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A Run Through Time
	News From: Friday, March 12, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Run Through Time Marathon Begins Saturday (The Mountain Mail) More than two-hundred and fifty runners will participate in the fifth annual Run Through Time which begins at 9 am on Saturday.
Albany Marathon (formerly the Snickers Marathon Energy Bar Marathon)
	News From: Saturday, March 6, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Albany Set To Host Snickers Marathon Energy Bar Marathon. (WALB.com) Albany Georgia will be the host for the Snicker Marathon Energy Bar Marathon. The scenic course winds from the sands dunes to Doublegate and nearly every Albany police officer will be on to duty to guide the runners.
	News From: Friday, March 5, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Marathon Logistics Come Together For Snickers Marathon Energy Bar Marathon (WALB.com) The set up for the Snickers Marathon Energy Bar Marathon was being completed as race organizers finished distributing water to the seventeen aide stations along the 26.2 mile course.
Antarctica Marathon
	News From: Wednesday, March 10, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Mission Accomplished (The Reporter) Eleven marathon runners went to Antarctica to run a marathon and raised over two-hundred thousand dollars to fight neurofibromatosis.
Baltimore Marathon
	News From: Wednesday, March 10, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		A Date Is Set For One Of Baltimore's Largest Events (WBAL) The 2010 Baltimore Marathon will take place on October 16 and will be the events tenth anniversary. The 2009 race boasted a record field of over twenty-thousand runners.
Catalina Marathon
	News From: Thursday, March 11, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		33rd Annual Catalina Marathon (Pacific Sports) The thirty-third annual Catalina Island Marathon takes place this weekend. More than one-thousand runners have signed up for the highest ranked off-road marathon in the world.
City of Los Angeles Marathon (L.A. Marathon)
	News From: Friday, March 12, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Los Angeles Marathon: From The 'Stadium To The Sea' (Dailybreeze.com) March 21 marks the date of the Los Angeles Marathon and race organizers think the revamped course will provide something for everyone. A race sellout of 25,000 tickets is expected by Friday night.
	News From: Thursday, March 11, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Happy Feet At The Los Angeles Marathon (Daily News) The revamped Los Angeles marathon will provide participants with all the normal blisters, sweat, and sore legs of any other marathon and also allow the thousands of runners and walkers a chance to see the city and it's famous landmarks in one day.
Cowtown Marathon
	News From: Friday, March 5, 2010
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Cowtown Race 'Disappointing' (Dallas News) A handful of lead runners in the marathon and 5K race events of the Cotown Marathon weekend were inadvertently misdirected. The majority of the 5K participants ran just under two miles instead of the standard three point one mile course.
Detroit International Marathon
	News From: Sunday, March 7, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Spring Weather? Time To Get Excited For The Detroit Free Press Marathon (Free Press.) The temperatures in Detroit reached the mid forty degree mark and most runners feel like it is spring. All the sun means it is time to gear up for the Detroit Free Press Marathon.
Dong-A Seoul International Marathon
	News From: Thursday, March 11, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Dong-A Seoul International Marathon (The Dong-A Ilbo) Konkuk University Students will compete in the 2010 Seoul International Marathon. The students are training on Jeju Island in preparation for the 26.2 mile event.
Duchy Marathon
	News From: Wednesday, March 10, 2010
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Awesome Ollie Blows Rivals Away To Lift Title (This Is Cornwall) Ollie Gibson won his second Duchy Marathon title during the event's thirty-fifth running. Gibson re-took the lead and went on to win the marathon by more than six minutes.
El Paso Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, March 9, 2010
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Therapist, Mother Of Three Wins First Full El Paso Marathon (El Paso Times) Larisa Pitchkolan, 40 and a mother of three, ran 3 hours, 17 minutes and 36 seconds to win the women's division of the El Paso Marathon.
		Juarez Native Gives Up Sizable Lead, But Still Wins (El Paso Times) Edgar Trillo had to mount a last minute attack to outkick local Richard Gonzalez to reclaim his lead in the El Paso Marathon. Trillo would win the marathon by only two seconds.
	News From: Monday, March 8, 2010
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Area Runners Take Tops Spots In Michelob Ultra El Paso Marathon (El Paso Times) Edgar Trillo won the El Paso Marathon by outsprinting Richard Gonzalez by two seconds to win with a time of 3 hours 7 minutes and 39 seconds. Larisa Pitchkolan won the women's division with a time of 3 hours 17 minutes and 36 seconds.
Hong Kong Marathon
	News From: Saturday, March 6, 2010
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Returning Marathon Winners Feted (Saturday Nation) Cyprian Kiogora was the first athlete to arrive in Hong Kong for the marathon and he was the first to cross the finish line by outpacing compatriot John Chirchir by over 3 minutes.
Houston Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, March 9, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		The 2010 Houston Chevron Marathon (Houston Press) The 2010 Houston Marathon shattered records in attendance, course records and participants. This slide show shows many of the record setting moments.
Kilimanjaro Marathon
	News From: Thursday, March 11, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Bank To Back Kilimanjaro Marathon (The Citizen) The Kilimanjaro Marathon, located in Moshi, will continue to be backed by Exim Bank. Bank marketing executives hope to discover more running talent through support of the marathon.
Knoxville Marathon
	News From: Monday, March 8, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Holcombe Makes It All Run Smoothly (Knoxnews.com) The Knoxville Marathon kicks off on March 28 with more than four-thousand runners participating in the marathon, half-marathon or 5K. Cindi Holcombe is in her fourth year as volunteer coordinator and she has made the race run smoothly.
Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon
	News From: Sunday, March 7, 2010
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Tsegay Takes Lake Biwa Marathon Crown (IAAF.org) The sixty-fifth edition of the Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon was won by Yemane Tsegay of Ethiopia with a time of 2:09:34 despite difficult weather conditions.
	News From: Friday, March 5, 2010
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Course Record In Jeopardy At Lake Biwa Marathon (IAAF.org) Antonio Pena set the Lake Biwa Marathon record with a time of 2 hours 7 minutes and 34 seconds. This year there are three runners in the elite field who have better personal records that the course record.
Little Rock Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, March 9, 2010
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Little Rock Marathon: Former Trojan Leah Thorvilson Repeats. (ArkansasSports360.com) Leah Thorvilson, a former runner for the University of Arkansas in Little Rock, repeated as the women's marathon winner on Sunday.
	News From: Monday, March 8, 2010
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		A Texan And A Little Rock Woman Are The Winners Of The 2010 Little Rock Marathon (Todaysthv.com) Moninda Marube won the Little Rock Marathon with a time of 2 hours 29 minutes and 40 seconds. Leah Thorvilson successfully defended her title with a winning time of 2 hours 48 minutes and 28 seconds.
		Former Trojan Leah Thorvilson Repeats As Little Rock Marathon Winner (UALR Trojans.com) Leah Thorvilson won her second straight Little Rock Marathon with a time of 2 hours 48 minutes and 28 seconds nearly 19 minutes faster than second place and just missing the Olympic Trials qualifying mark.
	News From: Saturday, March 6, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		It's A Marathon, Not A Sprint: Full Weekend of Running Activities Set (ArkansasSports360.com) The 2010 Little Rock Marathon will host more than two-thousand runners on Sunday Morning around the River Market District. The 26.2 mile race will start at 8 am.
	News From: Friday, March 5, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Runner With Prosthetic Leg In Little Rock Marathon (Arkansas Matters) Amy Palmier-Winters will be running the Little Rock Marathon this weekend. Winters will do so on a prosthetic leg after loosing her leg in a motorcycle accident.
		Little Rock Marathon Has Special Meaning For Local Family (Arkansas Matters) The eighth annual Little Rock Marathon will kick off this weekend. Heath White usually pushes his daughter, Paisley, in a stroller. Paisley was born with Down Syndrome and this year Heath will walk with Paisley across the starting line and the finishing line.
Missoula Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, March 9, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Missoula Marathon Expected To Host More Walkers (KECI.com) The 2009 Missoula Marathon hosted more than twenty-three hundred participants. Race organizers will keep the course open for seven and a half hours this year to encourage more walkers to participate.
Mountain to Surf Marathon
	News From: Monday, March 8, 2010
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Win Catches Race Veteran By Surprise (Taranaki Daily News) Ingrid Frost ran a personal best marathon time of 3 hours 15 minutes and 2 seconds to win the Mountain to Surf Marathon for the first time in eight attempts.
		McLean Give Young Guns A Marathon Lesson (Taranaki Daily News) Gran McLean returned to the Mountain To Surf Marathon to win his second title with a time of 2 hours 31 minutes and 35 seconds.