Coffee with Larry, April 14, 2025, European Road Champs a huge success, Arcadia Invitational opens hot prep track season and Boston Marathon 2025 is almost here!

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

Coffee with Larry graphic, photo by StarGazerPics, graphic design by Mike Deering

Today is Saturday, April 14, 2025.

Omius hat with cooling cubes, photo courtesy of Omius

Coffee with Larry is sponsored by our friends at OMIUS, the cooling technology company, which you can find at www.OMIUS.IO.

If you are a coach, an elite athlete send me a note at [email protected] and I will send you an OMIUS sample, as the OMIUS folks would like some comments on their product!

Special thanks to PACE Events, managers of #DubaiMarathon and the #RasAlKhaimahHalfMarathon (thanks to Peter Connerton and Alan Ewan). The date of the 25th Dubai Marathon is February 1, 2026.

Special thanks to Global Athletics & Marketing. Mark Wetmore, their co-founder and CEO, and his team of merry sports pranksters put on the #NBIndoorGP at the #TRACKatNewBalance, where I have gone for 28 of the past 30 years! Global Athletics also manages the #adidasAtlantaCityGames, which happens May 17, 2025

2024 adidas Atlanta City Games, photo by Kevin Morris

Finally, please support #BrooksRunning! Brooks has sponsored my projects since 1990 under Tom Carmody and Helen Rockey! Jim Weber kept the fire burning with Dave Larson, Jesse Williams, and Dan Sheridan. Now, we thank, Garrett Heath, and Jillian Zech, for their continued support. Brooks makes tremendous running shoes. I love the Glycerin Max, Cascadia GTX 16, and Brooks Ghost Max. To see Brook’s footwear and apparel, please go to www.brooksrunning.com!

Josh Kerr trying to bet his running shoes prior to a long run, a fun photo from Brooks Running

Out topics today:

1. The European Road Championships held 10k, Half marathon and marathons this weekend. Great events, great streaming!

The battle for the bronze, EA Marathon, photo by European athletics

2. Arcadia was hot this past weekend! You can watch on Runnerspace. The girls 2 mile and guys 3200 were tremendous.

3. Watch for our interview with Ryan Fenton, GM of Track and Field at Flotrack on the Diamond League and Continental Tour!

https://www.runblogrun.com/…/runblogrun-presents…

Socialing the Distance, Ryan Fenton, GM of Track & Field at Flotrack, episode 133

4. Boston is coming! You can see Bill Rodgers and try the Boston Billy Brand running teas at Central Perk in Boston from 1-3 PM on April 18, 2025! It is free to the public! You can purchase Boston Billys Blends at www.BillRodgersRunningCenter.com.

Bill Rodgers Tea for Runners, found at BillRodgersRunningCenter.com, photo by Boston Billy Blends!

See you Wednesday on Coffee with Larry !

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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