What To Watch: Running & Track Events on TV, Webcast

Posted June 12th, 2008 at 8:00 PM by Jesse Squire

Section: News & Results, Columns, What To Watch

Track and Running on TV 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 Outdoor Track & Field Championships (live)
CBS College Sports Network (aka CSTV), 7-10 p.m. Friday
CBS, 4-6 p.m. Saturday
Coverage of the national collegiate championships airs live from Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa.
Meet Website — Meet Schedule
Track & Field News formcharts: Men — Women

SportsCentury: Florence Griffith-Joyner
ESPN Classic, 9:30-10:00 a.m. Thursday
A documentary on the late-80s sprint sensation who succombed to an early death.

Golden Spike Meet
WCSN, Thursday (time TBA)
WCSN is scheduled to webcast the IAAF World Athletics Tour stop in Ostrava, Czech Republic.

Rock & Roll San Diego Marathon
Fox Sports Net, 1-2 p.m. Saturday (may vary by region)
Taped coverage of the May 31 race

International Triathlon Union World Championships
CBC, 4-6 p.m. Saturday
Taped coverage of the June 5-8 races in Vancouver, British Columbia

Josefa Odlozila Memorial Meet
WCSN, Monday (time TBA)
WCSN is scheduled to webcast the IAAF World Athletics Tour stop in Prague, Czech Republic.

Running
YES Network, 7:30 a.m. Friday and noon Saturday
Tune in to SportFilm’s monthly half-hour road race highlight show.

Bud Greenspan’s Favorite Stories of Olympic Glory
Showtime Extreme, 7:15 a.m. and 1:55 p.m. Saturday
Emmy and Peabody Award-winning filmmaker Bud Greenspan presents this original documentary chronicling the true stories behind the most fascinating amateur athletes from Olympics past.

Bud Greenspan Remembers: The 1984 L.A. Olympics
Showtime Family Zone, 1:25 p.m. Friday and 8:10 a.m. Wednesday
Olympic documentarian Bud Greenspan takes a look back at the 1984 Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles, where athletes such as Carl Lewis and Mary Lou Retton became household names.

Bud Greenspan’s Athens 2004: Stories of Olympic Glory
Showtime Family Zone, 4:50 p.m. Friday, 8:45 p.m. Wednesday

Oslo Golden League replay
ESPN2, 12:30-2:30 p.m. Sunday

SEC Indoor Championships replay
Fox College Sports Central, 7:30 p.m. Friday, 2 a.m. Saturday and 1 a.m. Tuesday

Pac-10 Outdoor Championships replay
Fox College Sports Pacific, 9 a.m. Tuesday

USC at UCLA replay
Fox College Sports Pacific, 10 p.m. Monday and 6 a.m. Tuesday

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