#CoffeeWithLarry, Episode 846, Ras Al Khaimah Half is almost here! Thoughts on World Indoor Tour!

Hey Sportsfans!

This is Larry Eder with #CoffeewithLarry, Episode 846, Madrid Indoor, Karlsruhe, RAK is coming!

#CoffeewithLarry, Episode 847, February 11, 2026, Sam Ruthe, Off to Ras Al Khaimah!

Crestan, Molnar, and Klaver lead a record-breaking night in Ostrava

Man of all surfaces: Geoffrey Kamworer wins Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon

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. Email me at [email protected]!

Our topics;

1. WinterIndoorTourGold is kicking butt!

2. Getting ready to head to Dubai, then, Ras Al Khaimah for RAK Half Marathon! Learn more at RAKhalfmarathon.com

ASICS signs as presenting sponsor for RAK Half Marathon in 2026, 2027 and 2028! photo by RAK Half Marathon

3. Three weeks on the road is alot!

4. Looking forward to the USATF Indoor, Feb. 28-March 1.

5. Looking forward to the NIKE Indoor Nationals, March 12-15, 2026!

6. Cole Hocker just ran 2:16.30 for 1000 meters, that mile in ASICSSound Running will be fantastic! Cole has a 4:52.92 for 2,000m, 8:07.31 for 2 miles, and 2:16.30 for 1000 meters. I’d say he is ready to do the MILE smackdown!

7. Just did 30 questions with Sam Ruthe! https://www.runblogrun.com/2026/02/sam-ruthe-30-questions-with-the-world-under-18-mile-and-1500m-record-holder.html?swcfpc=1

Sam Tanner with junior phenom Sam Ruthe, photo by Athletics New Zealand

8. NIKE Pre news: Cole Hocker, Cam Myers and Sam Ruthe named to Bowerman MILE on July 4! Wow!

9. Special shout out to the staff at the Hampton Inn Albobendas in Madrid , Spain. Great service, great wifi, great breakfast, wonderful coffee and Sangria!

10. Fave restaurant in Madrid, this trip: El Tipico! Modest priced Paella, the salmon on toast is perfect appetizer, and Sangria, mui bueno! Gustavo, the owner, has had restaurant, his life dream, for ten months, please go and tell them Larry & Kathy, his friends from Wisconsin, sent you!

Thanks, Campers!

See you next time on #CoffeewithLarry

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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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