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The 2007 World Track & Field Championships kick off in Osaka, Japan on August 25th with the men's marathon. Though the race begins at 7:00 a.m. local time, because Osaka is 13 hours ahead of the U.S.'s eastern time zone, the race will actually air (live) on WCSN.com on Friday, August 24th at 6:00 p.m. ET.
There are two ways you can watch this year's World Championships--live on WCSN.com, or on TV.
For those who are mathematically challenged (and for our own benefit), we've translated the competition schedule for the events 800 meters and longer for viewers in the U.S.'s eastern time zone, so you know when to log on to WCSN.com to watch the races live. (Let us know if you see any errors in our math!)
World Championships Schedule (U.S.'s eastern time zone)
Friday, August 24
6:00 p.m. Men's marathon
9:40 p.m. Women's steeplechase heats
10:25 p.m. Men's 1,500m heats
Saturday, August 25
6:30 a.m. Women's 800m heats
8:50 a.m. Women's 10,000m final
9:00 p.m. Men's steeplechase heats
Sunday, August 26
6:35 a.m. Women's 800m semi-finals
Monday, August 27
7:20 a.m. Women's steeplechase final
7:40 a.m. Men's 1,500m semi-finals
8:40 a.m. Men's 10,000m final
Tuesday, August 28
7:55 a.m. Men's steeplechase final
8:20 a.m. Women's 800m final
9:00 p.m. Women's 1,500m heats
Wednesday, August 29
7:05 a.m. Women's 5,000m heats
9:05 a.m. Men's 1,500m final
Thursday, August 30
6:40 a.m. Men's 800m heats
7:45 a.m. Men's 5,000m heats
Friday, August 31
6:30 a.m. Women's 1,500m semi-finals
7:05 a.m. Men's 800m semi-finals
Saturday, September 1
7:30 a.m. Women's 5,000m final
6:00 p.m. Women's marathon
Sunday, September 2
6:30 a.m. Men's 5,000m final
6:55 a.m. Men's 800m final
7:10 a.m. Women's 1,500m final
Helpful links:
Official meet web site
Competition schedule from the IAAF (subtract 13 hours for U.S.'s eastern time zone)
WCSN.com's World Championships coverage home (includes broadcast schedule)
TV schedule from USATF
Team USA roster
Provisional entry lists (PDF)
Posted by Alison Wade at 7:24 p.m. | Tags: Television Coverage, Webcast | Comments (1)
We've posted our Falmouth Mile photos, and will be posting photos of the Falmouth Road Race tomorrow, August 15.
Posted by Alison Wade at 10:00 p.m. | Tags: Site News, Running Photos | Comments (0)
At today's DN Galan in Stockholm, Sweden, Deena Kastor took a solid crack at Shalane Flanagan's American 5,000 meter record of 14:44.80 set in April at the Mt. SAC Relays. Kastor split 2:54, 5:50 for 1k and 2k respectively, but was unable to maintain the fast pace after the pacesetter dropped out. Kastor went through 3k in 8:50 and 4k in 11:51 before winning the race in a near-PR of 14:52.21. Kastor, who led for much of the race, ran away from 17-year-old Kenyan Linet Masai over the final couple of laps, with Masai finishing second in 14:55.50.
Behind Kastor, Lauren Fleshman set a new PR of 15:02.28 in finishing third. Americans Jen Rhines (15:12.64) and Sara Slattery (15:18.18) finished fourth and fifth, respectively. Kastor, who is best known for her accomplishments in the marathon, defeated another great marathoner in Stockholm as Jelena Prokopcuka of Latvia finished seventh in 15:33.93. Kastor is gearing up to run the 10,000 at the World Championships in Osaka, Japan later this month.
Later in the meet, Matt Tegenkamp turned in another solid performance, finishing fourth in the 3,000 meters in a near-PR of 7:35.68. Tegenkamp's training partner, Chris Solinsky, fell and did not finish the race. In the 3,000 meter steeplechase, Steve Slattery (eighth, 8:18:07) also came close to running a personal best.
In the 1,000 meters, Bernard Lagat set a personal best of 2:16.25 and finished third over the rarely run distance.
Posted by Alison Wade at 2:23 p.m. | Tags: Race Reports, Race Results | Comments (2)
Today's IAAF Super Grand Prix DN-Galan in Stockholm, Sweden will be webcast with a slight tape delay on WCSN.com beginning at 1:00 p.m. ET. Lauren Fleshman, Deena Kastor, Katie McGregor, Renee Metivier, Jen Rhines, Sara Slattery, Bernard Lagat, Ed Moran, Chris Solinsky, Matt Tegenkamp, and Steve Slattery are all expected to compete for the U.S. in the middle distance and distance events.
Entry lists/results
Meet web site
WCSN.com's track & field page
Posted by Alison Wade at 11:58 a.m. | Tags: Webcast, Race Results | Comments (0)
We're in the middle of a move to a new "office" (aka home), so our working environment is a bit hectic at the moment, but we will be posting our photos of yesterday's Beach to Beacon 10k as soon as possible!
Posted by Alison Wade at 4:29 p.m. | Tags: Site News, Running Photos | Comments (1)