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Bataan Memorial Death March
	News From: Sunday, March 30, 2008
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Bataan Memorial March draws record number (Las Cruces Sun News) The 2008 Bataan Memorial March saw a record number of participants. Though primarily a military athletic event, more than a third of the 4,400 this year were civilians. Two-dozen ex-POWs, all in their late 80s and 90s, came with their families from around the country.
		Human Interest Story
		Marathon honors Bataan survivors (El Paso Times) Bataan Death March is an endurance marathon dedicated to commemorating an event in which troops captured by the Japanese in World War II were forced to march sixty five miles without food or water. Local survivor, ninety-three year old Thomas Foy planned to be on the sidelines today to congratulate those who complete a challenging 26.2-mile marathon, mostly through sandy desert roads. About 70,000 American and Filipino troops who surrendered in April 1942 on the Bataan Peninsula in the Philippines were forced to march to Japanese prison camps. Those who collapsed along the way were shot or bayoneted leaving fewer than 900 survivors.
	News From: Wednesday, March 26, 2008
		Human Interest Story
		Hill group will run grueling Bataan Memorial Death March (Salt Lake City Tribune) A group from Hill Air Force Base is preparing to run the 2008 Bataan Memorial Death March marathon at the White Sands Missile Range in Las Cruces, N.M., an event held in memorial of the victims of one of the most brutal POW tragedies in history. The group hopes to finish the 26.2-mile course in about five and a half hours. In 1942, more than 70,000 American and Filipino service members were forced by Japanese soldiers to march seventy miles through the jungles of the Philippines to a prison camp during which they were abused and tortured while others were beheaded, disemboweled, shot and denied food and water leaving the death toll between 6,000-11,000 on the march alone.
Boston Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, March 25, 2008
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		Former Presidential Candidate Running Boston Marathon (The Boston Channel) Former Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee will be running the 2008 Boston Marathon as part of the Team Hoyt charity team. Huckabee shed over one hundred pounds after being diagnosed with diabetes in 2003 when he was governor of Arkansas and since he has run four marathons with a personal best time of 4:26:05 at the 2006 Little Rock Marathon.
		Site gets run for its money (Boston Herald) Running enthusiasts across the globe will be able to watch this years Boston Marathon by traveling no further than their computers. The Boston Athletic Association has sold the Internet rights to the April 21 marathon to the World Championship Sports Network, which will showcase the race online at WCSN.com.
	News From: Monday, March 24, 2008
		Human Interest Story
		UNC doctor trains for Boston marathon (The Daily Tar Heel) A competitive swimmer for most of his life, Dr. Charles van der Horst qualified for the 2008 Boston Marathon with a 3:26:44 at the Bizz Johnson Trail Marathon. The fifty-six year old is recognized as one of America's best in HIV/AIDS treatment and research.
Bungay Black Dog Marathon
	News From: Friday, March 28, 2008
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Bungay Blackdog Marathon set for big field (Beccles and Bungay Journal) The 2008 Bungay Black Dog Marathon is expecting a large field for its full and half marathon distances. The runners will complete one or two laps of the Waveney Valley loop course through Bungay, Mettingham, and Shipmeadow to Beccles and back via Gillingham, Geldeston, and Ellingham before finishing next to the grandstand on Maltings Meadow. All the proceeds of the events go to charity, and as well as the official charity, many runners collect sponsorship for their own causes.
Capital City Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, March 25, 2008
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		Marathon's motto: quality over quantity (The Olympian) The Capital City Marathon has been listed among the top thirty Boston Marathon qualifying races under a category titled "Most likely to qualify" in a list published by MarathonGuide.com. Capital City Marathon is the only race in Washington State. The race will offer a polyester running pant by Asics in place of the standard T-shirt and take home water bottles along with paper cups along the race course.
Cork City Marathon
	News From: Wednesday, March 26, 2008
		Human Interest Story
		An Extra Leg Needed to Finish the Cork Marathon. (Reuters) Colin Carroll, and Irish lawyer, will attempt to break the Guinness Book of World Record time for the three legged marathon. The record of 3 hours and 40 minutes is held by identical twins, Nick and Alastair Benbow.
Fargo Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, March 25, 2008
		Human Interest Story
		Marathon entries way up (In-Sports News) The Fargo Marathon had 6,150 entries as of Monday up significantly from the 3,400 about this time a year ago. Knutson said 1,200 are registered for the marathon, abut 2,300 for the half-marathon, 1,100 for the marathon relay and 1,300 for the 5K. A goal of having all 50 states represented, which was reached last year, is short just Delaware and West Virginia.
Fox Cities Marathon
	News From: Monday, March 24, 2008
		Human Interest Story
		Kimberly man counts blessings until he can run again (Green Bay Press Gazette) Forty-five year old Ed Willenbrink, a 3:10 marathoner who ran at the University of Notre Dame, was an avid runner until he was struck by a car after two cars collided in February of this year. Willenbrink suffered a number of injuries which included a fracture to his leg in seven places, a broken pelvis and head trauma. With a bar placed into the length of the leg, Willenbrink is determined to get back to running and marathoning when the time is right.
Georgia Marathon
	News From: Sunday, March 30, 2008
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Two Runners Set Race Records and 10,700 Compete in the ING Georgia Marathon & Half Marathon (Sun Herald) Oleg Marusin won the 2008 Georgia marathon in 2:18:50, shaving twenty-seven seconds off the 2007 course record set by Joseph Chirlee. Chirlee won the men's half marathon in a 1:06:43. Alena Vinitskaya won the women's marathon in 2:41:13. Janet Cherobon successfully defended her title winning the women's half marathon in 1:13:48.
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		India's 75 year old marathon man completes his 81st run (The Magalorean) Ashis Roy, India's seventy-five year old marathon man, has completed his eighty first race, finishing the 2008 ING Georgia Marathon. Roy finished fifth in his age group in a 6:21:23. Roy, who ran eight marathons in a span of eight months in 2007, plans to compete in at least three more this year.
	News From: Saturday, March 29, 2008
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		Soaking up some water at the Georgia Marathon. (Atlanta Journal Constitution) Race director, Victoria Seahorn has stocked enough water and Gatorade for fourteen thousand runners in this Sunday's Georgia Marathon. And if her aide stations do run out, the participants can turn to the skies as a wet and drizzle filled race is expected.
	News From: Thursday, March 27, 2008
		Human Interest Story
		ING Georgia Marathon could rival world's largest race someday (Atlantic Journal Constitution) Preparations are underway for the 2008 ING Georgia Marathon and Half Marathon. Expecting 15,000 runners, eighty percent from Georgia, the event has the ability to grow and expand once the word gets about about the high quality of the race. Race Director of the Georgia Marathon, Victoria Seahorn, believes that the race can someday rival the New York City Marathon, a race bearing the same title sponsor ING.
Hastings Marathon
	News From: Friday, March 28, 2008
		Human Interest Story
		100 Years in the Making: The Return of The Hastings Marathon (Sussex Ex;press) With 15 postal entries already secured the century old Hastings marathon will designate one of the most infrequent marathons ever. The first being run back in December of 1908 which marked the first year for the marathon distance being sanctioned at 26.2 miles.
Houston Marathon
	News From: Friday, March 28, 2008
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		Houston Marathon registration starts Tuesday (Houston Chronicle) The Chevron Houston Marathon will open registration for the Jan. 18, 2009 event on April 1, two months earlier than previous years. Organizers have increased their cap on participants by one thousand and expect a sellout at 18,000. Registration fees are $90 through May 15, $100 through June 30 and $120 from July 1 until the limit is reached. Half-marathon fees will increase from $65 to $85 through the same time frame.
Isle of Man Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, March 25, 2008
		Human Interest Story
		Enter the Isle of Man Marathon (IOM Today) Registration has opened for the 2008 Isle of Man Marathon and Half Marathon set for Sunday, August 10. The race will be celebrating its thirtieth anniversary. Race entries will be accepted on race morning at an additional fee of £10.
Knoxville Marathon
	News From: Sunday, March 30, 2008
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Ellington wins Knoxville Marathon (Go Vols Xtra) Stewart Ellington won the 2008 Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon in 2:28:36 and Melissa Gillette won the women's marathon in 3:02.51. Gillette's husband Justin won the men's race in 2007. Ellington had run the half-marathon the past three years, but this year decided to make a hard push at winning the full marathon.
	News From: Tuesday, March 25, 2008
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		Knoxville Marathon sponsor is long term (Knox News) Following a press conference with Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam discussing the Knoxville Marathon, Tony Spezia, president and CEO of Covenant Health, said the Knoxville Marathon can count on long-term sponsorship from his company. Covenant Health is in the first year of a three-year deal (through 2010) to sponsor the Knoxville Marathon. It didn't officially become the primary sponsor until the second year in 2006 when the marathon became known as the Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon.
Kuala Lumpur Marathon
	News From: Thursday, March 27, 2008
		Human Interest Story
		KL roads to be closed for marathon (The Star Online) Various roads will be closed for the 2008 AmBank KL International Marathon. The marathon is in conjunction with the Federal Territory Day celebrations.
London Marathon
	News From: Saturday, March 29, 2008
		Human Interest Story
		Roux Training for London: Running, Eating and Smoking? (Telegraph) Michael Roux will run the London Marathon next month in an attempt to beat his arch rival Gordon Ramsay. Roux, the former smoker turned chef and now marathoner is incredibly fit. He is the chef patron at Le Gavroche, the double-Michelin-starred London restaurant and has only beaten Ramsay once before. The two will headline the Chef's Challenge at the London Marathon.
	News From: Friday, March 28, 2008
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		An Olympic goal for Gardiner (ICWales) South Wales Police Sergeant Ritchie Gardiner is looking to meet the qualifying standard for the Beijing Olympics as he prepares for the 2008 London Marathon. Winner of the Welsh Cross Country Championships and thirteenth at the 2007 London Marathon, Gardiner believes the Olympic Committees gold standard is 2:15 is tangible. The UK Athletics qualifying time of 2:12 has never been achieved by a British athlete.
	News From: Thursday, March 27, 2008
		Human Interest Story
		Marathon man's 300 mile mission from Paris to London (Evening Courier) Iain Lomas, running to raise money for Children with Leukemia, will take on the 2008 Paris Marathon and London Marathon. What makes Lomas' feat slightly different than running back-to-back marathons is that he will take on the Paris Marathon on April 6 and then run the two hundred fifty miles to London for that city's marathon on April 13. This former Royal Marine is no stranger to endurance events having rowed the Atlantic from La Gomera to Barbados in 2004 in just over 36 days as part of a team and running the Kalahari Desert in South Africa.
	News From: Wednesday, March 26, 2008
		Human Interest Story
		Irish lawyer hopes to tie up marathon record (Reuters) Irishman Colin Carroll, known for zany antics such as winning a gold medal at the elephant polo championships in Nepal and being Ireland's first wrestler at the world sumo championships, is hunting for the perfect partner to set a Guinness World Record time for the three-legged marathon. The current record is held by identical twins Nick and Alastair Benbow who completed the 1998 London marathon in 3:40:16. Next year, he will be staging the "Paddy Olympics" with evens such as bathtub races, backwards running, an egg-and-spoon 100 meters and as an alternate to discus throwing, mobile phone-throwing.
Marathon de Monaco et des Riviera
	News From: Friday, March 28, 2008
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		A new departure for the Monaco Marathon (IAAF) The 2008 International Monaco Marathon, also known as the Marathon de Monaco et des Riviera which encompasses no fewer that three countries, will change its start line to the boulevard Albert I which is the start of the Monaco Formula 1 Grand Prix. Top elites in the field include Patrick Chumba Kimeli, Henry Tarus, Folisho Tum Tuko and Girmay Ayane Kidanu in the men's field. The women's elite field will see Jeanna Malkova and Maria Fedosseeva challenge the fastest woman in the field, Elizabeth Chemweno.
Marathon des Sables
	News From: Friday, March 28, 2008
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Marathon des Sables: Because 26.2 miles wasn't tough enough! (Typically Spanish) More than 800 participants will line up for this year's Marathon of the Sands. A grueling race of 245 kilometers across the Sahara. Temperatures will soar well into the 100 degree range for the six stage marathon. Each participant will have to carry their own gear of approximately 25 pounds over the grueling terrain.
	News From: Wednesday, March 26, 2008
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		Robert Kent runs the Marathon des Sables: Warmup (National Post) Canadian endurance-runner Robert Kent is preparing for the 2008 Marathon des Sables. With the help of some pros, Kent has reduced the pack he will be carrying to twenty five pounds not including the water he will need to carry for the grueling 243-kilometer foot race across the desert. Cautious about the foods he is eating, he and eight hundred other racers will be transported to the desert on Friday morning for two days in the desert prior to race day on sunday.
Marathon of Utrecht
	News From: Tuesday, March 25, 2008
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Chumba wins bitterly cold Utrecht Marathon in 2:12 (IAAF) Kenyan Sammy Chumba outkicked fellow kenyan Raymond Bett to win the 8th Jaarbeurs Utrecht Marathon in 2:12:07 despite the cold winter-like conditions. Bett clocked 2:12:14 for second place. A third Kenyan, Mariko Kiplagat, the winner of 2007 with a course record of 2:11:14, came home third in 2:13:31. The women's race was won by Irene Cherop of Kenya in 2:41:44. She was nearly fourteen minutes ahead of Lithuanian Justtina Jasulyte who clocked 2:55:04. Cherop, 22, finished seventeenth overall.
Ocean Drive Marathon
	News From: Sunday, March 30, 2008
		Human Interest Story
		Cape May sight of Runners and Cyclists along Ocean Drive. (Cape May County Herald) The annual Ocean Drive Marathon will be paired with the first even of the New Jersey Cycling Associations Grand Prix. The marathon begins at 8 am and will run along 26.2 miles of Ocean Drive. The cyclists will pedal off at 9 am and battle for points for the Grand Prix.