#CoffeewithLarry, Episode 796, October 10, 2025

This is my daily chat with #RunBlogRun viewers and track fans on all things track & field!

#CoffeewithLarry is our nearly daily podcast on all things running!

Our topics:

1. Special Chicago Marathon edition: What we learned at Chicago Marathon presser.

2. Why I am wearing a #ConnorMantz t-shirt! How will he do?

Connor Mantz, Chicago Marathon 2023, photo by Kevin Morris

3. John Korir, how will John do in Chicago?

John Korir wins the 2024 Bank of America Chicago Marathon, October 13, 2024, photo by Chicago Marathon/ Kevin Morris

4. Ejgayehu Taye is debuting at the marathon in Chicago. Her 14:12 at 5k and 29:50 at 10,000m plus a 64:10 Half Marathon should open some eyes!

Ejagayehu Taye, Grand Slam Track Meet 1
Kingston, Jamaica
April 6, 2025, photo by Kevin Morris

5. Nice chats with Callie Hauger Thackery, Dakotah Popehn, Emily Venters, and Aubrey Frentheway.

Calli Hauger-Thackery, photo by The London Big Half

6. More interviews tomorrow!

7. NIKE collaboration, #TheJourneytoCompete, goes out on Saturday!

Finish on Empty, NXN

8. Issue 2 of #BrooksonRunning, our new coaching newsletter was sent out on October 8!

See you tomorrow on #CoffeewithLarry!

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