss this chance to invest at www.Republic.com or www.VerilyStoryworks.com ! Shares start at $250!

VerilyStoryworks! Learn about #jimThorpe! art by Verily Storyworks

8. see you tomorrow on #CoffeewithLarry

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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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