Marathon/Running News: 3/10/06 - 3/17/06

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News From: Friday, March 17, 2006
	Boston Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Boston Marathon Releases Elite Field (Race Results Weekly) Top athletes participating are mentioned.
	London Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Marathon Man still Has Tons of Ambition: Next London Marathon (EDP 24) David Toms, who lives in Brandon, plans to finish his 100th marathon when he competes at London this year.
	Shamrock Sportsfest Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Shamrock Marathon Expects to draw 13,000 Runners (Hampton Roads) Two new races, a new marathon course and an additional day highlight the Shamrock Marathon. Directors Jerry and Amy Frostick are expecting the biggest weekend in event history.
News From: Thursday, March 16, 2006
	Boston Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Boston Marathon Reveals Field Of Elite Runners (CBS4 Boston) Hailu Negussie of Ethiopia will return to defend his title. Past champions Timothy Cherigat and Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot of Kenya will be among those hoping to prevent Negussie from repeating.
	Cayman Islands Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Flowers Bottled Water to Sponsor Cayman Islands Marathon (Cay Compass) Flowers Bottled Water has confirmed its support once again for the 2006 Cayman Islands Marathon which will be held on Sunday, 3 December, making this the companys 3rd year as a partner with the race organizers.
	General Running (Non-Specific)
		Training/ Health
		Marathon Runner to Take Caffeine before Commonwealth Games (The Advertiser) Australia marathon runner Scott Westcott has been castigated by a team boss for saying he'll take a caffeine tablet before running.
News From: Wednesday, March 15, 2006
	Boston Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Hanover Woman to Run Boston Marathon For Children's Hospital (Town Online) Garvey will run as a member of the Children's Hospital Marathon Team, dubbed Miles for Miracles. In the program, each runner is matched with a patient partner for motivation.
	City of Los Angeles Marathon (L.A. Marathon)
		Human Interest Story
		Runner Killed While Training For LA Marathon (NBC4) Case of a 27-year-old runner from Manhattan Beach who was struck and killed while training for Sunday's LA Marathon.
	Detroit International Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Team Effort Needed to Host a Detroit Marathon (Detroit Free Press) Running clubs are finding it harder to put on events alone, and races are reaching out to non-running organizations for help.
	General Running (Non-Specific)
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Morris - I'll just Do My Best at Commonwealth Games after Radcliffe Withdrawal (ic Wales) Welsh marathon star Tracey Morris has rubbished claims that the Commonwealth Games has been devalued by the absence of her Olympic team-mate Paula Radcliffe.
	Rock 'n' Roll Country Music Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Country Music Marathon Approaches Record Number of Runners (Nashville City Paper) The seventh-annual event, which takes place April 29, has 13,000 registrants so far, which is up 30 percent from this time a year ago. The course remains the same, but Zocks said the event is growing because word has spread about the Country Music Marathons uniqueness, 27 stages of country music artists lining the course.
	Rock 'n' Roll USA Marathon (formerly the National Marathon)
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		National Marathon Geared Up, Ready To Go (NBC4) The race will take place Saturday, March 25. The starting point is RFK stadium in Northeast
News From: Tuesday, March 14, 2006
	Dong-A Seoul International Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Zhou Chunxiu becomes Seventh Woman to Run a Sub-2:20 Marathon (IAAF) Zhou Chunxiu won the womens race of the Seoul International Marathon in a time of 2:19:51, making her the seventh woman in history to have broken the sub 2:20 barrier.
	Odds And Ends
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Casablanca Marathon: Morocco's Boumlili, Kenya's Kiprop Clinch Gold (Morocco Times) Boumlili was followed by his compatriot Hamou Moudji and Kenyan Frimin Kiplagat. In the women's race, Kiprop won in 2h 34min 43 sec, setting a new record of the Marathon.
News From: Monday, March 13, 2006
	Dong-A Seoul International Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Zhou Breaks 2:20 Mark in Dong-A-Seoul Marathon Win (BBC) Zhou Chun-xiu of China displayed outstanding race management and defended her womens marathon crown, finishing the race in 2:19:51 to take 11th place in the international womens marathon rankings. Zhou made excellent use of male runners, including Georgi Andreev, Simon Sawe, and Jang Jong-su, as pacemakers to break the 2:20 barrier.
	London Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Paramedic Sets London Marathon Challenge (BBC) Ray Edensor hopes running the 680 miles will raise £50,000 for a children's charity.
		5-Day London Marathon (Mirror Co) A woman with chronic lung disease is to take part in the London Marathon pushing her oxygen in a trolley. She aims to walk the 26-mile course in five days.
	Nagoya Int'l Women's Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Hiroyama Enjoys First Career Victory at Nagoya Marathon (Daily Times) Hiroyama, who at one point was more than 100 metres behind front-running Shibui, caught up with the pace with one kilometre left before crossing the finishing line in two hours 23 minutes 26 seconds.
	Rock 'n' Roll Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Pushing her Limits at Rock 'n' Roll Marathon (The Times Herald) 59-year-old retired psychiatric nurse is taking weekly hikes, up to 14 miles, in preparation for participating in a full "Rock 'N' Roll" marathon in San Diego.
News From: Sunday, March 12, 2006
	Boston Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		More than Boston Marathon (Sj-r) Carl Benton was able to qualify for Boston thanks to his friend Bill Jensen, for whose memoir he will now participate in the Boston marathon.
		Team Pine Street's Runners Give Boston Marathon a Reality Check (The Boston Globe) There are two ways to get an official number in next month's Boston Marathon: Run another marathon fast enough to qualify for Boston or run for one of the 18 official charity teams. Team Pine Street helps a homeless shelter in the South End.
	Dong-A Seoul International Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Thys, Zhou Top Seoul International Marathon (NDTV) South Africa's Gert Thys reclaimed his Seoul International Marathon title on Sunday with his third win in four years.
	General Running (Non-Specific)
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Gebrselassie Breaks 25km World Record (IAAF) Haile Gebrselassie clocked 1:11:37 for 25 kilometres today. The Ethiopian wonder man in the process bettered the World record* of Kenyan Paul Kosgei who ran 1:12:45 on 9 May 2004 in Berlin, Germany, by 1:08 minutes.
	Nagoya Int'l Women's Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Hiroyama Over Shibui in Nagoya Marathon (IAAF) Passing Yoko Shibui with one kilometre to go, Harumi Hiroyama, ran to a 2:23:26 victory.
News From: Saturday, March 11, 2006
	Austin Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Freescale Drops Austin Marathon Sponsorship (News 8) The Marathon Foundation says on its website it will look for a new sponsor for 2007.
	Boston Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		From Fat To Fit To being a Boston Marathon Qualifier (Herald Net) In his early 50s, McKilligan joined the Port Gardner Bay Runners to loose weight, and qualified for the Boston Marathon less than 18 months later.
	Shamrock Sportsfest Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Shamrock Marathon Next Weekend (Hampton Roads) Schedule of events
News From: Friday, March 10, 2006
	Boston Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		A New Father, Keflezighi to Run U.S. 15-K Championship (Race Results Weekly) Reigning Olympic Marathon silver medalist Meb Keflezighi who became a father earlier this week will participate on the U.S. 15-k Championships as part of the build-up to the BAA Boston Marathon.
	General Running (Non-Specific)
		Human Interest Story
		Carter Accepts Radcliffe Decision (Sporting Life) The chairman of the English athletics selectors has bemoaned the withdrawal of Paula Radcliffe from the Commonwealth Games.