#CoffeewithLarry, Episode 836, January 15, 2026, Birthday Wishes to Dad, Ian and Jeff!

2026 Winter Middle Distance Training (800m-5,000m), Saturday, February 7, 2026, Week 5, Day 6, a hill day on Saturday!

2026 Winter Middle Distance Training (800m-5,000m), Friday, February 6, 2026, Week 5, Day 5, Friday is an easy day!

The Meeting Madrid (February 6) is almost here! Attaoui goes for Souleiman’s WR at 1000 meters!

#CoffeewithLarry, Episode 836, January 15, 2026

This is my daily chat with #RunBlogRun viewers and track fans on all things track & field! We go LIVE Monday-Saturday, at 10 Am Central time in the U.S.A. Email me at [email protected]!

Our topics:

1. Happy Birthday to my father, Stanley Eder, Sr., 1939-2020, who was born on January 15, 1939. I miss Dad and Mom each day.

The Eder Family 1965, front ron, Lou, Brian, Larry, Kathy, Beth, back row, Marilu and Stan, at 4343 Duke Street, Saint Louis, Mo (Grandma Violets’ home), I still have same view of life

2. Happy Birthday to my friend, Ian Stewart, MBE, who was also born on January 15. Ian Stewart opened my eyes to the British Athletics meeting.

Bill Rodgers, Ian Stewart, Mariano Haro, 1975 World Cross Country, won by Stewart, third was Rodgers, this is photo clipping , photo from IAAF

3. Happy Birthday to senior writer, Jeff Benjamin, who I have known since 1990!

Jeff Benjamin and Craig Virgin, January 9, 2026, Tallahassee WXC, hoto by Tony Gulatta

4. Starting to get excited about the 2026 #newbalanceindoorgrandprix, which will happen on January 24, 2026!

5. RunBlogRun has some fun events to cover in January & February!

a. January 10-11, 2026 Tallahassee WXC 2026, COMPLETED, Story link here: https://www.runblogrun.com/…/tallahassee-comes-through

b. January 23-24, 2026, Boston, MA, NB Indoor GP, www.nbindoorgrandprix.com

Melissa Courtney-Bryant, New Balance Indoor Grand Prix
Track & Field meet
February 2, 2025
Boston,MA USA, photo by Kevin R. Morris

c. February 1, 2026, Dubai Marathon, www.dubaimarathon.org , FREE Streaming LIVE video! Dubai Marathon is sponsoring #CoffeewithLarry!

Do not miss the 2025 DUBAI Marathon on February 1, 2026. Learn more at 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, FREE LIVE STREAMING VIDEO! RAK Half Marathon is sponsoring #CoffeewithLarry