WCSN.COM Offers First Ever Global Webcast of Boston Marathon

LOS ANGELES –March 31, 2008– World Championship Sports Network (WCSN), the premier destination for fans of Olympic and lifestyle sports, will be offering the first ever global webcast of the 112th running of the Boston Marathon via its broadband network.

Holding its traditional place on Patriots’ Day, Monday, April 21, beginning at 9:25 a.m. EST, race fans can go to www.wcsn.com for comprehensive start to finish coverage of the 26.2 mile event as more than 20,000 contenders set stride on the hilly New England terrain including the infamous one-half mile stretch known as Heartbreak Hill.

Deemed one of the world’s most prestigious and oldest annual road racing events, the Boston Marathon is the second stop on the World Marathon Majors, a marathon series offering a $1 million prize purse to be split between the leading male and female marathoners in the world. Top male athletes competing include three-time Boston Marathon champion Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot who will be fiercely defending his title against 2007 Chicago Marathon winner Patrick Ivuti and 2007 Boston runner-up, James Kwambai.

The women’s field will prove to be a strong heart-pounding competition with defending Boston Marathon champion Lidiya Grigoryeva racing against 2006 Boston Champion Rita Jeptoo and two-time runner-up Jelena Prokopcuka. Collectively the three female champions have won 18 international marathons in the past three years making for a top-notch Patriots’ Day showdown in Boston.

“We are proud that WCSN will be the first entity to receive and globally distribute the Boston Marathon production over the Internet via its site. We recognized WCSN’s intense base of sports viewers, and the Boston Marathon would seem to be a perfect match for those who want to see Boston live – from wherever they may be viewing,” said Guy Morse, executive director of the Boston Athletic Association. “Through WCSN, we can share the excitement of this international race with everyone.”

"WCSN has established itself as the top destination for competitive running and road racing events. Our mission is to elevate and deliver Olympic and lifestyle sports that exemplifies the best of the human spirit," said Claude Ruibal, CEO of WCSN. "By working with the Boston Athletic Association, we are pleased to give viewers worldwide the opportunity to watch one of the world's most prestigious sporting events and that combined, with our broadcasts of the New York, Chicago, London and Berlin Marathons, among others, provide our fans the opportunity to capture the entire season of major marathons from around the world."

WCSN is the home of the 2008 World Marathon Majors with complete coverage of the London, Boston, Berlin, Chicago and New York City races. Marathon fans around the globe can catch the action on www.wcsn.com via a $4.95 monthly subscription where they can be part of the over 500,000 spectators anticipated to be cheering on the runners as they dash through the streets of rural Hopkinton to the beautiful Boston Back Bay finish line at Copley Square.

Fans will also have access to complete live and on-demand video footage plus free access to news, race results, photo galleries, behind-the-scenes features and more. Broadcast schedules of all live and on-demand events can be found at WCSN.com.