Marathon/Running News: 11/19/10 - 11/26/10

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Atlanta Marathon
	News From: Wednesday, November 24, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		No More Thanksgiving Marathon For Atlanta (Running Competitor) The annual Atlanta Marathon will not take place on Thanksgiving day and that has many runners comparing this news to the cancelation of Christmas.
		Atlanta Track Club Moves Marathon To October 2011 (Atlanta Journal Constitution) The Atlanta Track Club has moved it's full marathon race to October 30, 2011 and the course will cover much of the same route as the Georgia Marathon.
		Thanksgiving Atlanta Marathon Changes Rile Runners (Atlanta Journal Constitution) Most Atlanta runners have grown accustomed to the option of running the marathon on Thanksgiving morning. A date which was changed last May.
Austin Marathon
	News From: Saturday, November 20, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Livestrong Austin Marathon Route Announced (Austin 360) The 2011 Austin Marathon route has been announced with twenty-nine turns, seventeen rolling uphill miles and nine miles of mostly downhill running.
California International Marathon
	News From: Wednesday, November 24, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Sold-Out Marathon Runners Try To Sell Bib Numbers (Mercury News) Organizers of the California International Marathon have forbidden the sale of bib numbers for the sold out marathon depsite concerns about the weather.
	News From: Tuesday, November 23, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		California International Marathon Draws Record Number Of Entrants (Sacramento Bee) The California Marathon has pulled in eight-thousand runners making an eight perent increase from the 2009 marathon.
City of Los Angeles Marathon (L.A. Marathon)
	News From: Friday, November 26, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		K-Swiss Run Winner To Earn Los Angeles Marathon Trip (Manila Bulletin) Runners in the Phillippines K-Swiss Running Club will have the chance to win an entry to the Los Angeles Marathon. Two dedicated and lucky runners were sent in 2010.
Delhi International Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, November 23, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Gul Panag Groped At Delhi Marathon (Latest Sports Buzz) Gul Panag, an attractive Bollywood actress, was groped by an unidentified man while participating in the Delhi half-marathon on November 21st.
Hogeye Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, November 23, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		1972 Olympian Jeff Galloway Offers "Running School" At 35th Annual Hogeye Marathon (Ozarks Unbound) The thirty-fifth running of the Hogeye Marathon on April 11 will play host to Jeff Galloway.
Marabana Havana Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, November 23, 2010
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Marabana 2010 Photos (Havana Times) Livan Luque and Yailen Garcia won the men's and women's races at the Marabana Havana marathon, with times of 2:28:12 and 2:45:12 respectively.
	News From: Monday, November 22, 2010
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		More than 2,500 People Run Havana's Marathon (SolVision) 73 countries were represented among the more than 2,500 participants in the 25th Marabana Havana Marathon, which saw Matanzas' Yailen Garcia and Livan Luque of Havana, win the women's and men's races respectively.
Marathon Bahamas
	News From: Friday, November 26, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Marathon Bahamas Event Soaring On Spirit Airlines (Nassau Guardian) The Marathon Bahamas attracted around three-hundred runners for the 2010 event and major sponsors like Spirit Airlines will stay onboard for the 2011 event.
	News From: Wednesday, November 24, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Fifty More Days Until Marathon Bahamas (Tribune) The 2011 Marathon Bahamas will kick off in fifty days and will provide a scenic backdrop for a great winter marathon and a destination vacation for runners.
Mesquite Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, November 23, 2010
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Utah Runner Wins Mesquite Marathon (Desert Valley Times) Fritz Van de Kamp won the Mequite Marathon with a time of 2 hours 33 minutes and 27 seconds.
Mississippi Coast Marathon
	News From: Friday, November 26, 2010
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Busy Vergunst Wins Mississippi Coast Marathon (Sun Herald) Leonard Vergunst won the Mississippi Coast Marathon, which he directs, with a time of 2 hours 50 minutes and 40 seconds.
Museum of Aviation Foundation Marathon
	News From: Friday, November 19, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Museum Of Aviation Marathon Set For January 15 (Warner Robins Patriot) The Museum of Aviation will host it's fifteenth annual marathon on January 15, 2011. Prize money is being offered for the top three finishers in each race.
Odds And Ends
	News From: Friday, November 26, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Marathon Training: "Hope" Is Not A Strategy (On The Run) Training for a marathon should be a progression of time and training and runners should not rely entirely on hope.
		Running Legends Helps Inspire Midlands Kids To Stay Fit (WISTV.com) Bill Rodgers spent some time with children at Brockman Elemetary school in South Carolina to motivate them to stay fit.
	News From: Wednesday, November 24, 2010
		Training/ Health
		Conquering a Marathon Requires Careful Planning (The News Journal) Advice on picking out the best marathon for your first experience, and training tips.
	News From: Tuesday, November 23, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Tower Hamlets In Legal Bid Against 2012 Olympic Marathon Route (BBC.co.uk) An east London council has begun legal processes to ask for a judicial review over the decision to move the 2012 Olympic marathon route from the East End.
	News From: Monday, November 22, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Age Begins To Catch Up With 2 Prolific Marathoners (Wall Street Journal) Don McNelly pulled out of the Harrisburg Marathon at mile 12 while hoping to finish the marathon just days after his 90th birthday.
		Marathon Training A Delicate Blend (Coloradoan) The mainstay of most any marathon training program is the long run. However runners should throw in a variety of training to race well.
		Kara Goucher To Return From Maternity Leave At Rock N Roll Arizona (Arizona Republic) Kara Goucher will make her return to running after her maternity leave at the Rock N Roll Arizona Marathon
		Big Discounts Await Early Birds In Subic International Marathon (GMA.news) The Subic Marathon will offer early bird discounts to those who register for the marathon from November 23 to December 5 for the 2011 race
	News From: Friday, November 19, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Ethiopia's World Marathon Champ 'Angry' At Reports He Was Pressured To Retire (Voice Of America) A United States newspaper recently reported that Haile Gebrselassie might have been pressured to retire from running. Gebrselassis is speaking out about these false allegations.
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Arvind Kumar Yadav Of Railways Wins First Prize In 26th Indira Marathon (Samachar Today) Arvind Kumar Yadav won the Indira Marathon with a time of 2 hours 27 minutes and 14 seconds.
		Human Interest Story
		Starting Gun Fires On St. Albert's First Marathon (Saint City News) St. Alberts will host the first Run Wild Leading Edge Marathon in May and race organizers hope to attract five-hundred to one-thousand runners.
		2012 No Strikde Deal "On Track" - No East End Olympic Marathon U-Turn (London Daily News) Members of the International Olympic Committee are brokering a deal with London transport unions to ensure a no-strike option during the 16 days of the 2012 Olympics.
Palm Beaches Marathon Festival
	News From: Wednesday, November 24, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Palm Beaches Marathon Festival Set To Begin December 3 (PRWeb) The Palm Beaches Marathon will open the doors to its annual marathon on December 3 with a new marathon start and finish line for the race which takes place on December 5.
	News From: Friday, November 19, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Clerk's Office Seeks Couples To Marry During Palm Beaches Marathon (Sun Sentinel) The Palm Beach County Clerk's Office is hoping to find couples to wed during the Marathon of the Palm Beaches on December 5.