This is #coffeewithLarry for Friday, December 15, 2023.
Our topics:
1. Dubai Marathon is January 7, 2024! RunBlogRun will host live social media remotely with link to Live Free streaming video of the fastest and largest marathon in the Middle East!
2. RunBlogRun will have its team covering the US Olympic Trials in Orlando, Florida, on Feb. 3, 2024, with live social commentary to accompany an excellent NBC sports broadcast!
3. RunBlogRun will have Live coverage from The Track at New Balance on Feb 4, 2024, of the 2024 New Balance Indoor Grand Prix, managed by Global Athletics, who founded the meet in 1995.
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
February 3, 2023
World Athletics Indoor Tour Gold meeting, photo by Kevin Morris
4. The RAK half marathon will be managed by Pace Events in 2024. Date for workds fastest half marathon will be Feb 24, 2024. RunBlogRun will be there hosting social media for the race!!
5. The World Indoor Tour begins in Kazakhstan on Jan. 27, 2024 in Astana! We will provide details soon!
Budapest, Hungary
August 19-27, 2023, photo by Kevin Morris
6. The USTFCCCA just finished their convention in Denver. The most important event in the year for track and field coaches. Congrats to Jason Hibbert and Julian Alfred for winning the prestigious Bowerman Award.
7. The Track at New Balance will be on overtime in late Feb and early March! ACC last weekend in Feb and NCAA Div 1, on March 8-9. NB indoor same weekend will be at Reggie Lewis for 7-9, The Track on March 10! Staff will be up all night on March 9 to prepare!
8. Short-term NILs? HOKA made 3 short terms at Footlocker last weekend of three months.
9. Nikè and NB indoors clash, the word is if you have an opposing brand, NIL, you can may be able to not compete. We do not like this.
Boston Massachusetts, USA
February 3, 2023
World Athletics Indoor Tour Gold meeting, photo by Kevin Morris
10. Noah Lyles had reason to be annoyed over changes in World Athletics awards. It was a sour way to end a great year in athletics.
See you tomorrow for #coffeewithLarry
