real, Berlin: How to watch LIVE, courtesy of real, Berlin (Thomas Steffans), note by Larry Eder

The
real,- BERLIN-MARATHON will be shown live on the internet worldwide.
The new broadcasting partner of the World Marathon Majors (WMM) race,
German TV station n-tv, streams the whole programme online as well. The
race can be seen on the internet at:

www.n-tv.de/mediathek/livestream

The
programm starts at 8.30 am and ends at 12.00 (local time). Commentary
will naturally be in German only, but the real,- BERLIN-MARATHON will
provide a detailed English live web report. All major developments and
all important split times will be published at: www.berlin-marathon.com

Behind the scenes, courtesy of Victah Sailer

ok….so here’s deal

the race will be live with a split screen and splits

there will be 4 pace groups for the men

Group1

#70 will go 10km at 1.02 half split pace

#71 will go 21km at 1.02 half split pace

#72 will go 25km at 1.02 half split pace

#73-74-75 will go to 30km at 1.02 half pace

here are the bibs of the leading men….they went thru 1.02.06 in Rotterdam’10

02-Patrick Makau

03-Geoffrey Mutai

05-Eluid Kiptanui

06-Bazu Worku

07-Gilbert Yegon

08-Yemane Tsegay

Group 2

63.15…..with One TV truck and one tv motorcyle, doubtful if you will see this group during the race

Women

it should be between

F2-Bezuneh Bekele

F3-Aberu Kebede

F4-Tomo Morimoto

they will have a pace of 71 or so

Mockenhaupt will have a FOUR pacers at 72.30 pace

so TV has one motorcycle for the women, I think you won’t see Mockenhaupt unless, the motorcycle has to go back for German TV

the weather is expected to Rainy and 55F or so

Runblogrun will be updating on the real, Berlin LIVE, with splits, commentary in English, starting 1.30 am Central time Sunday morning.

Author

Larry Eder

Larry Eder has had a 52-year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America's first sub-4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: "I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself." Also does some updates for BBC Sports at key events, which he truly enjoys.

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