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Lead Stories: Tuesday, December 2, 2008

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

Posted October 29th, 2008 at 12:19 PM by Jesse Squire

Section: Columns, What To Watch

There are a few big events coming up this weekend on TV and the web, as the marathon season hits its peak, cross-country season is ramping up, and the Hawaii Ironman Triathlon approaches. As always, my times are Eastern unless otherwise stated, and check against your local listings.

ING New York City Marathon
WNBC, Universal Sports and UniversalSports.com, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday
NBC, 3:00 to 3:30 p.m. Sunday
The Greatest City In The World hosts arguably the greatest marathon in the world, and Universal Sports’ website will have three live internet feeds, free of charge.

Pac-10 Conference Cross Country Championships
Comcast Sportsnet Northwest, 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. Friday (Pacific time)
Pac-10.org, 2:15 p.m. Friday (Pacific time)
This is the best conference meet possible, matching up the #1 and #2 teams in the nation in both men’s and women’s races. At 2:25 p.m. local time (5:25 on the other side of the country), #1 Washington takes on the home team, #2 Oregon. This race will be webcast live and broadcast on CSN on a 35-minute delay. The men’s race, featuring #1 Oregon against #2 Stanford, will be live both on the web and cable at 3:25 p.m. local time.
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Perry, Lagat win gold with strong finishes

Posted August 29th, 2007 at 9:10 AM by Martin Kennedy

Section: News & Results, Track & Field, Special Features, Live Race Coverage

Michelle Perry (Santa Clarita, Calif.) won her second straight world title and Bernard Lagat (Tucson, Ariz.) won the first gold of his storied career - and the first World or Olympic 1,500m medal for the U.S. since 1908 - Wednesday at the 2007 IAAF World Outdoor Track & Field Championships at Nagai Stadium.

One of the finest and most consistent middle-distance runners of his generation, Lagat had won two Olympic medals, was second at the 2001 World Outdoor Championships and won a World Indoor title at 3,000 meters while competing for Kenya. But a gold medal on the World Outdoor or Olympic level had eluded him. On Wednesday, the American record holder who became a U.S. citizen in 2004 - and who was cleared to compete as an American just one day before competition - celebrated his first championship competition in a Team USA jersey with a decisive win in the men’s 1,500 meters.
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Receive E-Mail; Text-Message Reminders of IAAF World Championships Broadcasts on Versus Cable TV Channel

Posted July 31st, 2007 at 8:00 AM by Jimmie R. Markham

Section: News & Results, Track & Field, Special Features, Live Race Coverage

For those of you (like me) who can’t ever get enough track & field coverage, cable TV channel Versus will be broadcasting a whopping 46 hours of the 11th IAAF World Championships in Athletics from Osaka, Japan. You can register here for e-mail and/or text-message reminders of the events. Here’s the schedule of Versus’ coverage from Osaka:

8/25/2007
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

8/26/2007
1:00 am - 3:00 am
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
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Programming Note: Boston Marathon Television Coverage

Posted April 12th, 2007 at 8:00 PM by David Monti

Section: News & Results, Marathons

The Boston Athletic Association, founders and organizers of the Boston Marathon, announced yesterday that you can follow their race on Monday through the following media outlets. All times are Eastern Daylight Time.

In Greater Boston (live): WBZ-TV (Ch. 4): Coverage begins at 8:00 a.m. and runs through 3:00 p.m.

USA National (live): Versus (formerly Outdoor Life Network): 9:30 a.m. through 12:30 p.m. Available on most cable and satellite systems.

Europe (live): EuroSport. Check your local cable or satellite system listing for details.
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Boston Marathon LIVE on Television: Race airing nationally on Versus channel

Posted April 11th, 2007 at 2:52 PM by Martha Jones

Section: News & Results, Marathons

The Boston Marathon is now over, BUT you can can relive this year’s incredible race by viewing our live coverage at: http://boston.thefinalsprint.com

The Boston Marathon, scheduled to begin two hours earlier than past years, will reach local, national and international viewers with complete, live coverage.

WBZ-TV (CBS affiliate, Channel 4) will provide its exclusive live, local broadcast from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. ET. WBZ-TV, a partner of the Boston Athletic Association for 27 years, is the only Boston television station providing live wire-to-wire coverage of the 2007 Boston Marathon.

For the third year, Versus (formerly known as Outdoor Life Network) will provide complete, live, national coverage from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. ET. A same-day, encore presentation of the Versus telecast will air from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. ET.
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IAAF reaches blockbuster (and sorely needed) broadcast deal

Posted November 18th, 2006 at 12:00 PM by Jenna Sumara

Section: News & Results, Track & Field, Olympics

The International Association of Athletics Foundation (IAAF) announced a deal on Sunday that will provide a marked increase in broadcast coverage for its premier global competitions and the IAAF World Championships in Athletics (including Osaka 2007 and Berlin 2009). This increase will be accessible through agreements with free-to-air, cable and Internet TV.

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