Marathon/Running News: 3/2/06 - 3/9/06

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News From: Thursday, March 9, 2006
	Dong-A Seoul International Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Easy Course Might Help Set a Record at Dong-A-Seoul Marathon (BBC) Twenty-nine-year-old William Kipsang is the strongest contender in the mens race. In the womens race, last years champion Zhou Chunxiu of China stands out from the crowd.
	Little Rock Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Niles Woman Takes First at Little Rock Marathon (Niles Daily Star) Charles Kamindo, a Kenya native who lives in Colorado won the fourth annual Little Rock Marathon held recently in Little Rock, Arkansas. Main results are given.
	Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Athletes Prepare for Memorial Marathon (The Vista) The UCO training team consists of 30 students and four faculty/staff who are training together for the first time at a campus program. The main purpose of the program was to bring together people that love to run or love the challenge of training for a marathon.
News From: Wednesday, March 8, 2006
	London Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Sarah's London Marathon Bid (Times 24) Article on New Zealander Sarah Franklin who came to run the Flora London Marathon and raise funds for charity.
	Nagoya Int'l Women's Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Shibui's Mission - Nagoya Womens Marathon (IAAF) The most notable runner in the field, who is also the favourite is Yoko Shibui, the Japanese 10,000m record holder who is also a former national marathon record holder.
	Napa Valley Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Tilson, Cody Rewarded for Napa Valley Marathon Wins (Napa Valley Register) Comments by the marathon winners, and on the race in general, are given.
	North Pole Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Cop Prepares for North Pole Marathon (The Age) Detective Senior Sergeant Brendan Smith will become the first Australian to contest the North Pole Marathon next month.
	Odds And Ends
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Thorpe, Radcliffe to Skip Melbourne (The Globe and Mail) Australian swim legend Ian Thorpe has been unable to recover from a bronchial virus, while English marathon star Paula Radcliffe has a nagging foot bruise.
News From: Tuesday, March 7, 2006
	Little Rock Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Local Runners Compete in Little Rock Marathon (Newport Independent) Jackson County was well represented Saturday in the Little Rock Marathon when several local citizens competed in a number of races.
		Little Rock Marathon Experiencing A Kick (Arkansas Democrat Gazette) People are recognizing the marathon as a major sporting event in the town. More people than ever that were nonrunners participated in watching it.
	London Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Radcliffe Set for London Marathon Despite Games Withdrawal (U TV) Paula hit a rock when out training and developed a bruised foot and it is taking a long time to settle down.
News From: Monday, March 6, 2006
	Boston Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Hoyts Preparing For 25th Boston Marathon (CBS4 Boston) Article on the Hoyts running the Boston Marathon; whose main message is to teach the public that people with disabilities are people, and they should be able to be out there doing everything just like everybody else.
	GO! St. Louis Marathon
		Training/ Health
		Get up to Speed: Whittle your Spirit of St Louis Marathon Time with Simple Training Sessions (St Louis Post Dispatch) The best way to finish your race faster is to incorporate speed sessions once a week in your training. From workouts with unusual names such as Fartlek and Yasso, there are tons of ways to do speed work. Some of these are explained.
	Kuala Lumpur Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Chinese Women Runners Dominate Kuala Lumpur Marathon (People's Daily Online) Xian Mushui headed the Chinese female contingent for a clean sweep of the top three placings, completing her run in 2 hours 52 minutes and 32 seconds, followed by her compatriot Cui Chengcheng in 2'53:58s, and Wang Xingxue in 2'57:14s.
	Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Jose Rios Wins Lake Biwa Marathon (IAAF) Jose Rios of Spain won the 61st Lake Biwa Marathon, the oldest continued marathon in Japan, with a 2:09:15 run. Pace picks up after slow start.
	Little Rock Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Kamindo King of the Hills at Little Rock Marathon (Arkansas Democrat Gazette) Kamindo, 23, a native of Kenya, was at his strongest on the 26. 2-mile courses most difficult points, outpacing his opponents on the three biggest hills of the course to win by more than seven minutes in 2 hours, 19 minutes, 48 seconds.
	London Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Nurse Nikki's London Marathon Effort for Health Charity (Cambridge Evening News) Nikki's aim is to raise £1,500 for Merlin - the only specialised UK charity which responds worldwide with vital health care and medical relief.
		Mark's Getting Set to Run the London Marathon (Watford Observer) Mark Lansbury has been given the chance to run the London Marathon in aid of his son's school. Garston Manor School, in Horseshoe Lane, to apply for sports foundation status needs £20,000.
	Malta Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Kenyan Wins 21st edition of Malta Marathon (The Malta Independent) On a hot windswept morning, Kenyan runner Joshua Kipchumba won the BMW Malta Marathon clocking a time of 2hrs 21 minutes, almost a couple of minutes shy of the marathon record set last year.
	Napa Valley Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Shannon Cody takes Win for Women at Napa Valley Marathon (Napa Valley Register) Cody finished with a personal-record time of 3 hours, 2 minutes, 8 seconds from Calistoga to Napa. She was followed by Elizabeth Ben-Ishai of Ann Arbor, Mich.
		Though Rain and Wind, Napa Valley Marathon Prevails (Napa Valley Register) Tilsons winning time of 2 hours, 32 minutes, 17 seconds on the point-to-point course from Calistoga to Napa is several minutes off his PR (2:21:18). Comments by some of the main finishers are given.
	Sarasota Marathon The Grouper Run
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Sarasota Marathon Looks Toward the Long Run (Herald Today) Comments by some finishers. About 1,700 runners, joggers and walkers participated in the first-ever Albritton Fruit Sarasota Marathon.
News From: Sunday, March 5, 2006
	Kilimanjaro Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Demerits of Kilimanjaro Marathon (African News Dimension) Kenyans dominated the full marathon. Good local athletes did not run because they are eyeing the Commonwealth Games to be held in Melbourne, Australia from March 15. One of the marathon rules says that a marathoner is entitled to rest for three months after running, and this is why capable athletes feared to compete in the Moshi race.
	Kuala Lumpur Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Kenya, China Dominate Kuala Lumpur Int'l Marathon (Malaysian National News Agency) Kenyan Samuel Tarus Too and Mushui Xian of China emerged champions in the men's and women's marathon.
	Little Rock Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Runners Pound Little Rock Streets (Today's THV) The top Arkansas winners in both the mens and womens divisions are 42 year old Joey Mayo of Conway; and 34 year old Tammy Walther of Little Rock.
	London Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		London Marathon Charity Spring Ball (Hertfordshire) Odyssey Runners has eight runners who have all entered their first marathon this year, the Flora London Marathon on 23rd April 2006. In order to raise funds they will be holding a Spring Ball & Gala Dinner on Friday 17th March at the Priory Barn.
	Malta Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Malta Marathon Goes to Kenyan (Dive) Kenyan runner Joshua Kipchumba won the 21st edition of the BMW Malta Marathon clocking a time of 2hrs 21 minutes. He was almost a couple of minutes shy of the marathon record set last year by Tunisian Abdelkebir Marchane who was also the winner of the last three editions of the race.
News From: Saturday, March 4, 2006
	Napa Valley Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Rain or Shine, Napa Valley Marathon to run Sunday (Napa Valley Register) Information on the marathon is given. The pre-race favorites appear to be Alex Tilson a Stanford graduate and Burlingame resident who ran in the 2002 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials and owns a personal record of 2:21:18 and Joshua Small, a former Fresno Pacific University runner and NAIA Academic All-American from San Jose who has a PR of 2:26:14.
News From: Friday, March 3, 2006
	Fukuoka Int'l Open Marathon Championship
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		World Cross Championships Dress Rehearsal - Fukuoka Marathon Preview (IAAF) Three runners - David Galvan of Mexico, John Henwood of New Zealand and Catherine Ndereba of Kenya - are invited from abroad.
	Honolulu Marathon
		Training/ Health
		Honolulu Marathon Clinic Starts March 12 (Honolulu Advertiser) The Honolulu Marathon Clinic will begin its nine-month run March 12 and continue every Sunday until the marathon on Dec. 10.