If last year was any indication, this year's streaming of the 2010 Nike Cross Nationals meet will provide the best live coverage of a cross country meet you've ever seen. I recommend getting your run in early, clearing out your schedule, and sitting down at your computer to watch the boys and girls races, beginning at 1 p.m. EST. and available from the following link
Live coverage of NXN on Runnerspace
In 2009, NXN restored my faith that cross country was a viable spectator sport for TV or Internet viewing. Two weeks before NXN, the Versus network had butchered the 2009 NCAA Div I XC championships with incompetent coverage and inane post-race commentary, so I wasn't expecting much. Instead, the NXN webcast was superb, serving up vital background information on the teams and individuals and riveting commentary and live team score updates as the race developed.
(NXN Shows How To Cover a XC Meet - 12/6/09)
Several teams have represented Massachusetts at the national meet over the last few years, including Brookline (boys), Lincoln-Sudbury (girls), Newton South (girls) and Bishop Feehen (girls). This year, Mass is represented by Pembroke H.S., who earned their berth in the national championships by finishing second in the Northeast Regional, and by Weymouth's Steve Sollowin, who qualified as an individual.
5 comments:
Could we ever do this for Mass. State Champs?
I think it would be fun to try. There are challenges to covering an XC meet that would require a lot of planning and complexity. I've been thinking that it would be comparatively easy to webcast events at the state indoor and outdoor track and field meets.
i was very impressed by nxn coverage. i watched it almost for that reason alone. not only is this a great article, it links to the online coverage of california's state meet. i think they do a great job as well.
sorry, forgot to include the link:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/02/sports/02runner.html?_r=1&src=me&ref=homepage
the girl on the left of the picture has some good form going over that pile of hay
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