Matt’s 5,000m final is scheduled to start at 8:10 p.m. Beijing time on Saturday. That’s 8:10 a.m. on the East Coast, 7:10 a.m. in Madison and an eye-rubbing 5:10 a.m. on the West Coast. Rumors are that NBC will show the day’s track session live.
We had been intermittently lucky earlier in the week with live Internet feeds through various end-run machinations, but NBC and the IOC seem to have contacted our friends in Denmark, the Bahamas, etc., and those feeds are no longer available. If the promised live showing on NBC doesn’t pan out–and we are nothing if not defensive pessimists–here are your back-ups:
Amby Burfoot will live blog the race on the combined Runner’s World/Running Times Beijing site. He’s in China, and will no doubt frequently update where Matt is in the field.
Parker Morse is live blogging the entire meet for the IAAF. His accounts aren’t as American-focused. Of course, if things go as they should, there won’t be a distinction between writing about the leaders and writing about Matt.
August 23rd, 2008 at 12:03 am
is this NBC coverage going to happen? I looked everywhere and havent seen anything about it except on here
August 24th, 2008 at 8:49 pm
Matt,
We are so proud of your accomplishments this year!
A few things are accomplished the first time out! We know you will be back for London!
We have all our friends in central Indiana watching and cheering for “TEG”.
My family proudly wears our “Hometown Olymbian” t-shirts!
God Bless
Jeff, Kathy, Jordan and Kristen Chynoweth