Coffee with Larry, October 24, 2024, Parker Valby, Chicago Marathon, NYC Marathon, the fall racing season is here!

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

This is Coffee with Larry for Thursday, October 24, 2024.

Coffee with Larry is our almost daily podcast on the global sport of track and field athletics.

Sifan Hassan won the Paris Olympic marathon, wearing the OMIUS head band, photo courtesy of OMIUS

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Our topics:

1. Parker Valby has just been signed by New Balance. She is moving to Boston to train with NB team coach Mark Coogan. RunBlogRun did this story on the Parker Valby signing:

https://newbalance.newsmarket.com/…/285a2229-6e48-4999

Parker Valby signs with New Balance, photo by New Balance communications

2. John Korir won the men’s race, taking a pack of ten through the half in 1:02:19, breaking the field of 7 down at 21 miles, and winning in 2:02:44 PB. Here’s my story: https://marathonhandbook.com/opinion-why-its-hard-to…/

3. John’s win was overshadowed by the paradigm-shifting WR of Ruth Chepngetich, who became the first woman under 2:11 and 2:10, with a PB of 2:09;56, finishing 11th overall. Here’s Justin Lagat’s story: https://marathonhandbook.com/opinion-why-its-hard-to…/

John Korir, Ben Cesar, ASICS, Bank of America Chicago Marathon
October 13, 2014
Chicago, Illinois, USA,
photo by Kevin Morris

4. Ruth Chepngetich won by 7 1/2 minutes, breaking world record by nearly two minutes. Here’s the story from Deji Ogeyingbo: https://www.runblogrun.com/…/gracious-and-brilliant

5. Here’s opinion piece from Athletics Illustrated on Ruth Chepngetich: https://athleticsillustrated.com/opinion-ruth…/

6. 2024 Midwest FootLocker regional, presented by HOKA, November 30, 2024, registration can be found here: https://footlockercc.com/midwest/

Midwest FootLocker Regional is November 30, 2024, at UW Parkside.

7. 2024 South FootLocker regional, presented by HOKA, November 30, 2024, registration can be found here: https://footlockercc.com/south/

South FootLocker Regional is November 30, 2024, McAlpine Park, Charlotte, NC.

8. 2024 NorthEast Footlocker regional, presented by HOKA, November 30, 2204, registration can be found here: https://footlockercc.com/northeast/

NorthEast FootLocker Regional, November 30, 2024, Franklin Park, Boston, MA.

9. 2024 West FootLocker regional, presented by HOKA, December 7, 2024, registration can be found here: https://footlockercc.com/west/

West Regional, FootLocker, December 7, 2024, Mt.SAC.

10. Amby Burfoot, former editor at RW, Boston 1968 Marathon champion, and one of our sport’s most thoughtful and conscientious writers, wrote this piece on his misgivings on the Women’s WR set by Ruth Chepngetich at the 2024 Bank of America Chicago Marathon WR (posted October 15, 2024): https://marathonhandbook.com/opinion-why-its-hard-to…/

Ruth Chepngetich, Bank of America Chicago Marathon
October 13, 2014
Chicago,
Illinois, USA, photo by Kevin Morris

11. Pat Butcher did an amazing column on Ruth Chepnegetich and her amazing race: https://thepatbutcher.wordpress.com/…/19/enough-already/

12. A fantastic podcast from Des Linden and Kara Goucher, #NobodyAskedUS, Chicago marathon, Recap or Rampage? Episode 2.34, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWCB3DwXdjs

Nobody Asked Us, Des Linden and Kara Goucher, podcast art

14. Mainova Frankfurt Marathon is October 27, 2024, you can find more info at https://www.frankfurt-marathon.com/

15. The NYC Marathon is on November 3, 2024, you can find more info at : https://www.nyrr.org/races/2024tcsnewyorkcitymarathon

16. The 2025 Dubai Marathon is January 12, 2025, you can find more info at: https://www.dubaimarathon.org/

17. The 2025 RAK Half Marathon is February 1, 2025, you can find more info at: https://rakhalfmarathon.com/

RAK Half Marathon, photo by RAK Half Marathon

See you on Coffee with Larry on Friday, October 25, 2024!

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.

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