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Marathons on the Web

Posted October 5th, 2007 at 5:51 PM by David Monti

Section: News & Results, Marathons

marathon start sea of runners The LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon will be streamed live at WCSN.com on Sunday morning, with coverage beginning at 08:30 EDT (14:30 CET). To sign-up for the coverage, go to this link:

http://www.wcsn.com/

Then click “Subscribe” next to the Chicago Marathon. The cost is USD 4.95.

Also, in case you missed last Sunday’s thrilling finish of the Toronto Waterfront Marathon, you can watch a two-hour highlight show on-line tomorrow, Oct. 6, at http://www.cbcsports.ca at 16:00 EDT. You can only watch the show on-line if you are outside of Canada. Canadians can watch it on CBC Sports Weekend on regular television.

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CBC Sports Weekend to Feature Toronto Marathon Highlight Show on Saturday

Posted October 4th, 2007 at 7:00 PM by Adam Jacobs

Section: News & Results, Marathons

Reminder: Watch the 2-hour highlight show of the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon, this Saturday, October 6th.

The highlight show will be aired on CBC Sports Weekend, the main national network across Canada, from 4pm to 6pm Eastern time [check local listings for other regions].

If you live outside of Canada, you can watch the broadcast at no charge on www.cbcsports.ca

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Interview: Malgorzata Sobanska, defending women’s champion to the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon

Posted September 25th, 2007 at 8:21 AM by Adam Jacobs

Section: News & Results, Marathons, Special Features, Interviews

From the historic city of Poznan, Poland, 38 year old Malgorzata Sobanska has had a prolific career. It has included a victory at London in 1995 [2:27:43], a 2nd place finish at Boston in 2001 [2:26:42], and a 4th at the 1995 World Championships.

She recalls her 2001 Boston as one of the highlights of her fine career, where she led the pack for 14 miles before eventually finishing second to Catherine “The Great” Ndereba. She also finished 11th at the 2000 Olympics, and has placed in the top four of the Berlin Marathon three times, and the top eight at the Tokyo Women’s Marathon four times. This Spring, she was second at the Prague Marathon, in 2:35:02.

Q. How did your love affair with running begin?

A. In grade school, which was geared towards athletics, I became interested in running the 800 meters on the track, but the school placed more emphasis on shorter, sprint distances. In my case, from the very beginning, it was evident that I had an ability to run longer distances; that is why I began to compete in cross country races. It was there that I became noticed and later I transitioned to longer track distances.

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Significant Bonuses on the Line at ScotiaBank Toronto Waterfront Marathon

Posted September 10th, 2007 at 7:00 PM by David Monti

Section: News & Results, Marathons

Race director Alan Brookes had better have his checkbook handy when the top men and women break the tape at the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon set for Sunday, Sept. 30. That’s because his event is offering bonuses of Cn$20,000 (USD 18,992) to the first man and first woman who break the Canadian all-comers records of 2:09:55 and 2:26:01, respectively.

Last year’s men’s champion, Daniel Rono, came within striking distance of Waldemar Cierpinski’s 31 year-old mark set at the Montreal Olympics in 1976. Rono, a Kenyan, clocked a course record and career best 2:10:15 after a spirited battle with Moroccan Abderrahim Bouramdane who clocked 2:10:41. Brooke’s thinks this year’s field has an even better chance to take the bonus.

“We have a strong, evenly matched men’s field this year,” Brookes said in a prepared statement. “I sure hope we get a good day and several of the guys go under 2:10, to put that 2:09:55 bogey to rest. It’s been along time coming. We’ve had quite a rivalry with Ottawa in chasing it!”
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