This is my daily chat with #RunBlogRun viewers and track fans on all things track & field!
This is Coffee with Larry for Wednesday, October 16, 2024.
Coffee with Larry is our almost daily podcast on the global sport of track and field athletics.
Omius is the official cooling technology partner of RunBlogRun
Coffee with Larry is sponsored by OMIUS, the cooling technology company.
Omius hat with cooling cubes, photo courtesy of Omius
OMIUS makes hats, visors and head bands, with cooling pods, which, when moistened, with water, every 30-45 minutes, keeps you cool.
To learn more, go to www.OMIUS.IO
Our topics:
1. Have we gone too far celebrating otherworldly fast times in marathons?
Bank of America Ruth Chepnegetich with pacers, Chicago Marathon
October 13, 2014
Chicago, Illinois, USA, photo by Bank of America Chicago Marathon / Kevin Morris
2. Were you more excited with the women’s Olympic marathon finish or Ruth Chepngetich’s WR?
Sifan Hassan of the Netherlands winning the 2024 Women’s Olympic Marathon in Paris in a Games record of 2:22:55 (photo by Jane Monti for Race Results Weekly)
3. A member of the Kenyan Parliament demanded Robert Johnson’s apology to Ruth Chepngetich over his question about the cloud of doping in Kenyan sports. We think that Robert Johnson was fully in the right.
Ruth Chepngetich, Bank of America Chicago Marathon
October 13, 2014
Chicago, Illinois, USA, photo by Bank of America Chicago Marathon / Kevin Morris
4. Many Kenyans are very upset about the accusations against Ruth Chepnegetich. One asked me if it was because Ruth was not white?
Ruth Chepnegetich, Bank of America Chicago Marathon
October 13, 2014
Chicago, Illinois, USA, photo by Bank of America Chicago Marathon/ Kevin Morris
5. John Korir won the men’s race, taking a pack of ten through the half in 1:02:19, breaking the field of 7 down at 21 miles, and winning in 2:02:44 PB. Here’s my story: https://marathonhandbook.com/opinion-why-its-hard-to…/
John Korir, Bank of America Chicago Marathon
October 13, 2014
Chicago,
Illinois, USA,
photo by Kevin Morris
6. John’s win was overshadowed by the paradigm-shifting WR of Ruth Chepngetich, who became the first woman under 2:11 and 2:10, with a PB of 2:09;56, finishing 11th overall. Here’s Justin Lagat’s story: https://marathonhandbook.com/opinion-why-its-hard-to…/
John Korir, Ben Cesar, ASICS, Bank of America Chicago Marathon
October 13, 2014
Chicago, Illinois, USA,
photo by Kevin Morris
6. Ruth Chepngetich won by 7 1/2 minutes, breaking world record by nearly two minutes. Here’s the story from Deji Ogeyingbo: https://www.runblogrun.com/…/gracious-and-brilliant
Ruth Chepngetich makes history, Bank of America Chicago Marathon
October 13, 2014
Chicago, Illinois, USA, photo by Bank of America Chicago Marathon / Kevin Morris
7. Here’s opinion piece from Athletics Illustrated on Ruth Chepngetich: https://athleticsillustrated.com/opinion-ruth…/
Ruth Chepngetich makes history, Bank of America Chicago Marathon
October 13, 2014
Chicago, Illinois, USA, photo by Bank of America Chicago Marathon / Kevin Morris
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
FootLocker National Cross Country Champonships
9. 2024 Midwest FootLocker regional, presented by HOKA, November 30, 2024, registration can be found here: https://footlockercc.com/midwest/
10. 2024 South FootLocker regional, presented by HOKA, November 30, 2024, registration can be found here: https://footlockercc.com/south/
11. 2024 NorthEast Footlocker regional, presented by HOKA, November 30, 2204, registration can be found here: https://footlockercc.com/northeast/
12. 2024 West FootLocker regional, presented by HOKA, December 7, 2024, registration can be found here: https://footlockercc.com/west/
13. Amby Burfoot, former editor at RW, Boston 1968 Marathon champion, and one of our sport’s most thoughtful and conscientious writers, wrote this piece on his misgivings on the Women’s WR set by Ruth Chepngetich at the 2024 Bank of America Chicago Marathon WR (posted October 15, 2024): https://marathonhandbook.com/opinion-why-its-hard-to…/
Ruth Chepngetich, Bank of America Chicago Marathon
October 13, 2014
Chicago, Illinois, USA, photo by Bank of America Chicago Marathon / Kevin Morris
14. RunBlogRun has requested comments from both Athletics Integrity and the Bank of America Chicago Marathon on the drug testing protocals used with Ruth Chepngetich. We will be reaching out to several other experts to provide a complete picture on the record. As a journalistic site on running, we must look at both sides of any photograph. The WR in Chicago was insane, as I called it, but to appreciate it, we must know if it is legitimate and with the amount of doping in Kenya, questions are only natural.
Ruth Chepngetich, Bank of America Chicago Marathon
October 13, 2014
Chicago,
Illinois, USA, photo by Kevin Morris
See you Thursday on Coffee with Larry!