Marathon/Running News: 8/14/05 - 8/21/05

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News From: Sunday, August 21, 2005
	Grizzly Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		2005 Grizzly Marathon & Half Marathon Results (Choteau Acantha) In the marathon, 111 runners participated. Winning first in the women's overall was Marie Boyd, 45, of Missoula, with a time of 3:17:53.
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Runners Converge on Choteau for Grizzly Marathon (Choteau Acantha) Nearly 270 runners and a few walkers from Montana, many other states and two foreign countries - Canada and Great Britain - have registered.
	Pikes Peak Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		50Th Annual Pikes Peak Marathon (KRDO TV) The winning time of 3 hours, 58 minutes, 49 seconds was nearly 45 minutes off the record.
News From: Saturday, August 20, 2005
	Marine Corps Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		One Genevan Runs in Memory of Another; Marine Corps Marathon will Raise money for Lymphoma, Leukemia Research (Finger Lakes Times) Ashley Tepfer is training for the Marine Corps Marathon, to raise money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
	World Championships Men's Marathon 2005
		Human Interest Story
		Athletics Boss, Runner End Spat Over Funding (City Press) Athletics South Africa (ASA) president Leonard Chuene and one of the country's top athletes, Hendrick Ramaala, have reconciled after Chuene's comment that most big names had under-performed during the recent championships in Helsinki.
News From: Friday, August 19, 2005
	Mudgee Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Kasteleins Race for a treble at Mudgee Marathon (Mudgee Guardian) Article on the Kasteleins participating in all three races over the weekend - the marathon, half marathon and the fun run. Past marathon results highlights are given.
	New York City Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		New Zeoland Women Take On NY Marathon (TV NZ) Six women from Christchurch and Hamilton are all training for the New York marathon after decades of a sedentary lifestyle.
	Odds And Ends
		Training/ Health
		CONSUMER MAGAZINE RECOMMENDS AGAINST HIGH TECH SHOE (Race Results Weekly) Consumer Reports gave a thumbs down to the $250 adidas 1 running shoe.
	Pikes Peak Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Step into Ascent and Marathon Runners Shoes at Pikes Peak Marathon (Gazette) Article on the marathon course, and on reasons for several runners to participate in it.
	Rocket City Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Rocket City Marathon Adding Technology (The Huntsville Times) Runners will use computer chips attached to their shoes for the first time to record their precise time between the start and finish lines. The old method probably will still be used as a backup.
News From: Thursday, August 18, 2005
	Miami Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Running man (Sun-Sentinel) ING Miami Marathon race director Robert Pozo has donated marathon and half-marathon entries that will be used as overall, masters and age group awards for the 5K For the Love Of Hector Run/Walk.
News From: Wednesday, August 17, 2005
	Detroit International Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Detroit Marathon: More room, same views (Detroit Free Press) This year several course modifications have been added to the The Detroit Free Press/Flagstar Bank Marathon to compensate for an increase in runners and the completion of road construction.
	Odds And Ends
		Human Interest Story
		Marathon & Ethiopia: Nothing is Forever (The Daily Monitor) Ethiopia's marathon supremacy is on the decline.
News From: Tuesday, August 16, 2005
	Odds And Ends
		Training/ Health
		With Atkins out, Will There Be a Marathon Diet? (The Kansas City Star) Rob Perschau talks about his training diet.
	World Track & Field Championships Women's Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Radcliffe finally puts a title on her marathon resume (Taiwan News) No longer is Paula Radcliffe the greatest distance runner without a global championship.
News From: Monday, August 15, 2005
	Des Moines Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Des Moines Marathon Changes Hands (WOI-TV) Endurance Sports Marketing Corp. has announced it's acquisition of the Des Moines IMT Marathon.
	World Track & Field Championships Women's Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Finally, joyful Radcliffe ends her marathon quest for gold (Guardian Unlimited) Paula Radcliffe finally took her place in the distance running history alongside its greats when she won the marathon on the final day of the world championships here yesterday.
		No gold for Japan in women's marathon (Japan Today) For the first time in ten years Japan was shut out of the medals at the World Championships Women's Marathon Sunday.
		Britain's Radcliffe finally wins world championship marathon title (National Post) Paula Radcliffe won her first major medal at the world championships yesterday.
News From: Sunday, August 14, 2005
	Crater Lake Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Ruling at the rim (Mail Tribune) Profile of Crater Lake Marathon winner Tony Hawkes.
		Hawkes wins Crater Lake marathon (Herald and News) Tony Hawkes became the third Klamath Falls resident to ever win the Crater Lake Marathon Saturday, winning in two hours, 49 minutes.
		Rim Runs, Marathon an oxymoron (Herald and News) The 29th Crater Lake Marathon challenged, literally and figuratively, runners from around the United States, and the world.
	World Track & Field Championships Men's Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Gharib retains his marathon crown (The Financial Express) Morocco's Jaouad Gharib became only the second man to retain the men's marathon title at the World Championships in Helsinki Saturday.
	World Track & Field Championships Women's Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Kenya's Marathon Disaster (All Africa) The Kenyan marathon team put in a disappointing performance at the World Championships.