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Coffee with Larry, Episode 889, May 18, 2026, Shanghai DL opens Diamond League!

This is Coffee with Larry, our almost daily podcast from RunBlogRun.

The podcast was established in 2022, and the blog in 2006.

Recorded at the Hampton Garden Inn, on Huron Street (Chicago).

Our topics today:

1. The Shanghai Diamond League was spectacular. Results are here: https://www.runblogrun.com/2026/05/wanda-diamond-league-china-textile-city-sports-center-shaoxing-keqiao-chn-16-may-2026.html?swcfpc=1

Mohamed Abdilaahi wins the Men’s 3000m with a Meeting Record and National Record of 7:25.77 at the Shanghai/Keqiao Diamond League meeting in Keqiao on 16 May 2026
Marta Gorczynska for Diamond League AG
Shanghai/Keqiao

2. Jessica Schilder, Faith Kipyegon, Masai Russell, Mondo Duplantis, Jamal Britt, all impressed! Here’s the story: https://www.runblogrun.com/2026/05/jessica-schilder-21-09-dlr-wl-seven-world-leads-in-shanghai-kequiao.html?swcfpc=1

Jessica Schilder 21.09 meter DLR/WL, seven world leads in Shanghai/Kequiao

3. The sad thing is, how few get to watch it globally. The Diamond League has to run itself like a business, so many countries offer DL on paid streaming or cable. Track fans will pay $9 for some damn coffee drink, but can’t watch a track meet for $9.99? Is it that track fans are just too cheap? Not sure.

Mark English wins the Men’s 800m with a Meeting Record of 1:43.85 at the Shanghai/Keqiao Diamond League meeting in Keqiao on 16 May 2026
Marta Gorczynska for Diamond League AG
Shanghai/Keqiao

4. Upcoming meets in 2026: (May-June)

8. Under Armour is hosting the Under Armour Track & Field Nationals, May 29-31, 2026, https://www.imgacademy.com/events/uatracknationals

9. HOKA Festival of Miles on June 4, 2026, in St. Louis, MO, https://stlfestivalofmiles.com/

10. Brooks PR Invite is on June 7, 2026, https://brooksprinvitational.runnerspace.com/

11. Adrian Martinez Classic is June 7, 2026, https://www.martinezclassic.com/

Adrian Martinez Track Classic
Concord, MA USA
June 14, 2025, photo by Kevin Morris

12. Nike Outdoor Champs, June 18-21, 2026, https://nikeoutdoornationals.runnerspace.com/

13. New Balance Outdoor champs, June 18-20, 2026, https://nbnationalsout.com/

14. Did you check out The Book of EastBay? Learn more at bookofeastbay.com.

Book of EastBay cover

See you tomorrow on Coffee with Larry!

  • 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.”

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