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The Essential Guide to Training for the ING New York City Marathon
(New York) – Acoustiguide, in collaboration with Soundwalk and New York Road Runners, is
launching the first series of downloadable audio guides to help runners train for the ING New
York City Marathon, the largest one-day sporting event in the world. On November 5, the 2006
race will be run by 37,000 participants from more than 100 countries and witnessed by over two
million live spectators and another 312 million television viewers worldwide.
The tours weave coaching, marathon history, personal stories, and preparation tips with a rich
soundscape that captures the ambience of race day. They will be available for sale on each of
the partners’ websites in MP3 format for $10.00 for one run, $25.00 for three, and $30.00 for
all four. To access the URL directly, go to www.nyrraudioguide.net.
“We’re thrilled to offer the world’s first audio guide to training for the Marathon,” said Ted
Vasquez, CEO of Acoustiguide, Inc., “we anticipate that runners of all types – from seasoned
marathoners, to first-timers, to recreational runners – will enjoy listening to these guided runs with
race insiders. There’s really something for everyone, whether they’re actually preparing for the
marathon or just enjoying a fun run in the park.”
The Coach
Toby Tanser, a former elite runner and sub-2:20 marathoner, personally coaches each run.
Beginning at the hub of the New York running community, New York Road Runners headquarters,
Tanser leads listeners into Central Park for about five minutes of stretching and mental preparation
at the Reservoir. The pace work begins when the coach is joined by one of four well-known
guests, each one a seasoned runner.
4 Tours, 4 Speeds
Listeners will select a training run from one of four options, each timed to match the individual
mile per minute pace of Toby’s guests, who include:
• Olympic silver medalist and World Champion Catherine Ndereba of
Kenya, a four-time Boston Marathon winner, two-time runner up in the New
York City Marathon, and favorite in the ING New York City Marathon 2006,
completing the run at a six minute per mile pace;
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• Actor and star of television’s “ER” Anthony Edwards, at a seven minute per
mile pace, who tells Toby how running changed his life and made him a
serious competitor;
• New York’s Attorney General and gubernatorial candidate, Eliot Spitzer, a
long-time runner, recorded on primary day in NYC at a nine minute per mile
pace;
• Supermodel Kim Alexis, mother of five, seven-time marathon runner, at a ten
minute per mile pace, about the average finishing time for the ING New York
city Marathon’s 37,000 competitors.
Each audio guide is accompanied by a downloadable map of the associated portion of the ING
New York City Marathon course in Central Park.
Acoustiguide Inc.'s CEO, Ted Vasquez stated, "The NYRR Audio Guide is only one example of
Acoustiguide's commitment to a growing and more diverse listening base. We seek to harness the
latest platforms to engage the widest possible audience on its own terms; that's why we're proud
to be producing web-based downloadable programs in addition to the museum tours for which
we’re known."
About Acoustiguide Inc.
Acoustiguide Inc. is the US subsidiary of the Espro Acoustiguide Group, a global developer,
manufacturer and marketer of multi-lingual audio and multimedia handheld interpretive systems
that are used in museums, cultural and visitor centers, walking tours and trade shows worldwide.
The client base of the Group includes over 400 active sites, and comprises some of the world's
best known museums and heritage sites, including the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the
Rodin Museum in Paris, the Imperial War Museum in London, the Guggenheim Bilbao in Spain,
the State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, the Museum of Fine Arts in Vienna, the Israel
Museum in Jerusalem, the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium in Brussels, the Forbidden City
in Beijing and the National Palace Museum of Taiwan in Taipei. The Group employs
approximately 85 full-time staff in 8 subsidiaries worldwide. For further information, please visit
the Group’s websites and www.espro.com.
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