Broadcast live on NBC, the NYC Marathon is the premier event of the New York Road Runners. With more than 45,000 runners, 2.5m spectators, more than 6,000 volunteers ensuring a successful and memorable event, eight truck-mounted LED display units provided a great view of the action.
The truck-mounted Daktronics LED video screens were used in sizes ranging from 12' x 16' to 22' x 30'. Five units were strategically placed at the start line, located at Fort Wadsworth in Staten Island, N.Y., to display the televised race coverage on NBC and informational messaging and live camera production for the Open Zone entertainment area.
The additional three units were placed near the finish line on the west side of Manhattan and Central Park to display television broadcast feeds as well as live event coverage at the photo bridge allowing participants, family and spectators alike to see the runners as they crossed the finish line.
"The team at Impact Video was instrumental in providing New York Road Runners with a total solution for this year's ING New York City Marathon, from hardware to content to technical and artistic direction," said Graham Goetz, coordinating producer multimedia & entertainment. "Meeting and exceeding our expectations, and those of our partners and sponsors, by delivering dynamic content and information to the more than 45,000 participants was a solid step up in the production value of this year's race."
Ethiopian distance runner, Gebre Gebremariam, won the marathon. Celebrity runners included Al Roker from the NBC Today Show, Robin Quivers of Howard Stern fame and rescued Chilean Miner Edison Pena.
(Jim Evans)
