Posted: January 27, 2006

Athletics: World half marathon record set in Arizona televised this weekend

Watch Ethiopian running great Haile Gebrselassie crush the world record by 21 seconds and see more excitement from the 2006 P.F. Chang's Rock 'n' Roll Arizona Marathon & ˝ Marathon

TEMPE, Ariz. (Jan. 26, 2006) In an impressive display of running, two-time Olympic gold medalist Haile Gebrselassie of Ethiopia shattered the world half-marathon record by 21 seconds at the P.F. Chang's Rock 'n' Roll Arizona on Sunday, Jan. 15. The four-time world 10,000-meter champion ran 58 minutes, 55 seconds to break the previous record of 59:16 set by Samuel Wanjiru of Kenya last September in Rotterdam. En route to his 20th world record, Gebrselassie also set the 20K world road record with his 55:48.

Gebrselassie's world record will be featured as part of the one-hour P.F. Chang's Rock 'n' Roll Arizona Marathon & ˝ Marathon show televised nationally on FSN Sat., Jan. 28 and Sun., Jan. 29 in most regions.

Below is a list of national airdates, with times local to site. For further information, check local listings for times and dates, or visit msn.foxsports.com.

Mountain-Arizona FSN ARIZONA Sat - 01/28/2006 07:00 PM
Mountain-Arizona FSN ARIZONA Mon - 01/30/2006 12:00 PM

Pacific FSN WEST Sat - 01/28/2006 12:00 PM

Pacific FSN BAY AREA Sat - 02/04/2006 08:00 AM
Central FSN CHICAGO Sat - 01/28/2006 12:00 PM
Eastern FSN DETROIT Sun - 01/29/2006 02:00 PM
Eastern FSN FLORIDA Sat - 01/28/2006 01:00 PM
Central FSN MIDWEST Sat - 01/28/2006 12:00 PM
Central FSN MIDWEST Tue - 01/31/2006 12:00 PM
Eastern FSN NEW ENGLAND Sun - 01/29/2006 02:00 PM
Eastern FSN NEW YORK Tue - 01/31/2006 02:00 PM
Eastern FSN NEW YORK Wed - 02/01/2006 06:00 AM
Eastern FSN NEW YORK Sun - 02/12/2006 10:00 AM
Central FSN NORTH (Minnesota) Sun - 01/29/2006 01:00 PM
Central FSN NORTH (Wisconsin) Sun - 01/29/2006 01:00 PM

Pacific FSN NORTHWEST Sat - 02/11/2006 06:00 PM

Eastern FSN OHIO Sun - 02/12/2006 01:00 AM
Eastern FSN PITTSBURGH Tue - 01/31/2006 02:00 PM
Eastern FSN PITTSBURGH Sat - 02/11/2006 01:00 PM
Mountain FSN ROCKY MOUNTAIN Sat - 01/28/2006 11:00 AM
Eastern FSN SOUTH Sat - 02/11/2006 01:00 PM
Central FSN SOUTHWEST Sat - 01/28/2006 12:00 PM
Eastern COMCAST MID ATLANTIC Mon - 01/30/2006 02:00 PM
Eastern COMCAST MID ATLANTIC Mon - 02/06/2006 04:00 AM
Eastern COMCAST MID ATLANTIC Sat - 02/11/2006 12:00 PM
Eastern COMCAST PHILADELPHIA Sat - 01/28/2006 12:00 AM

For more information about the P.F. Chang's Rock 'n' Roll Arizona Marathon & ˝ Marathon visit www.RnRaz.com.

Subscribe to the Runner's Web Weekly Digest