Two-time gold medalist Haile Gebrselassie, from
Ethiopia, shattered the world record in the half marathon with a time
of 58 minutes, 55 seconds at P.F. Chang's Rock 'n' Roll Arizona. He
lowered the mark by 21 seconds (previous world record 59:16, Kenyan
youngster Samuel Wanjiru). Gebrselassie also broke the 20K mark,
running 55:48 at that point, giving him two world records and a career
total of 20.
Gebrselassie, 32, posted the world's fastest time in ideal running conditions through the Valley of the Sun -- Phoenix, Scottsdale and Tempe, Arizona.
It was an Ethiopian sweep on the day, as Shimelis Mola was the men's winner in the full marathon in a time of 2:13:08 and countrywoman Shitaye Gemechu, 25, won the women's race for the third straight year, at 2:31:44.
The Grand Canyon State welcomed over 33,000 runners and walkers for the third annual P.F. Chang's Rock 'n' Roll Arizona Marathon & 1/2 Marathon. -0- -- Satellite Information Follows -- Satellite coordinates for Sunday, Jan. 15, 2006 Haile Gebrselassie Half Marathon World Record P.F. Chang's Rock 'n' Roll Arizona Tempe, Arizona (USA) Please note that the USA information is listed first followed by the UK info. Let me know if you need any other information by calling 1-858-518-2923. Contact person in the satellite truck on January 15 will be Mark with Satellink West. His cell phone is 1-602-620-0428. -Audra Fleming Elite Racing Inc. 1-858-518-2923 afleming@eliteracing.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 14:00-14:30 ET (USA) (VNR, Haile finish, general race day footage, bands/cheerleaders) This footage will be approximately 3 minutes in length and will loop for 30 minutes. USA: Satellite: Horizons 1 (Ku) Dig Transponder: 02 - Ch C Orbital Slot: 127 degrees WL Uplink Freq: 14044.5 (H) Downlink Freq: 11744.5 (V) Bandwidth: 9 MHz (Digital) Symbol Rate: 6.1113 FEC: 3/4 Data Rate: 8.447973 Compression: 4:2:0 Carrier Access: Panamsat (800) 321-3959 UK: Satellite: New Skies 7 (Ku) Dig Transponder: H8M/Ch3 Orbital Slot: 338 degrees EL Uplink Freq: 14456.5 (V) Downlink Freq: 11666.5 (H) Bandwith 9 MHz FEC: 3/4 Symbol Rate: 5.632 Carrier Access: BT Washington, DC (202) 721-8899
Gebrselassie, 32, posted the world's fastest time in ideal running conditions through the Valley of the Sun -- Phoenix, Scottsdale and Tempe, Arizona.
It was an Ethiopian sweep on the day, as Shimelis Mola was the men's winner in the full marathon in a time of 2:13:08 and countrywoman Shitaye Gemechu, 25, won the women's race for the third straight year, at 2:31:44.
The Grand Canyon State welcomed over 33,000 runners and walkers for the third annual P.F. Chang's Rock 'n' Roll Arizona Marathon & 1/2 Marathon. -0- -- Satellite Information Follows -- Satellite coordinates for Sunday, Jan. 15, 2006 Haile Gebrselassie Half Marathon World Record P.F. Chang's Rock 'n' Roll Arizona Tempe, Arizona (USA) Please note that the USA information is listed first followed by the UK info. Let me know if you need any other information by calling 1-858-518-2923. Contact person in the satellite truck on January 15 will be Mark with Satellink West. His cell phone is 1-602-620-0428. -Audra Fleming Elite Racing Inc. 1-858-518-2923 afleming@eliteracing.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 14:00-14:30 ET (USA) (VNR, Haile finish, general race day footage, bands/cheerleaders) This footage will be approximately 3 minutes in length and will loop for 30 minutes. USA: Satellite: Horizons 1 (Ku) Dig Transponder: 02 - Ch C Orbital Slot: 127 degrees WL Uplink Freq: 14044.5 (H) Downlink Freq: 11744.5 (V) Bandwidth: 9 MHz (Digital) Symbol Rate: 6.1113 FEC: 3/4 Data Rate: 8.447973 Compression: 4:2:0 Carrier Access: Panamsat (800) 321-3959 UK: Satellite: New Skies 7 (Ku) Dig Transponder: H8M/Ch3 Orbital Slot: 338 degrees EL Uplink Freq: 14456.5 (V) Downlink Freq: 11666.5 (H) Bandwith 9 MHz FEC: 3/4 Symbol Rate: 5.632 Carrier Access: BT Washington, DC (202) 721-8899