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Direct Links: 26.2 with Donna: The National Marathon to Finish Breast Cancer Austin Marathon Bataan Memorial Death March Birch Bay Marathon Boston Marathon Chennai Marathon Cowtown Marathon Ft. Lauderdale A1A Marathon Galveston Mardi Gras Marathon Hong Kong Marathon Kiel Marathon Kilimanjaro Marathon Loch Ness Marathon Marine Corps Marathon Mercedes Marathon Myrtle Beach Marathon
26.2 with Donna: The National Marathon to Finish Breast Cancer
	News From: Thursday, February 17, 2011
		Human Interest Story
		26.2 With Donna National Marathon To Finish Breast Cancer Touches Various Parts Of Jacksonville (Florida Times-Union) Nearly 10,000 runners completed the 26.2 With Donna National Marathon to Finish Breast Cancer all thanks to a race that three-time breast cancer survivor Donna Deegan started.
	News From: Monday, February 14, 2011
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Final Results Of The 26.2 With Donna (Florida Times-Union) Kennedy Kemei won the 26.2 With Donna National Marathon To End Breast Cancer with a time of 2 hours 20 minutes
Austin Marathon
	News From: Saturday, February 19, 2011
		Human Interest Story
		Austin Marathon Celebrates Its 20th Anniversary (Statesman) John Conley has served as the Austin Marathon race director since 1997 and he will help the race celebrate the 20th anniversary this weekend.
	News From: Friday, February 18, 2011
		Human Interest Story
		Running 20 Austin Marathons In 20 Years (Austin News KXAN.com) The Livestrong Austin Marathon kicks off it's 20th year this Sunday with an elite group of participants who have competed in each year.
	News From: Thursday, February 17, 2011
		Human Interest Story
		Austin Marathon Runners Get Help On Wheels From Bicycle Escort Team (American Statesman) When Elle Pishny won the women's division of the Austin Marathon two years ago her victory might have been called into question had in not been for members of Jack & Adams Bicycle escort team that verified she had ran the entire race despite her chip timing not working.
	News From: Monday, February 14, 2011
		Human Interest Story
		Livestron Austin Marathon App Aims To Keep Pace With Runners (American-Statesman) The Austin Marathon has developed an app for the iPhone and iPad that allows runners and their families and friends to track their progress in the race.
Bataan Memorial Death March
	News From: Friday, February 18, 2011
		Human Interest Story
		Registration Open For 2011 Bataan Memorial Death March (Army.mil) The 2011 Bataan Memorial Death March will start at the White Sands Missle Range in New Mexico on March 27.
Birch Bay Marathon
	News From: Thursday, February 17, 2011
		Human Interest Story
		Marathon Runners Take Their Mark In Birch Bay Marathon Sunday (Northern Light) Birch Bay will open it's streets to marathon runners and newly welcomed half-marathon runners this weekend.
Boston Marathon
	News From: Friday, February 18, 2011
		Human Interest Story
		Boston Marathon Qualifying Revised (Boston Globe) The registration process for the Boston Marathon has been revised for the 2012 race and time standards will be tightened for the 2013 race. It's the first time in 33 years that standards have been altered.
	News From: Thursday, February 17, 2011
		Human Interest Story
		Boston Marathon Gets Even Harder & I'm Pissed (The Stir) Boston Marathon has announced new standards for qualifying for the marathon after decades of the same times. It has people across the country a bit upset.
		Boston Marathon Gets With The Times (Houston Chronicle) The faster you are, the more quickly you will be allowed to enter the Boston Marathon
	News From: Wednesday, February 16, 2011
		Human Interest Story
		Boston Marathon Announces New Procedures For Marathon Registration, Qualifying (Boston Globe) Qualifying standards for the Boston Marathon have been lowered by 5 minutes across all age groups beginning in 2013
Chennai Marathon
	News From: Monday, February 14, 2011
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Kenya's Mugu Antony Ndungu Wins Chennai Marathon (Times of India) Mugu Antony Ndungu won the Chennai Marathon with a time of 2 hours 15 minutes.
Cowtown Marathon
	News From: Monday, February 14, 2011
		Human Interest Story
		With Son In Afghanistan, Mom Vows To Run, And Finish, Cowtown Marathon (Keller Citizen) On February 27, Carolyn Miller has vowed to finish the Cowtown Marathon for her son who is deployed to Afghanistan.
Ft. Lauderdale A1A Marathon
	News From: Friday, February 18, 2011
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Ft. Lauderdale A1A Marathon: Race A Great Escape For Women's Champ Pustilnik (Sun Sentinel) Carrie Pustilnik will attempt to defend her title at the Ft. Lauderdale A1A Marathon this weekend and considering her busy and hectic schedule, the marathon should be a great reprieve.
	News From: Thursday, February 17, 2011
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Ft. Lauderdale A1A Marathon: Huberty Found Niche In South Florida Running Scene After 2010 Win (Sun Sentinel) Bryan Huberty won the 2010 A1A Marathon and found a reknewed love for running along the beaches of southern Florida.
	News From: Wednesday, February 16, 2011
		Human Interest Story
		4500 Runners Expected In A1A Marathon And Half-Marathon (Sun Sentinel) The Ft. Lauderdale A1A Marathon kicks off this Sunday at 6 am with a flat and fast course that highlights a South Beach Park Finish.
Galveston Mardi Gras Marathon
	News From: Saturday, February 19, 2011
		Human Interest Story
		Galveston's Mardi Gras Marathon To Close Traffic Sunday (Galveston County Daily News) Runners from 35 states will kick off Galveston's Mardi Gras Marathon starting at 7:30 am this Sunday
	News From: Friday, February 18, 2011
		Human Interest Story
		Galveston Mardi Gras Marathon Returns To Island (Galveston County Daily News) Sunday will mark the return of the Galveston Mardi Gras Marathon with runners from twenty-one states expected to participate.
Hong Kong Marathon
	News From: Saturday, February 19, 2011
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Record Turnout Expected For Hong Kong Marathon Sunday (Asia One News) Cyprian Mwobi hopes to take top honors for the third time at the Hong Kong Marathon which would set a record for the fifteen year-old event.
	News From: Thursday, February 17, 2011
		Human Interest Story
		Hong Kong Marathon Runners Urged To Watch Step On Health (Standard) More than sixty-five thousand runners will compete in the Hong Kong Marathon and officials are urging them to put personal health and safety about all else.
Kiel Marathon
	News From: Wednesday, February 16, 2011
		Human Interest Story
		Kielder Marathon Returns In 2011 (BBC.co.uk) The Keilder Marathon will kick off this fall on October 9, 2011 and has been described as Britain's most beautiful marathon
Kilimanjaro Marathon
	News From: Thursday, February 17, 2011
		Human Interest Story
		Nchimbi To Grace Kilimanjaro Marathon (Citizen) The ninth edition of the Kilimanjaro Marathon kicks off later this month and Emmanuel Nchimbi, the Minister of information, youth, culture and sports will flag off the race.
Loch Ness Marathon
	News From: Thursday, February 17, 2011
		Human Interest Story
		Run Baxters Loch Ness Marathon In Tenth Anniversary Year (Stornoway Gazette) The tenth anniversary of the Baxters Loch Ness Marathon kicks off on Sunday October 2.
Marine Corps Marathon
	News From: Thursday, February 17, 2011
		Human Interest Story
		Marine Corps Marathon Registration Opens February 23. (Insidenova.com) On February 23 at high noon runners will have the opportunity to register for the thirty-sixth annual Marine Corps Marathon to be held on Oct 30.
Mercedes Marathon
	News From: Monday, February 14, 2011
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		First Run In Alabama Nets David Tuwei Birmingham's Mercedes Marathon Crown, Extra $1,000 (Birmingham News) David Tuwei won the Mercedes Marathon with a new course record of 2 hours 19 minutes and 42 seconds.
		David Tuwei Sets Mercedes Marathon Record Running Birmingham Course In 2 hours 19 minutes and 42 seconds. (Birmingham News) David Tuwei won the Mercedes Marathon with a time of 2 hours 19 minutes and 42 seconds.
Myrtle Beach Marathon
	News From: Saturday, February 19, 2011
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Woman Wins Myrtle Beach Marathon (Carolina Live) Kathleen Castles from New Jersey took the overall title at the Myrtle Beach Marathon with a time of 2 hours 41 minutes and 11 seconds.
	News From: Friday, February 18, 2011
		Human Interest Story
		Myrtle Beach Marathon Goes High-Tech (Carolina Live) In the past 14 years of the Myrtle Beach Marathon, this year's reace will be the most advanced with the introduction of real-time updates through a smart phone app.
	News From: Thursday, February 17, 2011
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Pair Of Women Hope To Make Olympic Trials At Myrtle Beach Marathon (Sun News) Molly Nunn and Kathleen Castles will attempt to run the Mytle Beach Marathon in under 2 hours and 46 minutes to earn an Olympic Trials birth this weekend.