Welcome to #CoffeewithLarry, Episode 585, March 9, 2026: ASICS LA Marathon, Some Big Pole Vaults and Jacob Kiplimo Might have his WR at the Half marathon!

Welcome to #CoffeewithLarry, Episode 585, March 9, 2026: ASICS LA Marathon, Some Big Pole Vaults and Jacob Kiplimo Might have his WR at the Half marathon!

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. The 2026 ASICS LA Marathon was, with a very close Men’s finish, a snafu in the Men’s finish and 27,000 plus starters in year 41.

LA Marathon, photo by McCourt Foundation

2. High school cross country coach Nathan Green won by .01, in 2:11:18. Michael Kamau of Kenya was leading, fatigued, and was taken off course with 400 meters to go. Some believe that was the difference between his loss and a possible win.

ASiCS LA Marathon, art from LA Marathon/McCourt Foundation

3. Jacob Kiplimo ran 57:20 in Lisbon for a possible world record in the half marathon on 57:20. Tsige Gebreselama won the women’s race in 1:04:48!

Jakob Kiplimo won 10,000m and 5,000m, photo by Commonwealth Games 2022

4. Emmanouil Karalis, GRE, one week after his astounding 6.17 m (20 feet, 2.25 inches) pole vault, the #2 ever, cleared 6.06m with Sondre Guttormsen, NOR, also at 6.06m PB and NR for Norway and Kurtis Marschall, 6.01m, the number two Australiawwn pole vault. This was at Perche Elite de Rouen on Saturday. Molly Caudery cleared 4.70m for the women’s win.

5. Less than one week for NIKE Indoor Nationals, March 11-15, 2026, learn more at NIKEIndoorNationals.com.

NIKE Indoor Nationals, March 12-15, 2026, artwork by NIKE running

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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