This is Coffee with Larry. This is our frequent podcast, sometimes daily, as we chronicle the global nature of athletics.
Our topics;
1. Josh Kerr predicted and set WR in the Mile, CG Mile, Ultimate 1500m; is he the Moment of Summer?
Josh Kerr wins CG Mile, August 1, 2026, photo by Bobby Gavin for Scottish Athletics
2. Jakob Ingebrigtsen won Euro 5k, Ult 5k, second in WARR 5k? Was his comeback the Moment of Summer?
Jakob Ingebrigtsen wins the UG 5,000 meters, photo by Getty for World Athletics
3. Audrey Werro, Keely Hodgkinson, and Femke Bol: was the W 800m the Moment of Summer?
Audrey Werro takes gold, photo by Getty for British Athletics
4. Why was the summer of 2026 so hot for track & field?
5. Learning to Fly Opens on PRIME on Thursday, September 24, 2026. Link here: Find local theatres where Learning to Fly will be shown: https://learningtoflydoc.com/
6. The Brooks XC regionals are open for registration. We recommend these 4 races for athletes of all levels in high school and junior high! Brooks XC
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.
