Coffee with Larry, February 8, 2024, Dakotah Lindwurm is talk of the town, Yared Nuguse to race Millrose Games, along with Josh Kerr, Christian Colman, Akeem Blake, Elle St. Pierre and Jessica Hull!

This is my daily chat with #RunBlogRun viewers and track fans on track & field!

This is #CoffeeWithLarry for Thursday, February 8, 2024!

#CoffeewithLarry is sponsored by #JAMBAR! JAMBAR is an organic energy bar developed by Jenny Maxwell in 2021. Jenny and her late husband, Brian Maxwell, created the original energy bar PowerBar in 1985. Jenny spent the last two decades raising their children, running, and being a drummer in two rock bands. JAMBAR is our first sponsor for #CoffeeWithLarry; check it out here: http://jambar.com. Coaches, runners, and snackers looking for a great new bar — go to http://jambar.com and use the promo code LARRY15 for 15% off your order #energybar #partner,

Our topics:

1. Dakotah Lindwurm, Just About Everything That You Want to Know About The Third Member of The U.S. Olympic Women’s Marathon Team! by Larry Eder, https://www.runblogrun.com/…/dakota-lindwurn-just-about…

U.S. Olympic Team Marathon Trials
Orlando, Florida
February 3, 2024

2. A new star at Texas Tech, by Deji Ogeyingbo, https://www.runblogrun.com/…/texas-tech-finds-a-new-gem…

TemiTope Adeshina, African Championships, photo by Deji Ogeyingbo

3. Making the Olympic team, Some thoughts on Emily Sisson, by Larry Eder, https://www.runblogrun.com/…/making-the-olympic-team…

Emily Sisson takes second, U.S. Olympic Team Marathon Trials
Orlando, Florida
February 3, 2024, photos by Kevin Morris

4. Caster Semenya, A Personal reflection, by Stuart Weir, https://www.runblogrun.com/…/caster-semenya-a-personal…

Caster Semenya, photo by Diamond League AG

5. Stars about at ORLEN Coperincus Cup, from EME News, https://www.runblogrun.com/…/f-hailu-355-28-wl-alemu…

Ewa Swoboda and Gina Lückenkemper, after a very tight 60 m race, 2023 ISTAF Meeting Dusseldorf, photo by Camera 4, used with permission

6. This Day in Track & Field, February 8, by Walt Murphy, https://www.runblogrun.com/…/this-day-in-track-field…

7. The 2023 Ascension of Yared Nuguse, race by race, by Jeff Benjamin, https://www.runblogrun.com/…/the-2023-steps-of…

Yared Nuguse and Jakob Ingebrigtsen, photo by Jeff Benjamin

8. RAK Half Marathon sponsors RunBlogRun this month and Coffee with Larry. The event is on February 24, 2024, in the United Arab Emirates of Ras Al Khaimah. To sign up for the fastest half marathon in the world, please go to www.rakhalfmarathon.com.

Tamirat Tola, TCS New York Marathon
New York, New York, USA
November 5, 2023, photo by Kevin Morris

9. The Beauty of the 116th Millrose Games, by Larry Eder for the RunningNetwork partner sites (American Track & Field), https://americantrackandfield.com/dakota-lindwurn-just-about-everything-that-you-want-to-know-about-the-third-member-of-the-us-olympic-womens-marathon-team-by-larry-eder/

Alicia Monson with Coach Dathan Ritzenhein, ON Athletics Club,
The Prefontaine Classic
Eugene, Oregon, USA
athlete’s pre-meet training, photo by Kevin Morris

10. Special thanks to our friends at Brooks Running, who have sponsored American Athletics, American Track & Field, RunningNetwork, and RunBlogRun non-stop since 1990. Please support the brands that support independent media in your sport! If and when you need running shoes and track spikes, please check out Brooks; they’ve been making fine running shoes since 1914! www.brooksrunning.com.

Wire 8 info sheet from www.brooksrunning.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."

RelatedPosts

This Day in Track & Field, January 30, Joie Ray wins seventh Wanamaker 1.5 miles! by Walt Murphy

2026 Dubai Marathon LIVE (Free Streaming Video for LIVE Race), February 1, 2026 (seen in U.S. on January 31, 2026)

2026 Winter Middle Distance Training (800m-5,000m), Friday January 30, 2026, Week 4, Day 5, Friday is a recovery day!

View all posts