Espresso with Larry for 18 Dec 2023
Thisi is our podcast, #CoffeeWithLarry, the each day podcast from #RunBlogRun on international athletics.
Our subjects;
1. That is an prolonged model of #CoffeeWithLarry, starting at 10.30 AM Central US.
2. We did this off our telephone was our wifi (Spectrum is only a mess many days) on our laptop sucked this morning.
3. This morning, we started the day with a Convention name with Seb Coe, President of World Athletics.
4. Seb Coe spoke with us for half-hour, on the road was Sieg Lindstrom, Editor at TFN, Jonathan Gault, Senior Author, LetsRun, Jason Henderson, Editor, of Athletics Weekly, RunnersWorld Spain editor, and myself, editor at RunBlogRun.
5. Seb had been doing these interviews since 10 AM Central European Time. When he spoke to us, Seb was 7 hours into the day.
6. Particular because of Maggie Durand, Comms supervisor, and Jamie Foxx, Comms Director, for placing these collectively.
7. Seb’s theme: His first 4 years had been cleansing up messes, his second 4 years had been constructing infrastructure and now, in his ultimate time period, he calls it as his hardest work is forward, he should shake up the game.
8. Seb Coe does nice interviews; he controls his narrative, and it’s apparent that he, just like the late Steve Jobs, is aware of that his relationship with the media is vital to his and WA’s success.
9. I spoke to Seb Coe on the AOY fiasco. He famous that athletes and key gamers appeared to need extra awards. Jamie Foxx famous that many brokers and managers knew of the modifications, however some athletes weren’t informed.
10. Seb Coe additionally spoke in regards to the challenges of placing on the marathon in World Champs, the shortage of high fields in WC marathons, and maybe time to maneuver to half marathon distance or another change.
11. Seb Coe needs Paris 2024 and Tokyo 2025 to be particular years in our sport, like 2023.
12. Seb believes we’d like a billion followers on our platform every year and desires an extended season (Feb-Oct) and extra competitions.
13. ” Followers don’t get to see athletes compete sufficient, we simply don’t compete sufficient on this sport,” famous the President.
14. Seb is superb at not saying issues as nicely, as one editor requested if the WC marathon will transfer to a Marathon Majors occasion?
15. No extra gentle on 2026 occasions, however the phrase is it is going to be a big change.
16. Seb Coe harassed that 2023 Budapest was one of the best WC ever, and WA will count on every future WC to be as much as Budapest requirements.
Budapest, Hungary
August 19-27, 2023
17. Look ahead to our story on the Seb Coe Interview on #Runblogrun.
18. The Dubai Marathon is on Jan. 7, 2024 (sponsored), streaming shall be out there. www.dubaimarathon.org.
19. The New Stability Indoor Video games is on Feb. 4, 2024 (sponsored), tickets shall be out there at www.nbindoorgrandprix.com.
20. USATF Indoors shall be Feb. 16-17, 2024, try at www.usatf.org.
21. World Indoors shall be in Glasgow in Scotland, March 1-3, 2024, www.worldathletics.com.
See you tomorrow on #CoffeewithLarry.
