Good Morning from Ras Al Khaimah, this is Episode 848 of #CoffeewithLarry for Sunday, February 15, 2026. RAK Half Marathon episode and Keely Hodgkinson goes 1:56.33!
This is my daily chat with #RunBlogRun viewers and track fans on all things track & field! We go LIVE Monday-Saturday, at 10 Am Central time in the U.S.A. Email me at runblogrun@gmail.com!
Our topics:
1. The RAK half-marathon has 11,000 runners race on Al Marjan Island today, with Geoffrey Kamworer running 58:13, winning for the second time at RAK (she won in 2013). Asmerach Anley ran 67:22 for the half-marathon in her debut!
2. Keely Hodgkinson ran 1:56.33 for NR, world leader in her opening at the 800 meters for 2026. Keely ran that race at the Novuna UKA Indoor Athletics Champs, here’s our story: https://www.runblogrun.com/2026/02/the-2026-novuna-uk-athletics-indoor-athletics-championships-day-1.html?swcfpc=1
3. #LarrysMostExcellentAdventures, which has cover #NBIndoorGP, #DubaiMarathon, #MadridMeeting and #RAKHalfMarathon.
4. Three flights, heading home, 26 hours of flying coming up! Just finished Dubai to Munich. Sitting in Lufthansa club, writing, and next is ten hours, Dubai to Chicago.
5. As I was heading to the airport, was able to watch ASICS Sound Running highlights!
6. Congrats to Cole Hocker, who now has the American record for the mile at 3;45.94! Cooper Teare, Cole’s training partner and buddy, was second in 3:50.49. Sam Ruthe, the sixteen year old Wunderkid, was 7th in 3:52.46!
Cole missed the WR by a tiny bit, as Jakob Ingebrigtsen has number 1 time at WR 3:45.14!
7. Cooper Lutkenhaus ran 1:44.03 and won, his third victory as a NIKE pro athlete, and the World U20 World record short track (indoors), also at the ASICS Sound running invite!
8. Elle St. Pierre won the BU mile in 4:17.00, and set, en route AR indoor of 3:59.33 for 1,500 meters! Well done Elle! thanks to Coach Mark Coogan on that one!
Track & Field meet
January 24, 2026
Boston, MA USA, photo by Kevin Morris
See you soon again on #CoffeewithLarry