This is my daily chat with #RunBlogRun viewers and track fans on all things track & field!
Episode 807, October 29, 2025, We’re in the Big Apple!
Special thanks to Furnished Quarters, a global company focused on corporate long term stays in Chicago, NYC and Boston, as well as all around Europe. Learn more at www.furnishedquarters.com ! #staydifferent
About the Featured photo:
The story of the featured photo: Bill Rodgers won NYC Marathon in 1976, 1977, 1978 and 1979. In 1976, Bill Rodgers told me this story on Thursday night. Bill was smiling, about how his car was towed while he was winning the NYC marathon in 1976! Race Director Fred Lebow had to use his Romanian charm to get the car released and then pay the bill for Bill Rodgers. Ah, good memories! “Fred Lebow was a good guy, he did a lot for the sport! ”
Our topics:
1. Got up at 3.30 AM, took a LYFT to Madison, then, direct, Madison to Newark.
2. A nice drive in Lyft with Mamundo, my new friend from Ghana.
3. Found the #FurnishedQuarters apartment quite easily and love it! Centrally located, just 2 miles from the Tavern on the Green and NYRR Media Pavilion for the 2025 NYC marathon! Learn more at www.furnishedquarters.com
One of the apartments offered by Furnished Quarters in New York, photo by Furnished Quarters
4. Enjoyed the #legendsandyouthGala put on by Jeff Benjamin and the Staten Island Running Association!
Billy MIlls, Jeff Benjamin and Jeff’s Dad, Jack Benjamin, Staten Island , October 30, 2025, The Legends and Youth Gala, photo by Jeff Benjamin
5. Thanks to #VerilyStoryworks, who is planning a 3 season approach to telling the story of #jimthorpe! Became a capital ambassador at www.verilystoryworks.com
6. Will be at the presser for #NYRR on Friday, October 31! Four American debuts, per our friends at FloTrack, one if Joe Klecker!
Joe Klecker, winner, USATF 10,000m Men’s champs, The Prefontaine Classic
Eugene, Oregon, USA
athlete’s pre-meet training, photo by Kevin Morris
7. Looking forward to some time with my media friends this weekend!
8. Will be doing an elite wrapup of the #nycmarathon on #BBCworldservice on Sunday!
See you in New York!
Larry Eder has had a 52-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. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: “I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself.” Also does some updates for BBC Sports at key events, which he truly enjoys.
Theme song: Greg Allman, ” I’m no Angel.”