by Larry Eder
This is Coffee with Larry, for February 9, 2026, Episode 845, Geoffrey Kamworer goes back to RAK Half Marathon, Femke Bol runs 1:59.07, Abebel Yashanheh returns to RAK and some more thoughts on Meeting Madrid!
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1. Geoffrey Kamwower goes to RAK Half once again, where he won in 2013! Register for the 2k, 5k, 10k and half marathon at www.rakhalfmarathon.com! Ababel Yashenheh, who set the then WR of 64.31 in 2020 on the RAK course, is also back! RunBlogRun will be there covering via social media! Watch the FREE STREAMING for the RAK Half-marathon! Watch for the link for 14 February 2026 event.
2. Madrid Meeting Indoor, held February 6, 2026, was a celebration of Spanish Athletics, European Athletics, and the World Indoor tour. Held at the calle de gallur, the banked 200m track, surrounded by 2500 seats, had some fun performances, from Enrique Llopis 7.45 NR, Jordan Geist’s monster 22.04m shot win, a huge battle at the women’s 1,500 meters, surprising depth in B women’s 800 meters, and Mohammed Attaoui’s ER at 1000 meters of 2:14.52.
3. The Czech Indoor Meeting, held in Ostrava, Czechia, on 3 February, had 10 Meet records, five world leaders, and a world U20 best! Attila Molnar’s move to break Thomas Schonlebe’s thirty-eight year old 400 indoor record with Molnar’s 45.01 should be worshiped for what it is-spectacular! Mattia Furlani goes 8.30m in his defeat of Miltiadis Tentoglou. Lieke Klaver took WL in 400m in 51.00.
4. Femke Bol’s 1:59.07 at Metz Indoor gave Femke the Dutch short track record! Where can Femke go this year? Femke will not be racing the 800 meters at the World Indoor.
Boston Massachusetts, USA
February 3, 2023
World Athletics Indoor Tour Gold meeting
5. 2015 World Champs bronze at 10,000m, 2025 10,000m US champ, Emily Infeld, has returned to her first footwear sponsor, NIKE, she noted on Instagram.
6. Watch for an announcement on the site of the 2026 USATF Outdoor Championships on Tuesday, February 10, 2026.
7. A superb piece by Alan Abrahamson, 3 Wire sports, on Lindsay Vonn’s crash at the Winter Olympics, while, to quote Teddy Rosevelt, “Daring greatly.” https://www.3wiresports.com/…/2ju50rmsj0zd6nxypvjso4dvo…
See you tomorrow on Coffee with Larry !
