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CHICAGO (December 27, 2006) – Open registration for The 2007 LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon will officially begin on Jan. 1, 2007 as the race prepares to host its 30th anniversary running on Oct. 7, 2007. Following the highly successful 2006 race where registration reached its 40,000 participant capacity nearly five months in advance of the race, organizers have increased the capacity of the 2007 race to 45,000. Registration will open online at chicagomarathon.com on Jan. 1 and will close when it reaches 45,000 participants. The price to register for the 26.2-mile race is $110 for U.S. participants and $130 for international participants.
The LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon will also continue working with a number of charities in conjunction with the 2007 race. Last year, nearly 5,000 runners elected to make their race more meaningful by committing to run on behalf of one of 60 affiliated non-profit organizations. The 2006 charity program collectively raised more than $9.2 million for its affiliated charities. Participants interested in registering as a charity runner should visit chicagomarathon.com for more information.
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The 2007 National Distance Running Summit, to be held in Grinnell, Iowa, January 5-6, will feature legendary track coach Joe Vigil, along with up-and-coming coaching talents including Scott Simmons. The clinic is open to track and cross country coaches of all levels.
Vigil, the longtime Adams State coach, has served as an Olympic coach and guided Deena Kastor to an Olympic bronze medal in the marathon in 2004. Also presenting will be Virginia Intermont College's Scott Simmons, Grinnell College’s Will Freeman, the University of Iowa’s Larry Wieczorek, and Carleton College’s Bill Terriquez.
The summit will cover topics such as the physiology of training distance runners, success in cross country, motivational techniques, peaking, and nutrition.
For an application, visit www.grinnell.edu/athletics/mcross or email or call Will Freeman at freemanw -at- grinnell.edu or (641) 821-8628 for more information.
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The co-founders of the Millennium Mile are proud to announce the recipient of the 2006 Jack and June Mortimer Memorial Scholarship as Alexander Hall. Hall was a 2006 graduate of Manchester Central High School in Manchester, New Hampshire. As a member of the Little Green track and cross country teams, Hall won the 800 meter run at the 2006 New England Outdoor Track & Field Championships. He was the runner-up at the 2005 New Hampshire State Cross Country Championships and received "All-Northeast" honors at the Foot Locker Northeast Regional. Hall was a five-time Manchester City Cross Country Champion and the Manchester City Mile Champion while attending Manchester Central High School. He etched his name into the New Hampshire state record books as a member of the record-setting 4x800m relay team in 2006. Hall is currently attending Dartmouth College and is a member of the Big Green men's cross country and track & field teams.
Hall will be receiving the Jack & June Mortimer Memorial Scholarship at the Millennium Mile post-race award ceremony following the running of the 8th Annual Millennium Mile on December 31, 2006. For more information about the race, please visit www.millenniummile.com.
Millennium Mile scholarship to be re-named for the second time in three years
After the inaugural Millennium Mile was run on December 31, 1999, the co-founders of the race—Andy Downin, Matt Downin and John Mortimer—established the Millennium College Scholarship in 2002. In April of 2004, John Mortimer’s mother, June, lost her two-year battle with cancer. In her honor, the Millennium Mile Scholarship was re-named as the June E. Mortimer Memorial Scholarship. After the most recently passing of John's father, Jack, on December 12, 2006, the scholarship has been once again renamed as the The Jack and June Mortimer Memorial Scholarship. Jack and June were both huge supporters of the Millennium Mile and their son's running career. They would love to see as many young student-athletes as possible benefit from the enriching experience of a higher education and collegiate athletics.
The mission of the fund is to help defray the tuition costs of a graduating high school senior who is planning on becoming a collegiate student-athlete. Each year, proceeds from the Millennium Mile Road Race go to help build the scholarship fund. The scholarship recipients are selected by the Board of Directors and at the following year’s race.
To donate to the Jack and June Mortimer Memorial Scholarship, please make checks payable to:
Jack and June Mortimer Memorial Scholarship
and send to:
Millennium Mile
c/o John Mortimer
326-G S. Alumni Stadium
140 Commonwealth Ave.
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
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BOSTON, MA – WBZ-TV is proud to announce that the station will once again broadcast its exclusive, complete local coverage of the Boston Marathon in 2007. WBZ-TV will go from start to finish with comprehensive, live coverage of the 111th running of the Boston Marathon on Monday, April 16, 2007. With earlier start times debuting in 2007, WBZ-TV looks forward to being the only station that continues 27 years of complete coverage of one of the region's premiere sporting events.
"The Boston Marathon is one of the most significant athletic events in the world, and it means even more to the people who live right here in the state and the region," said Ed Piette, President and General Manager of Boston's WBZ-TV, TV38 (WSBK), and Providence's CW28 (WLWC). "'BZ has a long and distinguished tradition of carrying this event in its entirety. When WCVB pulled out of the race, changing the dynamics of the coverage model, we very much wanted to figure out a way that WBZ could still bring the Marathon to viewers. After discussions and updated strategic planning with the B.A.A., we have developed a plan which will serve our community, deliver quality audiences to our advertising partners, while providing world class coverage of the Marathon from Main Street in Hopkinton to Boston's Boylston Street finish line and everything in between."
"WBZ-TV has partnered with the B.A.A. to televise the Boston Marathon for nearly three decades," said Guy L. Morse, Executive Director of the B.A.A. "Many local viewers tie their Patriots' Day tradition to watching WBZ-TV's coverage of the Boston Marathon, and we are pleased that the station will continue to show the extensive, unparalleled coverage that local viewers appreciate and count on. WBZ-TV has demonstrated for years that coverage of an international sporting event can – at the same time – be focused on the event as a community-wide celebration, as a race for local participants and as an elite road race."
Boston's WBZ-TV is owned and operated by CBS Television Stations, one of the largest network-owned groups consisting of 39 stations, including 21 CBS, 11 The CW, three MyNetworkTV and four independent stations not affiliated with major networks.
Also, the Boston Marathon will be carried live and wire-to-wire nationally in the United States on VERSUS (formerly OLN), the outlet of domestic distribution in 2005 and 2006. The B.A.A. will announce its international carriers prior to the 2007 race.
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The 2006 Foot Locker Cross Country Championships will be televised December 21st on Fox Sports at 3:00 p.m. ET. Check your local listings.
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In the past week, we've added 12 new interviews to this site. Here's a complete list, so you don't miss any of them:
Foot Locker Cross Country Championships: Chad and Ryan Hall, Kathy Kroeger, Steve Murdock, Emily Sisson, Marie Lawrence, Ben Johnson, Neely Spence, Jordan Hasay, Betsy Bies, and Nicole Blood [Foot Locker alum]
Others: Matt Gabrielson and Josh Spiker
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The American Distance Project, a training group which includes athletes Fernando Cabada and Fasil Bizuneh and is coached by Scott Simmons, has launched a new web site, www.americandistanceproject.com. The site includes athlete bios, blogs, and news, and is not to be confused with USATF's USA Distance Project.
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Photos of Friday's course tour and more are posted here. Race photos are posted here, with awards photos to come. We'll be posting interviews with many of the top finishers in the near future. In the meantime, check out our interview with former Foot Locker Cross Country All-American Josh Spiker.
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SteepleChics.com has added new blogs written by Ann Gaffigan , Lisa Galaviz, and Kelly Strong. Visit the site to check out their latest entries.
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The 2006 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships are scheduled to air again tomorrow, December 7, on Fox Sports affiliates. Air times vary depending on location (3:00 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m. PT), so check your local listings. More information can be found here.
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