This is my daily chat with #RunBlogRun viewers and track fans on all things track & field!
This is #CoffeeWithLarry for Tuesday, April 11, 2023.
Our topics;
1. The sport is built on great rivalries!
2. Wayde Van Niekerk vs. Rai Benjamin, Wayde has gone 44.17 this year, and Rai has gone 44.21!
3. Valari Allman and Sandra Perkovic, Valari has gone 70.32 meters ! What a discus battle!
4. The AJC Peachtree registration is open (sponsored) www.atlantatrackclub.org/peachtree.
5. Sha’Carri Richardson’s 10.75w and 10.57w continue to impress.
6. Aleia Hobbs has actual WL with her fine 10.87 last weekend!
Aleia Hobbs takes 60m AR, 2023 USATF Indoor Track & Field Championship
Albuquerque, New Mexico 2023-02-18
photo credit: © 2023 Kevin Morris
Albuquerque, New Mexico 2023-02-18
photo credit: © 2023 Kevin Morris
7. NB nationals outdoors registration is open (sponsored) June 15-18, 2023, www.nbnationals.com
8. Ryan Crouser and Chase Ealey highlight Drake Relays shot put indoors, yes, indoors on 26 April!
9. Doha opens the Diamond League, www.Diamondleague.com.
10. Brooks is sponsoring the #BrooksHypersionhouse once again in Boston! https://www.brooksrunning.com/…/boston-marathon…/
Des Linden, 2018 Boston Marathon winner, two time Olympian, photo by Brooks Running
11. Congrats to Garrett Heath, who is the new Head of Sports Marketing at Brooks Running! An accomplished runner, we wish Garrett best wishes on his new endeavor!