Coffee with Larry , 16 December 2025, Episode 825, the domestic cross-country season is over (except for the Worlds) , Cross-country mania!
This is #CoffeewithLarry for Episode 825, December 16, 2025.
#CoffeewithLarry is sponsored by #BrooksRunning, #VerilyStoryworks, #NIKE, and #OOFOS!
1. Dubai Marathon, a long-time sponsor, is back! Dubai Marathon has its 25th anniversary marathon on 1 February 2026! Register at www.dubaimarathon.org! If you can not run the 2k, 10k or marathon, you can watch the streaming LIVE coverage, sponsored by www.ASICS.com on February 1 in the US, watch for updates at www.runblogrun.com !
2. Some deep thoughts on OOFOS! Learn more at www.oofos.com ! A great shoe for when you are not running or working out! #OOFOS
3. The NXN, now in its 20th year, was FANTASTIC! Watch the replay at www.NIKECrossNationals.com ! Held on 6 December, Jackson Spencer and Natasza Dudek, with Niwot setting the boys’ low score record (61) and Wayzata winning the girls team, 142-147 (against Niwot).
4. The #BrookXC championships saved the legacy of the #FootLockerXC. In its first year, the BrooksXCNationals had great races, with Jackson Spencer becoming the first boys winner of both NXN and Brooks (formerly Foot Locker), since 2009, that was Lukas Verzbicas! On the girls’ side, Natasza Dudek won both NXN and Brooks XC, the first girl to EVER do that in the same year! Learn more about Brooks at www.soundrunning.com
5. RAK Half Marathon, where I will be in February is February 14, 2026, learn more at www.rakhalfmarathon.com !
6. Dubai Marathon has a new presenting sponsor, www.ASICSrunning.com ! (ASICS Middle East) for 2026-2028.
7. You can watch replay of Brooks XC on www.flotrack.com !
8. Great performances by USATF XC events in Portland!
9. Learn more about the Legacy of #JimThorpe at www.Republic.com and www.VerilyStoryworks.com !
See you on next episode of #CoffeewithLarry, Episode 824!
10. Please check out the issues 1-12 from Brooks on Coaching, https://www.runblogrun.com/2025/12/the-brooks-run-guide-a-brooks-coaching-newsletter-back-issues-1-12-fall-winter-2025.html?swcfpc=1
#running, #crosscountryrunning, #NXN, #BrooksXc, #DubaiMarathon, #RAKHalfMarathon, #ASICSruning, #Verilystoryworks,
