This is Coffee with Larry,Episode 890, our almost daily podcast, posted since June 2022. Today is May 19, 2026.
Our topics:
1. The Shanghai Meet was a fantastic opener!
Mondo Duplantis set the MR of 6.12m in Keqiao, photo by Liam Blackwell for Diamond League AG
2. Good coverage, how can more people see the Diamond League?
Peruth Chemutai held off Faith Cherotich by .01 in the Steeplechase! Keqiao, photo by Liam Blackwell for Diamond League AG
3. Diamond League and World Athletics: Why are they not free?
A busy week for Melissa Courtney-Bryant: 4:04.50 at The Belfast Classic on May 9, and 15:10.93 for 5000m at Shanghai, photo by Liam Blackwell for Diamond League Ag
8. Under Armour is hosting the Under Armour Track & Field Nationals, May 29-31, 2026,
9. HOKA Festival of Miles on June 4, 2026, in St. Louis, MO,
10. Brooks PR Invite is on June 7, 2026,
11. Adrian Martinez Classic is June 7, 2026,
12. Nike Outdoor Champs, June 18-21, 2026,
13. New Balance Outdoor champs, June 18-20, 2026,
14. Cross-country starting in June.
15. Shout out to the Aggie Centipede team (13), men won, women were second at Centipede WCs!
16. Xiamen meet in China on May 23, LA Track Fest great fields on May 23!
See you tomorrow on Coffee with Larry!
Larry Eder has had a 52-year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America’s first sub-4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: “I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself.” Also does some updates for BBC Sports at key events, which he truly enjoys.
