Marathon/Running News: 3/7/08 - 3/14/08

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A Run Through Time
	News From: Wednesday, March 12, 2008
		Human Interest Story
		A Run Through Time always begins with a marathon (The Mountain Mall) Scout Hut in Riverside Park near Salida will be a hive of activity on Saturday morning. Jon MacManus, race diretor, hopes to get at least 225 participants. The list tallied 175 for the marathon on March 7th with no previous winners having signed up.
Antarctica Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, March 11, 2008
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Aptos man wins Antarctica Half Marathon (Santa Cruz Sentinel) Greg Hales from Aptos, CA won the 2008 Antarctica Half Marathon in 1:42:15 and Tony Casselberry of Santa Cruz, CA won the Antarctica Marathon in 6:43. Both men faced temperatures way below freezing and avoided frostbite. The races included 221 participants from eighteen countries. With no manned aid stations, all participants either carried their water and food or stored them at designated rest stops.
	News From: Saturday, March 8, 2008
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Hamlin finishes quest at Antartica Marathon (Daytona Beach Newsjournal-online) Dawn Hamlin raced her way into the Guinness Book of World Records by completing seven marathons on seven continents in only forty nine days. Hamlin, a 28-year-old Ormond Beach resident, completed the gruelling final race, Antartica Marathon, in about five and a half hours. Hamlin now joins less than 200 marathoners wordwide who have completed marathons on all seven continents. However, no female has come close to doing it as fast as Hamlin.
Boston Marathon
	News From: Wednesday, March 12, 2008
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Boston Marathon: A showdown of international proportion. (The Earth Times) Boston Marathon race organizers have put together a field of athletes that will make up one of the most talented and decorated fields in the history of the marathon. The men's side will boast three time Boston Champion Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot as well as names like Kwambai, Ivitu, Asfaw and Bouramdane. The women's field touts defending champion Lidiya Grigoryeva of Russia and former champions Rita Jeptoo (2006) and Margaret Okayo (2002) of Kenya.
		Boston Marathon Finalizes Elite Fields (Race Results Weekly) The final elite fields for the 2008 Boston Marathon has been announced. Jelena Prokopcuka and Rita Jeptoo heading the women's field. Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot and Patrick Ivuti leading the men's field.
City of Los Angeles Marathon (L.A. Marathon)
	News From: Monday, March 10, 2008
		Human Interest Story
		California Medical Hospital says "LEAN ON ME" at LA Marathon. (LA Downtown News) With over 25,000 participants and 1 million spectators, the California Hospital has a tall order: Save lives, provide care and not make the evening news. Over 300 doctors, nurses, fire fighters and volunteers staff eight medical aide stations and two mobile aide stations to treat anything that might come up as a situation in the marathon.
Dong-A Seoul International Marathon
	News From: Wednesday, March 12, 2008
		Human Interest Story
		Elite Runners to Compete in Seoul Intl Marathon (Dong A IIlbo) 2008 Seoul International Marathon is expecting 25,000 participants, 1,225 of whom have finish times under three hours. The men's elite field will include two-time champion Buzinggo Donatien from Burundi, Korea's National Record Holder Kim Yong-taek and winner of the Gyeongju International Marathon Kim Young-bok. The women's field defending champion Lee Jeong-sook, 43, will have competition from female runners in their 40s and 50s such as Moon Ki-sook, 46, whose personal best is 2:47:52 and Kim Jeong-ok, 54, whose personal best is 2:52:25.
Duchy Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, March 11, 2008
		Human Interest Story
		500 Marathons in under 3 Hours and 20 minutes. 449 And Counting (Cotswold Chatterblog) Steve Edwards finished the 32nd Duchy Marathon on March 9th at Penventon Park Hotel in Redruth, Cornwall with a time of 3 hours, 13 minutes, and 26 seconds. This was his 449th marathon under 3 hours and 20 minutes. Edwards is on his was to complete 500 marathons by the year 2012 and hopes that all of them will be under 3 hours and 20 minutes.
Georgia Marathon
	News From: Wednesday, March 12, 2008
		Human Interest Story
		A peach of a treat before the ING Georgia Marathon (Atlanta Journal Constitution) Boston Marathon winner Gayle Barron knows a thing or two about preparing for the 26.2 mile race known as the marathon. She has encouraged runners to get massages in the days leading up to the race and taper off the running mileage too.
	News From: Tuesday, March 11, 2008
		Human Interest Story
		Atlanta Falcons Linebacker Keith Brooking Prepares to 'Run for Something Better' at ING Georgia Marathon (Earth Times) Linebacker Keith Brooking will participate in ING's "Run for Something Better" program during the 2008 ING Georgia Marathon and Half Marathon. Brooking, a professional football player for the Atlanta Falcons, is the only player on Atlanta's current roster who played on the Falcons' 1998 Super Bowl team. Brooking is serving as a role model to encourage thousands of children in the metro Atlanta area to embrace physical activity and work towards setting their own personal fitness goals.
	News From: Monday, March 10, 2008
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		One Georgia Marathon and a Lifetime of Memories. (The Modesto Bee) With a finishing time of 7 hours and 4 minutes, ADRIANNE MURCHISON completed the 2007 ING Georgia Marathon. In less than one month she will join 15,000 other runners and take the marathon test one more time. Even after staggering and vomiting through last years inaugural race, Murchison vows to complete the race and her training will be the difference.
GO! St. Louis Marathon
	News From: Monday, March 10, 2008
		Human Interest Story
		50 Marathons in 50 States Again and Again! (St. Louis Today) Steve and Paula Boone head up the 50 States Marathon Club. Membership to this exclusive club is only 10 dollars per year. And to join you only have to complete 10 marathons in 10 different states. Steve Boone has made the complete 50 state circuit twice and his wife Paula has done 220 marathons. The group will venture to the Go! St.Louis Marathon on April 6th to complete one more 26.2 mile race.
Grandma's Marathon
	News From: Monday, March 10, 2008
		Human Interest Story
		Grandma's Marathon seeking nominations for 2008 Rudy Perpich Public Service Award (Business North) The Rudy Perpich Service Award will be handed out as a memorial to the late Minnesota governor who supported the Grandma's Marathon with fervor and tenacity. Such public support from a public office is probably one reason that only 600 spots remain for the full marathon and the 1/2 marathon is sold out.
Great Ocean Road Marathon
	News From: Friday, March 7, 2008
		Human Interest Story
		Kenyan marathon runner James Mugo Kariuki vows to return to Great Ocean Road Marathon (Geelong Advertiser) Despite threats and civil unrest in the Rift Valley of Kenya, Mugo Kariuki will return to the Great Ocean Road Marathon. Kariuki uses his prize money to care for orphans back in his African village. He won the 2006 race and finished second in 2007. A trio of Ethiopians stand in his way of claiming victory again.
Kroll's Diner North Dakota Roughrider Marathon
	News From: Friday, March 7, 2008
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Krolls Diner marathon scheduled (Jamestown Sun) The Krolls Diner North Dakota Roughrider Marathon will be held on Saturday, Sept. 20, at Pioneer Park in Bismarck, North Dakota. A half marathon and marathon relay divisions will also be available.
London Marathon
	News From: Friday, March 14, 2008
		Human Interest Story
		High Blood Pressure Results in High Mileage (Matlock Mercury) Phil Heler, of Dales, will run London, New York and Berlin this year. He is joining Lord Seb Coe, a double gold medalist, to raise money and awareness for Get Kids Going. Heler got started when he tested positive for high blood pressure. His sedentary lifestyle days were over.
	News From: Wednesday, March 12, 2008
		Human Interest Story
		Racing to Cure Cystic Fibrosis (Motor Sport) Oliver Gavin has won the LeMans auto race three times. He is now turning his intensity and training toward the London Marathon where he hopes to race to a sub three hour marathon and raise money toward finding a cure for cystic fibrosis.
	News From: Friday, March 7, 2008
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Paula Radcliffe reveals why she pulled out of the London Marathon (Mirror UK) Paula Radcliffe, the marathon world record-holder, has suffered a soft tissue injury to her big toe on her right foot. With the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games a few months away, she was advised to take the precaution of missing London to prepare for the Olympics. Having since traveled from her training base in Albuquerque, New Mexico to travel to Germany for treatment, she had sustained her injury while training and had to take two weeks off.
Marathon de Mayo
	News From: Tuesday, March 11, 2008
		Human Interest Story
		Recession Claims the Marathon de Mayo (Reno Gazette-Journal) The Marathon de Mayo, the only marathon in Reno, has been canceled. Race organizers have cited the lack of sponsors funding the race due to the economic downturn as part of the reason. The other was that the 2-year-old race received a grant from the Reno Sparks Convention and Visitors Authority to the tune of 10,000 dollars.
Marathon des Sables
	News From: Thursday, March 13, 2008
		Human Interest Story
		Desert marathon test for footballer (Royston Crow) Martin Westcott, former Royston Town footballer, will be taking part in the 2008 Marathon des Sables, a 151-mile endurance race through the Sahara Desert. Westcott will be raising money for pupils at Castle School in Cambridge, a specialist school for children and young people with complex learning difficulties. Westcott's training is limited, having never experienced the terrain or the heat that he will encounter in the Sahara.
Nagoya Int'l Women's Marathon
	News From: Sunday, March 9, 2008
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Nakamura Wins Nagoya Marathon, But Olympic Selection Uncertain (Race Results Weekly) The 2008 Nagoya International Ladies Marathon had a deep field with several top female Japanese marathoners vying for the third spot on the 2008 Japanese Olympic team in this final qualifying race. Debuting in the distance, Yurika Nakamura won in 2:25:51 upsetting several favorites such as Yumiko Hara, Yuri Kano, Chika Horie, Harumi Hiroyama, Naoko Sakamoto and Naoko Takahashi. Japan Amateur Athletics Federation will announce the Olympic team on Monday. Reiko Tosa, the bronze medalist from Osaka last year, and Mizuki Noguchi, the reigning Olympic gold medalist and the winner of last November's Tokyo Marathon, have already locked up team berths.
	News From: Saturday, March 8, 2008
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Can Takahashi rise to an occasion? (IAAF) The pressure is on at the 2008 Nagoya Womens Marathon which is the final qualifying race for the Japanese women's Olympic team. With Reiko Tosa and Mizuki Noguchi who are certain to be selected as two of the three members, the deep field will be vying for the one remaining spot. Expectations are high for favorites like Naoko Takahashi, Harumi Hiroyama, Naoko Sakamoto, Kiyoko Shimahara, Yumiko Hara and Yuri Kano.
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Nakamura wins Nagoya marathon, Takahashi a distant 27th (Mainichi Daily News) Yurika Nakamura, of Japan, began leaving the field at the 32-kilometer mark and hit the tape for the win in 2 hours, 25 minutes, 51 seconds for her first marathon win. She was 28 seconds ahead of second-placed Yoshimi Ozaki. Sydney Olympic gold medalist and former world-record holder Naoko Takahashi finished a disappointing 27th and eliminated her chances of going to Beijing.
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Takahashi puts it on the line (Daily Yomiuri) Naoko Takahashi, 2000 Sydney Olympic gold medalist who failed to qualify for the 2004 Athens Olympics, approaches the 2008 Nagoya International Women's Marathon with tremendous pressure. The Nagoya Marathon will be the final qualifying race for the Japanese Olympic Women's Team. Takahashi faces a stiff field that includes former Nagoya champions Harumi Hiroyama, Yumiko Hara and Takami Ominami along with Naoko Sakamoto, Yuri Kano and Kiyoko Shimahara.
Odds And Ends
	News From: Friday, March 14, 2008
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Training prepares running group for Chuckanut 50K (Bellingham Herald) Hundreds are preparing for the grueling 2008 Chuckanut Mountain 50K Trail Run. The race will start and end with flat 10Ks of the Interurban, while the middle 30K has 5,000 of elevation gain and equal loss. Local runners who are part of the Evening Epic Run may have an advantage since the members gather each Wednesday night to go on strenuous trail runs for up to two hours.
		Non-Marathon/ Other Running
		Elite runners united for peace (Daily Nation) A few of Kenyas top elite runners, past and present, will be in Iten on Saturday not to run, but to support a unique peace race. Runners like world champion Luke Kibet, Joyce Chepchumba, Martin Lel, Robert Cheruiyot, Daniel Komen, Nyantika Maiyoro and Douglas Wakiihuri will be present at the Shoe4Africa Peace race, a unique 5K competition for junior athletes organized by US based Shoe4Africa. Shoe4Africa is recognized for promoting Aids awareness through sport
		Secret anti-doping probe (The Australian) Australian anti-doping investigators have been secretly trawling through athletes' medical records on the eve of the Beijing Olympics for any evidence that they are taking performance enhancing drugs. They will be evaluating the results of its secret trial, in which investigators cross referenced athletes' names with prescription records held by Medicare which is highly confidential since it violates the doctor-patient confidentiality clause. Marathon legend Rob de Castella called on ASADA to pursue those who corrupted and misled athletes, the head of ASADA said intelligence sharing by federal agencies would help to ensure coaches, trainers, doctors, sports organizations and third parties did not avoid punishment.
	News From: Thursday, March 13, 2008
		Human Interest Story
		Hitch for Blind Marathon Runner (BBC Sports) Blind man Dave Heeley, 50, hoping to complete seven marathons in seven days has had to alter his route just weeks before his first marathon since he is not allowed to use Argentinian air space to reach Chile for his second. Organizers said the second challenge would now take place in Brazil. After the first two marathons in South America, the father-of-three and guide, Malcolm Carr, hope to run five further grueling legs in Los Angeles, Sydney, Dubai, Tunis and London.
	News From: Wednesday, March 12, 2008
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Olympic Officials Reject Geb's Marathon Switch (CNN) Haile Gebrselassie, an asthma sufferer and Ethiopian world record holder, is reconsidering his decision from earlier this week to sit out of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Marathon which is set for a hot, humid and polluted course in Beijing in August. Gebrselassie feared pollution could damage his health; but would reconsider if the marathon venue could be switched. Chinese Olympic officials have dismissed Gebrselassie's offer.
		Training/ Health
		Surmount the Wall in a Marathon (JournalGazette,net) The notorious "wall" in marathoning can occur when approaching mile 20 of a marathon when a wave of fatigue hits your body wants to melt into the pavement before a rush of dizziness and disorientation. The feared episode occurs when the body uses up its stockpile of glycogen, a stored form of glucose thats kept in the liver and muscles. When hitting the wall, runners should slow their pace and immediately take in carbs in the form of sports drinks, gels, energy bars or fruit.