Coffee with Larry, October 16, 2024, All about the Bank of America Chicago Marathon, Ruth Chepngetich’s WR, Thoughts from around the world, FootLocker XC coming soon!

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That is Espresso with Larry for Wednesday, October 16, 2024.

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Our matters:

1. Have we gone too far celebrating otherworldly quick instances in marathons?

2. Had been you extra excited with the ladies’s Olympic marathon end or Ruth Chepngetich’s WR?

3. A member of the Kenyan Parliament demanded Robert Johnson’s apology to Ruth Chepngetich over his query in regards to the cloud of doping in Kenyan sports activities. We expect that Robert Johnson was absolutely in the fitting.

4. Many Kenyans are very upset in regards to the accusations towards Ruth Chepnegetich. One requested me if it was as a result of Ruth was not white?

5. John Korir gained the boys’s race, taking a pack of ten by way of the half in 1:02:19, breaking the sphere of seven down at 21 miles, and profitable in 2:02:44 PB. Right here’s my story: https://marathonhandbook.com/opinion-why-its-hard-to…/

6. John’s win was overshadowed by the paradigm-shifting WR of Ruth Chepngetich, who grew to become the primary girl below 2:11 and a couple of:10, with a PB of two:09;56, ending eleventh total. Right here’s Justin Lagat’s story: https://marathonhandbook.com/opinion-why-its-hard-to…/

6. Ruth Chepngetich gained by 7 1/2 minutes, breaking world report by practically two minutes. Right here’s the story from Deji Ogeyingbo: https://www.runblogrun.com/…/gracious-and-brilliant

7. Right here’s opinion piece from Athletics Illustrated on Ruth Chepngetich: https://athleticsillustrated.com/opinion-ruth…/

8. FootLocker regionals are November 30 for Midwest, NorthEast and SouthEast. West Regional is December 7, and Nationals are December 14, 2024. www.footlockerxc.com

9. 2024 Midwest FootLocker regional, introduced by HOKA, November 30, 2024, registration could be discovered right here: https://footlockercc.com/midwest/

10. 2024 South FootLocker regional, introduced by HOKA, November 30, 2024, registration could be discovered right here: https://footlockercc.com/south/

11. 2024 NorthEast Footlocker regional, introduced by HOKA, November 30, 2204, registration could be discovered right here: https://footlockercc.com/northeast/

12. 2024 West FootLocker regional, introduced by HOKA, December 7, 2024, registration could be discovered right here: https://footlockercc.com/west/

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

14. RunBlogRun has requested feedback from each Athletics Integrity and the Financial institution of America Chicago Marathon on the drug testing protocals used with Ruth Chepngetich. We will probably be reaching out to a number of different consultants to supply a whole image on the report. As a journalistic website on operating, we should take a look at each side of any {photograph}. The WR in Chicago was insane, as I referred to as it, however to understand it, we should know whether it is authentic and with the quantity of doping in Kenya, questions are solely pure.

See you Thursday on Espresso with Larry!

Larry Eder has had a 52-year involvement within the sport of athletics. Larry has skilled the game as an athlete, coach, journal writer, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America’s first sub-4 minute miler, was printed in RW in 1983. Larry has printed a number of magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. model of Spikes journal. He presently manages the content material and advertising improvement of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his every day pilgrimage with the game, Larry says: “I’ve to confess, I really like touring to distant meets, writing in regards to the sport I really like, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, essentially the most of something I’ve ever carried out, besides, possibly operating itself.” Additionally does some updates for BBC Sports activities at key occasions, which he really enjoys. Theme tune: Greg Allman, ” I am no Angel.”

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