Marathon/Running News: 4/16/05 - 4/23/05

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News From: Saturday, April 23, 2005
	Big Sur International Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Volunteers help make Big Sur Marathon run (Monterey Herald) Article on the volunteers at the Big Sur marathon
		Yes Sur: Marathon Trainers Charges to Tackle Big Sur marathon (Santa Cruz Sentinel) Article on a trainer and her dedication to the runners. Information on Big Sur marathon is given.
	London Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Tears and Cheers as London Marathon Woman Crosses Finish Line (Scotsman.com) A partially paralysed woman who walked the 26.2 mile course of the London Marathon became the last person to collect a medal after completing the course today (seven days after winner)
	Salt Lake City Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		SLC Marathon: Kenyans early race Favorites (The Salt Lake Tribune) Article on Kenyan runners, and Salt Lake City Marathon
News From: Friday, April 22, 2005
	Boston Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		A Boston Marathon of a Marriage (Boston Herald) Article about Malden resident Nicholas Giordano proposing to his girlfriend before the finish line. They had trained and run together.
		Great Scott: Malden's Loomis finishes 50th in Boston Marathon (Boston Herald) Article on Scott Loomis, from Malden, running the Boston Marathon.
	London Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Father of eight Dies in London Marathon (This is London) Raymond Challis, 59, died on Sunday while attempting to finish the 26-mile course around the capital. Mr Challis, who had eight children aged between 10 and 22 with his wife Julie, had run more than 20 marathons and 100 half marathons.
	Salt Lake City Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		SLC Marathon: Pulling out all the stops (The Salt Lake Tribune) Information on the race, and long term plans. Organizers are hoping to establish it as one of the nation's premier long-distance races.
News From: Thursday, April 21, 2005
	Big Sur International Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Some Big Sur Marathon Advice (Monterey Herald) Few tips for the marathon
		Training/ Health
		To Run or Not to Run Big Sur Marathon (Monterey Herald) Article on whether would be good to run a marathon or not. Physical conditions to consider.
	London Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Effort to Break Charity Record at London Marathon (Enfield Independent) Marathon runner Steve Chalke broke the Guinness World Record for raising the largest amount of sponsorship, which will help build a new school in Enfield.
	Rock 'n' Roll Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Coca-Cola Zero to sponsor Rock 'n' Roll Marathon (The Mercury News) The Rock 'n' Roll Marathon, scheduled for June 5, will be sponsored by Coca-Cola Zero.
	Salt Lake City Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Running Through Adversity at salt Lake City Marathon (The Salt Lake Tribune) Amy Conn will run the Salt Lake City Marathon before undergoing chemotherapy.
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Record in jeopardy at SLC Marathon (Deseret News) Race preview. With six elite runners in the field with personal-bests under 2 hours 13 minutes, it would be safe to say the course record in the men's division could be broken at the second annual Salt Lake City Marathon.
News From: Wednesday, April 20, 2005
	Boston Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Wiscasset Mom is First Female American in Boston Marathon (WLBZ News) Article on Emily LeVan, who was the first American woman to cross the finish line at Boston Marathon.
		Human Interest Story
		Boston Marathon Cleanup went Smoothly (Milford Daily News) Article on preparing for and cleaning after the marathon.
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Negussie breaks Kenyan grip on Boston Marathon (Daily Times) Race results and comments
	London Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Record Numbers Complete London Marathon (BBC) A total of 35,105 runners made it to the finish line.
	Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		YMCA Members Go the Distance during Marathon (The Marshall) Article on several YMCA runners who competed in various marathons
	Salt Lake City Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		52 Marathons in a Year - Salt Lake City Marathon next (The Salt Lake Tribune) Article on John Bozung who is a lifetime runner. Information on Salt Lake City Marathon is given.
	World Track & Field Championships Women's Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Morris Misses out on Marathon in Helsinki (Guardian Unlimited) Tracey Morris, the former jogger who got into Britain's Olympic team with her performance in last year's London Marathon, has been left out of the squad for the world championships in Helsinki.
News From: Tuesday, April 19, 2005
	Boston Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Kenya's Ndereba Wins 4th Boston Marathon (ABC News) Catherine Ndereba fell behind the leader by more than a minute near the halfway point of the Boston Marathon, but came back to win her fourth title.
		Human Interest Story
		Keeping an eye on the Marathon, Sox (Boston Herald) Scott Russell built a small version of Fenway Park on his property and watched the marathoners go by.
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		'Catherine the Great' shows it's true at Boston Marathon (The Kansas City Star) Trailing by four football fields at the halfway point, Catherine Ndereba caught Elfenesh Alemu and won an unprecedented fourth women's title at the Boston Marathon.
		'Catherine the Great' wins 4th Boston Marathon (The Arizona Republic) Trailing by four football fields at the halfway point, Catherine Ndereba caught Elfenesh Alemu to win an unprecedented fourth women's title at the Boston Marathon.
		Kenyan, Ethiopian prove best at Boston Marathon (Detroit News) Defending champion Catherine Ndereba of Kenya became the first woman to win a fourth Boston Marathon, while Ethiopia's Hailu Negussie won the men's race to break the Kenyan stranglehold on the world's oldest annual marathon.
		Americans make mark at the Boston Marthon (The Denver Post) American Alan Culpepper finished fourth at this year's Boston Marathon.
		Boston Marathon: U.S. Back on Track (The Alburqueque Tribune) Race results and comments on US athletes
		Proudly SA Van Dyk takes one for the team (IOL) South African Ernst van Dyk became the first man to win the men's push rim wheelchair division of the Boston Marathon five consecutive times on Monday.