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Lead Stories: Tuesday, October 7, 2008

You Can Still Watch the Boston Marathon On-Demand

Posted April 25th, 2008 at 9:15 AM by David Monti

Section: News & Results, Marathons

If you were unable to watch last Monday’s Boston Marathon, you can still watch it at http://www.wcsn.com. In fact, the entire broadcast of the race will be archived there for 12 months, race organizers announced today. There is no charge for viewing this video, thanks to sponsorship support from adidas, an official race sponsor, and MarathonGuide.com.
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LIVE at the Boston Marathon: TV Broadcast, Streaming Video and Live Coverage

Posted April 21st, 2008 at 8:02 AM by Adam Jacobs

Section: News & Results, Marathons

Running fans: Today you are in luck as there will be unprecedented coverage of today’s Boston Marathon!

Please visit boston.thefinalsprint.com for TheFinalSprint.com’s LIVE, textual updates, analysis, recaps, results, athletes interviews, and press conference videos.

Viewers in the United States are able to watch the television broadcast of the Boston Marathon on the Versus channel.

In addition, you can watch the race live via an Internet webcast in the U.S. and from anywhere in the world for no charge. Just navigate to http://www.wcsn.com and follow the appropriate link. Coverage begins at 9:25 a.m. EDT.

The free coverage on WCSN is made possible by financial support from adidas and MarathonGuide.com.
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adidas, MarathonGuide.com Join Forces with WCSN to Provide Free Boston Marathon Webcast

Posted April 17th, 2008 at 9:00 AM by Adam Jacobs

Section: News & Results, Marathons

World Championship Sports Network (WCSN), the premier destination of Olympic and lifestyle sports, announced today it is joining forces with adidas and MarathonGuide.com to provide a free, first-ever global webcast of the 112th Boston Marathon. Through this partnership, fans worldwide can log-on to WCSN.com to watch the live and on-demand webcast on April 21, beginning at 9:25 a.m. EST.

“We’re excited to partner with adidas and MarathonGuide.com in offering this free webcast and to help foster worldwide awareness for this major race,” said Carlos Silva, president and COO of WCSN. “Now, for the first time global road racing fans will have unprecedented coverage to see the top marathoners square off in one of the world’s most prestigious sporting events.”

On WCSN.com, running fans can also access Marathon Madness, a special editorial package that features original content, articles from road racing experts, interactive maps, results, highlights and more. Furthermore, WCSN.com will be offering special commentary from running legend and four-time Boston Marathon winner Bill Rodgers.
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Gilmore Wins, Sets Course Record at Surf City USA Half-Marathon

Posted February 6th, 2008 at 12:45 PM by Adam Jacobs

Section: News & Results, Marathons

Peter Gilmore [MarathonGuide.com] of San Mateo, CA started his year and preparation for April’s Flora London Marathon with a victory at the Surf City USA Half Marathon on Sunday.

Gilmore edged Russia’s Dmitry Safronov by 11 seconds and set a new course record despite the poor weather conditions with a time of 1:03:53.

Although the race was largely a tune-up for London, Gilmore’s record-setting time and first place finish were welcome successes after being forced to drop out of the U.S. Olympic Men’s Marathon Trials last November due to illness.

With a win and successful 2008 debut under his belt, Gilmore now faces the arduous task of going up against an extremely competitive elite men’s field in London that includes reigning World and Olympic marathon champions Luke Kibet and Stefano Baldini, former world marathon record holder Paul Tergat, defending London and 2005 champion Martin Lel, world half-marathon record holder Sammy Wanjiru, former double World Champion Jaouad Gharib, and fellow Americans Ryan Hall and Olympic silver medalistMeb Keflezighi.
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Note on the News: MarathonGuide.com Aggregates Marathon Participant Statistics

Posted January 11th, 2008 at 1:11 PM by David Monti

Section: News & Results, Marathons

Our friends at MarathonGuide.com have drafted a fascinating report on marathon participants in the USA for 2007. Some key findings:

. 407,000 runners finished marathons in the USA in 2007, up 2.3% from 2006 despite the closing of the LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon after three hours and 50 minutes and several thousand missed finishers at the Honolulu Marathon.

. 60.5% of USA marathon finishers were men and 39.5% were women.

. The ING New York City Marathon was –once again– the largest marathon with 38,557 finishers.

. The average age of a marathon finisher in the USA was 38.9 years (40.5 for men and 36.5 for women).

You can read the entire exclusive report at this link. It’s a must read for anyone in the running business.

http://www.marathonguide.com:80/features/Articles/2007RecapOverview.cfm

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After 15 Minutes of Fame, Wardian Back in Marathon Action Again

Posted November 17th, 2007 at 9:30 AM by David Monti

Section: News & Results, Marathons

After leading the USA Olympic Team Trials - Men’s Marathon on Nov. 3, in New York City for the first five kilometers, marathoner Michael Wardian was back on the roads again, winning yesterday’s OBX Marathon in North Carolina in 2:24:16.

This was nothing unusual for the 33 year-old athlete from Arlington, Va., who has completed 13 marathons this year, five of them sub-2:30. In both March and April he ran two marathons just six days apart. He’s won four marathons this year.

At the Trials, Wardian was the race’s early leader, running alone through 5 km (16:20). He faded to finish 92nd in 2:30:54, running halves of 1:09:26 and 1:21:28.
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