Marathon/Running News: 4/3/06 - 4/10/06

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News From: Monday, April 10, 2006
	Boston Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Pekin Coach Wright to Run in Boston Marathon (Ottumwa) Article on Pekin girls track and cross-country coach Sarah Wright, who will participate in the marathon.
		Boston Officials wary of bib selling (Metro West Daily News) Impostors wearing bibs purchased on eBay for the Boston Marathon have officials on the look out.
	North Pole Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Runner Completes Arctic Marathon (BBC) Kate Charles, 33, a finance officer from Brighton, was the first British woman to run on all seven continents.
	Odds And Ends
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Nuhu Mohammed Wins Nigerian Marathon, Disqualified (Daily Independant) Two runners were caught cheating after crossing the finish line first and second at the Nigerian Marathon.
	Olympics 2008 (Women)
		Human Interest Story
		Marathon runner Zhou Chunxiu sets Beijing Olympics target (People's Daily Inline) Zhou Chunxiu became the seventh woman in history to break the sub 2:20 marathon mark in March.
	Paris Int'l Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Ethiopias Gashaw Melese Wins Paris Marathon (Daily Times) Gashaw Melese won the Paris marathon in a time of two hours eight minutes, beating Kenyan duo Kiprotich Kenei and Bernard Barmasi.
News From: Sunday, April 9, 2006
	GO! St. Louis Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Maurer, Fox are St Louis Marathon Winners (St Louis Post Dispatch) Daniel Maurer of St. Louis and Kelly Fox of Mount Zion, Ill., took first place in the men's and women's divisions.
	Ocean City, MD Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Wardian Adds Ocean City Marathon to his Haul (Washington Times) Michael Wardian won the second Ocean City Marathon yesterday, his third win in the past 20 days.
	Odds And Ends
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Czech Duo Steal The Thunder At Kenyir Marathon (Malaysian National News Agency) Professional triathletes Ludek Hudak and Radka Vodickova from the Czech Republic emerged victors in the overall men's and women's categories of the 2nd Kenyir Lake International Marathon (KLIM) at Tasik Kenyir.
	Rotterdam Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Sammy Korir Wins Rotterdam Marathon (Seattle Pi) Sammy Korir of Kenya overcame a late challenge Sunday to win the Rotterdam Marathon in 2 hours, 6 minutes, 38 seconds.
News From: Saturday, April 8, 2006
	North Pole Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Runner Attempting Arctic Marathon (BBC News) Kate Charles, a 33-year-old finance officer from Brighton, is the first British woman to have completed a marathon on all seven continents.
	Ocean City, MD Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Blanchar is One Marathon Away from 17-year Goal (Lacrosse Trubune) lanchar is about to run a marathon in his 50th state on Saturday as he pounds the ground for 26.2 miles in Ocean City, Md
News From: Friday, April 7, 2006
	Boston Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Sneaker Company Springs for $1M Boston Marathon Test Run (Boston Herald) An innovative footwear company will offer a million-dollar payout to anyone who wins the 110th Boston while wearing its shoes.
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Tulu Out of Boston Marathon (Race Results Weekly) Derartu Tulu, the double Olympic gold medalist at 10,000m from Ethiopia, has been forced to withdraw from the BAA Boston Marathon with a stomach virus.
	London Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		London Marathon: Effort to Combat Disease (Ham & High Broadway) A 30-YEAR-OLD is running the London Marathon to raise cash to fight the debilitating disease his mother has suffered for 20 years: multiple sclerosis.
	Rotorua Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Portenski On Course For Her 100th Marathon At Rotorua (Newswire) Popular Bernie Portenski will run her 100th marathon in the Lion Foundation Rotorua Marathon.
	Two Oceans Marathon (56km)
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Mambo & Nurgalieva Toe Defend Two Oceans Title (Race Results Weekly) Both 2005 winners, Marco Mambo and Elena Nurgalieva will defend their titles at the Two Oceans Marathon.
News From: Thursday, April 6, 2006
	Dead Sea Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Dead Sea Ultra Marathon Kicks Off (Jordan News Agency) The 13th Dead Sea Ultra Marathon, which is organized by the Society for the Care of Neurological Patients (SCNP) will begin on Friday with the participation of 2000 runners from various world countries including Jordan.
	Frederick Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Frederick Marathon route changes (Frederick News-Post) Race officials for the Frederick Marathon will be changing the route for the April 30th race.
	London Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		London Marathon Releases Uniforms and Odds (Race Results Weekly) Athletes will wear specially colored uniforms at the Flora London Marathon.
	North Pole Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		North Pole Marathoner Warms To Challenge Of Arctic Adventure (The Register Guard) Ginny Turner, a 53-year-old grandmother of five from Hillsboro will join 53 other competitors from a dozen countries Saturday to take part in the North Pole Marathon.
	Paris Int'l Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Rotich Returns to Site of 2:06:33 PB Paris Marathon (IAAF) Course record holder Michael Rotich of Kenya will face strong opposition mainly composed of fellow Africans, while the womens field, which represents only 16% out of the 35,000 participants, doesnt have a clear favourite.
News From: Wednesday, April 5, 2006
	Boston Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Belding Runner is Ready for His Second Boston Marathon (The Daily News) Robert Insley will get his second chance at a Boston Marathon later this month. Two years ago he made his debut there and posted a time of 3 hours, 48 minutes.
	Comrades Marathon (88km)
		Human Interest Story
		Comrades Marathon Closing Date Extended (African News Dimension) Usually, the cut-off date for Comrades entries is May 3, but the Nedbank Johannesburg City Marathon expected is to attract a huge field.
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Cape Town Ready for the Oceans Marathon (African News Dimension) Mambo is one of the Zimbabweans who have been dominating road running activities in South Africa in the past two years. Reigning Comrades Marathon king, Simon Ngomane of Mpumalanga has also been included in Harmonys team to Cape Town. Ngomane will be using the event as part of his preparations for Comrades Marathon.
	Detroit International Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Detroit Free Press Marathon will be In Late October (Detroit Free Press) The date is Oct.29 and organizers expect another big field.
	General Running (Non-Specific)
		Human Interest Story
		Army Ten-Miler Entries Off to Fast Start (Race Results Weekly) Registration opened on April 3 and already 4000 people have signed-up for the Sunday, October 8, race in Washington, D.C.
	GO! St. Louis Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Runner's Goal is to Boost Participation by Minorities at Spirit of St Louis Marathon (St Louis Post Dispatch) Tony Reed runs for fitness and fun. He is a founder and executive director of the National Black Marathoners Association and has become an advocate for minority participation in endurance sports.
	Honolulu Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Honolulu Marathon Opens On-Line Registration (Race Results Weekly) On-line registration for the 2006 Honolulu Marathon started at http://www.honolulumarathon.org. The race is scheduled for Sunday, Dec. 10
News From: Tuesday, April 4, 2006
	London Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Foot Injury Rules Radcliffe Out of London Marathon (The Herald) Paula Radcliffe announced that she is to miss this month's Flora London Marathon because of a foot injury.