Marathon/Running News: 12/10/07 - 12/17/07

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Austin Marathon
	News From: Wednesday, December 12, 2007
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Seton signs on again for AT&T Austin marathon (Austin Business Journal) Seton Family of Hospitals signed on as the 2008 AT&T Austin Marathon. The group of hospitals will provide medical support and 200 volunteers for the February 17th race in Austin.
Beijing Int'l Marathon
	News From: Friday, December 14, 2007
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Runners of Beijing International Marathon hit with bib fine (China Daily) Runners of the Beijing International Marathon were hit with a fine for blurring out the sponsors logo on their bibs.
California International Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, December 11, 2007
		Human Interest Story
		Blind Folsom Man Qualifies For Boston Marathon at the California International Marathon (EDH Telegraph) Richard Hunter completed the California International Marathon in 3:18:49 to qualify himself for the Boston Marathon.
Charlotte's Thunder Road Marathon
	News From: Monday, December 10, 2007
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Aldrink wins after nearly switching races (Charlotte Observer) While Mike Aldrink, Columbus, Ohio, was feeling ill and considering switching to the half marathon the long trip to his former state of residence told him otherwise and it proved to be a smart decision. With perfect weather condition Aldrink went on to win in 2:39:58 making this his 8th marathon win in 11 outings in 2007.
Dallas Marathon (formerly the Dallas White Rock Marathon)
	News From: Thursday, December 13, 2007
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		White Rock Marathon organizers, WFAA officials acknowledge problems at finish line. (Dallas Morning News) TV cameras and communication failures had sports commentators winging it for the finish of the Dallas White Rock Marathon. The elite men would finish at the half marathon finish line and few cameras caught the action. The chaos went on for nearly 20 minutes.
	News From: Tuesday, December 11, 2007
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Resident Reaches Deep to Finish First Marathon at the Dallas White Rock Marathon (The Colony Courier-Ledger) Local resident Michael Hundt completed his first marathon at the Dallas White Rock Marathon.
Dong-A Seoul International Marathon
	News From: Saturday, December 15, 2007
		Human Interest Story
		50-Year-Old Marathoner Seizes Dong-A Marathoners Best Runners Award (Donga.com) Fifty-year old Kim Yeong-guk was awarded the Best Runner's Award in the Dong-A Marathoners Award Ceremony. Dong-A Ilbo, the sponsor of Seoul International Marathon in March, and the HiSeoul, Baekje Keungil and Gyeongju International marathons in the fall have chosen Kim from a group of eight finalists based on their record over a full race. In 2007 Kim had finish times of 2:47:25 at the Seoul International Marathon and finished in 2:27:10 at the Gyeongju International Marathon.
Dubai Marathon
	News From: Monday, December 17, 2007
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		One Month to Go Until the 2008 Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon (Dubai City Guide) With one month to go, a few of the world's top elite runners including Haile Gebrselassie and Lornah Kipligat, along with around 10,000 participants are getting ready for the 2008 Dubai Marathon. Race officials and sponsors have prepared an entertainment filled event hoping to generate a community spirit among the residents of Dubai. The race offers a 10km race and a 4km charity fun run for all ages.
Everest Marathon
	News From: Monday, December 10, 2007
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		48-year-old Singapore competes in Everest Marathon (Channel News Asia) Lok Bahadur of Nepal led all runners with a 4 hour and 12 minute winning time. He paced the race with the top 4 spots going to Nepal natives. The 48 year old Steven Wong completed the race in 9:15 which started at 5,000 meters altitude.
Honolulu Marathon
	News From: Monday, December 17, 2007
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Honolulu Marathon takes a stumble (Star Bulletin) For over 35 years the Honolulu marathon has prided itself with being runner friendly and organized. But one week ago this lustrous image was marred. All 24,000 times will have to be checked for accuracy due to a severe timing malfunction.
	News From: Saturday, December 15, 2007
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		All Marathon Times From The Honolulu Marathon To Be Reviewed (Honolulu Star-Bulletin) Honolulu Marathon Officials are taking on the task of analyzing video footage of 24,300 marathon finishes at the 2007 Honolulu Marathon due to timing result problems from the new electronic timing system. The race is implementing a system to review the video and compare the times with SAIs database. Race officials have also announced that they are not going to use SAI timing in 2008.
	News From: Friday, December 14, 2007
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		All 24,000 Honolulu Marathon times flawed (Honolulu Advertisers) Honolulu Marathon organizers have determined that all results recorded for the 2007 Honolulu Marathon appear to be off by from 7 to 70 seconds. Oranizers will review each and every finish using videos of the finish line. They estimate the process will take 800 hours to complete.
	News From: Wednesday, December 12, 2007
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Michigan Company's System Goofs Up At Honolulu Marathon (MLive.com) The missing time of roughly 3,000 runners at the Honolulu Marathon was due to glitches in the timing system of Michigan-based SAI Timing and Tracking.
		Improper use of timing device foiled Marathon (The Honolulu Advertiser) The Honolulu Marathon's race organizers delve deeper into runner timing issues at the thirty fifth marathon. Investigations have led mmarathon officials to believe that the heavy showers that short-circuited generators connected to remote chip-readers caused most of the problems, but Honolulu Marathon Association president Jim Barahal and David Simms, co-founder of SAI Timing and Tracking (the company contracted to handle timing of the race) stated that many runners may not have been tracked due to improperly fastening the timing transponder to their shoes. From 2000 to 2006, the Honolulu Marathon used ChampionChip plastic discs, for 2007 the new device is a small paper timing strip to be attached to their shoes.
	News From: Tuesday, December 11, 2007
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Scoring errors mar Honolulu marathon (The Honolulu Advertiser) Timing errors at the 2007 edition of the race left many participants out of the final results.
		Honolulu Marathon runners' times vanish (Pacific Business News) Nearly 3,000 time were lost at the Honolulu Marathon and almost 6,000 finishers did not show up at all. SAI Timing has been used for the past 20 marathons and race director Jim Barahal said a new timing group will be in place next year. Correcting the errors will take well over 3 hours.
	News From: Monday, December 10, 2007
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Nearly 28,000 started the Honolulu Marathon at the Ala Moana Center in Waikiki at 5 am. (The Molokai Times) The on and off again showers and the 5 am start did not stifle the runners at the 35th annual Honolulu Marathon. Fireworks led the runners at the starting line while the rain eased off. Nearly 2/3 of the race population was made up of Japanese natives.
		Ethopia's Tolossa wins second straight Honolulu Marathon (International Herald Tribune) Ambesse Tolossa of Ethiopia takes his second consecutive victory of the Honolulu Marathon over Kenyan Jimmy Muindi who had been the previous five-time winner of the marathon. Tolossa finished in a 2:17:26 and Muindi who was suffering from stomach problems at mile 20 was runner up in a 2:18:53. In he women's race, Russia's Alevtina Biktimirova won the women's race in 2:33:06, beating Japan's Akemi-Isige Ozaki by more than a minute.
Houston Marathon
	News From: Saturday, December 15, 2007
		Training/ Health
		Get Ready Now If You Want To Run The Houston Marathon Later (Houston Chronicle) As the 2007 Houston Marathon approaches, runners who have spent months training are ready to run. Other than the miles they will need to cover, training also involves the ability to go into the race without injuries or waylaid by holiday festivities.
	News From: Wednesday, December 12, 2007
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Houston Marathon officials opt against new timing system (Houston Chronicle) After the new SAI timing system was introduced at the Honolulu system it failed to record nearly 3,000 runners finish times. Organizers at the Houston marathon have acted quickly to move away from this timing system for the January marathon. They will stick with CHAMPIONCHIP as they have since teaming up with the chip timing system since 2000.
Jacksonville Marathon
	News From: Monday, December 17, 2007
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Jacksonville Marathon Good race in the long run (The Florid Times Union) Sammy Nyamongo and Sharon Hathaway both entered the Jacksonville Marathon with high hopes and a sparkle for an Olympic dream. Their age and humidity may have slowed all times in general but both runners would claim victory along.
Kodagu Cauvery marathon race
	News From: Monday, December 17, 2007
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Kodagu Cauvery Marathon Approaches (Southern News - Karnataka) The 14th-annual Kodagu Cauvery Marathon-07 will be held here on December 23, 2007. Marathon course will pass through the Gandhi Maidan to Triveni Sangama at Bhaghamandala.
Lipton Bangalore International Marathon
	News From: Friday, December 14, 2007
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Big Response for the Bangalore Marathon (The Hindu) The 2007 Bangalore International Marathon is growing in numbers. As the third year of the event approaches, race officials have extended registration until the day before the race. With race registration already topping 7,050, race officials are also excited by the numbers of international racers from Kenya, Ethiopia, Uganda, Morocco, Malaysia, Sri Lanka and Indonesia. Kenyas Maku Nzioka, Ngira Nyaga and Sua Matisya are the favorites i nthe elite line-up.
London Marathon
	News From: Monday, December 17, 2007
		Human Interest Story
		Musician Pete Doherty to run 2008 London Marathon (Showbiz Spy) Rock musician Pete Doherty, former boyfriend of Kate Moss, is cleaning up his act following drug rehab. The Babyshambles staris believes running to be a great way to get back in shape.
	News From: Friday, December 14, 2007
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Ramaala in 2008 London Marathon field (Sowetan) Top marathoner South African Hendrick Ramaala will be one of the elite runners to highlight the 2008 London Marathon Field. While many runners are sitting out of spring marathon season and preparing for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, other elites headlining the field are former world record holder Paul Tergat, Martin Lel, Felix Limo, Meb Keflezighi, Stefano Baldini , Jaouad Gharib and Abderrahim Goumri.
	News From: Tuesday, December 11, 2007
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Martin Lel to defend London Marathon title in April (Guardian Unlimited) Martin Lel goes for his third London Marathon title at the 2008 race.
		Human Interest Story
		Hospice Seeks Experienced Marathon Runner for London Marathon (Bexhill On Sea Observer) St. Michaels Hospice earned a free entry into the London Marathon and seeks an Experienced Runner to represent them.
Mississippi Blues Marathon
	News From: Wednesday, December 12, 2007
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Governor Barbour hopes to run in Mississippi Blues Marathon in Jan. (The Clarion Ledger) Gov. Haley Barbour says he plans to support the "Let's Go Walking - Mississippi" Campaign by participating in the Mississippi Blues Marathon on January 5th in the capital of Jackson. The prize purse is set at 30,000 dollars for the top finishers.
Odds And Ends
	News From: Monday, December 17, 2007
		Training/ Health
		Short exercise layoff means long comeback (Arkansas Democrat Gazette) Exercise physiologists state that training for a sport is exquisitely specific. But what separates the occasional athlete from the more competitive is the levels of in blood plasma. A runner whos been running doesnt need much time to maintain his performance, but the training needs to be almost like racing.