SmartSource Delivers at ING New York City Marathon

World Class Athletes flock to New York every year to compete in one of the world’s greatest road races - The ING New York City Marathon. Over 100,000 applicants apply every year to compete for some of the $600,000 in prize money and a chance to participate in an event watched by over 315 million worldwide TV viewers. This 26.2 mile event spans across all five of New York City’s boroughs before finishing up in Central Park.

SmartSource has played a role in the past ten marathons and this year provided extensive technological and logistical support in both Audio Visual and IT Infrastructure including:

• Set up of 11 custom build entertainment stages with sounds systems

• IT Equipment & Services supporting the Marathon Tradeshow, press & staff offices, medical tents and race operations.

• On site 24/7 support ensuring everything remained functional for the duration of the event.

• Set up of 14 Runner Corrals at the Start including 90 speakers.

SmartSource Rentals is able to pull from  deep pool of experienced  sound,  staging and AV technicians, project managers, IT professionals, and Account Executives in order to deliver world class service to world class events such as the ING New York City Marathon. In addition to skilled professionals, SmartSource Rentals was is also able to utilize it’s enormous inventory of company owned equipment and delivery trucks. The combination of experienced employees, professional AV, Staging, and IT Equipment, and a fleet of company vehicles is a major reason why businesses all over the nation choose SmartSource Rentals when organizing large scale events.

View the SmartSource Rentals ING New York City Marathon Press Release

View a Photo Slideshow with details on the Sound & Staging Equipment

Visit the New York Road Runners website

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