#CoffeewithLarry, April 13, 2026, Episode 869, The Arcadia Invitational Delivered!

#CoffeeWithLarry, Episode 869, April 13, 2026, The Arcadia Invitational Delivered!

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.
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Our topics:

1. An incredible Arcadia Invitational, www.arcadiainvitational.com

The Arcadia Invitational, April 10-11, 2026, photo by Charles Alexander

2. Our California Correspondent, Dwayne Harms, told RBR that the Arcadia Invitational is one of the best events he has been to, anywhere in track and field!

Jane Hedengren at Arcadia Invitational, 2025, photo by Arcadia Invitational.org

3. Dwayne spoke about the amazing crowd, which he said was standing most of the night on Saturday, with one incredible race after another! Here’s our post (video and photos by Dwayne Harms) on the Boys’ 3200 meters in Arcadia!

The men’s 3200 meters invitational was one of the most epic races in the history of the Arcadia Invitational. Hitting the halfway in 4:21, Jackson Spencer and Marcelo Mantecon gave it their all, as did the field.

Twenty-one boys under 8:50. Jackson Spencer told the media that… pic.twitter.com/6BWWjFTfd5

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4. RunBlogRun will be at the Boston marathon on April 20, at www.bostonmarathon.com .

Jess McClain, 2025 BAA Boston Marathon, photo by Jane Monti for RRW, used with permission

See you tomorrow for #CoffeewithLarry

Author

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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