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Direct Links: 26.2 with Donna: The National Marathon to Finish Breast Cancer Albany Marathon (formerly the Snickers Marathon Energy Bar Marathon) Austin Marathon Birch Bay Marathon Boston Marathon City of Los Angeles Marathon (L.A. Marathon) Cowtown Marathon Disney World Marathon Ft. Lauderdale A1A Marathon Hong Kong Marathon Houston Marathon Knoxville Marathon La Crosse Fitness Festival
26.2 with Donna: The National Marathon to Finish Breast Cancer
	News From: Monday, February 18, 2008
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Runaway winners in inaugural 26.2 for Donna race (Florida-Times Union) Alene Reta of Ethiopia and Mariska Kramer-Postma of Netherlands won the inaugural 26.2 with Donna the National Marathon to Fight Breast Cancer. Reta finished in a 2:21.57. Kramer-Postma won the women's race in 2:45.42. While Reta was able to run to the finish line with a police escort, Kramer-Postma had to dodge through many runners competing in the half-marathon which was a bit of a challenge for her.
		Human Interest Story
		26.2 for Donna Marathon impressive in turnout, support (Shorelines) Thousands participated in the inaugural 26.2 With Donna National Marathon to fight breast cancer. Many participants were breast cancer survivors like event founder Donna Deegan or friends and family members of those with the disease. $800,000 was raised to help find a cure for cancer.
	News From: Sunday, February 17, 2008
		Human Interest Story
		Marathon has a story for each step (Jacksoneville.com) The inaugural "26.2 with Donna" - National Marathon to Fight Breast Cancer will be held in 2008. The race holds many stories of people who survived breast cancer and stories of husbands, mothers, daughters and friends.
	News From: Saturday, February 16, 2008
		Human Interest Story
		Jeff Galloway Arrives for 26.2 With Donna (First Coast News) Former Olympian and best selling author Jeff Galloway has arrived on the First Coast for 26.2 With Donna The National Marathon to Fight Breast Cancer. He is supporting First Coast News Anchor Donna Deegan who is the race director for this inaugural race.
	News From: Friday, February 15, 2008
		Human Interest Story
		She needs to run so cancer can't catch her (Jacksoneville.com) First Coast News anchor Donna Deegan is preparing for the inaugural 26.2 with Donna: The National Marathon to Fight Breast Cancer. Deegan, the race organzier, is a two-time breast cancer survivor and is undergoing treatment for a third time.
Albany Marathon (formerly the Snickers Marathon Energy Bar Marathon)
	News From: Friday, February 22, 2008
		Human Interest Story
		Snickers Marathon to get underway in Albany (WALB News) The 2008 Snickers Marathon has eight hundred runners representing thirty seven states. Organizers hope to raise about $15,000 dollars from the event for the Willson Hospice House. The race is in its second year.
Austin Marathon
	News From: Monday, February 18, 2008
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		London teacher Hassell hustles to 1st marathon win (The Austin-American Statesman) Biology teacher Lucy Hassell won the 2008 Austin Marathon's women's race in a 2:36:26. Runner-up Becki Michael qualified for the US Olympic Trials with a 2:43:42. Canada's Nicole Stevenson placed third in 2:44:46.
		Human Interest Story
		From fat to fit: An officer's path to the finish line (Killeen Daily Herald) Iraq War veteran Capt. William F. Woods dropped one hundred and thirty pounds one year ago. Fed up with his weight, he began walking it off and took up step aerobics. This quicky led to his love of fitness and participation in various 5K and 10K races in Baghdad. He finished the 2008 Austin Marathon in 3:30.
		Humor
		No cheating: Madrazo races in Austin marathon (Austin-American Statesman) Disgraced former Mexican presidential candidate Roberto Madrazo ran the 2008 Austin Half Marathon without cheating. Madrazo first made headlines in the running community by cheating at the 2007 Berlin Marathon. He had taken a shortcut shaving nine miles from his race winning his age group award (55+) and making a display of his win. Once officials realized of the cheating, they stripped him of his trophy.
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Frey, Americans win in Austin Marathon men's race (The Austin-American Statesman) The 2008 AT&T Austin Marathon saw a tight finish in the men's race as Jacob Frey sprinted 600 meters to victory in a 2:20:38 becomin the first American to win since 1994. Mike Sayenko was runner-up in 2:20:42 and Kenya's Joseph Mutinda was third in 2:20:43. Lucy Hassell of Great Britain won the women's race.
		Sell runs to victory in Austin Half (Altoona Mirror.com) 2008 U.S. Men's Olympic Marathon Team Member Brian Sell won the AT&T Austin Half-Marathon in 1:04:11. His Hanson-Brooks teammates, Todd Snyder, Mike Morgan, Luke Humphrey, Michael Reneau and Patrick Moulton, finished second through sixth.
	News From: Sunday, February 17, 2008
		Human Interest Story
		Kenyans run in marathons for survival (Austin-American Statesman) Several participants in the 2008 austin Marathon are afraid to go home due to the continued violence in their homeland - Kenya. Amond them are Wesley Ochoro, Joseph Mutinda, Lilian Chelimo and Margaret Chirchir. Ochoro and Mutinda used to train with Wesley Ngetich, the runner-up at last year's AT&T Austin Marathon who was fatally shot in the chest with a poisoned arrow last month. Chelimo and Chirchir who had moved their training from Eldoret to Iten have left their families behind to run this race. To these Kenyans, these races are wages to support their children to go to schools as the average Kenyan makes only $1,200 per year.
	News From: Saturday, February 16, 2008
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Six AT&T Runners Seeking Olympic Qualifying Time at the Austin Marathon (The Statesman) The AT&T Austin Marathon, which has produced a number of qualifiers for the U.S. Olympic marathon trials, will see six female runners trying to chase down a shot at their Olympic dreams. Among them are Becki Michael, a twenty-four year old middle distance runner from Ohio, and Kim Fitchen-Young, a thirty-nine year old former 2004 Olympic trials qualifier in the 10,000 meters and the marathon who is returning to competitive running after the birth of her child less than one year ago. The qualifying time the women are aiming to achieve or better is 2:47.
Birch Bay Marathon
	News From: Monday, February 18, 2008
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Birch Bay Marathon a hit (The Bellingham Herald) At the 2008 Birch Bay Marathon Jim Hulbert had incentive to run faster as a boxer dog at mile 11 gave a chase and nipped at his feet as he ran. Andy Martin won the race in a 2:35:24. Locals Dan Gallant and Jim Hulbert finished second and third respectively in 2:59:52 and 3:01:06. In the women's race Maria Amaya in 3:36:00. Runner-up Theresa Westfall finished in 3:36:29.
Boston Marathon
	News From: Wednesday, February 20, 2008
		Human Interest Story
		Thomas Hamilton to run fourth marathon for Charity. (Holbrook Sun) Thomas Hamilton will run the famed Boston Marathon this coming April and he aims not only to finish the race but to raise over ten thousand dollars along the way for Miles for Miracles right inside the city of Boston. Last year 177 runners raised over one million for the worthy cause.
	News From: Tuesday, February 19, 2008
		Training/ Health
		Think spring! Don't get down on winter (Metrowest Daily News) As the heart of winter approaches, many New Englanders are feeling the worst of the season as a few are affected by Seasonal Affective Disorder, a form of depression. Many advise to take a trip to a warm weather destination, to enjoy the outdoors with winter activities such as skiing, light therapy or by gearing up for a big race like the Boston Marathon.
City of Los Angeles Marathon (L.A. Marathon)
	News From: Thursday, February 21, 2008
		Human Interest Story
		Hall of Fame Beverages to Participate at the L.A. Marathon and 'The Show' Beverage Convention in Las Vegas (Fox Business) Coming off a successful visibility campaign at the Grammy Awards, Hall of Fame Beverages and its Hydropower brand of functional waters will be on the L.A. Marathon route for the 2008 race. Samples of Hydropower throughout the event.
	News From: Wednesday, February 20, 2008
		Human Interest Story
		KNBC, KVEA Broadcast Of LA Marathon Marks Sixth Year (KNBC) The City of Los Angeles Marathon will go prime time for the sixth consecutive year. The multi platform pursuit involves over three and a half hours of race footage in two different languages.
Cowtown Marathon
	News From: Friday, February 22, 2008
		Human Interest Story
		It could be the race of the decades: the octogenerians (Star Telegram) A race of the octogenerians has developed for the 2008 Cowtown Marathon. The players are Don McNelly, 87, from Rochester, N.Y. with more than 700 marathons under his belt and has been running for almost forty years versus local favorite Gene Brock, 80, from Arlington has thirty years of running experience. McNelly and Brock hope to finish in less than six hours. McNelly finished in 5:30:33 at the Austin Marathon last weekend. Cowtown organizers created a new 80-and-up age group for the two runners. Because McNelly and Brock are the only two entrants, only one will go home with the 80-plus medal.
	News From: Thursday, February 21, 2008
		Human Interest Story
		Thirty Cowtown Marathons, and one man has run them all (Dallas Morning News) Jim Gilliland said the friendships cultivated have been the highlight of his tenure as he prepares for the Cowtown Marathon's thirtieth anniversary. Gilliland has served as race director since the first Fort Worth Cowtown Marathon in February 1979. He has seen the race grow from 210 to over 13,000 runners.
Disney World Marathon
	News From: Wednesday, February 20, 2008
		Human Interest Story
		Disney Marathon Raises $7.6 Million (CF News 13) The 2008 Disney Marathon's participants have raised $7.6 million going to 19 charitable organizations in Central Florida and elsewhere across the country. $5.5 million will go to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, $900,000 goes to the AT Children's Project to cure a rare childhood disease and another $1 million was raised for various other charities. Thirty four thousand runners participated in the Disney event weekend.
Ft. Lauderdale A1A Marathon
	News From: Thursday, February 21, 2008
		Human Interest Story
		A1A Marathon a huge success: Colgan already working on '09 (Sun Sentinel) A1A Marathon race organizer Chris Colgan, of Exclusive Sports Marketing, has been monitoring the positive feedback for the events that attracted 5,001 registered runners for the full, half, kids and 5K races. Colgan probably had one of the most original ways of measuring the event's success. "The difference was 90 cubic yards of garbage instead of 30 cubic yards," Colgan said.
	News From: Monday, February 18, 2008
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Roberts, Anderson win marathon debuts (Sun Sentinel) Both winners of the 2008 A1A Marathon win in their marathon debuts. John Roberts won in a 2:50:31 and Cindy Anderson in a 3:07:02 setting a course record. In the third year of the race also had a record turnout of 4,974 participants.
		AIA Marathon winners excel out of their environment (Miami Herald) John Roberts and Cindy Anderson won the men and women's races of the 2008 A1A Marathon. In a marathon debut Roberts who raced the 26.2 miles on a dare from his girlfriend finished in a 2:50:31. Anderson, also in her debut marathon, won the women's race in 3:07:02.
Hong Kong Marathon
	News From: Monday, February 18, 2008
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Best feet forward right to the very end (The Standard) The 2008 Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon in which a Japanese ended four years of domination by Kenyans. Koichiro Fukuoka from Nagasaki won the race in 2:18:10. The women's race was won by Kim Kum Ok of North Korea in 2:36:43. She crossed the finishline hand-in-hand with compatriot Jong Yong Ok who was ruled second by a judge.
		Fukuoka and Kum-ok win Asian Marathon title in Hong Kong (IAAF) Japans Koichiro Fukuoka and the Koreas Kim Kum-ok were the winners of the mens and womens races at the 2008 Hong Kong Marathon which also doubled as the 11th Asian Marathon Championships. Fukuoka ended years of Kenyan dominance of the race with victory in 2:16.50. In the women's race Kim Kum-ok out-kicked Jong Yong-ok to win by a slight margin as both women were clocked in at 2:36:40.
	News From: Sunday, February 17, 2008
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Japanese runner wins Hong Kong Marathon (Today Online.com) Japan's Koichiro Fukuoka won the 2008 Hong Kong Marathon and 11th Asian Marathon championships in a 2:16:50. Kenyan Cyprian Kiogara was runner-up in a 2:18:03 and Zimbabwe's Phillip Bandawe came third. In the women's marathon, North Koreans Kim Kum-ok and Jong Yong-ok crossed the line together e together holding hands with a time of 2:36:43.
Houston Marathon
	News From: Wednesday, February 20, 2008
		Human Interest Story
		Hannah honored for marathon job (Chron) Previous Race Director of the Houston Marathon David Hannah was inducted into Running USA's Hall of Champions last week in recognition of his contributions to the sport. Race Director for twenty three years, Hannah guided the marathon as it grew from 700 runners to 10,000. Hannah retired in 2003, but since then has focused his expertise on Running USA.
Knoxville Marathon
	News From: Thursday, February 21, 2008
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Knoxville Marathon's route tweaked for a safer finish (Knoxnews.com) The 2008 Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon will see record numbers and a few changes to their course for the fourth anniversary of their race. The marathon will still start at the Clinch Avenue Bridge and end at the 50-yard line inside the University of Tennessee's Neyland Stadium; but slight tweaks to the route will be beneficial to participants. A few minor changes are an out-and-back section on the west end of the course will be more of a turnaround and the entry into the stadium will be asphalt paved Gate 25.
La Crosse Fitness Festival
	News From: Friday, February 22, 2008
		Human Interest Story
		Marathon on Track for May 09 (La Crosse Tribune) La Crosses first marathon is taking shape for the spring of 2009. Jay Odegaard, La Crosses recreation coordinator, told the citys Board of Park Commissioners on Thursday the event is set for May 3, 2009. The La Crosse Fitness Festival will feature a marathon, a half-marathon, plus 5k and bike events.