#CoffeewithLarry, Episode 800, October 15, 2025, The Bank of America Chicago Marathon stories continue!

#CoffeewithLarry, Episode 800, October 15, 2025, Chicago Marathon stories continue!

This is my daily chat with #RunBlogRun viewers and track fans on all things track & field!

NIKE presents #TheJourneytoCompete, A NIKE Cross Country newsletter, celebrating cross-country, and Indoor Track & Field, Issues, 1-18, Back Issues, Winter 2026

Thoughts on Steve Prefontaine and his legacy

Sam Ruthe: 30 Questions with the World Under-18 MIle and 1,500m record holder!

Our topics;

1. A near perfect day for the Bank of America Chicago Marathon on October 12, 2025.

Kia-Chicago , Bank of America Chicago Marathon
October 9-12, 2025
Chicago, Illinois, USA, by Kevin Morris/ Bank of America Chicago Marathon, #KIA

2. A superb job in the media area, special thanks to the one, the only, Alex Sawyer and her wonderful team of pros who come to the aid of media such as myself.

Jakob Kiplimo, Bank of America Chicago Marathon, photo by Bank of America Chicago Marathon/Kevin Morris

3. While I do feel like the new way of short interviews is similar to a rubgy scrum, I do like the short interviews, and then did two wonderful long interviews, with Steve Jones and Greg Meyer.

4. I am starting a new marathon podcast series, and will share shortly.

5. In two weeks, we are off to the 2025 NYC Marathon. We will be working with a new partner, www.FurnishedQuarters.com, check out the banner ads on www.RunBlogRun.com and www.RunningNetwork.com (In NYC, 10/29 to 11/4).

6. NXN has regionals on November 9, November 14, and November 22, with finals on December 6, 2025!
Check out www.NIKECrossNationals.com or https://nxn.runnerspace.com/ . Here’s our first issue of the #TheJourneytoCompete, a NIKE XC newsletter from #NIKERunning and #RunBlogRun: https://runningnetwork.com/index.php/news/440-nike-xc-newsletter-journey-to-compete-issue-1-october-10-2025

Coffee with Larry graphic, photo by StarGazerPics, graphic design by Mike Deering

7. Brooks XC Nationals, presented by #FleetFeet, has announced a streaming deal with #FloTrack, details coming. Regionals are November 29 and December 6, with Nationals on December 14! Remember, 20 athletes will get #GoldenTickets!
https://www.fleetfeet.com/cross-country-championship !

8. #RunBlogRun will be working with Pace Events on their two events, #DubaiMarathon, to be held on February 1, 2026, www.dubaimarathon.org

9. The #RAKHalfMarathon will be held on February 14, 2026, www.RaKHalfMarathon.com

10. Here issue #2 of BrooksOnRunning Newsletter, This newsletter is dedicated to Coaches! It’s FREE! https://coachingathleticsq.com/brooks-on-running-presents-the-brooks-coaching-newsletter-2-wednesday-october-8-2025/

See you tomorrow on #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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