#CoffeewithLarry, December 30, 2025, Episode 829, Last Episode of 829, news on my last podcast of 2025!

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).

This Day in Track & Field, January 8, Lloyd Hahn ran WR at 800m/880 yards (1928), Born This Day, Quincy Wilson (2008)

Josh Hoey will have a busy week! 800m at NB Indoor (January 24) and Mile on February 1 at Millrose

Doris Brown-Heritage and the Roots of World Cross Country

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

The senior men’s race, Belgrade, Serbia, 2024 World XC , photo by Randy Miyazaki for Track and Field Photo Magazine

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

Bedatu Hirpa wins the 2025 Dubai Marathon, photo by Giancarlo Columbo/Dubai Marathon

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

Ejgayehu Taye leading the RAK Half, photo by Giancarlo Colombo for Ras AL Khaimah Half marathon

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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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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Comments 2

Nano Banana AI says:

4 days ago

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.

- Larry Eder says:
  
  2 days ago
  
  Nano thanks! I loved the LA GP and NYC GP. I hope that USATF is able to convince sponsors that the events are important!