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News From: Thursday, April 11, 2024
	Big Sur International Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Big Sur Marathon: Changes to the course approved, race set for April 28 (East Bay Times) The 2024 Big sur Marathon on April 28 will have a new route.
	Boston Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Sharon Lokedi: How the Kenyan marathon star is sketching her strategy for victory at Boston Marathon (Pulse Sports) 2022 New York City Marathon champion Sharon Lokedi shared her secret to overcoming anxiety before a race.
	Copenhagen Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		England Athletics announce the team for Copenhagen Marathon (England Athletics News) England named athletes for the 2024 Copenhagen Marathon on May 5.
	Dublin Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		2024 Dublin Marathon organisers confirm small changes to be made to route amid traffic complaints (The Irish Sun) The 2024 Dublin Marathon will be held on October 27, still on city streets with some changes on its route.
News From: Wednesday, April 10, 2024
	Boston Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		12 Boston Marathon Events To Enjoy (Whether You're Racing Or Not) (Boston Uncovered) Boston Marathon, the world's oldest marathon, has all these events before and after the 2024 race.
		Boston Marathon's porta-potty plan (Canadian Running) This details the logictics behind how Boston Marathon will serve the bathroom needs of 40,000+ runners.
		Boston Marathon 2024: How Paris Olympics Put a Pit Stop on Americans to Chase Bigger Dream (Essentially Sports) A group of marathoners will be missing the 2024 Boston Marathon as they prepare for the 2024 Paris Olympics.
		How Many Boston Marathons Has Evans Chebet Won? (Essentially Sports) Evans Chebet is gunning for his third Boston Marathon win, a rare occurrence as is his back-to-back wins.
	Olympics 2024 (Men)
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		World Athletics unveil prize money scheme for gold medallists at Paris 2024 Olympic Games (Pulse Sports) Wolrd Athletics becomes the first federation to introduce prize money for gold winners in the Olympics, starting this year.
		Olympic gold medallists to receive prize money in 2024 (Canadian Running) For the first time in Olympic history, gold medallists at the 2024 Paris Olympics will receive prize money from World Athletics.
News From: Tuesday, April 9, 2024
	Boston Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Tidy 104 million shillings up for grabs for Hellen Obiri, Evans Chebet & co. in Boston Marathon (Pulse Sports) The 2024 Boston Marathon offers lucrative prize money for the top 10 finishers.
		Hellen Obiri signs money-minting endorsement deal ahead of Boston Marathon title defence (Pulse Sports) Reigning Boston Marathon champion Hellen Obiri is now the brand ambassador of Shokz, maker of headphones.
		Training/ Health
		Continuing education credits for medical volunteers at 128th Boston Marathon (Endurance.Biz) The medical volunteers at the 2024 Boston Marathon will earn continuing education credits for their services.
	Greater Manchester Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Two tribes: Manchester Marathon on same day as London Marathon in 2025 (Endurance.Biz) Manchester Marathon and London Marathon will be on the same day in 2025: Sunday, April 27th.
	Odds And Ends
		Training/ Health
		Retired athlete, coach jailed over false doping allegations against Kenya (Pulse Sports) Elias Kiptum, a retired athlete, and coach Paul Kibet Simbolei received jail sentences after they were found guilty of falsifying evidence to show false doping allegations against Kenyan athletes.
	Olympics 2024 (Women)
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Jessica Stenson: From motherhood to marathon glory - an inspiring journey to Paris 2024 (Pulse Sports) Jessica Stenson, six months postpartum, qualified for the Paris Olympics at the 2024 Daegu International Marathon.
	Paris Int'l Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Paris Marathon 2025: registration opens for the famous race in the capital (SortirAParis.com) Registration for the 2025 Paris Marathon on April 13 is now open.
News From: Monday, April 8, 2024
	Bakersfield Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Thousands participate in the Bakersfield Marathon Sunday (Bakersfield Now) T-J Hodges won the 2024 Bakersfield Marathon while Shu-Ying Wu won the women's race.
	Boston Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		How hard is it to repeat in Boston Marathon? (WVCB.com) Boston Marathon race director Dave McGillivray talks about the unexpected variables during the race - competitors, weather and more.
		Good news for Hellen Obiri & co. ahead of Boston Marathon after recent weather prediction (Pulse Sports) If the weather prediction for the 2024 Boston Marathon holds, there will be faster finishes for the event on April 15.
		History, Heroes, and Heart: A Boston Marathon Primetime Special, Thursday at 8 pm (WCVB.com) WCVB Channel 5, the exclusive broadcast partner of the Boston Marathon, presents a Boston Marathon Primetime Special on Thursday, April 11.
News From: Sunday, April 7, 2024
	Milano City Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Milano City Marathon: The running festival (Milano Marathon News) Titus Kimutai Kipkosgei won the 2024 Milano City Marathon in 2:07:12 while Tigist Memuye Gebeyahu won the women's race in 2:26:32.
	Odds And Ends
		Training/ Health
		4 amazing ways running fortifies your brain (Canadian Running) Here are the positive effects of running on the brain.
News From: Saturday, April 6, 2024
	Charlottesville Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		23rd Annual Charlottesville Marathon brings thousands of runners and spectators (29 News) The 2024 Charlottesville Marathon was successfully held on Saturday, April 6.
	Knoxville Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Results: All 2024 Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon Winners (WATE 6 On Your Side) Adam Chase won the 2024 Knoxville Marathon in 2:33:18 while Peighton Meske won the women's race in 2:44:41.
News From: Friday, April 5, 2024
	Boston Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Boston Marathon medal draws runners' ire (AXIOS Boston) For the first time, a sponsor logo is featured on the 2024 Boston Marathon medal, drawing the ire of runners.
	New York City Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		MTA calls off plan to charge NYC marathon after governor says "fix this mess" (CBS News) MTA backed off charging organizer of the 2024 New York City Marathon $750,000 for the use of the Verrazano Narrows Bridge, after the governor stepped in.
		Rejoice! The MTA Backs Off Its NYC Marathon Demand (77 WABC) The MTA abandoned its efforts to collect $750,000 for the use of the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge during the 2024 New York City Marathon after Governor Kathy Hochul stepped in.
	Odds And Ends
		Training/ Health
		Kennedy Kiprop Cheboror slapped with a two-year ban by AIU (Pulse Sports) Marathoner Kennedy Kiprop Cheboror was handed a two-year ban by the Athletics Integrity Unit for missing three doping tests.
	Riga Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Riga Marathon: 2024 medals have arrived! (Riga Marathon News) A first look at the medals for the 2024 Rimi Riga Marathon.