Following the MAAC XC meet at Disney

Because our MAAC meet is at Disney, obviously a lot of our family, alumni and friends will not be able to attend to support the Running Red Foxes. FYI, race times on Saturday are EARLY: 8 a.m. for the men; 8:45 a.m. for the women. This is good, as we can avoid the predictable Florida warm weather. For those that cannot make it, the MAAC announced last month that the championship would be broadcast later in the day (5 p.m., Saturday) on ESPN3 (Internet). Pretty cool. Here is an excerpt from the MAAC press release from about a month ago:


Edison, N.J. – The 2012 MAAC Cross Country Championships, which will be held on Saturday, October 27 at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World, will be televised on ESPN3.

The MAAC Cross Country Championships Recap Show, featuring start-to-finish coverage of both the men’s and women’s races along with key interviews with head coaches and student-athletes, can be seen on Saturday at 5:00 p.m. on ESPN3.


“Cross country as a sport has always been a tough nut to crack as far as production is considered,” said Michael Colangelo, Producer Broadcast & Operations at ESPN Wide World of Sports. “It is much more than a race between point A to point B. The goal for ESPN3 is to capture not only the competition, but to tell the story of the athletes and coaches through pre- and post-race interviews.”



“It is really exciting having the MAAC Cross Country Championships live on ESPN3,” said Ricardo Santos, head coach of the Iona men’s and women’s cross country and track programs. “It shows a great commitment by the MAAC and Disney to promote our sport and student-athletes. I am sure that the alumni, fans, and families of the student-athletes that will not be able to attend will appreciate being able to see the championships.”

Of course, I will have my trusty laptop and will update the blog as frequently as possible. As a reminder, I do not yet have a smart phone and I am not on Twitter, so you'll just have to wait till I can update the blog from the hotel room. I have been getting harassed by some to join this decade in terms of electronics and communication, but I remain steadfast for now. Hey, at least I text. I know some coaches that still refuse to do that!