This is my daily chat with #RunBlogRun viewers and track fans on all things track & field!
This is #coffeewithLarry for Monday, May 15, 2023.
Our topics today:
1. NB Outdoor is June 15-18, 2023, (sponsored), www.nbnationals.com.
2. The HS track wars continue, but what good comes from two champs on the same dates? Does it hurt the sport? We think so!
Ferdinand Omanyala wins 100m in 9.84, to the delight of 60,000 fans, May 13, 2023, photo by Sila Kiplagat
3. Don’t forget! Run the AJC Peachtree 10k on July 4, 2023; register here (sponsored), www.atlantatrackclub.org/peachtree.
4. The Kip Keino Classic was a crowd-pleaser, by Justin Lagat, https://www.runblogrun.com/…/six-world-leads-at-the-kip…
5. Witness the Wonder, what you need to know about Budapest! Day 27,
6. Next fun one, Night of 10,000m PBs,
May 20, 2023, https://www.nightofthe10kpbs.com/
7. Second DL has Fred Kerley vs. Marcell Jacobs at Rabat DL! https://rabat.diamondleague.com/home/
8. Florence DL has
Kerley vs Jacobs vs Bromell! https://rome.diamondleague.com/home/
9. USATF La Grand Prix, May 26-27, 2023, https://www.usatf.org/events/2023/2023-usatf-la-grand-prix
Mondo Duplantis goes 6.06m at ISTAF Berlin, photo by ISTAF Berlin Indoor
10. How my education has helped me pursue a career in journalism.
11. How to tell facts from fiction. Thanks Mr. Rich Grawer (DeSmet), Fr. Steve Privett (Bellarmine), Dr. Timothy O’keefe, Dr. Istvan Moczy (Santa Clara University)