Coffee with Larry, August 19, 2024, US Olympic Track & Field medalists discussed, Diamond League soon, Noah Lyles on Grand Slam Track, Gabby Thomas busy!
This is my daily chat with #RunBlogRun viewers and track fans on all things track & field!
This is Coffee with Larry for Monday, August 19, 2024.
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Our topics:
1. Congrats to all USA Olympic track medalists and team members, who provided us ten days of great athletics!
Ryan Crouser just won his 3rd Olympic shot put title, 2016, 20220, 2024, photo by World Athletics
2. Diamond League is almost back!
3. Cross country is almost here!
4. Noah Lyles spoke about his discussions with Grand Slam Track on Night Cap podcast, and noted that he wants to see Grand Slam have an arrangement with Television.
Noah Lyles, New York City Grand Prix track & field World Athletics Continental Gold, photo by Kevin Morris
5. Gabby Thomas has been all over TV and the podcast world!
Gabby Thomas, London Diamond League, July 2024, photo by Getty Images for British Athletics
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.
