Espresso with Larry, July 15, 2024, 400 meter hurdles in Monaco, Brooks Johnson, Femke Bol Impresses, and ideas on John Bennett, architect of VISA Decathlon Program

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That is my day by day chat with #RunBlogRun viewers and observe followers on observe & area!

That is Espresso with Larry for Monday, July 15, 2024.

Our matters:

1. Nice to fulfill on Friday in Monaco!

2. 5 Massive Moments from Monaco, by Stuart Weir: https://www.runblogrun.com/2024/07/five-highlights-from-monaco.html

Jessica Hull, photograph by Diamond League AG

3. Three Amigos battle it out over 400m hurdles! byStuart Weir, https://www.runblogrun.com/2024/07/the-mens-400-meter-hurdles-in-herculis-monaco-the-three-amigos-delivered-in-monaco.html

Rai Benjamin gained an important battle in Monaco over 400m hurdles, photograph by Diamond League AG

4. RAK Half marathon declares 2025 date, February 1, 2025, plus Pre-registration provide! https://www.runblogrun.com/2024/07/the-2025-ras-al-khaimah-half-marathon-announced-for-february-1-2025.html

RAK Half Marathon, photograph by RAK Half Marathon

5. We simply acquired the unhappy information, John Bennett, RIP, 1932-2024.

One of the crucial essential individuals in sports activities advertising and marketing and world Olympic advertising and marketing, John Bennett, former VISA Govt VP for Advertising and marketing, constructed the VISA Decathlon Program, 1990-2000, with Coaches Harry Marra and Fred Samara, has simply died. He was 91. Look ahead to the story tomorrow of this implausible man and advertising and marketing visionary. Hold him in your prayers, in addition to his beautiful spouse of 65 years, Ann, and his youngsters, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. Really a person amongst males.

Additionally look ahead to a tribute on our podcast tomorrow as effectively.

John Bennett, VISA Exec VP for Advertising and marketing, supported the VISA Decathlon program, 1990-2000, a real visionary in Olympic advertising and marketing! Photograph courtesy of Harry Marra

John Bennett was a very good man, and his help of VISA saved American Athletics journal. Then, American Observe & Discipline, with VISA’s advert help and the help of the VISA Decathlon program, introduced medals again to the US if ought to all the time be an enormous US athletic presence.

6. Femke Bol ran 50.95, a brand new European file at 400-meter hurdles this previous weekend. Solely the second girl to interrupt 51 seconds within the 400m hurdles!