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Larry Eder

This is Coffee With Larry for Saturday, June 3, 2023.

Our topics today:

1. The Florence Diamond League meeting was a huge success.

2. Fred Kerley won the 100 meters in Florence, with Ferdinand Omanyala in second and Akani Simbine in third.

3. Thirteen men were under 13 minutes for the 5,000 meters. Mohammed Katir won, with Luis Grijalva in third in the Guatamalan NR.

4. Faith Kipyegon broke the WR of Genzebe Dibaba (3:50.07) with her 3;49.11 in Florence.

5. NB Outdoor Champs are June 15-18, 2023, www.nbnationals.com (sponsored).

6. Atlanta Peachtree registration for 2023 ends on June 4, 2023, www.atlantatrackclub.org/peachtree (sponsored)

7. Brooks Running has been a sponsor since 1990; please support brands that support our sport. www.brooksrunning.com. 

9. The FB Hengelo has a 10,000m tonight for Sifan Hassan (free streaming video).

10. The FBK Hengelo Meeting is to be held on June 4, 2023 in Hengelo, The Netherlands.

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  • Larry Eder has had a 50-year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America’s first sub-4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine….

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