Running Great Haile Gebrselassie to Challenge World Record in Half Marathon at P.F. Chang's Rock 'N' Roll Arizona.

PHOENIX -- -- Satellite Coverage Information Below --

Haile Gebrselassie, universally regarded as one of history's greatest distance runners, has chosen P.F. Chang's Rock 'n' Roll Arizona as the venue for his attempt at breaking the world record in the half marathon. Gebrselassie, from Ethiopia, is a two-time Olympic gold medalist, a four-time world champion and over the course of his career has broken an astounding 18 world records on the track and roads.

P.F. Chang's Rock 'n' Roll Arizona is set for Sun., Jan. 15, 2006. Gebrselassie, 32, will challenge the world record of 59:16 held by Kenyan youngster Samuel Wanjiru.

Gebrselassie is a two-time Olympic gold medalist in the 10,000m, winning his first at the 1996 Atlanta Games when he staged a furious sprint on the final lap to beat Paul Tergat in an Olympic record time of 27:07.34. He successfully defended the title at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, again defeating Tergat, this time edging him on the final stride in what still stands as one of the most exciting finishes on the track in Olympic history. Gebrselassie is also a four-time world champion at 10,000-meters with titles in 1993, '95, '97 and '99.

Gebrselassie won the ING Amsterdam Marathon in October, running a personal best and the fastest time in the world this year, 2:06:20. His PR in the half marathon is 59:40.

Satellite coordinates for Sunday, Jan. 15, 2006
Haile Gebrselassie Half Marathon World Record attempt
P.F. Chang's Rock 'n' Roll Arizona
Tempe, Arizona (USA)

Please note that the USA information is listed first followed by the
UK info. Let me know if you need any other information by calling
1-858-518-2923

Contact person in the satellite truck on January 15 will be Mark with
Satellink West. His cell phone is 1-602-620-0428.

-Audra Fleming
Elite Racing Inc.
1-858-518-2923
[e-mail]

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10:45-11:30 ET (USA) (live feed from the race, Haile should be
crossing the finish line at approximately 11:08 ET)

14:00-14:30 ET (USA) (VNR, Haile finish, general race day footage,
bands/cheerleaders) This footage will be approximately 3 minutes in
length and will loop for 30 minutes.

USA:
Satellite: Horizons 1 (Ku) Dig
Transponder: 02 - Ch C
Orbital Slot: 127 degrees WL
Uplink Freq: 14044.5 (H)
Downlink Freq: 11744.5 (V)
Bandwidth: 9 MHz (Digital)
Symbol Rate: 6.1113
FEC: 3/4
Data Rate: 8.447973
Compression: 4:2:0
Carrier Access: Panamsat [phone]

These coordinates are the same for both time frames

UK:
Satellite: New Skies 7 (Ku) Dig
Transponder: H8M/Ch3
Orbital Slot: 338 degrees EL
Uplink Freq: 14456.5 (V)
Downlink Freq: 11666.5 (H)
Bandwith 9 MHz
FEC: 3/4
Symbol Rate: 5.632
Carrier Access: BT Washington, DC [phone]

These coordinates are the same for both time frames