When I ran at U. of Houston, our last track workout prior to Districts generally fell on the morning of NYC Marathon. We brought a TV to the track and and someone would shout updates to us every lap.
Lance Phegley Editor Runner Triathlete News / Inside Texas Running [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.RunnerTriathleteNews.com / www.InsideTexasRunning.com (281) 759-0555 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Duncan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "track list" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2002 2:26 PM Subject: Re: t-and-f: NYC coverage > Lee Nichols wrote: > > As most of you probably already know, it appears the only NYC > > Marathon TV coverage will be a pared-down, one-hour "highlights" show > > after the event, that afternoon on NBC. Oh well, after NO coverage of > > Chicago, I suppose I should be grateful for that much. I miss > > watching the whole thing, which they showed when I was a kid. (And > > they showed all of Chicago, too.) > It's a shame, too, as there were so many classic races in the past which > were given excellent coverage in New York, usually better than the > Olympics. I recall watching Salazar's classic duel with Rudolfo Gomez > and then going out and hammering a 20 miler in the rain. Another time, I > drove > down to my daughter's college XC meet and brought along a VCR > along so that I could tape the marathon from the motel the next day. > > In my neck of the woods (north Alabama), all we have to watch on Sunday > morning are news shows, church services, and real estate shows. Hell, > many of us would probably fork over $$$ to watch these marathons on pay > per view. The US networks blew it big time over Chicago, even though > everyone knew > ahead of the time that at least one world record was a possibility. > > With this lack of coverage, youngsters have fewer opportunities to watch > and be inspired, which ultimately diminishes the new talent pool. > > bob >
