Dr Jess Warner-Judd Jess Judd has just announced that she has successfully completed her PhD. “The title is ‘A mechanical injury model of skeletal muscle’,” she told me. It is in regenerative medicine. My thesis was looking at strain rates and strain rate percentages and their impact on skeletal muscle, which we grew in a 3D environment in vitro. It was very lab-based tissue culture.” Jess Judd, photo by Getty Images for British Athletics Balancing academic work and running at the elite level is difficult, as she explained: “I started that in 2018, and I’ve now finished, so I’m really over the ..read more

Walt Murphy is one of the finest track geeks that I know. Walt does #ThisDayinTrack&FieldHistory, an excellent daily service that provides true geek stories about our sport. You can check out the service for FREE with a free one-month trial subscription! (email: WaltMurphy44@gmail.com ) for the entire daily service. We will post a few historic moments each day, beginning February 1, 2024.(c)Copyright 2024-all rights reserved. It may not be reprinted or retransmitted without permission. By Walt Murphy’s News and Results Service (wmurphy25@aol.com), used with permission. This Day in Track &a ..read more

Six  Observations on Michael Johnson’s Announcement on Funding for a Professional Track & Field League On April 23, 2024, Michael Johnson announced, in a story through Sporting Business Journal, that he had secured $30 million in funding for his still-unnamed professional track league. Here is the copyrighted story: https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/2024/04/23/michael-johnson-secures-investment-new-track-league 1. Michael Johnson is one of the few sports leaders (Olympic champion, WR holder, BBC analyst, social media commentator, Baylor grad) who could champion such an ob ..read more

This is Wednesday, April 24, 2024. This is your workout for Week 7, Day 3. This is the first full day of Spring. Your workout today: Warm-up today, 45-55 minutes easy to moderate pace, 6 x 150-meter stride-outs, Cooldown, hydrate, get out of wet clothes, recover. Larry’s Deep Thought: Recovery day is a day to reduce the stress in your workout so your body can recover. Keep the day relaxed.  There are hard days and easy days in every training schedule. Some weeks are more complex, so watch how you recover from the hard days. My coach in college had me check my pulse each morning, and if it ..read more

This is my daily chat with #RunBlogRun viewers and track fans on track & field! This is Coffee with Larry for Tuesday, April 23, 2024. Coffee with Larry is sponsored by #JamBar, the Original Organic Artisan Sports Energy Bar. Founded in 2021 by Jenny Maxwell, co-founder of Powerbar (1985), JAMBAR is made with organic ingredients in small batches in Northern California. Jambar is the offiical partner of #CoffeeWithLarry, www.jambar.com, CODE Larry15 ! Jambar has vegan options and comes in 5  flavors. It has 34 grams of carbohydrates and 10 grams of protein and is sweetened wit ..read more

Tuesdays are tough days. This is your daily training for Tuesday, April 23, 2024. Week 7, Day 2. Your workout, Warm-up, 20-minute run, 10x300m hard, 300m jog, 20-minute run, 10 x 300m hard, 300m jog, 20-minute run, 6×150 meter stride-outs, cooldown, hydrate, recover, get wet clothes off, change into dry clothes, Larry’s Deep Thoughts: This is one of my favorite workouts. This was our Tuesday workout at Bellarmine from January to March 1975. We ran on our 352-yard dirt track from 1912, rain or shine. I recall doing this workout in heavy rain. We got out there. Chris Schenone, Bob Flores, Bob Lu ..read more

Eight Observations on the Xiamen Diamond League, the opening of the 2024 Diamond League Season 1. From the very beginning, the Diamond League opener was a spectacular track and field meet that lived up to the hype in all categories. 2. Mondo Duplantis is starting the outdoor season with an exciting new world record in the pole vault, which has to be seen and appreciated. Mondo cleared 6.24 meters, or 20 feet, 5.5 inches, his eighth world record. Sam Kendricks, second place, noted in his post-event interview that Mondo was focused on the goal today, not even letting the rain and humidity deter ..read more

Cross Country is one of the most essential sports disciplines. Observing the Belgrade 2024 WA Cross Country this year, it was obvious that European teams are reconsidering competing in the World event. This has many reasons, but the key is for those who love discipline, coaches, athletes, fans, and officials to admit that a problem can be fixed.  Here are my observations and suggestions, in no actual order.      Six Thoughts on the World Cross Country Championships 1. Cross country is one of the oldest traditions in our sport. Founded in England in the 18th century, perhaps ..read more

This is my daily chat with #RunBlogRun viewers and track fans on global track & field! This is Coffee with Larry for Monday, April 22, 2024 Jambar is the offiical partner of #CoffeeWithLarry, www.jambar.com, CODE Larry15 ! Coffee with Larry is sponsored by #JAMBAR, the Original Organic Artisan Sports Energy Bar. Made in small batches with organic ingredients, #JAMBAR has 34 grams of carbohydrates and 10 grams of protein. It is sweetened with Maple Syrup, and, most importantly, it tastes great! Jambar is the offiical partner of #CoffeeWithLarry, www.jambar.com, CODE Larry15 ! Founded in 202 ..read more

This is an interview with Zach Panning, who took sixth place at the 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials in Orlando, Florida, on February 3, 2024. Zach had the attention of the TV audience and fans on the course for 22.5 miles as he battled Connor Mantz and Clayton Young from the first few miles to the almost 23-mile point.  During the broadcast, RunBlogRun covered the event live on-site and remotely. On our social coverage, we posted a story (which can be seen after this interview with updates) on Zach via X and Facebook. Zach was quite popular, as the story was viewed over 82,000 times during the m ..read more