Coffee with Larry, Episode 832, January 6, 2026, XC mania !

1. The World Cross Country is visiting the US for the third time. The first was in 1983 at Meadowlands, NJ, then, in 1992, in Franklin Park, in Boston, MA and now, in 2026, in Tallahassee, FLA!

2. Our senior writer for all things East coast, Jeff Benjamin, will be there (Jeff was at Meadowlands 1983 and also Franklin Park in 1992!)

3. Here is Justin Lagat’s feature on the World XC! https://www.runblogrun.com/2026/01/106344.html?swcfpc=1

4. Here is Jeff Benjamin’s preview of Tallahassee! https://www.runblogrun.com/2025/12/the-world-cross-country-is-coming-to-tallahassee.html?swcfpc=1

5. Here is Deji Ogeyingbo’s piece on the Men’s XC race in Tallahassee! https://www.runblogrun.com/2026/01/why-the-mens-world-cross-country-race-in-tallahassee-could-shape-an-era.html?swcfpc=1

6. USA won three straight World XC titles for junior Boys, 1974-Rich Kimball, 1975-Bobby Thomas and 1976, Eric Hulst!

7. Doris Brown-Heritage won 5 World XC titles, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971!

8. Craig Virgin won two World XC titles in 1980 and 1981!

9. Lynn Jennings won the World XC title in 1990, 1991, and 1992!

7. RunBlogRun has some fun events to cover in January & February!
a. January 10-11, 2026 Tallahassee WXC 2026
b. January 23-24, 2026, Boston, MA, NB Indoor GP, www.nbindoorgrandprix.com
c. February 1, 2026, Dubai Marathon, www.dubaimarathon.org-FREE Streaming LIVE video!

d. February 1, 2026, Millrose Games, www.millrosegames.org

e. February 6, 2026, Ostrava Indoor (World Indoor circuit), Czech Indoor, https://www.czechindoorgala.cz/

f. February 5, 2026, Madrid Indoor Athletics, (World Indoor circuit), https://madridindoorathletics.es/en/

g. February 8, 2026, Düsseldorf Meeting (World Indoor circuit), ISTAF Indoor Dusseldorf, https://www.google.com/search?q=https://dusseldorf.istaf-indoor.de/en/

h. February 14, 2026, RAK Half Marathon, Ras Al Khaimah, U.A.E., www.rakhalfmarathon.com, FREE LIVE STREAMING VIDEO!

i. February 28-March 1, 2026, USA Indoor, Ocean breeze AC, Staten Island, NJ, www.usatf.org

j. March 12-15, 2026, NIKE Indoor, NIKE Armory T&F Center , https://nikeindoornationals.runnerspace.com/

i. March 20-22, 2025, WA Indoor Championships 2026, Torun, Poland, https://worldathletics.org/…/world…/kujawypomorze26

See you tomorrow for #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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