Marathon/Running News: 12/13/07 - 12/20/07

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Arkansas Marathon
	News From: Wednesday, December 19, 2007
		Human Interest Story
		Huckabee's Little Rock Marathon: From Rotund to Runner (ABC NEWS) Former Arkansas Govenor Mike Huckabee was scared straight into a massive weight loss when he was diagnosed with type II diabetes. The once rotund governor has made some significant lifestyle changes and embraced a completely different diet and exercise routine.
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.
Chicago Marathon
	News From: Thursday, December 20, 2007
		Human Interest Story
		Bank of America to keep Chicago Marathon (Chicago Sun Times) Bank of America plans to continue sponsoring the Chicago Marathon despite the problems the race encountered in 2007. Bank of America made the announcement at a press conference donating five million dollars to nonprofit groups that help locals pay heating bills, avoid home foreclosure, get job training and placement and learn financial literacy.
	News From: Tuesday, December 18, 2007
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		CEO Chicago marathon among year's best for running. (The Post Standard) While the Chicago marathon may have caused an uproar and the fiasco that it was ruined some runners dreams, the best story comes from a group of 10 company CEO's who took the challenge head on to finish the race. It was a bet that led all the CEO's to finish and re-commit to running again next year to improve their time.
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.
Dong-A Seoul International Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, December 18, 2007
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Dramatic Victory in Seoul Marathon Signals New Beginning for Lee Bong-ju (The Donga) Most considered Lee Bong-ju a long shot to win the Seoul Marathon. At 37 years of age and well past the average prime for running , Lee pulled off the upset against 21 formidable Kenyan runners. Bong-ju was over 30 meters behind Paul Kiprop Kirui at the 38K mark and surged past Kirui to pull of the upset and inspire a nation. The tv ratings soared above any other previous mark by any other Koren aired television program.
	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: Wednesday, December 19, 2007
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Fagan targets Dubai marathon in Olympic bid (Irish Examiner) Martin Fagan will make his bid for Olympic Glory at the Dubai Marathon on January 16, 2008. He was scheduled for the Houston Marathon but a visa problem after the European Championships prevented him from re-entering the U.S. for the race.
	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.
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.
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.
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.
Mumbai Marathon
	News From: Wednesday, December 19, 2007
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Mumbai Marathon on world athletics map with an IAAF Silver label award. (The Times of India) The 2008 Mumbai marathon has been awarded the silver label for its January, 2008 edition of the marathon. The award is given by the IAAF to any marathon with more than 5 elite males having recorded a marathon time faster than 2:12 in the previous 24 months. It also awards the Silver Label for marathons with 5 or more entered women having run 2:32 within the past 24 months.
Odds And Ends
	News From: Thursday, December 20, 2007
		Training/ Health
		Risk of Death During Marathons Lower than Commonly Believed (Marketwire) Researchers at the Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre discovered that the risk of death while running a marathon is low and that marathons save lives by reducing automobile fatalities. The study analyzed marathons in the United States from 1975 to 2004. Out of 3,292,368 runners there was a total of twenty-six sudden cardiac deaths and forty-six total crash deaths were prevented on marathon days due to road closures.
		Marathons Prevent Car-Crash Deaths (MedPage Today) Recent studies by Donald A. Redelmeier, M.D., and J. Ari Greenwald, of the University of Toronto state that marathons could be saving lives by reducing the number of automobile fatalities. The researchers examined 750 marathons staged over the past thirty years in twenty-six locations. The researchers try to place a "societal perspective" on the risks of marathon running.
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Burka Returns to Edinburgh Cross Country in Search of Three-Peat (Race Results Weekly) At age twenty-one Kenyan Gelete Burka who has one IAAF World Cross Country Championships title on her resume will attempt her third victory at the BUPA Great Edinburgh International Cross Country 6.7K. Kenyan Vivian Cheruiyot, runner up in the 5000m at 2007 IAAF World Championships will be returning as well.
	News From: Wednesday, December 19, 2007
		Human Interest Story
		Jones, Powell make headlines for different reasons in 2007 (International Herals Tribune) Even though the world record in the marathon was lowered by Haile Gebrselassie to 2:04:26, Marion Jones admission to her use of steroids has stolen the limelight. Even Meseret Defar's new female two-mile world record of 8:58.58 at the Van Damme Memorial on Sept. 14 was buried under Jones' admission of guilt.
	News From: Monday, December 17, 2007
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Indian Open Marathon set for December 23, 2007 (India Times) The Indian Open Marathon, the first event on the route to be used for the 2010 Commonwealth Games, will host national elites Sunita Rani and Sunita Godra. The route is exactly the same except that the Games race will start from a stadium. The organisers are expecting around 2000 participants for the race.
		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.
	News From: Sunday, December 16, 2007
		Human Interest Story
		Wanjiru, Kenyas next Marathon Great? (IAAF Athletics) Kenyan Samuel Wanjiru, winner of the 2007 Fukuoka Marathon set a course record as well as second fastest marathon debut with a 2:06:39. No stranger to setting records, Wanjiru holds the two fastest half marathon times in the world. With his quick progression of career successes, Wanjiru has been setting goals and achieving them from setting the world records in the half to making a 2:06 marathon debut.
	News From: Friday, December 14, 2007
		Human Interest Story
		Post Mortem: Ted Corbitt, Pioneer of Distance Running (Washington Post) On December 12, 2007, Ted Corbitt, 88, a distance runner who introduced ultramarathon races to the United States passed away. As one of the few elite African American distance runners of his time, Corbitt pioneered the sport of distance running by founding the Road Runners Club of America and heading the New York Road Runners Club of America despite discrimination he encountered at the time. From track star to World War II veteran to Olympian to physical therapist/nutritionist, Corbitt was a runner whom despite an asthma condition completed an ultramarathon by walking 68 miles in 24 hours in 2003.
		Training/ Health
		How Many Marathons Should You Run? (Statesman.com) With marathoning hitting its stride in Texas in the coming months, one needs to ask themselves how many marathons they can handle.
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Marathon Majors make record breaking figures (European Athletics) Four of the five World Marathon Majors races have seen the highest number of participants ever. With the 2007 New York City Marathon topping the numbers with 38,607 finishers.
		Chinese Runners Hit With Bib Fine (China Daily) Four elite Chinese marathon runners fined by the China Athletics Association for obscuring sponsor logos on their race bibs at the 2007 Beijing International Marathon. The four athletes include Ren Longyun, runner-up in the men's race, Sun Wei, tenth in men's and Zhang Yingying and Bai Xue, runner-up and second runner-up on the women's side, respectively.