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Coffee with Larry, Episode 928, August 12, 2026, European Champs delivering, the first sub 3:50 mile

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This is Coffee with Larry, Episode 928.

August 12, 2026

Our topics today:

1. European Athletics champs deliver, one day after another!

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Jakob Ingebrigtsen takes his 4th EA title at 5,000m, photo by Getty for British Athletics

2. Great viewing, FREE Streaming with Tim Hutchings, Hannah England, Adam Setleff and Phil Minshul!

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The 2026 European Outdoor Champs, August 10-16, 2026, photo by Getty for British Athletics

3. 51st anniversary of the first sub-3:50 mile, by John Walker, run on August 12, 1975, in Gothenburg, Sweden. Please read Jeff Benjamin’s interview of Sir John Walker: https://www.runblogrun.com/2020/08/...ers-3494-world-record-mile-race.html?swcfpc=1

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John Walker, August 1975, Malmo, Sweden, after his sub-3:50 mile, photo courtesy of Wikipedia.

See you tomorrow!
 
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