Coffee with Larry, December 23-25, 2023, Your Absolutely, Last, Last minute guide to Holiday shopping!

This is a public service for those running to Walgreens right now, on Christmas Eve, to find the perfect Christmas gift, I have them here. Note that I make no money on the suggestions below, all are from my shelves, my office, and my heart. 

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

This is Coffee with Larry for December 23, 2023-December 25, 2023.

Our topics;

Some Very, Very last minute gifts for Christmas 2023.

1. Track & Field News, the bible of the sport, published since 1948, if you love track and field, geek out online and digitally!, https://trackandfieldnews.com/subscribe/

2. Athletics Weekly, your guide to the global world of track and field, published since 1945, online, social news, plus monthly magazine! https://athleticsweekly.com/

3. RunOhio subscription, one of our fave regional magazines, https://runohio.com/index.php/news-features/news/216-runohio-subscription

4. New England Runner magazine, one of the very best regional magazines, https://simplecirc.com/subscribe/new-england-runner

5. Minnesota Distance Running Association: Join their association and get their magazine! https://www.run-minnesota.org/join/

6. Join the RRCA, founded in 1958; the RRCA is the oldest and largest running culture in the U.S. with great resources, insurance for races, individual and club membership, great group for high school coaches to join with their club! https://www.rrca.org/membership/

7. USATF, the federation of USA Track & Field, where you must be a member to compete in their regional and national championships, great resources: https://www.usatf.org/

8. Dubai Marathon (sponsored), is still open! https://www.dubaimarathon.org. The event is on January 7, 2024.

9. New Balance Indoor Grand Prix, February 4, 2024, for tickets, take your family to a meet where the stars of Paris 2024 will be competing domestically! https://www.nbindoorgrandprix.com/meet-info/

10. Runners World magazine, founded in 1966, founded by Bob Anderson. I worked there from 1981-1987, and loved it. Fine magazine, https://store.runnersworld.com/runners-world-subscribe.html

Books that should be on your shelves!

1. The Perfect Distance, Ovett and Coe by Pat Butcher, it is one of the finest books ever written on the sport, www.amazone.com, www.goodreads.com

2. Quicksilver, the Mercurial Emil Zatopek, https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32739986-quicksilver, by Pat Butcher, an incredible book on the greatest Olympic…