Coffee With Larry, Bob Richards, 1952/1956 Olympic gold medalist in PV dies at 97, European Indoor Champs are two days away, The TEN is March 4, and happy birthday to Terry Ward!

This is Coffee With Larry for Tuesday, February 28, 2023.

Out topics include:

1. Bob Richards, 1952 and 1956 Olympic pole vault champion, died at age of 97, here’s obit from NYTimes. https://www.nytimes.com/…/olympics/bob-richards-dead.html

Bob Richards, photo from NY Times Obit

2. A happy Birthday to Terry Ward, long-time Track coach at Bellarmine Prep (before that, Saint Ignatius)!

3. The European Indoor Champs is two days away! https://www.european-athletics.com/…/european…/overview

Kevin Morris, New Balance Indoor Grand Prix Track & Field
Boston Massachusetts, USA
February 3, 2023
World Athletics Indoor Tour Gold meeting, photo by Kevin Morris

4. Watch for columns from Deji Ogeyingbo, Stuart Weir and Matt Long today at www.runblogrun.com

Grant Holloway takes win in 7.35 at Birmingham WIT Final, photo by Getty Images for British Athletics

5. RunBlogRun will cover the 2023 European Indoor Champs, March 2-5, 2023 on site with Stuart Weir and remotely as well! www.european-athletics.com

Laura Muir, Melissa Courtney (now Bryant), 2019 European Indoor 3000m, Glasgow, photo by Getty Images for European Athletics

6. NB Nationals, at The TRACK at new balance, March 2-5, 2023, www.nbnationals.com.

Sadie Engelhartdt took the Girls Junior Mile, New Balance Indoor Grand Prix Track & Field
Boston Massachusetts, USA
February 3, 2023
World Athletics Indoor Tour Gold meeting, photo by Kevin Morris

7. How AI can help athletics coaches, https://www.runblogrun.com/2023/02/running-into-the-future-a-runners-guide-to-ai.html, by Fiona Norton,

This image was created with the assistance of DALL·E.

8. RunBlogRun interviews Jesse Williams on  The Ten, Sound Running’s 10,000m event, for 4 March 2023, https://bit.ly/3Zm3SgU, #soundrunning, #on_running, @sound_running, @jesjamdub, #TheTen, #worldathletics,

jesse Williams, in a contemplative place, circa 2011-2013, photo courtesy of Brooks Running

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