This is my daily chat with #RunBlogRun viewers and track fans on all things track & field!
This is #coffeewithLarry for Monday, March 13, 2023.
Our topics:
1. 5800 athletes competed at the 2023 NB Nationals, at the TRACK at New Balance, NRs, and some exciting races; here’s the pdf on the results: https://crm.pttiming.com/…/03_09_23_NewBalanceNationals…
Sadie Engelhardt 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
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
February 3, 2023
World Athletics Indoor Tour Gold meeting, photo by Kevin Morris
2. Dick Fosbury, the man who changed the high jump with his technique called the ‘Flop’, has died at age of 76, https://www.bbc.com/sport/athletics/64945985.
3. The Nike Indoor was also last weekend; there were some amazing races; here are the results: https://nikeindoornationals.runnerspace.com/eprofile.php…
Adisson Ritzenhein took third in the Nike Indoor 2 mile, photo by Josh Rowe/NSAF.
4. Matt Long did this series of 3 pieces on how Jake Wightman, the 2022 WC at 1,500m, developed: https://www.runblogrun.com/…/jake-wightman-increasing…
5. Stuart Weir provides an assessment of the 2023 European Athletics Indoor Champs, https://www.runblogrun.com/…/2023-european-athletics…
ISTANBUL, TURKEY – MARCH 04: Karsten Warholm of Norway (R) crosses the line ahead of Julien Watrin of Belgium to win the Men’s 400m Final during Day 2 of the European Athletics Indoor Championships at the Atakoy Arena on March 04, 2023, in Istanbul, Turkey. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)
6. From the archives, How to warm up and cool down for the jumps! https://www.runblogrun.com/…/coaching-101-warm-up-cool….
7. The 2023 European Athletics Indoor Championships, the complete event-by-event review, sponsored by CONICA. https://www.runblogrun.com/…/the-2023-european….
The 2023 European Athletics Indoor Champs, held in Istanbul, Turkey, photo by Getty Images for European Athletics
8. Julien Alfred Came within Whiskers of Breaking the 60m and 200m world indoor records, won Hearts in Albuquerque, by Deji Ogeyingbo, https://www.runblogrun.com/…/julien-alfred-came-within…
Julian Alfred ran 6.94 for 60m and 22.01 for the 200m at the #NCAAIndoors, photo by NCAA Track & Field.
9. This is my interview with Jesse Williams, 7 questions with the dude who started Sound Running; please read it; Jesse gets it: https://www.runblogrun.com/…/jesse-williams-answers-7…
10. From the archives, Thinking of Maurie Plant, Five points on Beijing 2015, an interview, https://www.runblogrun.com/…/maurie-plant-the-five…
The one and only Maurie Plant, photo courtesy of Australian BBC