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Coffee with Larry, November 25, 2024, NCAA XC Div 1 was Spectacular, Global Athletics Interviews revealing, Grand Slam continues to grow, FootLocker is here!

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

This is Coffee with Larry for Wednesday, November 25, 2024.

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1. I interviewed Hobbs Kessler, Bryce Hoppel, Noah Lyles, Jasmine Jones, Nico Young, and Rai Benjamin in Vegas for a few days. Thanks #Global Athletics.
Nico Young, Doug Steadman, Charles Alexander, Jeff Shaver, photo from Jeff Shaver 2024 Trials Collection

2. Special thanks to sister Lou for hosting me over the weekend and getting to see my great nephew Nolan, neice Tess and nephew Zach.

3. Marathon race Expos are losing their stature as essential meeting places within the running community. Excessive prices have pushed many brands to hold pop-ups outside convention centers, decentralizing events and devaluing the races.

4. Grand Slam Track has announced that its first meet will be held in Kingston, Jamaica, a city that loves track and field! GST told us they will announce all four sites for 2025 this week! Next will be Miami, Florida, Philadelphia, Pennyslyvannia and Los Angeles, CA!

Grand Slam Track Kingston will be April 4-6, 2025

5. I tried the 361 brand for the first time, and I really like the shoes. The number of brands that produce solid running shoes continues to grow!

361 degrees brand Futura 9 is one of their fine Trail shoes, from 361 degrees website
6. NIKE NXN has begun with the NXN Heartland races. Nov 16 and Nov 23 are huge days for the NXN regionals. You can find all you need to know at www.runnerspace.com
Finish on Empty, NXN
Jesse Cardin, Sound Running Cross
Champs, sponsored by Brooks, photos by Kevin Morris
BYU’s Women’s cross country won NCAA Div 1, art by NCAA/BYU
The BYU Men’s Cross Country team won the 2024 NCAA Cross Country Champs, Division 1, art by BYU
10. Well done to Mick Byrnes, Director of Wisconsin Cross Country, who hosted the #NCAA XC Division 1. A.J. Harrison took great care of the on-site and remote media at the NCAA Champs. Wisconsin men took 4th!
Midwest FootLocker Regional is November 30, 2024, at UW Parkside.
South FootLocker Regional is November 30, 2024, McAlpine Park, Charlotte, NC.
NorthEast FootLocker…

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