Track Shack Events and Wesh 2 Continue Live Broadcast Partnership of The OUC Orlando Half Marathon

July 15, 2024

Orlando, FL July 15, 2024 /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Track Shack Events is excited to announce that WESH 2 will again live broadcast the OUC Orlando Half Marathon on Saturday, December 7, 2024, in Orlando.

This partnership began in 2023 and aims to inspire runners and walkers of all ages and abilities to participate in the event and ignite enthusiasm for active lifestyles.

Central Florida embraced the running community this past February when the U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Marathon was held in downtown Orlando. America’s best and fastest marathoners raced to represent the U.S. in this month’s Paris Olympic Games.

Nearly 4000 athletes will run or walk the 13.1 miles through downtown Orlando in the 48^th OUC Orlando Half Marathon. Both the half marathon and the Lake Eola 5k “run” through the most scenic downtown neighborhoods.

“A live broadcast with the creative partners at WESH 2 continues to showcase our beautiful city, elevates the sport of running and uplifts the runners, new and veterans, who are training to achieve this goal,” says Jon Hughes, co-owner of Track Shack Events. “It is an accomplishment for runners to complete Florida’s oldest half marathon.”

“WESH 2 is thrilled to again work with Track Shack Events as the broadcast partner for the OUC Orlando Half Marathon,” says John Soapes, President and General Manager of WESH 2. “Bringing viewers the stories of the athletes on race day, and in the weeks leading up to the half marathon, drives home our station’s commitment to be part of events that bring all of us together and elevate our Central Florida community.”

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About WESH 2

WESH 2 is a digital multi-media company providing news, weather, sports, community service and entertainment on multiple platforms serving Central Florida. WESH 2 produces 65.5 hours of local news per week in Central Florida, including 22 hours on sister-station CW18. WESH 2 has been honored with numerous prestigious broadcast journalism awards including: a DuPont, Peabody, Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Political Journalism and the RTNDA Edward R. Murrow Award and Regional Emmy Award for Overall Excellence. WESH 2 is owned by Hearst Television, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hearst, a leading media company whose global holdings include 35 television stations and two radio stations serving 27 media markets across 39 states reaching over 24 million U.S. television households. Follow WESH 2 on Facebook (wesh2news), Instagram (@wesh2) and X (@WESH). WESH 2’s website is www.wesh.com.

About the Track Shack Family of Companies

Track Shack of Orlando opened for business in 1977 as a small retail operation focused on selling running shoes and apparel. Owners Jon and Betsy Hughes were awarded Florida’s Retailer of the Year 2015 by the Florida Retail Federation. Jon and Betsy also own Track Shack Events, a sports marketing company that specializes in marketing, management, and production of active lifestyle events. The award-winning professional staff has earned Track Shack Events a reputation as one of America’s top sports marketing companies. Track Shack Events co-produced the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Marathon in Orlando. The mission of Track Shack Events is that each event produced will benefit the entire community – runners and walkers, sponsors, and charities. Run to TrackShack.com.

About the OUC Orlando Half Marathon

Forty-eight years running, the OUC Orlando Half Marathon has been one of the top half marathons in the southeast. The OUC Orlando Half Marathon received Silver certification by the Council for Responsible Sport in 2022.  It is the first event in Florida to earn any level certification by CRS, the world’s leading sustainability certification program dedicated to supporting, certifying, and celebrating responsible sports events and organizations. OrlandoHalfMarathon.com