Marathon/Running News: 3/21/10 - 3/28/10

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Direct Links: A2A Arbuckles to Ardmore Race for Mercy Albany Marathon (formerly the Snickers Marathon Energy Bar Marathon) Bataan Memorial Death March Belfast City Marathon Big Sur International Marathon Boston Marathon Chicago Marathon City of Los Angeles Marathon (L.A. Marathon) Dong-A Seoul International Marathon Georgia Marathon Gopher Attack Marathon Guam Marathon Kentucky Derby Festival Marathon
A2A Arbuckles to Ardmore Race for Mercy
	News From: Thursday, March 25, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		A2A Marathon Exceeds Organizers' Expectations (KTEN) The Arbuckles to Ardmore Marathon has more than nine-hundred registered runners and proceeds from the race are to benefit the cancer center in Ardmore.
Albany Marathon (formerly the Snickers Marathon Energy Bar Marathon)
	News From: Tuesday, March 23, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Snickers Marathon Tops List Of Qualifiers (Albany Herald) The Snickers Marathon Energy Bar Marathon has topped the list of marathons where participants are most likely to earn qualifying times for the prestigious Boston Marathon according to a MarathonGuide.com
Bataan Memorial Death March
	News From: Monday, March 22, 2010
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Record Number Gather To Honor Bataan Death March (La Cruces Sun-News) Corey White, Carlsbad, brought home top honors on the Bataan Memorial Death March Marathon with a time of 2 hours and 47 minutes.
	News From: Sunday, March 21, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Soldier Takes Part In Bataan Death March Memorial Run (Killeen Daily Herald) New Mexico's White Sands Missle Range will be the site of the Bataan Memorial Death March. Sergeant First Class Robert Rasmussen will compete in his sixth memorial run.
Belfast City Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, March 23, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		First Deadling Fast Approaches For Belfast City Marathon (Athletics Ireland) The first deadline for the Belfast City Marathon is March 26th. A increase in entry fees will occur after that date. More than eighteen thousand runners are expected to participate.
Big Sur International Marathon
	News From: Thursday, March 25, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Big Sur's 25th Highlights Busy April (Monterey Herald) April marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Big Sur International Marathon. The race is sold out but there are many other activities in the area for runners and spectators to participate.
Boston Marathon
	News From: Sunday, March 28, 2010
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		4-Time Boston Marathon Champ Cheruiyot Withdraws (WBZTV.com) Four-time Boston Marathon Champion Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot has suffered a hip injury that has forced him to withdraw from the Boston Marathon. Cheruiyot also holds the course record of 2 hours 7 minutes and 14 seconds.
	News From: Thursday, March 25, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		A Visit With Brendon O'Leary (Whitman & Hanson Express) Brendon O'Leary ran the Around the Lake Marathon this summer in a time of 2 hours 43 minutes and that has propelled him to run the Boston Marathon this April as a return to his distance running passion.
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Hall Determined To Win The Boston Marathon (WBZTV.com) In a short 26 days Ryan Hall hopes to win the Boston Marathon. He finished third in the 2009 edition of the famed race.
		Human Interest Story
		Boston Marathon Will Add 200 More Portable Toilets (The MetroWest Daily News) The Boston Marathon will make one change to the marathon. Race organizers are adding two-hundred more portable toilets to the start of the race.
Chicago Marathon
	News From: Thursday, March 25, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		2010 Chicago Marathon Sold Out! (Examiner.com) The October 10th Chicago Marathon closed it's registration doors as the race reached capacity in just over 50 days setting a new record for filling the races forty-five thousand slots.
City of Los Angeles Marathon (L.A. Marathon)
	News From: Tuesday, March 23, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		She Gets First-Place Group Finish In Marathon She Didn't Run (Los Angeles Times) Paula Petrella had the winning 40-44 age group time of 2 hours 53 minutes and 59 seconds at the Los Angeles Marathon. Although she had registered for the race, she did not run in it and was recorded as running it start to finish. Race officials stated that it happens sometimes.
		Triumph, Tragedy, and Star Power Color The Los Angeles Marathon (Fit Sugar) The twenty-fifth annual Los Angeles Marathon had many Hollywood celebs running from Dodger Stadium to the Santa Monica Pier. More than thirty runners were taken to area hospitals.
	News From: Monday, March 22, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Man, 21, In Critical Condition After Los Angeles Marathon (Mercury News) A twenty-one year old man went into cardiac arrest during the Los Angeles marathon as he approached the eighteenth mile of the twenty-six point two mile race.
		Los Angeles Marathon: Michael Ward Finished Race In His First Marathon (Los Angeles Times) Michael Ward began training for the Los Angeles marathon when he was laid off from his job last year. His resolve after completing the Los Angeles marathon is to run more.
		Shia LaBeouf & Audrina Patridge Among Stars Who Ran Los Angeles Marathon (Access Hollywood.) Nearly twenty-five thousand runners participated in the Los Angeles Marathon. Among the runners were some of Hollywood's bigggest stars including Shia LaBeouf.
		Shia LaBeouf, Sean Astin, Gordon Ramsay, Audrina Patridge Finish L.A. Marathon (E! Online) Sean Astin, Lord of the Rings, Gordon Ramsay, Hell's Kitchen, Andy Baldwin, The Bachelor, and other Hollywood stars joined nearly twenty-five thousand other runners in the Los Angeles Marathon
		Shia LaBeouf Completes Los Angeles Marathon (China Daily) Transformers star Shia LaBeouf completed the Los Angeles Marathon in under five hours and raised money and awareness for the charity US VETS.
		Gordon Ramsay Pulls Out Of Los Angles Marathon (Monsters and Critics.) Gordon Ramsay was force to pull out of the Los Angeles Marathon due to a calf injury. The chef extraordinaire has run the London Marathon each of the last ten years.
		Casualties Reported As Result Of Los Angeles Marathon (Xinhuanet.com) Fatigue, dehydration, and chest pain were listed as issues runners suffered during the twenty-fifth running of the Los Angeles Marathon. More than thirty runners collapsed during the race and received medical attention.
		30 Plus Marathon Runners Taken To Hospitals At Los Angeles Marathon (My Fox LA) One runner in the Los Angeles Maraton collapsed due to cardiac arrest. More than thirty other runners where taken to area hospitals due to complications arising from running in the marathon.
	News From: Sunday, March 21, 2010
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Wesley Korir Repeats As Los Angeles Marathon Champion (Los Angeles Times) Wesley Korir successfully defended his Los Angeles Marathon title by winning the race in 2 hours 9 minutes and 20 seconds. Edna Kiplagat took top honors for the women with a time of 2 hours 25 minutes and 38 seconds.
Dong-A Seoul International Marathon
	News From: Sunday, March 21, 2010
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Kenya's Teimet Wins Seoul International Marathon (Korea Herald) Sylvester Teimet won the Dong-A-Seoul International Marathon with a time of 2 hours 6 minutes and 49 seconds setting a new course record.
		Surprise In Seoul - Teimet Clocks 2:06:49 - Seoul International Marathon (IAAF.org) Kenyan Sylvester Teimet ran a course record 2 hours 6 minutes and 49 seconds to secure his overall victory at the Dong-A-Seoul International Marathon.
Georgia Marathon
	News From: Monday, March 22, 2010
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Leader Runs Astray At Georgia Marathon, Disqualified (Atlanta Journal Constitution) Tesfaye Sendeku was following a pace-setting motorcycle and finished the Georgia Marathon with a time of 2 hours 15 minutes and was then disqualified for skipping an out and back loop near the twenty-two mile mark. Jynocel Basweti was declared the eventual winner with a time of 2 hours 20 minutes and 49 seconds.
	News From: Sunday, March 21, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Annual Georgia Marathon Draws 16,000 Runners (Atlanta Journal Constitution) The Georgia marathon closed some of the city's most heavily used streets to allow more than sixteen-thousand runners to complete a marathon that started and finished in Centennial Olympic Park
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		ING Georgia Marathon In Atlanta Draws More Than 16,000 Participants. (Huliq.com) Of the sixteen-thousand participants on the Georgia Marathon no one was faster than Jynocel Basweti who won the race with a time of 2 hours 20 minutes and 49 seconds.
Gopher Attack Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, March 23, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Runners Can Use Gopher Attack Marathon To Maker Their Way To Boston (The Leader-Post) Runners who wish to run a qualifying time for the 2011 Boston Marathon can do so by running in the Gopher Attack Marathon next month in Regina.
Guam Marathon
	News From: Friday, March 26, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Guam Marathon Registrations Due (Pacific Daily News) The thirty-ninth Guam Marathon and relay closed online registration on March 23. There is no race day registration for interested participants.
Kentucky Derby Festival Marathon
	News From: Thursday, March 25, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Marathon, MiniMarathon Runners Urged To Register (FOX41.com) The Kentucky Derby Festival has a cap of fifteen-thousand participants and there are few than one-thousand slots left. The races are slated for April 24th.