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Posted Monday, 29 October, 2007 NEW YORK and SAN CARLOS, Calif. - (October 29, 2007) - NBCSports.com and NBCOlympics.com, in conjunction with online sports broadcaster MediaZone, will provide LIVE online coverage of the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for the Men's Marathon from New York City on Saturday, November 3 and the 2007 ING New York City Marathon on Sunday, November 4. All the latest marathon action can be accessed at NBCSports.com/marathon and NBCOlympics.com. The action kicks off on Saturday as the top American male athletes compete for the chance to represent the U.S. in Beijing next summer with LIVE streaming coverage of the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for the Men's Marathon. The race is set to begin at Rockefeller Center and will be streamed in its entirety for FREE via the web. The start of the race will be broadcast LIVE nationally on NBC's "Today" at 7:35am ET. This marks the first time ever that an Olympic Trials event is available LIVE online. "NBC Olympics and NBCOlympics.com are excited to broadcast the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for the Men's Marathon - the first-ever live streaming of a U.S. Olympic Team Trials event. Over the next year, NBCOlympics.com will continue to cover the Road to Beijing with news, scores and results, feature reporting and live streaming video," said Perkins Miller, Senior VP, Digital Media, NBC Sports & Olympics. On Marathon Sunday, the world will then watch as top runners compete for over $2 million in prize money and the top male and female athletes compete to see who will win the World Marathon Majors crown for an additional $500,000 bonus at the 38th ING New York City Marathon. The online broadcast will begin at 9:30am ET and is set to include LIVE chat features, commentary when watching On Demand and a three-hour world feed. "MediaZone continues to provide sought after events and the most dynamic and interactive consumer experience in online sports. Last year's first-ever LIVE Internet broadcast of the ING NYC Marathon was a groundbreaking event, and this year's Marathon weekend coverage should build on this success, offering expanded coverage and features that can't be found anywhere else," said Chris Ott, sports director, MediaZone. "NBCSports.com and NBCOlympics.com are committed to delivering the best in live broadband sports and we are proud to continue our online coverage of the ING NYC Marathon, one of the world's greatest road races," added Miller. Sunday's race is available LIVE online for only $4.99, while Saturday's race will be broadcast for FREE - both at NBCSports.com/marathon and NBCOlympics.com. COVERAGE ON NBC SPORTS: NBC Sports will broadcast highlights of the 2007 ING New York City Marathon on Sunday, Nov. 4 from 3:00-4:00pm ET hosted by NBC Sports' Jimmy Roberts. The broadcast will feature the 38th running of the 26.2-mile race seen by 2.5 million spectators as runners pace through New York City's five boroughs, Staten Island, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx and Manhattan, and finish at Tavern on the Green in world-famous Central Park. About MediaZone Contact: Adam Freifeld, NBC Sports, (212) 664-6772; adam.freifeld@nbcuni.com or Latest articles in USA: Northeast
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