Coffee with Larry, episode 829, December 30, 2025, fun news today!
This is #CoffeewithLarry, our nearly daily podcast (Monday-Friday, sometimes Saturdays, 10 AM Central time US).
Our topics:
1. A great year of track & field on the global stage!
2. Great performances by US athletes on the track, on the roads, in the mountains, in field events, and on the trails!
3. Sad that LA Grand Prix and NYC Grand Prix did not happen in 2025! Looks like LA Grand Prix is back, not sure about NYC Grand Prix!
4. 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, presented by ASICSrunning, www.dubaimarathon.org
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
i. February 28-March 1, 2026, USA Indoor, Ocean breeze AC, Staten Island, NJ, www.usatf.org
j. March 12-15, 2026, NIKE Indoor Nationals , NIKE Armory T&F Center , https://nikeindoornationals.runnerspace.com/
i. March 20-22, 2025, WA Indoor Championships 2026, Torun, Poland, https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-indoor-championships/kujawypomorze26
j. ASICS has signed 3 year deal to sponsor RAK Half Marathon (February 14, 2026)! Check out the release on www.runblogrun.com.
See you for Episode 830!
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Such a shame the LA and NYC Grand Prix were missed in 2025! Both are iconic events that really energize the sport in the US. I’m hopeful that we’ll see their return soon, especially with the global interest in athletics continuing to rise.
Nano thanks! I loved the LA GP and NYC GP. I hope that USATF is able to convince sponsors that the events are important!