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News From: Tuesday, January 30, 2024
	2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Men's Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Paris Olympics 2024 Update: Colorado Stuns America With Massive Number of Participants for Marathon Trials (Essentially Sports) Colorado has more than twice as many participants as any other state for the 2024 U.S. Olympics Team Trials.
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials unveil huge prize pool (Canadian Running) Winners from the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials will take hone $80,000 each from the total $600,000 prize pool.
	Bear Paw Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Date Announced for 4th Annual Bear Paw Marathon (Hi-Line Today) The 2024 Bear Paw Marathon will be held on June 1.
	Charlotte's Thunder Road Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Charlotte Marathon raises nearly $500,000 for Hemby Children's Hospital (WSOC-TV) The 2023 Charlotte Marathon on November 16 raised more than $138,000 for the Hemby Children's Hospital and nearly $500,000 over the last ten years.
	Miami Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Miami Marathon finisher medals spark airport security concerns (Canadian Running) Hundreds of finishers of the 2024 Miami Marathon went home without their medals, after confiscation by the Transport Security Administration.
	Tokyo Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Defending champion Rosemary Wanjiru pitted against Sifan Hassan at Tokyo Marathon (Pulse Sports) The 2024 Tokyo Marathon on March 3 will see defending champion Rosemary Wanjiru compete against London Marathon champion Sifan Hassan.
		National record holder Suzuki joins Tokyo Marathon field (The Manichi) The 2024 Tokyo Marathon will be held on March 3, with Japanese record holder Kengo Suzuki and two-time Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge.
News From: Monday, January 29, 2024
	2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Men's Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Ksh100 million up for grabs at US Olympic Marathon trials (Pulse Sports) Total prize money for the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials is $600,000, up from the $480,000 in 2020.
		2024 US Olympic marathon trials: Preview, schedule and athletes to watch (Olympics News) Here are a concise guide to the 2024 U.S. Olympic Marathon Team Trials on February 3.
	Classic City Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Inaugural Classic City Marathon is in the books (Gray Frederick) Gray Frederick won the 2024 Classic City Marathon in 2:35 while Sam Drop won the women's race in 2:44.
News From: Sunday, January 28, 2024
	Miami Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Kenya's George Onyancha wins Miami Marathon (NBC Miami) Kenya's George Onyancha won the 2024 Miami Marathon in 2:17 while Leah Rotich won the women's race in 2:41.
	Odds And Ends
		Training/ Health
		How anti-doping lobbyists in Kabarnet uncovered web of doping in Kenya's athletics (Pulse Sports) Here is how athlete officials in Kenya are cleaning up the running sports - especially Marathon - ahead of the Paris Olympics.
		5 exercises to amplify ankle strength and stability (Canadian Running) Here are 5 ankle exercises that when made part of the training routine will help runners avoid ankle injuries.
News From: Friday, January 26, 2024
	Buriram Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Buriram Marathon 2024 Gears Up for Grand Opening on January 27 (Asean Now) The 2024 Buriram Marathon will be held this Saturday, January 27.
	Lagos City Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Lagos City Marathon: LASTMA to collaborate with LSSC (The Eagle Online) Preparations are under way for the 2024 Lagos City Marathon on Saturday, February 10.
	Marathon de Marrakech
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		2017 Valencia Marathon champion to compete in first marathon after doping ban (Pulse Sports) Sammy Kitwara will compete at the 2024 Marathon de Marrakech on Sunday, January 28, his first marathon after his doping ban was lifted.
News From: Thursday, January 25, 2024
	2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Men's Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Orlando set to host runners from across the U.S. at the 2024 U.S. Olympic Teams Trials - Marathon (WFTV9) The 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials will be held on February 3 in Orlando, Florida.
	Olympics 2024 (Women)
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Natasha Wodak to take one final shot at Canadian marathon team (Canadian Running) Natasha Wodak, after failing to get a slot for the 2024 Paris Olympics mainly due to injuries, will do one more race during the spring.
	Rotterdam Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Kelvin Kiptum hungry for more as he shares special throwback photo (Pulse Sports) As Kelvin Kiptum prepares for the 2024 Rotterdam Marathon on Sunday, April 14, he shares photo of his 6th finish at the 2020 Valencia Half Marathon.
News From: Wednesday, January 24, 2024
	Classic City Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Classic City Marathon to be held on Sunday (The Red & Black) The inaugural Classic City Marathon is set on Sunday, January 28.
	Odds And Ends
		Training/ Health
		3 power-packed workouts to help you nail a marathon PB (Canadian Running) To run your fastest marathon, one of these workouts will help you reach your goal.
		5 recovery tools that are common household items (Canadian Running) Here are 5 common household items that are effective tools for recovery after training or a run.
News From: Tuesday, January 23, 2024
	Hong Kong Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Hong Kong Marathon awards thousands of dollars to sub-three-hour finishers (Canadian Running) Local runners were awarded cash prizes for fast times at the 2024 Hong Kong Marathon.
	Mumbai Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		World Athletics comes under fire after controversial Xiamen and Tata Mumbai Marathons (Pulse Sports) The 2024 Mumbai Marathon complied with its World Athletics "platinum label" by having 22 elite international athletes on the starting line but only seven finished.