112TH DRAKE RELAYS TO AIR LIVE ON RUNNERSPACE.COM

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The 112th Drake Relays is about to begin, make sure that you watch it on Runnerspace.com. The schedule is below.

112TH DRAKE RELAYS TO AIR LIVE ON RUNNERSPACE.COM

Fans of the Drake Relays unable to attend in person will be able to watch a live broadcast of America’s Athletic Classic thanks to a partnership between RunnerSpace.com and USATF.tv.

“We are thrilled with the response we have seen from fans in purchasing tickets to this year’s Drake Relays,” Franklin P. Johnson Director of the Drake Relays Blake Boldon, said. “However, we also know not everyone is able to travel to Drake Stadium this year to enjoy America’s Athletic Classic, so providing live streaming through RunnerSpace.com is exciting.”

Beginning with the first event Thursday of the 112th Drake Relays presented by Xtream, powered by Mediacom, and continuing through the final race Saturday, with the exception of 1-3 p.m. Saturday, RunnerSpace.com will air this year’s action. All events from the USATF.TV broadcasts will also be available for on-demand viewing.

RunnerSpace.com will broadcast live more than 100 events at this year’s Drake Relays during its 25 hours of live streaming.

“RunnerSpace has streamed the Drake Relays live since 2014, and while every year at the Blue Oval is a special one, we’re extremely excited to be back in Des Moines this week showcasing the world’s best track and field athletes while working with the Drake Relays and USATF.TV to share one of the world’s premier meets with fans everywhere,” Chief Marketing Officer at Runnerspace Scott Bush said.

Here is a recap of the Livestream schedule:

Thursday, April 28

5-10 p.m. on RunnerSpace.com and USATF.tv

Friday, April 29

8 a.m. – 9:15 p.m. on RunnerSpace.com and USATF.tv

Saturday, April 30

8 a.m. – 1 p.m. on RunnerSpace.com and USATF.tv

3-5 p.m. on RunnerSpace.com and USATF.tv

*Drake Athletics is in the process of finalizing plans for a live national broadcast for Saturday’s events from 1 p.m. – 3 p.m. CT. Details will be announced soon.

This year’s Drake Relays Schedule of Events can be found here.

All-session and single-session tickets are on sale now and can be purchased at www.draketix.com/drakerelays.

All-session reserved tickets are $100, and all-session general admission tickets are $75. Single-session reserved tickets are $15 for Thursday, $35 for Friday morning/afternoon, $35 for Friday evening, and $40 for Saturday.

Current Drake University students can attend all Drake Relays sessions and sit in General Admission seating (sections J, K and L) by scanning their Student ID at the gate.

About the Drake Relays

The Drake Relays presented by Xtream powered by Mediacom has served as “America’s Athletic Classic” since its first running in 1910. The annual competition, hosted by Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, is recognized internationally as a destination for the world’s premier track & field athletes across multiple professional and amateur divisions. In 2020, the Drake Relays was named a Silver Level event on the World Athletics Continental Tour, one of only two meets in the United States to earn Silver Level status. In addition to its signature stadium competition, the Drake Relays includes two marquee road running events open to the general public — the Grand Blue Mile presented by Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield and the Drake Road Races. For more information, visit drakerelays.org.

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Larry Eder
Larry Eder has had a 52-year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America's first sub-4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: "I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself." Also does some updates for BBC Sports at key events, which he truly enjoys. Theme song: Greg Allman, " I'm no Angel."
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