Episode 817, November 16, 2025, Cross Country Musings

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

Special thanks to #FurnishedQuarters, who sponsored our time in NYC to cover the #NewYorkCityMarathon. Check out www.furnishedquarters.com , #staydifferent

One of the apartments offered by Furnished Quarters in New York, photo by Furnished Quarters

1. The #NXR Heartland was held on November 9, 2025. Here’s our photo gallery: https://www.runblogrun.com/2025/11/nike-cross-nationals-qualifying-event-1-nxr-heartland-regional-photo-gallery.html?swcfpc=1

NXR Heartland, Novem ber 9, 2025, photo by NIKE communications

Special thanks to #BrooksRunning, who have sponsored #Runningnetwork and #RunBlogRun since 1990! Check out our newsletter, #TheBrooksRunGuide, A Brooks Coaching Newsletter, back issues here: https://www.runblogrun.com/2025/11/brooks-on-running-the-coaching-newsletter-back-issues-1-7-fall-2025.html?swcfpc=1

2. Watch for our LIVE coverage of #NXR Southwest, on November 21-22, 2025!

3. Here’s our #ConversationswithLarry, #2025TokyoWorldAthleticschampionshps Reviews, Episodes 1-3, September 13-15, 2025! This is sponsored by #NIKERunning, https://www.runblogrun.com/2025/11/conversations-with-larry-tokyo-2025-world-athletics-championships-reviews-september-13-15-2025-days-1-3.html?swcfpc=1

Convos with Larry: WC Tokyo 2025 Review, Day 2, September 14, 2025, art by Mike Deering and Mattias Ozbot

4. Help restore the legacy of #JimThorpe! Learn more at www.VerilyStoryworks.com !

5. Did you see our interview with Cooper Lutkenhaus! https://www.runblogrun.com/2025/10/socialing-the-distance-featuring-cooper-lutkenhaus-world-under-18-record-800-meters-american-under-20-record-800-meters.html?swcfpc=1

Cooper Lutkenhaus interview, art by Mike Deering

6. Special thanks to #NIKERunning for their support of #RunBlogRun and the #Runningnetwork! Check out our newsletter, #TheJourneytoCompete! https://www.runblogrun.com/2025/10/nike-presents-thejourneytocompete-celebrating-cross-country-and-the-nike-cross-nationals-issues-1-3.html?swcfpc=1

Check out #CoffeewithLarry once November 19!

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