Coffee with Larry, September 18, 2024, Diamond League increase Prize Purse for 2025, ATHLOS is Sept. 26, Chicago Marathon is Oct. 13, Sifan Hassan Interview, Part 2/3!

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

This is Coffee with Larry for Wednesday, September 18, 2024.

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Our topics today;

1. Seb Coe is one of 7 candidates for the IOC president replacement of Thomas Bach. The Russians have said that they dislike Seb Coe running for President more than Thomas Bach as IOC President!

2. Diamond League raised prize money to $500k per meet. Their prize money is $9.275 million, and appearance money is $9 million a year. The Grand Slam track is spending $12 million on four meets, so Diamond League has upped its game due to competition. Competition is good!

3. The professional track and field is not here yet. We take a few steps and then walk back.

4. ATHLOS will host its first meeting on September 26. RunBlogRun will cover on-site and remotely. We will give the meet the credit it deserves.

5. Chicago Marathon is October 13. I love the Chicago Marathon! RunBlogRun will be there!

6. RunBlogRun will provide podcast support for T. Rowe Price, one of the Frankfurt Marathon’s sponsors. The MAINOVA Frankfurt Marathon is on October 27, 2024.

7. Brooks Running has been our sponsor since 1990. Please look to Brooks for your running footwear and apparel needs. www.brooksrunning.com

8. Sifan Hassan, the RunBlogRun Interview, speaks on Paris 2024, Racing and Major Marathons, Part 2/3, by Larry Eder, https://www.runblogrun.com/2024/09/sifan-hassan-the-runblogrun-interview-speaks-on-paris-2024-racing-and-major-marathons-part-2-3.html

9. The FootLocker Cross Country Championships, now its 45th year, is sponsored by HOKA. For registration, go to: https://footlockercc.com/

10. The NIKE NXN regionals for 2024 are coming! For registration, go to: https://nxn.runnerspace.com/

See you tomorrow for #CoffeewithLarry!