October 31, 2007

Photographic coverage of four weekend cross country meets

Thanks to our great photo correspondents, we've now posted photos from four different events which were held October 26-28. We have Margaret Gallagher's photos from the Pac-10 Cross Country Championships, Tim O'Dowd's photos from the Ivy League Heptagonal Cross Country Championships and Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Cross Country Championships, and Peter Rufo's photos from the Boston Mayor's Cup.

We will be posting many more photos from the Mayor's Cup in the upcoming days. 

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October 30, 2007

Two programs with running focus to air tonight

Six-time Division III national champion Macharia Yuot, one of the "Lost Boys" of Sudan and now a U.S. citizen, is scheduled to be featured on the ESPN program E:60 at 7:00 p.m. tonight. As always, check your local listings. (The show can also be viewed here.)

NOVA's "Marathon Challenge" is also scheduled to air tonight, at 8:00 p.m. on PBS. The one-hour documentary follows 13 formerly sedentary people as they prepare for the 2007 Boston Marathon. More information

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October 29, 2007

U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Men's Marathon and ING New York City Marathon to be webcast live

NEW YORK and SAN CARLOS, Calif. –– October 29, 2007 – NBCSports.com and NBCOlympics.com, in conjunction with online sports broadcaster MediaZone, will provide LIVE online coverage of the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Men’s Marathon from New York City on Saturday, November 3 and the 2007 ING New York City Marathon on Sunday, November 4.  All the latest marathon action can be accessed at NBCSports.com/marathon  and NBCOlympics.com.

The action kicks off on Saturday as the top American male athletes compete for the chance to represent the U.S. in Beijing next summer with LIVE streaming coverage of the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Men’s Marathon.  The race is set to begin at Rockefeller Center and will be streamed in its entirety for FREE via the Web.  The start of the race will be broadcast LIVE nationally on NBC's "The Today Show" at 7:35 a.m. ET.  This marks the first time ever that an Olympic Trials event is available LIVE online. 

"NBC Olympics and NBCOlympics.com are excited to broadcast the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for the Men's Marathon––the first-ever LIVE streaming of a U.S. Olympic Trials event.  Over the next year, NBCOlympics.com will continue to cover the Road to Beijing with news, scores and results, feature reporting and LIVE streaming video," said Perkins Miller, senior VP, Digital Media, NBC Sports & Olympics.  

On Marathon Sunday, the world will then watch as some of the world’s legendary distance runners compete for over $2 million in prize money at the 38th running of the ING New York City Marathon. As a special highlight, the female winner of the inaugural World Marathon Majors crown and the chance to win an additional $500,000 prize will also be decided in New York. The online broadcast will begin at 9:30 a.m. ET, and is set to include LIVE chat features, commentary when watching On Demand and a three-hour world feed. 

"MediaZone continues to provide sought after events and the most dynamic and interactive consumer experience in online sports. Last year's first-ever LIVE Internet broadcast of the ING New York City Marathon was a groundbreaking event, and this year's Marathon weekend coverage should build on this success, offering expanded coverage and features that can't be found anywhere else," said Chris Ott, sports director, MediaZone.
 
"NBCSports.com and NBCOlympics.com are committed to delivering the best in LIVE broadband sports and we are proud to continue our online coverage of the ING New York City Marathon, one of the world's greatest road races," added Miller.

Sunday's race is available LIVE online for only $4.99, while Saturday's race will be broadcast for FREE – both at NBCSports.com/marathon and NBCOlympics.com.

COVERAGE ON NBC SPORTS: NBC Sports commentator Al Trautwig is joined by Olympic long-distance runner Lynn Jennings, and veteran road-racing journalist Toni Reavis for highlights of the Olympic Trials from Central Park in New York City.  Coverage on NBC Sports can be seen on Saturday, November 3 from 2:00-2:30 p.m. ET. NBC Sports will broadcast highlights of the 2007  ING New York City Marathon on Sunday, November 4 from 3:00-4:00 p.m., ET, hosted by NBC Sports’ Jimmy Roberts.  The broadcast will feature the 38th running of the 26.2-mile race seen by 2.5 million spectators as runners pace through New York City’s five boroughs and finish at Tavern on the Green in world-famous Central Park.

About MediaZone
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October 17, 2007

Canada's Speed River Track Club launches new web site

The Guelph, Ontario-based Speed River Track Club, a post-collegiate training group for Canadian runners, has launched a new web site, www.guelphrunning.com. Included in the web site is the announcement that AGSI (Angus GeoSolutions Inc.) will be providing funding for the Canadian Cross Country team, which will help offset the cost of representing Canada at events for which the travel is usually self-funded by the athletes.

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Many photos from the weekend of October 14-15

Thanks to our great photo correspondents, we've posted many photos from this past weekend. We've been gradually adding photos from Pre-Nationals, held at Indiana State last weekend. We should have photos from the women's "blue" race soon.

We've also added photos from the Bronco Invitational, hosted by Santa Clara University, and the San Jose Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon.

Bronco Invitational results
San Jose Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon results

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October 13, 2007

Josh McDougal and Jenny Barringer run fastest times of the day at NCAA Pre-Nationals

Men's Blue Race: Individuals | Team - Lopez Lomong (23:02.3) and NAU win
Men's White Race: Individuals | Team - Josh McDougal (22:56.4, CR) and UTEP win
Men's Open Race - Brandon Bethke (24:17.2) wins
Women's Blue Race: Individuals | Team - Susan Kuijken (19:55.5) and Stanford win
Women's White Race: Individuals | Team - Jenny Barringer (19:48.3, CR) and Princeton win
Women's Open Race - Clerc Koenck (20:56.6) wins

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October 8, 2007

Many photos from long weekend now posted

Though only the most recently posted photo gallery appears on the home page of this site, we attended three different events this weekend and have now posted photos of all of them. In addition to today's Tufts 10k, we also covered the B.A.A. Half Marathon and the New England Intercollegiate Cross Country Championships. All can be found in the photo gallery.

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