LONDON, ENGLAND – JULY 23: Noah Lyles of Team United States (R) and Zharnel Hughes of Team Great Britain compete in the Men’s 200 Metres final during the London Athletics Meet, part of the 2023 Diamond League series at London Stadium on July 23, 2023 in London, England. (Photo by S Bardens – British Athletics/British Athletics via Getty Images)
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.
