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Direct Links: 26.2 with Donna: The National Marathon to Finish Breast Cancer Austin Marathon Birch Bay Marathon Boston Marathon Buffalo Marathon Calgary Marathon Chennai Marathon Cowtown Marathon Ft. Lauderdale A1A Marathon Gasparilla Distance Classic GO! St. Louis Marathon Hudson Mohawk Marathon Illinois Marathon Kilimanjaro Marathon London Marathon Malta Marathon Marathon Bahamas
26.2 with Donna: The National Marathon to Finish Breast Cancer
	News From: Tuesday, February 23, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		26.2 Run With Donna (Jacksonville.com) The third annual 26.2 Run with Donna, The National Marathon to Fight Breast Cancer boasted more than seven-thousand, six-hundred runners between the marathon and the half-marathon
	News From: Monday, February 22, 2010
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Joan Benoit Samuelson Finishes Second In 26.2 With Donna Women's Half Marathon (Jacksonville Sports) Olympic gold medalist Join Benoit Samuelson finished in second place in the women's 26.2 With Donna Half-Marathon with a time of 1 hour 25 minutes and 43 seconds.
	News From: Sunday, February 21, 2010
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Donna Deegan Enjoys Third Annual 26.2-mile 'Victory March' (Jacksonville.com) Donna Deegan founded the 26.2 with Donnna Marathon and she completed the third annual event this year with her husband in a time of 5 hours and 42 minutes.
		Elite Runner Sets 26.2 With Donna Marathon Course Record (Jacksonville.com) Andrey Bryzgalov set a course record on Sunday at the 26.2 Marathon with Donna in a course record time of 2 hours 15 minutes and 45 seconds.
	News From: Thursday, February 18, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Major Road Closes For A Pink Cause: 26.2 With Donna (First Coast News) The third annual 26.2 with Donna The National Marathon to Finish Breast Cancer kicks off this Sunday in Jacksonville, Florida. The marathon and half-marathon will cause several major road to be shut down for the duration of the race.
		Donna Foundation Recipients Benefit From Marathon (First Coast News) The third annual 26.2 With Donna will kick off in Jacksonville Beach on Sunday. Seventy percent of the proceeds go to research at the Mayo Clinic and thirty percent go to the Donna Foundation which provides critical needs of breast cancer survivors.
Austin Marathon
	News From: Sunday, February 21, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Hundreds Of Austin-Area Students Complete Marathon Kids Program (The Statesman) Hundred of Austin elementary students ran in cold and rainy weather to complete their final 1.2 miles of the Austin Marathon. The kids marathon was designed to encourage children to have an active healthy lifestyle.
Birch Bay Marathon
	News From: Thursday, February 18, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Big Birch Bay Marathon Turnout Expected (The Northern Light) More than one-hundred and fifty runners are registered for the forty-second annual Birch Bay Marathon and 25K run. The marathon starts at 8 am and weather forecasters are predicting sunny weather and 51 degrees.
Boston Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, February 23, 2010
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		John Hancock Financial Announces 2010 Boston Marathon Elite Athlete Field (The Wall Street Journal) John Hancock Financial announced the full field for the 114th running of the Boston Marathon on April 19. Headlining the field are defending champions Deriba Merga and Salina Kosgei.
Buffalo Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, February 23, 2010
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Tough Buffalo Run Sure To Get Pulses Racing (Daily Dispatch) The thirty-seventh Old Mutual Buffalo Marathon will kick off this Saturday. Nine time Comrades Marathon champion Bruce Fordyce will be on hand to race as well as defending champion Melikhaya Kepe.
Calgary Marathon
	News From: Thursday, February 18, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Scotiabank Calgary Herald Marathon Training Program - Week 8 (The Calgary Herald) This is the eighth week of the eighteen week training program for the Calgary Marathon. Training tips include keeping physically and mentally sharp while training for the 26.2 mile race.
Chennai Marathon
	News From: Monday, February 22, 2010
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Rono Wins Chennai Marathon (The Hindu) Kenya's Augustine Rono defeated all comers to the Chennai Marathon with nearly a 13 minute margin of victory. His time for the 26.2 mile race was 2 hours 14 minutes and 45 seconds.
		Kenyan Wins Chennai Marathon (The Times Of India) Augustin Rono, Kenya, claimed the top spot at the Chennai Marathon with a time of 2 hours 14 minutes and 5 seconds while Santhosh Kumar finished in second place nearly 13 minutes back.
	News From: Friday, February 19, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Thousands Take Part In The 8th Chennai Marathon (DNA) The eighth annual Chennai Marathon kicked off on Sunday with thousands of participants from India as well as Kenya and Japan. The marathon was organized by the Tamil Nadu government.
Cowtown Marathon
	News From: Sunday, February 21, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Course Designed To Make Cowtown Marathon A Beautiful Trip (Star-Telegram) The Cowtown Marathon will traverse the more scenic areas of Ft. Worth and allow more than eighteen-thousand participants to enjoy running various distances. Parking and traffic control are among the many items to be taken into consideration by race organizers.
Ft. Lauderdale A1A Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, February 23, 2010
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Madison Man Wins Florida Marathon (Madison.com Sports) Bryan Huberty is probably better known as a soccer play. But this past weekend he won his second marathon race in Fort Lauderdale, Florida by running a time of 2 hours 44 minutes and 2 seconds.
	News From: Monday, February 22, 2010
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Pustilnik, Huberty Capture A1A Marathon (Miami Herald) Carrie Pustilnik won the women's division of the A1A Marathon with a time of 2 hours 58 minutes and 29 seconds. Bryan Huberty took the overall title with a time of 2 hours 44 minutes and 2 seconds.
	News From: Sunday, February 21, 2010
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		A1A Marathon Winners Go To Extremes (Sun Sentinel) Bryan Huberty claims that his organic vegan lifestyle was a key factor in running 2 hours 44 minutes and 2 seconds while winning the A1A Marathon. Carrie Pustilnik is the mother of three daughters and works two jobs and still managed to win the women's division of the A1A Marathon with a time of 2 hours 58 minutes and 29 seconds.
	News From: Friday, February 19, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Fort Lauderdale Marathon To Affect A1A On Sunday (Sun Sentinel) A1A between Fort Lauderdale and Pompano Beach will be a little congested and some portions closed during the A1A Marathon. The roads will be affected between 6 am and 12:30 pm.
	News From: Thursday, February 18, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		A1A Marathon Schedule (Sun Sentinel) The fifth annual A1A Marathon and Half-Marathon begins in Ft. Lauderdale at 6 am near the Museum of Discovery and Science. Registration and packet pick-up will take place at the expo on Friday and Saturday.
Gasparilla Distance Classic
	News From: Wednesday, February 24, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Novice Gasparilla Runners Should Find Middle Ground (Tampa Bay Online) More than twenty-five thousand runners registered for the events surrounding the Gasparilla Distance Classic. With the large numbers of runners requests are being made for competitors to line up according to predicted pace to avoid congestion.
GO! St. Louis Marathon
	News From: Wednesday, February 17, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		GO! St. Louis Adds 2,500 Half-Marathon Registration Spots (St. Louis Post-Dispatch) The GO! St. Louis Marathon has added 2,500 spots to the half-marathon after the April 11 race filled in record breaking time. The remaining spots will be available starting at 10 am on Friday February 19.
Hudson Mohawk Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, February 23, 2010
		Non-Marathon/ Other Running
		Hudson Mohawk Winter Marathon and Marathon Relay Top Finishers and Slide Show (Examiner.com) The Hudson Mohawk Winter Marathon lived up to expectations with gusts of wind up to forty-one miles per hour in Albany. Two-hundred and fifty steadfast runners conquered the course.
Illinois Marathon
	News From: Wednesday, February 24, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Planning For Next Illinois Marathon Begins (Daliy Illini) Jan Seely is hoping to ensure that the second annual Illinois Marathon which takes place on May 1 will go off with out a hitch. More than seventeen thousand runners are expected to participate this year.
Kilimanjaro Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, February 23, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		TPC Sugar Keeps Community Spirit With Kili Marathon (This Day) The town of Moshi is preparing for the Kilamanjaro Marathon. Tanzania's major marathon is now in it's eighth year and growing bigger each year. This year's race will occur on February 28.
London Marathon
	News From: Wednesday, February 17, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		The Long Run To A Healthy Marathon (The Wall Street Journal) The London Marathon takes place on April 25 and training experts are suggesting that you start training now if you are planning on racing in London. If not, you should probably sit this one out.
Malta Marathon
	News From: Wednesday, February 24, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		25th Malta Marathon (The Malta Independent) The Malta Marathon will celebrate it's twenty-fifth anniversary this year. Registration numbers have exceeded fourteen-hundred participants with more than seven-hundred foreign participants.
	News From: Thursday, February 18, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Malta Marathon Celebrating 25th Anniversary This Year. (The Malta Independent Online) The Malta Marathon is in it's twenty-fifth year and more than one-thousand, four-hundred runners will participate in the race being held on February 28. Three runners who have done all twenty-five races will be at the starting line to celebrate 25 years.
Marathon Bahamas
	News From: Friday, February 19, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Hopefully, Marathon Bahamas Will Remain On Local Calendar (The Tribune) The Marathon Bahamas appears to have been a huge success. While awards may not have been handed out to as many participants as runners would have wanted, many people who had never run a road race attended for the first time.
	News From: Wednesday, February 17, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Bahamian Women Make Marathon Statement (The Nassau Guardian) The courage and fortitude to finish a half-marathon or marathon was exemplified by women of the Bahamas at the Marathon Bahamas. Women from all over the island showed up with spirit and determination to successfully complete the long distance running event.