OCTOBER 7, 2012 CHICAGO INSPIRES MEDIA GUIDE MEDIA INFO & MEDIA INFO FAST FACTS FAST MEDIA INFO & FAST FACTS TABLE OF CONTENTS MEDIA INFO & FAST FACTS Important Media Information .......................................................................2 Race Week Media Center ............................................................................2 Race Week Schedule of Events ...................................................................6 Health & Fitness Expo ................................................................................8 Fast Facts ..................................................................................................9 Top Storylines ............................................................................................11 Prize Pures ................................................................................................13 Time Bonuses ............................................................................................14 Participant Demographics ...........................................................................15 Participants by Country/Territory ..................................................................16 Participants by State of Origin .....................................................................22 Pace Chart .................................................................................................24 1 IMPORTANT MEDIA INFORMATION RACE WEEK MEDIA CENTER IMPORTANT MEDIA INFORMATION Sunday, October 7 MEDIA CONTACTS Media Center Hours 6 a.m. - 4 p.m. Lauren Wood Diane Wagner Champions’ Press Conference Following Race Director of Media Relations Senior VP, Media Relations Post-Race Media Availability with Race Director 11:30 a.m. (approx.) TeamWorks Media Bank of America Post-Event Media Availability with Race Director 1.858.337.1360 1.312.992.2370 and Medical Director 2:30 p.m. [email protected] [email protected] MEDIA CENTER PRESS SERVICES Jeremy Borling Kathleen Neuman Event media representatives and race information will be available in the Media Center Director of Communications PR Manager throughout race weekend. The Media Center will be open to credentialed members of Bank of America Chicago Marathon TeamWorks Media the working media during the listed hours of operation. 1.312.446.0183 1.440.570.5360 [email protected] [email protected] Media Dining Beverage service will be provided throughout race weekend in the Media Center. MEDIA STAFF Lunch will be served following the Thursday, October 4, press conference. Breakfast Alex Sawyer, Communications Coordinator, Bank of America Chicago Marathon and lunch will be served on race day, Sunday, October 7. Dining will be held in the Lily Homstad, PR Specialist, TeamWorks Media Astoria Room, adjacent to the Waldorf Room. RACE WEEK MEDIA CENTER Operational Services Hilton Chicago Wireless internet and modems will be available in the Media Center for members of 720 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago the working press beginning Thursday, October 4, through Sunday, October 7. A web- Waldorf Room, Third Floor based runner tracking system will be available on race day to monitor split timing for the elite race. Internet connectivity is required for viewing. To access in-race timing, Phone: 1.312.294.6708 follow the instructions below: Fax: 1.312.294.6706 1. Log on to www.chicagomarathon.com/press (be sure to type in “www”) MEDIA CENTER HOURS OF OPERATION / PRESS CONFERENCE SCHEDULE 2. Enter user name: chicago Thursday, October 4 3. Enter password: pressroom Media Center Hours 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Kick-Off Press Conference 11 a.m. Interviews Elite athletes will be available for interviews on Friday, October 5, following the 10:30 Friday, October 5 a.m. press conference. Please submit any specific interview requests to the media Media Center Hours 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. relations team prior to the Friday press conference to confirm time with athletes. Elite Athlete Press Conference 10:30 a.m. Additionally, each elite athlete will be made available for one hour in the press room Saturday, October 6 for small cluster interviews and one-on-ones on Thursday afternoon, October 4, Friday Media Center Hours 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. afternoon, October 5, and Saturday morning, October 6. The schedule of appearances Media Availability with Race Director will be distributed race week. and Medical Director 2 p.m. 2 3 RACE WEEK MEDIA CENTER RACE WEEK MEDIA CENTER Interviews will not be permitted at the start or finish lines on race day with any media Downloadable race results can be accessed by following these directions after the outlet except official event broadcast partners. The men’s and women’s champions, conclusion of the elite race: other top finishers, and Executive Race Director Carey Pinkowski will be available to the media following the race in the Media Center. 1. Go to www.chicagomarathon.com/press (be sure to type in “www”) 2. Enter user name: chicago Race Day Services 3. Enter password: pressroom • The NBC 5 broadcast will air live in the Media Center on race day from 4. Search results by category (e.g. city, state, country) 7 to 11 a.m. • Direct feeds of the men’s and women’s races will accompany the live If you have any trouble with the website or downloadable results, see a member of the broadcast in the Media Center to provide complete, uninterrupted coverage media relations team for assistance. of both races. • A web link will be provided to track the leaders during the race. The tracking website will include a race leader board, as well as mile and 5K split times for the race leaders. • Printouts of split times will be provided to working media throughout the race, and official race results will be distributed shortly after the completion of the race. • The top three finishers in both the men’s and women’s races will address the media in the Media Center following the completion of the race. Additional interviews with athletes will be available upon request. Please submit those requests to a member of the media relations team before the finish of the race. • On race day, Executive Race Director Carey Pinkowski will offer a brief address at approximately 11:30 a.m. in the Media Center. At 2:30 p.m. both Pinkowski and Medical Director Dr. George Chiampas will offer a report from the day’s events and be available for questions from the media. Post-Race Information A race recap, photos and race results will be available following the race on chicagomarathon.com. High-resolution photos will be available to the media for download at www.chicagomarathon.com/mediaphotos. Photo credit: Bank of America Chicago Marathon. 4 5 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS SCHEDULE OF EVENTS RACE WEEK SCHEDULE OF EVENTS 7:21 a.m. Handcycle Marathon Start THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4 7:30 a.m. Wave 1 Marathon Start 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Media Center Hours Monroe St. & Columbus Dr. Hilton Chicago, Waldorf Room 7:40 a.m. Nike Northside/South Side Challenge Boys’ Start 11 a.m. Bank of America Chicago Marathon Kick-Off 28th St. & Michigan Ave. Press Conference 7:50 a.m. Nike Northside/Southside Challenge Girls’ Start Hilton Chicago, Waldorf Room 28th St. & Michigan Ave. 12 p.m. Media Luncheon 7:53 a.m. Nike Northside/Southside Boys’ Finish (approx.) Hilton Chicago, Astoria Room 8:00 a.m. Wave 2 Marathon Start 2 – 5 p.m. Elite Athlete Cluster Interviews Monroe St. & Columbus Dr. Hilton Chicago, Astoria Room 8:05 a.m. Nike Northside/Southside Girls’ Finish (approx.) 8:50 a.m. Wheelchair Men’s Champion Finish (approx.) FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5 9:10 a.m. Wheelchair Women’s Champion Finish (approx.) 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Media Center Hours 9:35 a.m. Overall Men’s Champion Finish (approx.) Hilton Chicago, Waldorf Room 9:50 a.m. Overall Women’s Champion Finish (approx.) 9 a.m. – 8 p.m. Bank of America Chicago Marathon Health & Fitness Expo 10:30 a.m. Champions’ Press Conference (approx.) McCormick Place, North Building, Hall B1 Hilton Chicago, Waldorf Room 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. Bank of America Chicago Marathon Elite Athlete 11:30 a.m. Media Availability with Executive Race Director Carey Press Conference Pinkowski (approx.) Hilton Chicago, Waldorf Room Hilton Chicago, Waldorf Room 2 – 5 p.m. Elite Athlete Cluster Interviews 2:30 p.m. Media Availability with Executive Race Director Carey Hilton Chicago, Astoria Room Pinkowski and Medical Director Dr. George Chiampas Hilton Chicago, Waldorf Room SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Bank of America Chicago Marathon 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Media Center Hours 27th Mile Post-Race Party Hilton Chicago, Waldorf Room Grant Park, Butler Field 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. Bank of America Chicago Marathon Health & Fitness Expo McCormick Place, North Building, Hall B1 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. Elite Athlete Cluster Interviews Hilton Chicago, Astoria Room 5 – 10 p.m. Hilton Pasta Dinner Hilton Chicago, International Ballroom SUNDAY, OCTOBER 9 – RACE DAY 6 a.m. – 4 p.m. Media Center Hours Hilton Chicago, Waldorf Room 7 – 11 a.m. 670 The Score Sports Radio Live Broadcast 7 – 11 a.m. NBC 5 Live Broadcast 7:20 a.m. Wheelchair Marathon Start Monroe St. & Columbus Dr. 6 7 HEALTH & FITNESS EXPO FAST FACTS BANK OF AMERICA CHICAGO MARATHON FAST FACTS HEALTH & FITNESS EXPO 2011 BANK OF AMERICA CHICAGO MARATHON CHAMPIONS The Bank of America Chicago Marathon Health & Fitness Expo annually hosts more Open Men: Moses Mosop, KEN, 2:05:37 than 200 exhibitors featuring the latest designs in running footwear, accessories Open Women: Liliya Shobukhova, RUS, 2:18:20 and technology, as well as the newest developments in sports, fitness and nutrition. 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