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Boston Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, April 18, 2006
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Americans make Strong Showing in Boston Marathon (Eyewitness News) Meb Keflezighi (Kef-lez-ghee), Brian Sell and Alan Culpepper came in third, fourth and fifth. The last American winner was Greg Meyer in 1983.
		Human Interest Story
		Huntsville Runners Compete in Boston Marathon (AL - Everything Alabama) Former UAH runner Candace Jacobs, 25, finished 115th among women, and Todd White, 41, of Huntsville was 209th overall Monday in the Boston Marathon.
		A View of the Boston Marathon (Bostonist) Marathon wrap-up.
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Kenyans sweep titles at Boston Marathon (The London Free Press) Robert Cheruiyot set a new course record with his win at the 110th Boston Marathon.
		Boston Marathon: Kenyan Men continue to Dominate, but Americans Serve Notice (International Herald Tribune) Robert Cheruiyot won the Boston Marathon for the second time, as he and fellow Kenyan Benjamin Maiyo finished first and second in the 110th running. But a scan of the top finishers Monday makes one thing abundantly clear: The Americans are gaining.
	News From: Monday, April 17, 2006
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Van Dyk wins wheelchair Boston Marathon (The Mercury News) South African Ernst Van Dyk won his sixth consecutive Boston Marathon at the 110th race.
		Human Interest Story
		Runners To Sport Bibs at Boston Marathon (The Harvard Crimson) Runners in todays Boston Marathonincluding a group of about 90 Harvard studentswill help public health officials test a new way of responding to earthquakes and terrorist attacks. All participants will wear bar-coded bibs, which will allow event organizers to track injuries and hospitalizations, thanks to a grant from the federal Department of Health and Human Services.
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Jeptoo Overcomes Obstacles to Win Marathon (San Fransico Gate) Rita Jeptoo was victorious over Jelena Prokopcuka in the closest finish ever at the Boston Marathon Women's race.
		Cheruiyot, Jeptoo Win 110th Boston Marathon Titles (RunningUSA Wire) The low-down on Boston Marathon results.
		U.S. Marathoners Finish Strongly in Boston Marathon (Outside) Five U.S. runners finished in the top ten at this year's Boston Marathon - the strongest showing in years.
		Boston Marathon marks first in series (The Boston Globe) The World Marathon Majors were kicked off at the 110th Boston Marathon.
	News From: Sunday, April 16, 2006
		Human Interest Story
		Boston Marathon Runner Hopes he can Go the Distance Twice (The Boston Globe) Hassan Haydar, 55, of Quincy, has set to run the Boston marathon twice tomorrow. An 11-time marathoner with a best time of 3 hours 21 minutes, Haydar plans to complete numbers 12 and 13 in a single day -- running from Copley Square to Hopkinton in the morning, then back again during the race itself.
		Former Radio Personality Dennis Sutton Takes on Boston Marathon (Everything Michigan) Sutton will be among the 92 Grand Rapids area competitors, the 602 total entrants from Michigan and the overall field of 22,374 runners who will try to conquer the 110th Boston Marathon.
		Tour of Marathon Majors Starts in Boston (Eyewitness News) Starting in Boston tomorrow, together with London, Berlin, New York, and Chicago compose the World Marathon Majors.
	News From: Thursday, April 13, 2006
		Human Interest Story
		Local Woman to Run in the Boston Marathon (Suwannee Democrat) Michelle McCollum of McAlpin is flying out of Jacksonville this weekend and heading to Massachusetts to run the Boston Marathon April 17.
		Running his Own Freedom Trail at Boston Marathon (The Journal News) The Boston Marathon has a tie with a cousin race the Iraq/Boston Marathon for some 750 U.S. military personnel, with official Boston Marathon tape, programs, signage, batons and medals. The Iraq/Boston Marathon will be run Saturday in Base Camp Adder.
		Residents Gear Up to Run Boston Marathon (Town Online) Cambridge residents Dana Katz, David Reynolds, Scott Rumrill, Emily Scheer and Robert Sykora have been pounding the pavement and fund raising to help fight liver disease, in preparation for the Boston marathon which will be held on April 17.
		Former Santa Cruz Mayor, 73, Running again in the Boston Marathon (Santa Cruz Sentinel) Last year, at age 72, Beiers won the women's 70-plus age group at the Boston Marathon when she ran the 26.2 miles in 4 hours, 54 minutes, 52 seconds. She'll return to defend her title this year, joining 20 other runners from Santa Cruz County.
		Students 'Adopt' Top Boston Marathon Runners (The Boston Channel) Some Hopkinton elementary school students had some special visitors Thursday when some of the Boston Marathon's top runners stopped by their school.
		Fast Facts on the 110th Boston Marathon (Town Online) In 1887 the Boston Athletic Association chose the unicorn to represent their organization and the Boston Marathon. Due to its place in mythology, the unicorn is a symbol for the ideal and the pursuit to push oneself.
		World Marathon Majors Opens at Boston (Race Results Weekly) The World Marathon Majors, a two-year series where athletes would score points in five marathons --plus the IAAF World Championships and Olympic Games marathons-- towards a final jackpot of $1,000,000 to be split between the top man and women starts with the Boston marathon.
	News From: Wednesday, April 12, 2006
		Human Interest Story
		Elite Marathon Runners Chaperone Boston Field Trip (CBS4 Boston) Some of the elite runners took a break from training Wednesday to meet students in Boston. In fact, the runners served as chaperones on a field trip to the Franklin Park Zoo.
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Boston Marathon Releases Athlete Uniform Guide (Race Results Weekly) The Boston Marathon, the first stop on the two-year World Marathon Majors series, released their media and spectator guide to the unique uniforms which will be worn by their invited men's field.
		Human Interest Story
		Olympia Bartender to Run in Boston Marathon (The Olympian) A runner for most of his life -- "I've always run two or three miles two or three times" per week -- Jim McDonough is now going to do something his friends never expected: participate in the Boston Marathon.
	News From: Tuesday, April 11, 2006
		Human Interest Story
		Landmark: Marathon Park (Metro West Daily News) A commemorative park on the site of the original starting line of the Boston Marathon will be completed soon.
		Boston Marathon: Changes will benefit slower runners (Metro West Daily News) Official Boston Marathon running times will be calculated in a new way.
		Race directors book shares Boston Marathon moments (Metro West Daily News) Dave McGillivray has published a book, called "Last Pick: The Boston Marathon Race Directors Road to Success."
Charlottesville Marathon
	News From: Sunday, April 16, 2006
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Slow and Steady Wins Charlottesville Marathon (The Daily Progress) On a course veteran marathoner Chuck Engle called the most difficult he had ever completed, Steven Chorma ran the race of his life. Chorma knocked more than six minutes off his personal best time, coming from behind to pass Engle and Anatolie Vartosu.
	News From: Saturday, April 15, 2006
		Human Interest Story
		Runners Gunning for Charlottesville Marathon (The Daily Progress) This years race, which starts at 7:30 at the corner of High and Park streets near the Dowtown Mall, has attracted runners from 48 states and nine other countries
Colorado Marathon (prev. Fort Collins Old Town Marathon)
	News From: Tuesday, April 18, 2006
		Human Interest Story
		New name for city's marathon (The Coloradoan) The Fort Collins Old Town Marathon will be known from now on as the Colorado Marathon.