Today’s 2009 Boston Marathon: Tune in to Universal Sports, watch Kara Goucher
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…And they’re off.
Right now, more than 25,000 people are lined up in front of the starting line of one of the world’s oldest races: the Boston Marathon.
The woman to watch: Kara Goucher. Why? Because many say she’s on her way to becoming the world’s best marathoner.
In last year’s ING New York city Marathon, she ran a stunning 26.2 miles in 2 hours, 33 seconds - the fastest time ever by an American female.
If you’re interested in learning more about Kara, check out this great interview. Here’s my favorite quote:
“The competitive part of me would like to go to London and test myself against the best in the world. But I want to win a major marathon in the United States really, really badly. That’s what I want to do. I want to win New York, Chicago or Boston.”
Also, if you’re interested in reading an elite athlete’s persepctive on the Boston Marathon, check out this great post by professional steeplechase runner (and WomenTalkSports.com founder) Ann Gaffigan, who covered Boston’s BAA Road Mile over the weekend.
“The BAA Mile is a three-lap course that ends at the Boston Marathon finish line. The course was lined with an exuberant crowd, propelling the competitors to an exciting finish as Willard surged passed Flanagan in the final quarter to win 4:38.6 to 4:40.2 in windy conditions. Mortimer was 3rd in 4:42.00. Willard won $3000 for her efforts,” Ann said.
But as you know, today’s the main event.
If you’re following the race this morning, here’s the schedule breakdown (I’ve bolded the one I recommend watching):
9:22 a.m. Wheelchair Division Start
9:32 a.m. Elite Women’s Start
10:00 a.m. Elite Men & Wave 1 Start
10:30 a.m. Wave 2 Start
Where can you watch the race? Why, Universal Sports, the Web site of the race’s sponsor, of course.
If you’re not already familiar, you should be, because their site has the best coverage of Olympic-level athletes. Today, they’re featuring what I believe to be the only live video coverage of one of the world’s most popular events.
Also, if you’re interesting in checking out how far this race actually is, check out this map from MapMyRun.com:
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