This is my daily chat with #RunBlogRun viewers and track fans on all things track & field!
Welcome to #CoffeewithLarry, Episode 792, for October 2, 2025.
Our topics;
1. The success of the 2025 Tokyo World Athletics Championships!
2. The Bank of America Chicago Marathon is coming soon, to be held on October 12, 2025. #RunBlogRun will be there, sponsored by #NIKErunning. For more info, www.chicagomarathon.com
3. #RunBlogRun will be at the TCS NYC Marathon, to be held, November 2, 2025. RunBlogRun will be working with sponsor, #FurnishedQuarters. You can learn more at www.FurnishedQuarters.com .
4. RunBlogRun will be at two #NXNRegionals, to be announced soon, plus the #NXNChampionships, sponsored by #NIKERunning, #JourneytoCompete. #NXN Champs will be held in Portland, Oregon, on December 6, 2025. https://nxn.runnerspace.com/ , #JourneytoCompete, #NIKE,
5. Coffee with Larry is happy to be working with the Dubai Marathon, which occurs on February 1, 2026. To register, please go to https://www.dubaimarathon.org/race-info/how-to-register/
6. Coffee with Larry is happy to be working with the Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon, which occurs in RAK on February 14, 2026. To register, please go to: https://rakhalfmarathon.com/
7. Watch today for our story on the History of NXN. This begins our collaboration with #NIKE on #TheJourneytoCompete, our coverage of the NXN series and the joy of cross country! I have worked with NIKE since 1985, and am happy to be working with them once again! Check out www.nikerunning.com !
8. Please check out #ForShoeGeeksOnly: Don’t Fear the Matumbo: NIKE’s Track and Field Line for Tokyo Revealed! https://www.runblogrun.com/2025/10/for-shoe-geeks-only-interview-with-nikes-patrick-richie-and-natalie-kile-on-nike-tf-specialty-line-in-tokyo-2025-plus-much-more.html
9. Please check out our new interview with Danny Mackey! This is a collaboration with #Brooks! https://www.runblogrun.com/2025/09/brooks-on-running-episode-o1-danny-mackey-founding-coach-of-brooks-beasts-track-club.html
10. Fortius Media Group has worked with Brooks Running since 1990. Brooks sponsored #AmericanAthletics (1989-1994), #AmericanTrack&Field (1994-2017), #RunningNetwork (1992-present) and #RunBlogRun (2006-present). RunBlogRun and Brooks are collaborating on #BrooksOnRunning. We hope that you like it! Learn more about Brooks at www.brooksrunning.com!
11. Finally getting caught up in Fort Atkinson, WI. See you in Chicago next week! More to come on #CoffeewithLarry