Marathon/Running News: 10/28/09 - 11/4/09

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Auckland Marathon
	News From: Sunday, November 1, 2009
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Hooper Wins Auckland Marathon (New Zealand Herald) Rowan Hooper won the Auckland Marathon with a time of 2 hours 31 minutes to earn his first title in the annual race which served as the New Zealand championships.
		Marathon 'Training Run' Proves a Winner at Auckland Marathon (New Zealand Herald) Jess Ruthe surprised herself by running the Auckland Marathon as a training run and winning the women's race with a time of 2 hours and 49 minutes which earned her seventeenth place overall.
	News From: Saturday, October 31, 2009
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Hooper Aiming to Continue Marathon Run at Auckland (The New Zealand Herald) Kris Gemmel will hope to add the Auckland Marathon title to his Dunedin and Christchurch titles. He will have to stave off attacks from 2008 champion Ben Ruthe of Tauranga
		Running On After a 'Hellish Year' (New Zealand Herald) Ben Ruthe won the 2008 Auckland Marathon. He will line up next to his wife who has set her eyes on the 2012 Olympic Marathon. The couple had nearly lost her father and their son earlier this year.
	News From: Thursday, October 29, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Sunny Forecast for Auckland Marathon (New Zealand Herald) Dry weather and sunny skies are the forecast for the Auckland Marathon which will see more than thirteen-thousand, five-hundred runners lining up for the marathon and half-marathon events this weekend.
	News From: Wednesday, October 28, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Take Part in the Auckland Marathon (PR Urgent) The Auckland Marathon kicks off this Sunday with more than ten-thousand runners joining the marathon race which started in 1936 and has been held annually since the 1960's.
		A Force to be Reckoned With at the Auckland Marathon (New Zealand Herald) Geoff Nottage will run the Auckland Marathon as the villain from Star Wars Darth Vader. He has done the 42 kilometer race each of the last four years dressed as the dark robed character complete with mask and light-sabre.
Bass Pro Shops Marathon
	News From: Monday, November 2, 2009
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Kenyan Wins Bass Pro Event On Course Changed By Construction, Flooding (News-Leader) James Cheruiyot of Kenya won the third-annual Bass Pro Shops Marathon with a time of 2 hours 25 minutes and 3 seconds to establish a course record on the redesigned course.
		Bass Pro Shops Conservation Marathon Endures Last-Minute Course Change To Bring Finale To Fitness Event (News-Leader) Despite construction and flooding along the Bass Pro Shops Marathon course, James Cheruiyot of Kenya won the 26.2 mile course in record setting time of 2 hours 25 minutes and 3 seconds.
	News From: Saturday, October 31, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Conservation Marathon Preparing to Change Route After This Year. (News-Leader) A reconstruction project along U.S. highways 60 and 65 will force the organizers of the Bass Pro Shops Conservation Marathon to change the marathon course for the 2010 race.
Berlin Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, November 3, 2009
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Wanjiru Aims High (Sky Sports) While Sammy Wanjiru is about to turn 23 years of age he has also revealed that he will attempt to smash the current marathon world record at the Berlin Marathon next September.
Cayman Islands Marathon
	News From: Monday, November 2, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Cayman Island Marathon Gets 'Kiss' Of Approval Again (Cayman Net News) A local radio station on the Cayman Island will once again serve as the official radio station for the Cayman Island Marathon. KISS FM is entering a team in the marathon relay competition.
Chickamauga Battlefield Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, November 3, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Chickamauga Battlefield Marathon Set For November 14 (The Chattanoogan) The Chickamauga Battlefield Marathon will kick off on November 14 and events include the marathon, half-marathon, and a junior marathon. This will be the thirtieth anniversary for the marathon.
City of Oaks Marathon
	News From: Monday, November 2, 2009
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Duke Graduate Student Sloshes To Marathon Win at City of Oaks (News Observer) Patrick Reaves took about twenty miles to catch the leader in the City of Oaks Marathon. Reaves would go on to win the overall title with a time of 2 hours 33 minutes and 3 seconds on a rain soaked and muddy course.
	News From: Saturday, October 31, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Marathon Suits Raleigh's Style (News Observer) The 2009 City of Oaks marathon course will showcase the landscape surrounding Raleigh. Jim Micheels emphasizes the local theme by choosing local businesses for the race support.
	News From: Thursday, October 29, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Runners Getting Loose for Sunday's Races in Raliegh at City of Oaks Marathon (News Observer) The City of Oaks Marathon will kick off this Sunday in Raleigh North Carolina. More than three-thousand, five-hundred runners are expected to participate in the marathon and half-marathon.
Columbia River Gorge Marathon
	News From: Wednesday, October 28, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		2009 Columbia Gorge Marathon Results and Recap (Oregon Live) The Columbia Gorge Marathon kicked off with crisp, clear conditions for more than three-hundred and fifty runners. The race is billing itself as the most scenic course in the country.
Comrades Marathon (88km)
	News From: Tuesday, November 3, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Comrades Marathon Novice Entries Close (IOL.co.za) The five-thousands spots that were available for first-time runners of the Comrades marathon filled within twenty-seven hours and officially closed registration for the race.
	News From: Saturday, October 31, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		After 21 Years, Comrades Fever Strikes Again (The Witness) For those who have run the previous Comrades Marathon, entries for the fifteen-thousand repeat participants have been filled. The remaining spots will close on Sunday November 30 or when five-thousand more entries are received.
	News From: Wednesday, October 28, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Comrades Marathon Set For Big Entry (South Africa.info) One of the most famous ultra-marathons in the world will celebrate it's eighty-fifth anniversary in 2010. The Comrades Marathon closed its entries to previous race runners at the fifteen-thousand mark.
Cowtown Marathon
	News From: Thursday, October 29, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		A Fort Worth Pile-up on the Way to the Parade (Star-Telegram) The Cowtown Marathon holds multiple race events in conjunction with its marathon and officials of the city of Fort Worth have now raised the cost of holding public events on the streets to seventy-five dollars per block. That will cost the marathon thousands of dollars.
Dong-A Seoul International Marathon
	News From: Saturday, October 31, 2009
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Molla Returns to Defend Seoul Marathon Title (IAAF.com) The Seoul marathon will take place on Sunday morning with David Kemboi leading the elite men's field with a marathon time of 2 hours 6 minutes and 26 seconds.
Dubai Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, November 3, 2009
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Gebrselassie Set for Return to Dubai Where Another World Record Assault Beckons (IAAF.org) Haile Gebrselassie will return to the Dubai Marathon on January 22, 2010 to take another shot at breaking his own marathon world record.
Frankfurt Marathon
	News From: Thursday, October 29, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Sub-2:07 Marathons Reach Historic Point (IAAF.com) Robert Kiprono Cheruiyot finished second in Frankfurt last weekend, but he made history by running the one-hundredth sub 2 hours and 7 minute marathon in the world.
	News From: Wednesday, October 28, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Two Hour Barrier Not In Grave Danger (More Than The Games) The four-minute barrier has been broken for the mile and ten-seconds has fallen in the one-hundred meter dash. Gilbert Kirwa ran 2 hours and 6 minutes in the Frankfurt Marathon but Haile Gebrselassie doesn't think the two-hour barrier will be broken anytime soon.
Honolulu Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, November 3, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Japan Marathon Entries Up for Honolulu Marathon (Star Bulletin) Japanese tourism for Hawaii has been slumping for the past year. Despite the low economic numbers the Honolulu Marathon is seeing and increase in Japanese registrants for the marathon
Houston Marathon
	News From: Thursday, October 29, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Houston Marathon Spots to be Raffled (Houston Chronicle) The Houston Marathon sold out in thirty-seven hours. There is one last chance to get into the closed marathon. Thirty entries will be auctioned off on November 14 at the Sports Authority for the January 17 event.
Indianapolis Marathon
	News From: Wednesday, October 28, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Josh Teipen Competes in Indy Marathon (Crothersville Times) Josh Teipen ran in the Indianapolis Marathon on October 17 with over six-thousand, three-hundred runners. Teipen finished just under four hours for three-hundred and thirteenth place.
Indianapolis Monumental Marathon
	News From: Wednesday, November 4, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Indianapolis Monumental Marathon to Tie Up Streets on Saturday (Indy Star) The Indiapolis Monumental Marathon will canvass most of the northern half of the downtown area. More than three-thousand walkers and runners will cause roads to close from 5 am through nearly 2 pm.
	News From: Thursday, October 29, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		It'll Be Monumental (Indy Star) More than five-thousand participants from forty-one states have registered for the Indianapolis Monumental Marathon slated to kick off at 8 am on November 7.