MEDIA ADVISORY, Aug. 25, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) --
What: NASDAQ will broadcast the inaugural NYC Half-Marathon
presented by NIKE in its entirety on its seven-story
MarketSite Tower in Times Square. Approximately 10,000
runners are expected to participate in the race.
The NYC Half-Marathon course will begin on Central Park's
East Drive (near 87th Street), run down Seventh Avenue
through Times Square, across 42nd Street, down the
Westside Highway and finish on West Street near Rector
Street and Battery Park.
In anticipation of the upcoming race, New York Road
Runners President & CEO Mary Wittenberg and elite runners
Meb Keflezighi, Catherine Ndereba, Benita Johnson, Colleen
De Reuck and Peter Gilmore rang The NASDAQ Stock Market
Opening Bell on Friday, August 25th.
When: NYC Half-Marathon Broadcast on the NASDAQ MarketSite Tower
Sunday, August 27th 2006
Race begins at 7am
Where: NASDAQ MarketSite - The Tower
4 Times Square
New York, NY 10036
Photos: To request photos of the NASDAQ Tower, please contact
Stephanie Lowenthal at 646-441-5220 or
stephanie.lowenthal@nasdaq.com
NASDAQ Opening Bell Ceremony
To obtain a hi-resolution photograph of the Market Open,
please go to
http://www.nasdaq.com/reference/marketsite_events.stm
and click on the market open of your choice.
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