#CoffeewithLarry, Episode 831, January 5, 2026, a busy week, lots of news!
1, Happy New Year! It is World Cross-Country Week!
2. WXC is in Tallahassee, Florida on January 10, 2026!
3. RunBlogRun will be there!
4. USA won three straight World XC titles for junior Boys, 1974-Rich Kimball, 1975-Bobby Thomas and 1976, Eric Hulst!
5. Doris Brown-Heritage won 5 World XC titles, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971!
6. Craig Virgin won two World XC titles in 1980 and 1981!
6. Lynn Jennings won the World XC title in 1990, 1991, and 1992!
7. RunBlogRun has some fun events to cover in January & February!
a. January 10-11, 2026 Tallahassee WXC 2026, https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-cross-country-championships/tallahassee26
b. January 23-24, 2026, Boston, MA, NB Indoor GP, www.nbindoorgrandprix.com
c. February 1, 2026, Dubai Marathon, 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
i. February 28-March 1, 2026, USA Indoor, Ocean breeze AC, Staten Island, NJ, www.usatf.org
j. March 12-15, 2026, NIKE Indoor, NIKE Armory T&F Center , https://nikeindoornationals.runnerspace.com/
i. March 20-22, 2025, WA Indoor Championships 2026, Torun, Poland, https://worldathletics.org/…/world…/kujawypomorze26
See you tomorrow with #CoffeewithLarry
