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

Posted July 17th, 2008 at 12:00 PM by Jesse Squire

Section: News & Results, Columns, What To Watch

Track and Running on TV Here are the upcoming running and track & field events on television and the internet. All times EDT; as always, check your local listings. If I’ve missed anything, put it in the comments section.

Meeting Gaz de France Paris
ESPN2, 4-6 p.m. Friday
CBC, 2-3 p.m. Saturday
Trackshark.com, live Friday (time TBA)
replays at 11 p.m. Saturday on ESPN Classic and 1:30 a.m. Monday on CBC
The fourth stop on the IAAF’s Golden League circuit takes place in Paris. Still alive in the jackpot hunt are Pamela Jelimo (800m) and Blanka Vlasic (HJ). Great matchups include Jeremy Wariner versus LaShawn Merritt in the men’s 400, Yelena Isibayeva versus Jenn Stuczynski in the women’s pole vault, and Dayron Robles versus David Oliver in the men’s 110m hurdles.
Meet website

Canadian Championships & Olympic Trials
CBC, 1-2 p.m. Saturday
replays at 12:30 a.m. Monday
Taped coverage of the July 3-6 meet in Windsor, Ontario.

DN Galan
WCSN.com, Tuesday (time TBA)
This is the second of the IAAF’s five Super Grand Prix meets, which are every bit as good as the Golden League series. The advertised highlight is a matchup between Usain Bolt and Asafa Powell, the current and previous 100m world record holders respectively.
Meet Website

Running
YES Network, 7:30 a.m. and noon Thursday, 8 a.m., 1:30 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. Friday, 6 a.m. and 11:30 p.m. Saturday, 6:30 a.m. Sunday, 7 a.m. Monday, 12:30 p.m. Tuesday
Tune in to SportFilm’s monthly road race highlights show.

Big Ten Outdoor Championships replay
Big Ten Network, 11 a.m. Friday and 4 a.m. Saturday

Pac-10 Outdoor Championships replay
Fox College Sports Pacific, 1 p.m. Friday, 6 a.m. and 4 p.m. Saturday, 2 a.m. Sunday, 12:30 p.m. Monday

USC at UCLA replay
Fox College Sports Pacific, 3 p.m. Friday, 9:30 a.m. Monday

SEC Indoor Championships replay
Fox College Sports Atlantic, 11:30 a.m. Saturday, midnight Sunday

SEC Outdoor Championships replay
Fox College Sports Atlantic, 4 p.m. Sunday

California High School Championships replay
Fox College Sports Pacific, 6 a.m. Monday

Big Ten Women’s Indoor Championships replay
Big Ten Network, 3 p.m. Tuesday