What To Watch: Running & Track Events on TV, Webcast
Posted May 29th, 2008 at 4:30 PM by Jesse Squire
Section: News & Results, Marathons, Track & Field, Columns, Olympics, What To Watch, High School
Here are the running and track & field events coming your way on TV and/or through online webcasts. All times EDT. If I’ve missed anything, put it in the comments section. Check your local listings and enjoy!
NCAA Midwest Regional Track & Field Championships
Huskers.com, Friday and Saturday
Free live coverage of the national championships qualifier from Lincoln, Nebraska.
Meet Website
California High School Track & Field Championships
Fox College Sports Pacific, 7-10:30 p.m. Saturday
replays Sunday at 2 p.m.
The best high school track meet in the country gets richly-deserved regional coverage.
Meet Website
Reebok Grand Prix
ESPN2, 8-10 p.m. Saturday
CBS, 1:30-2:30 p.m. Sunday
The New York stop on the IAAF World Athletics Tour will feature some great races, highlighted by a Tyson Gay/Usain Bolt showdown over 100 meters.
Meet website
ISTAF
ESPN Classic, 9:30-11:30 a.m. Sunday
CBC, 2-3 p.m. Sunday
replays on CBC at 1:30 a.m. Monday
Berlin’s Internationales Stadionfest, the first stop in the IAAF Golden League, will have same-day taped coverage in the USA and Canada, but only about 30 minutes behind “live” on the American side of the border. Real-time reporting will be available at the meet website.
ING Ottawa Marathon
CBC, 1-2 p.m. Sunday
replays at 12:30 a.m. Monday
Taped highlights of the May 25 race, which served as the Canadian championships.
Race website
Bud Greenspan Remembers: The 1984 L.A. Olympics
Showtime Extreme, 5:45 a.m. Friday
Showtime Family Zone, 11:20 a.m. Tuesday
Sydney 2000 Olympics: Bud Greenspan’s Gold From Down Under
Showtime Extreme, 9:35 a.m. Saturday
Bud Greenspan’s Athens 2004: Stories of Olympic Glory
Showtime Family Zone, 11 a.m. Sunday
Bud Greenspan’s Favorite Stories of Olympic Glory
Showtime Family Zone, 5:25 p.m. Sunday
Showtime Extreme, 8:50 a.m. and 3:20 p.m. Monday
Running
YES Network, 7:30 a.m Thursday, noon Saturday, 11:30 a.m. Tuesday
Tune in to SportFilm’s monthly half-hour road race highlight show.
Adidas Track Classic replay
ESPNU, 2-4 a.m. Wednesday
Big Ten Men’s Indoor Track & Field Championships replay
Big Ten Network, 10 a.m.-noon Thursday and 4-6 p.m. Friday
Big Ten Women’s Indoor Track & Field Championships replay
Big Ten Network, noon-2 p.m. Thursday and 6-8 p.m. Friday
Big Ten Outdoor Track & Field Championships replay
Big Ten Network, 2-4 p.m. Thursday and 8-10 p.m. Friday
SEC Outdoor Track & Field Championships replay
Fox College Sports Atlantic, 11 a.m-1 p.m. Thursday and 4-6 a.m. Sunday
Big 12 Outdoor Track & Field Championships replay
Fox College Sports Central, 1:30-3:30 p.m. Wednesday, 8-10 a.m. and 11:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Saturday
Pac-10 Track & Field Championships replay
Fox College Sports Pacific, 6-8 a.m. and 8:30-10:30 p.m. Thursday, 9-11 a.m. and 9-11 p.m. Friday
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The Final Sprint
The ISTAF meet (the Berlin Golden League meet) will also be shown on ESPN2 from 2-4 p.m. Sunday.
May 29th, 2008 at 6:39 pm