Coffee with Larry, Episode 887, May 14, 2026, Shanghai DL on May 16,

This is Coffee with Larry, our almost daily podcast, founded in June 2022.

This is episode 887, for May 14, 2026.

Our topics:

1. Shanghai Diamond League is on May 16, 2026, watch on Flotrack.com.

2. LA Track Fest is May 23, 2016. Josh Kerr, Jake Wightman, Donavan Brazier, Cooper Lutkenhaus, Shelby Houlihan!

3. Shoe Geek info;

a. Brooks Adrenalin GTS25, sleek and the most comfortable of all Adrenalins, with great cushioning.

b. NB Ellipse, great cushioning, impressed by upper fit and lightness of shoe!

c. NIKE Pegasus 42, perfect shoe for high school runners! Great summer mileage shoe!

d. OOFOS Club One PLUS, all about recovery, after running or working out, you MUST be in a shoe that allows your body to recover from running. This is not a running shoe. Great cushioning, great fit.

4. Do not forget about the following meetings:

The 2026 Diamond League Schedule (May 16-Sept 5, 2026)

2026 Diamond League Calendar

Date	Meeting	Location
May 16	Shanghai/Keqiao Diamond League	Shaoxing, China
May 23	Xiamen Diamond League	Xiamen, China
May 31	Meeting International Mohammed VI	Rabat, Morocco
June 4	Golden Gala Pietro Mennea	Rome, Italy
June 7	BAUHAUS-Galan	Stockholm, Sweden
June 10	Oslo Bislett Games	Oslo, Norway
June 19	Doha Meeting	Doha, Qatar
June 28	Meeting de Paris	Paris, France
July 4	Prefontaine Classic	Eugene, USA
July 10	Meeting International d’Athlétisme Herculis EBS	Monaco
July 18	London Athletics Meet	London, UK
August 21	Athletissima	Lausanne, Switzerland
August 23	Silesia Kamila Skolimowska Memorial	Chorzów, Poland
August 27	Weltklasse Zürich	Zürich, Switzerland
September 4–5	Allianz Memorial van Damme (Final)	Brussels, Belgium

London Diamond League, photo by Stuart Weir

5. Here’s the link to the BBC Clip of the first sub-4-minute mile, May 6, 1954, run by Sir Roger Bannister, it is a must watch! : https://youtu.be/Nb5AtK08gPM?si=1Ll1gZ6rmLAsKXLr

Sir Roger Bannister, 1929-2018, art and photo by SkySports

6. Please remember, DOHA DL, the historic start, for many years of the Diamond League, has moved from May 8 to June 19, due to the Iran War (don’t be an idiot, it is a war).

Sha’Carri RICHARDSON wins Doha DL 100 meters, photo by MARISE NASSOUR FOR DIAMOND LEAGUE AG

7. Sound Running’s LA TrackFest, sponsored by Skechers RUN, USATF Foundation, and Web MD, on May 23, 2026, https://www.soundrunning.run/trackfest

8. Under Armour is hosting the Under Armour Track & Field Nationals, May 29-31, 2026, https://www.imgacademy.com/events/uatracknationals

9. HOKA Festival of Miles on June 4, 2026, in St. Louis, MO, https://stlfestivalofmiles.com/

10. Brooks PR Invite is on June 7, 2026, https://brooksprinvitational.runnerspace.com/

11. Adrian Martinez Classic is June 7, 2026, https://www.martinezclassic.com/

12. Nike Outdoor Champs, June 18-21, 2026, https://nikeoutdoornationals.runnerspace.com/

13. New Balance Outdoor champs, June 18-20, 2026, https://nbnationalsout.com/

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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