Apart from watching the live broadcast, courtesy of Mr Price, users will be able to see live Twitter feeds at #comradesm2010 and track runners with the "Track Your Runner" application, developed by Mr Price using the Microsoft Silverlight framework.
Silverlight is a free, cross-browser, cross-platform rich media plug-in and has become the platform of choice for delivering live and on demand streaming video of sporting events, including the 2008 Beijing Olympics on NBCOlympics.com, where 52.1 million people logged on to watch 9.9 million hours of video.
People wishing to watch the Comrades coverage online or use the "Track Your Runner" application will need to install the free Silverlight plug-in, which is a 5.6MB download available on www.microsoft.com/getsilverlight
Fast facts:
Watch the race on SABC 2 or watch online at www.comrades.com on Sunday, 30th May 2010
Online race feed is from 5:10am-6pm (GMT+2)
Follow us on Twitter with #comradesm2010 at http://twitter.com/comradesm2010
Install the plugin at www.microsoft.com/getsilverlight
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