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In this edition:
Universal Sports, NBC Sports to Offer 10-Plus Hours of ING NYC Marathon Coverage
Gillettes Sweep to Victory at 48th Atlanta Marathon
Macias, Mallon Set Course Records at Wine Country Half Marathon
State Farm Melbourne & Beaches Music Marathon Announces Training Camp
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"Passing the Torch: Running Toward the Future"
Universal Sports, NBC Sports to Offer 10-Plus Hours of ING New York City Marathon Coverage
LIVE marathon coverage begins Sunday, November 6 at 9:00am ET on Universal Sports Network; free live streaming of ING NYC Marathon presented by MOTOACTV from Motorola; NBC Sports to air a two-hour special beginning at 2:00pm ET
NEW YORK and LOS ANGELES - (November 1, 2011) - Universal Sports Network and NBC Sports will provide more than 10 hours combined of television and online coverage of the 2011 ING New York City Marathon this Sunday, November 6 beginning at 9:00am ET. The 42nd running will air live on Universal Sports Network, with live streaming available on INGNYCMarathon.org and UniversalSports.com presented by MOTOACTV from Motorola. NBC will present a two-hour marathon special from 2:00-4:00pm ET. The television and online coverage will showcase the 26.2-mile race featuring more than 45,000 runners traversing New York City's five boroughs: Staten Island, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx and Manhattan, and finish in world-famous Central Park.
COVERAGE ON UNIVERSAL SPORTS
Universal Sports Network will present LIVE coverage of the 2011 ING New York City Marathon this Sunday, including pre-race and post-race studio shows. The network's 30-minute Pre-Race Show presented by Skechers will begin at 9:00am ET and will feature interviews with 2009 ING New York City Marathon champion Meb Keflezighi, Inside Endurance athlete Ryan Sutter and Global Senior Director of the Gatorade Sports Science Institute (GSSI) Asker Jeukendrup. In addition, it will profile other race favorites and will review the 26.2 mile course. The studio shows will be hosted by Paul Sunderland alongside analyst and elite distance runner Josh Cox.
COVERAGE ON NBC SPORTS
NBC Sports will air same-day taped coverage of the Marathon from 2:00-4:00pm ET. The two hours of coverage is the only national over-the-air television coverage of any major marathon outside of the Olympics. Coverage is hosted by NBC Sports' Jimmy Roberts.
THE PROFESSIONAL FIELDS
Headlining this year's men's field are 2010 ING New York City Marathon champion Gebre Gebremariam of Ethiopia, 2009 race champion Meb Keflezighi (San Diego HS 1994, UCLA 1998)of the USA, 2011 Virgin London Marathon champion Emmanuel Mutai of Kenya, two-time world champion Jaouad Gharib of Morocco, reigning Boston Marathon champion Geoffrey Mutai of Kenya, Ethiopian Olympic and World Championships medalist Tsegaye Kebede, Olympians Juan Luis Barrios of Mexico and Abdellah Falil of Morocco and American debut marathoners Bobby Curtis (St. Xavier HS, Louisville, KY 2003; Villanova 2008) and Ed Moran (Notre Dame HS, Dayton, NJ 2000; William & Mary 2005).
Also making their ING New York City Marathon debuts are 2011 IAAF World Championships Marathon bronze medalist Feyisa Lilesa of Ethiopia, 2010 SportZone Half-Marathon (Portugal) champion Stephen Kibet of Kenya, three-time Rome Marathon champion Firehiwot Dado of Ethiopia and World Championships medalist Werknesh Kidane of Ethiopia, along with the second-fastest half-marathoner in the world this year, Matthew Kisorio of Kenya, running his first full marathon ever.
In the women's race, runners include three-time U.S. Olympian Jen Rhines, New Zealand Olympian Kim Smith, British Olympian Jo Pavey, 2010 Virgin London Marathon runner-up Inga Abitova of Russia, who finished in fourth place last year, Portugal's championship long-distance duo of Jéssica Augusto and Ana Dulce Félix, U.S. debut marathoners Lauren Fleshman and Molly Pritz, reigning Boston Marathon champion Caroline Kilel of Kenya, 2011 London winner Mary Keitany of Kenya, 2011 Honda LA Marathon champion Buzunesh Deba of Ethiopia, Swedish marathon record holder Isabellah Andersson, and Galina Bogomolova, Russia's second-fastest marathoner ever.
CELEBRITY ROSTER
This year's celebrity roster features more than 20 names from a wide range of disciplines, from sports to television to music. Most of them will race for one of the more than 200 charities involved in this year's ING New York City Marathon's charity program, which is projected to raise more than $26.2 million, or roughly $1 million per mile.
Among those racing are Inside Endurance athlete Ryan Sutter (Inside Endurance/Gatorade), whose journey to the marathon can be found at www.universalsports.com/G, U.S. Olympian speed skater Apolo Ohno (Subway), U.S. Olympian softball player Jennie Finch (Timex), The Weather Channel meteorologist Stephanie Abrams, Hall of Fame hockey player Mark Messier (New York Police & Fire Widow's and Children's Benefit Fund and Tomorrows Children's Fund), model Christy Turlington (Every Mother Counts), model / actress Veronica Webb (Harlem United) and Grammy Award-Winning artist Mýa (North Shore Animal League America).
The premier event of New York Road Runners, the ING New York City Marathon is one of the world's great road races, drawing some 140,000 applicants. The race attracts many world-class professional athletes, not only for the $650,000 in prize money, but also for the chance to excel in the media capital of the world before two million cheering spectators and a worldwide broadcast reach of 330 million. As any one of the more than 875,000 past participants will attest, crossing the finish line in Central Park is one of the great thrills of a lifetime.
For more race information, go to: www.INGnycmarathon.org
Gillettes Sweep to Victory at 48th Atlanta Marathon
Inaugural Atlanta Marathon Relay draws 300 teams; Atlanta Track Club's Adopt a Marathon Mile program raises money for local nonprofits
By Tracy Lott, ATC
ATLANTA - (October 30, 2011) - Nearly 1,200 marathon participants and 300 relay teams toed the line at the Atlanta Marathon and Marathon Relay on Sunday morning. The event started and finished at Atlantic Station near Midtown Atlanta. 2011 marked the 48th running of the Atlanta Marathon, which was previously held in conjunction with the Atlanta Half Marathon on Thanksgiving Day, as well as the inaugural running of the Atlanta Marathon Relay.
"From the sell-out of the inaugural Atlanta Marathon Relay, to the near perfect weather conditions and fantastic course support from our volunteers and the 18 Atlanta-based nonprofit organizations that were part of the Atlanta Track Club's Adopt a Marathon Mile program, we couldn't have asked for a better event," said Tracey Russell, Executive Director of the Atlanta Track Club.
In a first for the Atlanta Marathon, the husband and wife duo of Justin Gillette and Melissa Gillette, both 28 of Goshen, Ind. took home the titles in 2 hours, 33 minutes, 45 seconds and 3:01:40 respectively. Justin took the lead early in the race around mile three and was able to maintain his lead throughout, crossing the finish nearly seven and a half minutes ahead of runner-up Charles Slick of Atlanta. Melissa drew her motivation to tackle the hilly, Atlanta course from the crowd support along the way which contributed to her nearly six minute lead over second place finisher Patricia Coppel of Atlanta.
The Atlanta Track Club Men's Open Team made up of Cory Baumann, Mike Gerber, Andrew Mearns and Piotr Witczak took top honors in the men's relay division with a time of 2:23:28 at the Atlanta Marathon Relay, while team "birthday CAKE" made up of Anna Collins, Kay Crawford, Clara Easterlin and Elyse Ensor claimed first in the women's relay division with a time of 3:23:59.
Throughout the Atlanta Marathon and Marathon Relay participants were treated to aid station and cheer zone support from 18 metro Atlanta based nonprofits that were selected to be part of the Atlanta Track Club's Adopt a Marathon Mile program.
The various organizations each adopted a mile of the course and provided a minimum of 30 volunteers to support an aid station and cheer zone within their mile. Organizations that met the minimum requirements during the event will receive a $3500 - $7500 donation from the Atlanta Track Club based on each organization's level of support.
48th Atlanta Marathon
Atlanta, GA, Sunday, October 30, 2011
MEN
1) Justin Gillette (IN), 2:33:45, $1300*
2) Charles Slick (GA), 2:41:16, $700
3) John Piggott, 46, VA, 2:44:21, $1000
4) Andrew Clarke (GA), 2:44:53, $400
5) Ryan Purcell (GA), 2:46:42, $300
6) Juan Soto (GA), 2:49:01, $250
7) Roy Smoot (GA), 2:50:00, $200
8) Christopher Kimbel (GA), 2:56:37, $150
*includes first Out-of-State male prize money ($300)
MASTERS MEN (40-plus)
1) Piggott, see above
2) Donald Mack, 44, PA, 3:12:47, $400
3) Mike Wien, 60, GA, 3:13:55, $550*
*includes first Grandmaster male (50-plus) prize money ($250)
WOMEN
1) Melissa Gillette (IN), 3:01:40, $1300*
2) Patricia Coppel (GA), 3:07:36, $700
3) Mary Chind (GA), 3:07:55, $500
4) Izabela Amos (GA), 3:12:00, $400
5) Laurie Knowles (GA), 3:12:02, $300
6) Gina Rouse (TN), 3:15:20, $250
7) Leah Thomas (GA), 3:15:20, $200
8) Kathryn Kramer (GA), 3:20:31, $150
*includes first Out-of-State female prize money ($300)
MASTERS WOMEN (40-plus)
1) Mary Delp, 41, GA, 3:24:30, $500
2) Lisa Dillman, 44, GA, 3:27:30, $400
3) Sheryl Ehft, 57, PA, 3:32:32, $550*
*includes first Grandmaster female (50-plus) prize money ($250)
Complete results are posted at: www.atlantatrackclub.org
Macias, Mallon Set Course Records at Wine Country Half Marathon
In sprint finish Macias edges Reyes at 4th edition; Mallon's third California series title earns Vertical Flight Award
From Matt Dockstader
HEALDSBURG, Calif. - (October 29, 2011) - It turned out to be a picture perfect, and fast, day at the fourth running of the Healdsburg Wine Country Half Marathon on Saturday morning. Defending champion and Mexican citizen Mario Macias from Alamosa, Colo. and Julia Mallon of Santa Rosa (Santa Rosa HS 1997, Stanford) both set course records and took home $1000 in cash, a 3 liter bottle of Coppola wine and a Ball Watch.
Mallon, 32, a previous winner of the Napa-to-Sonoma and Santa Barbara Wine Country Half Marathons, captured her third series title, thus earning the Vertical Flight Award for winning all three California races. The Stanford grad finished in a course record time of 1 hour, 17 minutes, 34 seconds, defeating women's runner-up Madeline Kramer of Berkeley (1:19:24).
For Macias, it was a battle from start-to-finish with 2009 race champion Sergio Reyes of Palmdale, Calif. The pair ran together for the entire 13.1 miles, often exchanging the lead but ultimately running side-by-side. In the final yards, Macias, 26, edged Reyes at the tape, with a course record time of 1:04:34 vs. 1:04:35 for Reyes. By nearly a minute, both were under Macias' course record time of 1:05:30 set in 2010.
"We both felt very good and could not seem get any distance between us," Macias recounted. "At mile eleven we knew it was going to come down to the final sprint and we both had some kick left so I did not even know who won until we saw the results. What an amazing race on a beautiful day!"
More than 1,800 runners from 40 different states completed the Halloween and wine harvest themed race that starts at Francis Ford Coppola Winery and finishes at the base of Lake Sonoma. Many runners came dressed in costume and enjoyed the various offerings on course, including the Sauvignon Blanc and peanut butter pretzels served at mile seven.
The post-race Wine and Music Festival featured top wines from the region and two bands on a perfectly warm, sunny day. The top three finishers in each age division won bottles of wine at the awards ceremony and prizes were also given to the two top teams and top three costumes. The monkey Curious George and her handler took top honors for best costume.
The Healdsburg Wine Country Half Marathon is produced by Destination Races of Sonoma, California. The Wine Country Half Marathon series consists of five races including Santa Barbara wine country, Northern Virginia, Napa-to-Sonoma, Oregon (Willamette Valley) and Healdsburg.
4th Healdsburg Wine Country Half-Marathon
Healdsburg, CA, Saturday, October 29, 2011
MEN
1) Mario Macias (MEX / CO), 1:04:34*, $1000 cash, 3 liter bottle of wine, Ball Watch
2) Sergio Reyes (CA), 1:04:35, $300 cash & magnum of wine
3) Alex Wolf-Root (CA), 1:10:43, $200 cash & magnum of wine
*course record (previous record, 1:05:30, Mario Macias (MEX / CO), 2010)
WOMEN
1) Julia Mallon (CA), 1:17:34*, $1000 cash, 3 liter of wine, Ball Watch
2) Madeline Kramer (CA), 1:19:24, $300 cash & magnum of wine
3) Ashley Carrikk (CA), 1:22:55, $200 cash & magnum of wine
*course record (previous record, 1:19:10, Catherine Mullen (CA), 2010)
Full results at: www.runhealdsburg.com
State Farm Melbourne & Beaches Music Marathon Announces Training Camp
Florida elite runner Jessica Crate to again conduct camp for runners of all levels for February 2012 event
MELBOURNE, Fla. - (November 1, 2011) - The State Farm Melbourne & Beaches Music Marathon Weekend has announced that Central Florida elite runner Jessica Crate has again agreed to conduct the event's official training camp.
The Melbourne Music Marathon Weekend is scheduled for February 4-5, 2012 and offers runners race distances of 5K, 8K, 1/2 marathon, full marathon and 1/2 marathon relay.
Entry and event information can be found at: www.themelbournemarathon.com
The training camp will focus on the 8K and 1/2 marathon distances and is scheduled to begin in mid-November. The camp will continue to accept runners of all levels throughout its duration.
Crate, 26, a Canadian national champion runner and Varsity Collegiate athlete, has dominated the East Central Florida women's - and in many cases the men's - running scene the past few years. She is the reigning and three-time champion of a local running series and is running the ING New York City Marathon this coming weekend and recently qualified to represent the USA Triathlon National Team at the 2012 World Olympic Triathlon Championships in Auckland, New Zealand.
Jessica, who qualified and ran as an elite runner in the 2011 Boston Marathon, also is the 2011 women's winner of the Gasparilla Distance Classic in Tampa.
For details on participating in the camp, contact Jessica Crate at jessica.l.crate@gmail.com
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