Marathon/Running News: 7/29/05 - 8/5/05

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Beirut Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, August 2, 2005
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Beirut International Marathon Set to Run for Social Development on November 13 (The Daily Star (Lebanon)) The second Beirut International Marathon will be run on November 13, with a theme of "Run 4 Social Development."
Boston Marathon
	News From: Thursday, August 4, 2005
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Here's Another Way to Complete the Boston Marathon (West Roxbury & Roslindale Transcript) Details about the Jimmy Fund Walk and its online registration procedures.
Budapest International Marathon
	News From: Wednesday, August 3, 2005
		Human Interest Story
		Father-of-Four set for Double Marathon Challenge (Community Newswire) Simon Nicholas of Sheffield will attempt to run the Budapest Int'l Marathon, and then the NYC Marathon, to raise money for the Sheffield Children's Hospital Charity.
Cascade Crest Classic 100 Mile
	News From: Tuesday, August 2, 2005
		Human Interest Story
		Cascade Crest Classic: a Long-distance Relationship (Herald Net) Article on Mr Dutton who runs marathon and ultra marathon, and enjoys doing so with his daughters.
Chicago Marathon
	News From: Monday, August 1, 2005
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Kastor Pays Chicago a Summer Visit, Announces She Wants to Run 2:18 (Race Results Weekly) Deena Kastor plans to run The LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon on October 9.
City of Los Angeles Marathon (L.A. Marathon)
	News From: Thursday, August 4, 2005
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Date Change Announced For L.A. Marathon (La Canada Valley Sun) Online registration is now open for the L.A. Marathon, to be held on March 19, 2006.
Geraldton RunFest Marathon
	News From: Wednesday, August 3, 2005
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Geraldton Marathon This Weekend (Geraldton.YourGuide) The Geraldton Marathon (and half marathon) will be this weekend. Pre-race info...
Isle of Man Marathon
	News From: Thursday, August 4, 2005
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		International Flavour for Manx (Isle of Man) Marathon (Isle of Man Today) Pre-race details about the Isle of Man Marathon, to take place on August 14.
Kampala Marathon
	News From: Wednesday, August 3, 2005
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Kampala Marathon On (Daily Monitor) Pre-race details on the Kampala Marathon, set for November 20, 2005.
London Marathon
	News From: Monday, August 1, 2005
		Human Interest Story
		I'll Run this (London) Marathon in Memory of my Friend Johanna (Evening Times) Story of Gordon Marshall, who is running the London Marathon in honor of a beloved friend and sufferers of leukemia.
Milo Marathon
	News From: Thursday, August 4, 2005
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		NCR leg of Milo Marathon lures 14,000 bets (Philippine Daily Inquirer) Details about the Milo Marathon NCR race, a 42K elimination run whose registration ends today.
New York City Marathon
	News From: Monday, August 1, 2005
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Irishman Carroll Plans to Return to NYC Marathon (Race Results Weekly) Multiple Irish record holder Mark Carroll has announced that he has entered the 2005 ING New York City Marathon scheduled for Sunday, November 6.
		Big Apple Marathon Now Carrolls Focus (Irish Examiner) Irish Olympian Mark Carroll will officially run the ING NYC Marathon on November 6 this year.
Odds And Ends
	News From: Thursday, August 4, 2005
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Vietnamese to send Team to Grueling Intl Relay Marathon (GROE) (Thanh Nien Daily) Details on the Vietnamese team for the 2005 Greatest Race on Earth, an international marathon relay.
		Human Interest Story
		Run the Marathon as a Marathon (The Malay Mail) Munning Jamaludin, the newly elected Pacesetters Athletics Club of Malaysia (PACM) president, discusses the changes that have occured within most modern day marathons and related events.
		Marathon Movie 'Saint Ralph' is a Small Miracle (U Film) A young boy trains to run Boston Marathon to wake his cancer-stricken mother from a coma.
	News From: Wednesday, August 3, 2005
		Training/ Health
		TNT helps athletes put soles into cause (South Bend Tribune) Article about athletes running marathons with Team in Training, one of the world's largest endurance sports training programs.
	News From: Monday, August 1, 2005
		Training/ Health
		To Improve, You Got to Get With the Group (The Virginia-Pilot) Article about the perks of group runs while training for a marathon.
		Human Interest Story
		Radcliffe Plots Her Route to 2012 (Guardian Unlimited) Paula Radcliffe, amidst preparation for both the 10,000m and marathon in the World Championships, has decided to run in and help young runners prepare for the 2012 Olympic Marathon.
		Radcliffe Eyeing 2012 Challenge (BBC Sport) Paula Radcliffe's next goal after competing in the World Championships will be to compete in the 2012 Olympics in London.
	News From: Friday, July 29, 2005
		Human Interest Story
		Michael Wardian- Running Long, Hard and Easy (The Roanoke Times) Marathon runner Michael Wardian is making a name for himself in the American marathon community. After qualifying for Boston with his first marathon in 1996, Wardian continues to break ground.
		Walnut Creek: A Marathon to Beat Cancer (San Francisco Chronicle) Marathon runner Brian Fugere's cancer diagnosis didn't stop him from the beloved 26 mile race. He walked a new kind of marathon while on chemotherapy in the hospital hallways.
Rock 'n' Roll Country Music Marathon
	News From: Wednesday, August 3, 2005
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Organizers set date for 2006 Country Music Marathon (Nashville City Paper) The Country Music Marathon, which saw great success in April 2005, has been set for Saturday, April 29, 2006. Race details...
San Francisco Marathon
	News From: Friday, July 29, 2005
		Human Interest Story
		Chiron tackles marathon after accident (Inside Bay Area) After surviving an horrific accident Julie Chiron will join thousands participating in the San Francisco Marathon.
Silver State Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, August 2, 2005
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Silver State Marathon Aging Well (Tahoe Daily Tribune) The 29th Silver State Marathon on Aug 21 expects a field of over 700 runners. Prerace review and details included.
The San Francisco Marathon
	News From: Monday, August 1, 2005
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Thousands take on SF Marathon (San Mateo County Times) Results and review of the San Francisco Marathon.
		San Francisco: A Gain Worth Pain (San Francisco Chronicle) Review of the San Francisco Marathon and the struggles of athletes that were soothed by the knowledge that they'd finished the marathon.
	News From: Friday, July 29, 2005
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		San Francisco Marathon (San Francisco Chronicle) Pre-race review of the San Francisco Marathon..
V.J. Woodhouse & Son Real Estate Marathon
	News From: Thursday, August 4, 2005
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Ives-Heap Favourite to Break V.J. Woodhouse and Son Real Estate Marathon Tape (The Advocate) Article about Kathleen Ives-Heap, a prospective favorite for the V.J. Woodhouse and Son Real Estate Marathon on Sunday.
World Track & Field Championships Men's Marathon
	News From: Friday, August 5, 2005
		Human Interest Story
		In for the Long Run (World Championships) (Inside Bay Area) Cal graduate Peter Gilmore has 7 marathons under his belt, and wll now be running in the World Championships in Helsinki.