Coffee With Larry, 2023 NYC Grand Prix was Fantastic! Golden Spike is June 27, 2023!

This is Coffee With Larry for Tuesday, June 27, 2023.

Our topics today:

1. NYC Grand Prix was a fantastic meet, one of the best EVER in the Big Apple.

2. Great turnout by media at the meeting. The Mixed Zone was constantly busy, with great quotes from top athletes.

3. The Autograph zone was mobbed, with over 300 in the zone the entire meet, and the athletes obliged.

4. The highlight for me? The following:

a. Keni Harrison running like a dynamo!12.29 W.

b. Zharnel Hughes takes Lindford Christie’s 100m Brit NR by owning, totally owning, the Men’s 100 meters.

Zharnel Hughes, 100m winner,
USATF New York Grand Prix
Continental Tour Gold
presented by Global Athletics & Marketing Inc., photo by Kevin Morris

c. Sydney McLaughlin ran 49.52, Gabby Thomas, 50.29 (after a 100m race), running conservatively in the first furlong.

d. Athing Mu ran a gentle 1:58.72, slightly winded, yep, slightly winded.

Athing Mu, USATF New York Grand Prix
Continental Tour Gold
presented by Global Athletics & Marketing Inc., photo by Kevin Morris

e. Noah Lyles just ran off the turn, running 19.82 with his win, breaking Usain Bolt’s record for most sub 20 second 200 meter races!

f. Bryce Hoppel winning 800m, then signed both of his shoes and gave them to fans in the autograph zone!

Bryce Hoppel, USATF New York Grand Prix
Continental Tour Gold
presented by Global Athletics & Marketing Inc., photo by Kevin Morris

g. Great, demonstrative crowd, killer media turnout, great meet; NYC Grand Prix is a great meet prior to USATF Champs!

4. The Ostrava Golden Spike is in the Czech Republic today, June 27, 2023!

See you tomorrow!