This is my daily chat with #RunBlogRun viewers and track fans on track & field!
This is Coffee with Larry for Saturday, March 14, 2024.
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Our topics today:
1. Bravo to NIKE and NIKE Pre-Class on putting together the Mile of the Century!
2. Brooks announces that Jim Weber has resigned as CEO after 23 years at the helm. Dan Sheridan will replace him. Brooks planned this succession, and it was well-received.
3. Chanelle Price, memories of Sopot 2014, by Stuart Weir, https://www.runblogrun.com/2024/03/chanelle-price-ran-her-race-a-memory-from-2014.html
4. This is a fun interview with Noah Lyles from Budapest! RunBlogRun presents Noah Lyles – adidas Press Conference, 2023 World Athletics Championships – Budapest , filmed by Deji Ogeyingbo, https://www.runblogrun.com/2023/11/runblogrun-presents-noah-lyles-adidas-press-conference-2023-world-athletics-championships-budapest.html?fbclid=IwAR0OZdUP1WbIYElQJxMyIWSLmJV1mPWQFS3Uah0od4-MfDXOC3npBdp_9EQ
5. The Long Jump Controversy Grows, by Stuart Weir, https://www.runblogrun.com/2024/03/changing-the-format-of-the-long-jump-and-a-few-other-events.html
6. Emily Sisson makes her second team, https://www.runblogrun.com/2024/02/making-the-olympic-team-some-thoughts-on-emily-sisson.html?fbclid=IwAR3GPNQq_dDtsdSfEXUCvX5MaSnHWI3HyEQfyD18jWdqGiDmHNiRDOJz34U
7. The last weekend in Boston was a fantastic celebration of indoor track and field. 5000 athletes and SRO in Reggie Lewis and The TRACK at New Balance, thanks to great crews at both facilities and sixty officials! Here’s the complete results of NB Indoor Nationals 2024: https://flashresults.com/2024_Meets/Indoor/03-07_NBIN/index.htm
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
February 3, 2023
World Athletics Indoor Tour Gold meeting, photo by Kevin Morris
See you tomorrow on Coffee with Larry!
