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Web Site Credits

Lauren Aguirre, Executive Editor
Rima Chaddha, Assistant Editor
Brenden Kootsey, Senior Web Developer
David Levin, Assistant Editor
Susan K. Lewis, Editor
Audrey Resutek, Web Intern
Melissa Salpietra, Editorial Assistant
Peter Tyson, Editor in Chief
Anya Vinokour, Senior Designer
Li Wei, Designer

Special Thanks
Roger Fielding, Tufts University
Mary Kennedy, Tufts University
Malissa Wood, Massachusetts General Hospital

Image Credits 
Marathon Challenge homepage
Image: (NOVA team) © NOVA/WGBH Educational Foundation/photographed by Joel Laino

Team NOVA
Images: (team on first day, Don) Courtesy Don Megerle; (Uta) © NOVA/WGBH Educational Foundation/photographed by Joel Laino

Marathon Diaries
Images: (all) © NOVA/WGBH Educational Foundation

Ask the Expert
Image: (Miriam Nelson) Courtesy Millicent Harvey Photography/www.millicentharvey.com

Fit to Go the Distance
Images: (Uta Pippig) © Victah Sailor; (VO2max test) © Dimitri Iundt; Jean-Yves Ruszniewski/TempSport/Corbis; (cardiovascular system) © Howard Sochurek/CORBIS; (blood cells in capillary) © Visuals Unlimited/Corbis; (bicep) © Bryan Smith/istockphoto.com; (Betsey Powers-Sinclair, members of Team NOVA) Courtesy Don Megerle

Ten Tips
Image: (Don, Uta, Mim) Courtesy Don Megerle

Mind of a Marathoner
Image: (Uta Pippig running) © Camera 4; (Uta Pippig) © NOVA/WGBH Educational Foundation/photographed by Joel Laino

TV Program Description
Image: (members of Team NOVA) Courtesy Don Megerle

Program credits

TV Program Credits

Narrated by
Liev Schreiber

Written and Directed by
Daniel McCabe

Narration by
Julia Cort

Produced by
Daniel McCabe
Hillary Wells

Additional Producing by
Julia Cort

Narrated By
Liev Schreiber

Director Of Photography
Bob Burns

Edited By
Daniel McCabe
Dickran H. Manoogian


For Tufts University

President
Lawrence S. Bacow, Ph.D.

Associate Producer
Mary Kennedy

Coach, Tufts Marathon Challenge Team
Donald Megerle

Chief Scientific Advisor
Miriam Nelson, Ph.D.

Scientific Consultants
Roger Fielding, Ph.D.
Jennifer Sacheck, Ph.D.

Tufts University Athletic Trainers
Nick Mitropoulos
Matt Penney

The President's Marathon Challenge Team
The John Hancock Center for Physical Activity and Nutrition
The Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy
Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging


Thanks to The Boston Athletic Association, its Board of Governors and the Boston Marathon's Organizing Committee in cooperation with the Executive Office of Public Safety for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Thanks also to the eight cities and towns along the Boston Marathon route, especially Hopkinton and Boston.


Coproducer
Megan Gelstein

Associate Producers
Jonathan Loewald
Anthony Manupelli

Production Assistants
Roxanna Myhrum
Josh Woolf

Transportation Coordinator
Doyle Brown


Marathon Day Crew

Camera
Bob Burns
Joel Coblenz
Austin DeBeche
Tom Fahey
Aaron Frutman
Mark Helton
Allie Humanek
Larry LeCain
Steve McCarthy
Bob Nesson
Lynn Scornavacca
Gordy Waterman

Sound Recordists
Michael Andres
Frank Coakley
Gilles Morin
John O'Connor

Technical Director
Harlan Reiniger

Coordinating Producer
Susan Dangel

Transportation
Paul Attardo
Mike Barry
Jon Meade

Music
Rob Morsberger

Animation
Edgeworx

Online Editor And Colorist
Michael H. Amundson
The OutPost

Audio Mix
John Jenkins


 

Team NOVA
Carol C. Brayboy
Jonathan Bush
Steve DeOssie
Sama ElBannan
Machito L. Guaring
Larry Haydu
Xenia Johnson, M.D.
Betsey Powers-Sinclair
Raymond Rassi Maldonado
Jane Viener
Melissa White
Daniel Williams
Vera Yanovsky

Special Thanks
Friends and Family of Team NOVA
Jack Fleming
Dennis Spencer
Dave McGillivray
SFX Media
The John Hancock Marathon Team
Tim Noakes
Arthur Siegel
Bill Squires
Fred Treseler
Jeff Galloway
Nancy Clark
Amby Burfoot
James Zachazewski
Runner's Edge
Christina M. Morganti, M.D
Edward M. Phillips, M.D.
IPA Outdoor Fitness Bootcamp
Team Maine
Newton Fire House
Newton Police
Newton Public Works
Fairmont Copley Plaza in Boston
Boston Media Productions
Take the Magic Step, LLC


NOVA Series Graphics
yU + co.

NOVA Theme Music
Walter Werzowa
John Luker
Musikvergnuegen, Inc.

Additional NOVA Theme Music
Ray Loring

Post Production Online Editor
Michael H. Amundson

Closed Captioning
The Caption Center

NOVA Administrator
Ashley King

Publicity
Eileen Campion
Yumi Huh
Lindsay de la Rigaudiere
Kate Becker

Researcher
Gaia Remerowski

Production Coordinator
Linda Callahan

Paralegal
Raphael Nemes

Talent Relations
Scott Kardel, Esq.
Janice Flood

Legal Counsel
Susan Rosen Shishko

Assistant Editor
Alex Kreuter

Associate Producer, Post Production
Patrick Carey

Post Production Supervisor
Regina O'Toole

Post Production Editor
Rebecca Nieto

Post Production Manager
Nathan Gunner

Supervising Producer
Stephen Sweigart

Business Manager
Joseph P. Tracy

Producer, Special Projects
David Condon

Senior Producer, Special Projects
Lisa Mirowitz

Coordinating Producer
Laurie Cahalane

Senior Science Editor
Evan Hadingham

Senior Series Producer
Melanie Wallace

Managing Director
Alan Ritsko

Senior Executive Producer
Paula S. Apsell

 

Produced with the assistance of the Boston Athletic Association

Special thanks to the Boston Athletic Association for providing unprecedented access to NOVA and for waiving the qualifying entry requirement for the 12 participants in hopes that this program will inspire others to begin running and enhance world fitness.

A NOVA Production by Big House Productions, Inc. for WGBH/Boston

© 2007 WGBH Educational Foundation

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