This is Coffee with Larry for Thursday, October 31, 2024.
Coffee with Larry is our almost daily podcast on the global sport of track and field athletics.
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1. Olympic champion Tamirat Tola and Olympic silver medalist Bashir Abdi lead the Men’s field in the Big Apple this weekend! Hellen Obiri, Olympic bronze medalist at the marathon, will defend her NYC title.
2. The Staten Island Running Association held its annual dinner on Wednesday night. Among the sport’s stars were Joan Benoit Samuelson, Steve Jones, Bill Rodgers, Bob Beamon, Jim Spivery, Tony Staynings, and Dave Wottle!
3. At the NYAC Luncheon on October 31, Jeff Benjamin updated RBR that at the luncheon were Matt Centrowitz, Jim Spivey,
Joan Benoit-Samuelson, Tracy Sundlun, Bill Rodgers, Dave Wottle. This is an annual affair as well!
4. 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:
15. Strong fields at the NYC Marathon this coming weekend. But with no pacemakers and a challenging course, it will be a different race from Chicago.
16. What is more important, time or competition? Have we gotten it wrong?
17. Grand Slam Track has named 30 impressive athletes to their RACERS group for 2025.
18. Happy Birthday to James O’Brien, founding publisher of American Runner, Publisher at NYAC Winged Foot, and just a great guy (James wrote many pieces for us in our formative years!).
See you on Coffee with Larry on Friday, November 1, 2024!
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