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The 10 Best Moments for U.S. Distance Running
in 2006 As 2006 closes, it is time to recognize and celebrate the "Best Moments" in U.S. distance running, and this year, there were plenty of exciting and historic individual and collective moments (and some disappointments). 2005 was a good year for the sport and 2006 was even better as the Top 10 moments below attest. #10 |
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#9 #8 #7 #6 #5 #4 #3 #2 #1 Honorable mention: Since the "dark age" of 2000, U.S. distance running has made great strides - from the 2004 Olympic medals by Keflezighi and Kastor to the achievements above. The credit for this improvement mainly goes to the dedicated athletes and coaches as well as the training groups such as Team Running USA, Team USA Minnesota, Hansons-Brooks Distance Project and Nike Oregon Project and those entities - New York Road Runners, Chevron Houston Marathon, Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon, Atlanta Track Club, Town of Mammoth Lakes, Running USA and others - who directly support them. This country does not yet have the relative distance depth of the 1980s, but the current crop of U.S. athletes is also competing against a deeper world scene, particularly with distance powers Kenya and Ethiopia, compared to the 70s and 80s, and moreover, this American distance running resurgence continues to raise the bar and to motivate and push the athletes to new heights. More success lies ahead, particularly if more funding and resources are secured. |
Return to top / Return to main page WBZ-TV to Broadcast Its Exclusive Local Coverage of the 2007 Boston Marathon® BOSTON - (December 20, 2006) - WBZ-TV is proud to announce that the station will once again broadcast its exclusive, complete local coverage of the Boston Marathon in 2007. WBZ-TV will go from start-to-finish with comprehensive, live coverage of the 111th running of the Boston Marathon on Monday, April 16, 2007. With earlier start times debuting in 2007, WBZ-TV looks forward to being the only station that continues 27 years of complete coverage of one of the region's premiere sporting events. "The Boston Marathon is one of the most significant athletic events in the world, and it means even more to the people who live right here in the state and the region," said Ed Piette, President and General Manager of Boston's WBZ-TV, TV38 (WSBK) and Providence's CW28 (WLWC). "'BZ has a long and distinguished tradition of carrying this event in its entirety. When WCVB pulled out of the race, changing the dynamics of the coverage model, we very much wanted to figure out a way that WBZ could still bring the Marathon to viewers. After discussions and updated strategic planning with the B.A.A., we have developed a plan which will serve our community, deliver quality audiences to our advertising partners, while providing world class coverage of the Marathon from Main Street in Hopkinton to Boston's Boylston Street finish line and everything in between." "WBZ-TV has partnered with the B.A.A. to televise the Boston Marathon for nearly three decades," said Guy L. Morse, Executive Director of the B.A.A. "Many local viewers tie their Patriots' Day tradition to watching WBZ-TV's coverage of the Boston Marathon, and we are pleased that the station will continue to show the extensive, unparalleled coverage that local viewers appreciate and count on. WBZ-TV has demonstrated for years that coverage of an international sporting event can - at the same time - be focused on the event as a community-wide celebration, as a race for local participants and as an elite road race." Boston's WBZ-TV is owned and operated by CBS Television Stations, one of the largest network-owned groups consisting of 39 stations, including 21 CBS, 11 The CW, three MyNetworkTV and four independent stations not affiliated with major networks. Also, the Boston Marathon, host of the 2008 U.S. Women's Olympic Marathon Trials, will be carried live and wire-to-wire nationally in the United States on VERSUS (formerly OLN), the outlet of domestic distribution in 2005 and 2006. The B.A.A. will announce its international carriers prior to the 2007 race. Contact: Jack Fleming, B.A.A., (617) 236-1652 Return to top / Return to main page Helen Klein, 2007 Banquet Speaker,
at RRCA National Convention The Road Runners Club of America has announced the 2007 RRCA Annual Banquet Speaker: Helen Klein, 2004 RRCA Long Distance Running Hall of Famer. Helen Klein, a retired nurse, began running at the age of 55 (in 1978) on a homemade track around her front yard and finished last in her first race, a ten miler. Now 83, Helen's creed is "Disciplined, determined, dedicated. I always do my best to finish anything I start." "Helen's determination and dedication to the sport of running is at the heart of the RRCA's mission," explains Jean Knaack, executive director. "We are thrilled to have her as a special guest for the RRCA Annual Banquet." Helen has started and finished over 100 marathons and over 140 ultramarathons. She's finished the Marathon Des Sables, a 145-mile stage race across the Sahara Desert; the 5-day 100-mile Stage Race in the Himalayas and an Ironman Triathlon. Helen is also the oldest person to complete ultrarunning's Grand Slam (four 100-mile races in the same year) and has set numerous U.S. and world age group distance records. As to why she does difficult events at her age, Helen says, "I would rather wear out than rust out." For more information about Helen and the 2007 RRCA Convention in Chicago this March, visit: RRCA.org Ryan Lamppa, Running USA Media Director |