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New York Road Runners and WABC-TV, Channel 7 to Offer Three Ways to Watch the 2019 United Airlines NYC HalfPublished by
New York Road Runners and WABC-TV, Channel 7 to Offer Three Ways to Watch the 2019 United Airlines NYC Half on Sunday, March 17February 26, 2019 WABC-TV, Channel 7 Eyewitness News to offer coverage of the race, including pro race look-ins and interviews along the course with inspiring runners
Full recap show to air later in the afternoon on ABC7 New York, February 26, 2019 – New York Road Runners and New York’s most-watched station, WABC-TV, Channel 7, together with co-executive producers Endeavor Content, will offer viewers in New York City and around the world three different ways to watch the 2019 United Airlines NYC Half on Sunday, March 17. The 14th running of the United Airlines NYC Half will take more than 25,000 runners on a 13.1-mile park-to-park tour from Brooklyn to Manhattan, starting in Prospect Park, passing through iconic New York City landmarks including Grand Army Plaza, the United Nations, Grand Central Terminal, and Times Square, before ending near the iconic TCS New York City Marathon finish line in Central Park. Viewers can watch the race in three ways:
The event will have a star-studded professional athlete field, which features nine Olympians and nine Paralympians, including all four defending champions in Ben True (USA), Buze Diriba (ETH), Ernst van Dyk (RSA), and Manuela Schär (SUI), along with 2018 Boston Marathon champion Des Linden (USA) and Olympic silver medalist Paul Chelimo (USA) who will be making his much-anticipated debut at the half-marathon distance. In addition to the professional athletes and 25,000 citizen runners covering the 13.1 miles from Brooklyn to Manhattan, nearly 1,000 youth runners will participate in 1200-meter heats through Times Square in the Rising New York Road Runners race at the United Airlines NYC Half. NYRR is celebrating 20 years of providing free youth running programs, serving nearly 250,000 youth across the country annually through Rising New York Road Runners. Media interested in applying for credentials to cover the 2019 United Airlines NYC Half can email Madison McGlone at [email protected] with their intended coverage plans. About New York Road Runners (NYRR) NYRR’s mission is to help and inspire people through running. Since 1958, New York Road Runners has grown from a local running club to the world’s premier community running organization. NYRR’s commitment to New York City’s five boroughs features races, community events, free youth running initiatives and school programs, the NYRR RUNCENTER featuring the New Balance Run Hub, and training resources that provide hundreds of thousands of people each year, from children to seniors, with the motivation, know-how, and opportunity to Run for Life. NYRR’s premier event, and the largest marathon in the world, is the TCS New York City Marathon. Held annually on the first Sunday in November, the race features 50,000 runners, from the world’s top professional athletes to a vast range of competitive, recreational, and charity runners. To learn more, visit www.nyrr.org. More news |