Marathon/Running News: 11/24/10 - 12/1/10

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Air Force Marathon
	News From: Wednesday, December 1, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Air Force Expanding Annual Marathon (Dayton Business Journal) Race officials for the Air Force Marathon have been given permission to expand the field of runners from 12,000 in 2010 up to 13,000 for the 2011 race events
Atlanta Marathon
	News From: Wednesday, November 24, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		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.
		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.
Bayshore Marathon
	News From: Wednesday, December 1, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Bayshore Marathon Registration Will Open Wednesday, Expected To Close Soon Thereafter (Flint Journal) The Bayshore Marathon will open its registration doors on Wednesday and race officials expect to fill to capacity quickly
Boston Marathon
	News From: Wednesday, December 1, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Boston Marathon Registration: What Will Happen To Future Runners? (That's Fit) The Boston Marathon filled to capacity in just over eight hours for the 2011 race. Orgranizers have suggested several changes that will take effect for next year.
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Hall to Resume Marathon Career in Boston (Race Results Weekly) Injured American marathon runner, Ryan Hall will make his return to at the 2011 Boston Marathon, where he is the fastest American ever to run the race.
California International Marathon
	News From: Wednesday, December 1, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Growth Challenges California International Marathon (Sacramento Bee) The California International Marathon has doubled in size over the last five years and enters its twenty-eighth year as the fifteenth largest marathon in the country
	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.
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.
Comrades Marathon (88km)
	News From: Tuesday, November 30, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Comrades Marathon Entries Close (Super Sport) The eighteen-thousand runner limite was reached on Tuesday for the Comrades Marathon closing the race to any further registrants.
		Comrades 2011 Entries Close Today (Sowetan) Just over seventeen-thousand entries have been accepted for the Comrades Marathon.
Dallas Marathon (formerly the Dallas White Rock Marathon)
	News From: Wednesday, December 1, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Dallas' Fair Park To Host Holiday Festivities, Fun Run and White Rock Marathon (Dallas Morning News) Fair Park will be hosting a holiday bash this weekend and serve as the venue for the new start and finish lines of the White Rock Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		High School Runners Will Compete Alongside Elite Men In Unique Feature Of Dallas White Rock Marathon (Dallas Morning News) The elite men running the Dallas White Rock Marathon will have some competition from area high school runners who have put together a rather fast relay team.
	News From: Tuesday, November 30, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		5 Things: Final Tips For The White Rock Marathon (Dallas Morning News) Experts are suggesting that runners in the Dallas White Rock Marathon know the course, check the weather and start eating carbs among some of their best pieces of advice.
		For Runner-Come-Lately, Persistence Pays Off As Dallas White Rock Marathon Will Be Her 79th (Dallas Morning News) Margaret Seggerman hopes to run one-hundred and one marathons and the Dallas White Rock Marathon will be number 79 for the 59 year-old who hopes to run number 80 in Hawaii next weekend.
	News From: Sunday, November 28, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		White Rock Marathon Will Feature New Twists, Lose Some Old Ones (Dallas Morning News) The forty-first Metro PCS Dallas White Rock Marathon kicks off on Sunday and runners will encounter two late race "Dolly Parton" hills and a new starting line and finish line venue.
	News From: Saturday, November 27, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Disabled Runner Hones Focus On All She's Able To Do (Dallas Morning News) Martha Manning couldn't crawl, do push-ups, pull-ups or lift her right arm. But she found a way to run and will compete in the Dallas White Rock Marathon.
Firenze (Florence) Marathon
	News From: Sunday, November 28, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Local Man Gets Set For Florence Marathon This Weekend (PR Fired) Andy Harrop will race the Firenze Florence Marathon this weekend for the Diverse Abilities Charity and hopes to raise over one-thousand pounds in doing so.
Kampala Marathon
	News From: Wednesday, December 1, 2010
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Kenyans Yearn For Kampala Marathon (New Vision) A large contingent of Kenyan runners have entered the Kampala Marathon slated for this Sunday.
	News From: Sunday, November 28, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Kampala Marathon Attracts Kenyans (Daily Monitor) The Kampala Marathon has attracted a large international field with it's prize money structure that runs four spots deep for the December marathon.
Lisbon International Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, November 30, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Running Enthusiasts Welcomed With Open Arms At The Lisbon Marathon 2010 (BigNews.biz) The Lisbon Marathon will welcome thousands of runners to the streets of Lisbon on December 5 for the twenty-fifth edition of the marathon.
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.
Memphis Marathon
	News From: Wednesday, December 1, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		InfinityQS To Sponsor St. Jude Memphis Marathon Weekend (Benzinga.com) The Memphis Marathon has announced a partnership with InfinityQS for the December 4, 2010 marathon weekend.
	News From: Tuesday, November 30, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Hilliard Parents Inspired To Run For Others' Sick Children (Columbus Local News) Shayne and Andrea Boyd will run their first marathon in Memphis this weekend to support the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
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.
Mount Desert Island marathon
	News From: Tuesday, November 30, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		As Growing Event, Marathon Safety to be Considered (Bar Harbor Times) The MDI Marathon, voted by Runner's World as the "most scenic" marathon, will re-certify its course for it's 11th edition, and is making plans to add safety measures as it grows; even as a possible course move has brought criticism.
North Central Trail Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, November 30, 2010
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Lexington Brothers Run NCR Marathon In Maryland (Lexington Patch) Lowell and Aaron Ladd took first and third respectively while running the NCR Trail Marathon in Maryland this past weekend.
	News From: Monday, November 29, 2010
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		2010 NCR Trail Marathon: Results, Recap, And Photos (Examiner.com) Lowell Ladd won the Northern Central Rail Trail Marathon with a time of 2 hours 34 minutes and and 35 seconds.