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2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Women's Marathon
	News From: Wednesday, April 23, 2008
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Ficker Runs U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials (Inside Triathlon) Top Ironman triathlete Desiree Ficker, 31, finished 79th of 124 finishers and 148 entries at the 2008 U.S. Womens Olympic Marathon Trials in Boston April 20. She finished second at the Ironman world championship in Kona in 2006. She ran the marathon in 2 hours, 48 minutes and 11 seconds. Her time on the multi-lap trials course was 18 minutes slower than the U.S. trials winner Deena Kastor and roughly equal to the time Lance Armstrong ran on the traditional Boston Course
	News From: Monday, April 21, 2008
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Oaklander on Olympic Marathon Team (SanFrancisco Chronicle) Magdalena Lewy Boulet secured a spot on the Olympic team Sunday in the U.S. Olympic women's marathon trials in Boston. Lewy Boulet, a 34-year-old Oakland resident and an assistant coach on the Cal track and field team, did the hard work in the first half of the race over a loop course and finished second in a personal best of 2 hours, 30 minutes, 12 seconds to earn the trip to Beijing in August to represent the U.S. of A in the 2008 Olympic Games.
	News From: Sunday, April 20, 2008
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Woman has eyes on Beijing berth (Star Tribune) Michelle Lilienthal graduated from Wisconsin in 2005 and took a few years off from running. Her come back in 2006 in the Twin Cities Marathon earned her a spont at the starting line of the 2008 Olympic Marathon Trials for the women with a time of 2 hour and 35 minutes. She will be the sixth fastest woman in the field.
Belgrade Marathon
	News From: Sunday, April 20, 2008
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Kipchumba leads Kenyan sweep at Belgrade Marathon (International Herald Tribune) The twenty-first edition of the Belgrade Marathon greeted runners with 70 degree temperatures on a dry day. The Kenyans seemed to enjoy the weather as the swept the top 3 over all places. Kipchumba finished in 2 hours, 14 minutes, 3 seconds. Jonathan Kipsaina was second in 2:16.14, ahead of Victor Mangusho Robert with 2:16.47. Natalia Chatkina of Belorussia won the women's race in 2:46.24.
Boston Marathon
	News From: Friday, April 25, 2008
		Human Interest Story
		Samuelson 79 runs last marathon (The Bowdoin Orient) Joan Benoit Samuelson arrived at Bowdoin in the mid 70's as only one of two females. She would graduate as a Boston Marathon Champion. Samuelson ran her last competitive marathon in Boston on Monday in 2 hours and 49 minutes at the age of 50. A most impressive feat for one of the pioneers of women's running
	News From: Wednesday, April 23, 2008
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Top American male had a buddy nipping at his heels Boston marathon (Free Press) Nick Arciniaga and Pat Rizzo had trained with Team Hanson in Rochester Hills for the 08 edition of the Boston Marathon. A winter day running left Rizzo with a serious head wound after being struck by an out of control vehicle. His reason for finishing Boston, much more starting Boston, was to meet Arciniaga at the finish line.
	News From: Tuesday, April 22, 2008
		Human Interest Story
		Lance Armstrong Tackles "Heartbreak Hill" (Showbuzz) Race veterans told Lance Armstrong, the 7 time Tour de France champion, that he hill are not that bad. "They were wrong," said Armstrong, who finished 496th in 2:50:58. "They are harder, and they do come at a difficult time in the race."
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Van Dyk Wins Wheelchair Race of 2008 Boston Marathon (Trans World) Ernst Van Dyk won in the men's wheelchair race of the 2008 Boston Marathon in 1 hour and 26 minutes and 48 seconds. The native South African has won seven of the last eight Marathons. This year, Van Dyk led from start to finish to win Boston which he failed to do so last when he lost to Japan's Masazumi Soejima
		Kenyan Wins His 4th Boston Marathon (The New York Times) Robert Cheruiyots fourth Boston Marathon victory may be the stuff of legends. Then consider his extreme impoverished childhood and his worn torn country that forced him from training in his homeland and you might think his fourth victory even more improbable.
		Cheruiyot and Tune win Boston Marathon titles (Guardian) Defending champion Robert Cheruiyot of Kenya won his fourth Boston Marathon on Monday in 2 hours and 7 minutes running the 6th fastest time over the rugged Boston course. Ethiopia's Dire Tune finished first in the women's race in the closest dual in Boston's 112 year history. Cheruiyot, the first Kenyan man to win four Boston Marathons after victories in 2003, 2006 and 2007
	News From: Monday, April 21, 2008
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Kenya's Robert Cheruiyot Seeks Fourth Boston Marathon Title (Bloomberg) Bill Rodgers has given the nod to Robert Cheruoiyot as the man to run and win 4 Boston Marathons and become the first Kenyan to win 4 titles.
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Victory No. 4 for Cheruiyot as Tune prevails in a thriller (IAAF) The 112th running of the Boston Marathon cemented Robert Cheruiyots place in the record books with his fourth win in 2:07:46. And the womens race also held something for posterity as it showcased the closest womens finish in the history of Boston, Dire Tunes two second victory over Alevtina Biktimarova (2:25:25 to 2:25:27). Cheruiyot, despite his win, has no such guarantee for an Olympic berth at the Beijing Games. In an increased prize pot of $796,000 for the race, $150,000 each went to the mens and womens winner.
		Human Interest Story
		Boston Marathon motivators (Boston Herald) From honoring loved ones to raising money for specific charities, runners participate in the marathon distance for a myriad of thi
		Police say Marathon runner tried to kill wife (MetroWest Daily News) Hours after he finished the Boston Marathon, South Korean Kim Yong Sik tried to kill his wife by stepping on her throat and choking her in the parking lot of the Sheraton Framingham. motivations for the attack are unknown as neither Sik nor his wife speak English. Sik who finished the race in 5:28:20 was scheduled to leave for New York and then return to South Korea; but will be detained due to his June court date.
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Marathon as dry-run disaster (Boston Com) According to BEMS chief Richard Serino, his department considers events like the Boston Marathon and the Fourth of July celebration as "planned disasters". They are safe, controlled environments that present "an opportunity to test some things you would never want to test in a real disaster." Monday's Boston Marathon will make for a great test of the emergency evacuation routes for the city.
	News From: Sunday, April 20, 2008
		Human Interest Story
		No Pasta, but Matzo and Potatoes for Marathon Runners (The New York Times) Monday marks the 112th Boston Marathon and things should go on normal for most experienced runners. But Monday will be the second day of the Jewish holiday of Passover. This means that obeying their religious rules will make it difficult to eat the most common meal of carbohydrates including breads and pasta.
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		2008 boston marathon (Star Tribune) Robert Cheruiyot, 29, will try to become the first Kenyan to win Boston four times. He won in 2003, 2006 and 2007. But violence in Kenya has disrupted his training. Cheruiyot set the Boston record in 2006, 2:07:14.
		Human Interest Story
		Marathon Maniac Weimer knows his way around Boston Marathon (The Leader-Post) Having run over 70 marathons since 2001, Weimer is proudly considered to be a Marathon Maniac and will be running th 112th Boston Marathon on Monday in his Marathon Maniac T-shirt. His time of 3 hours, 33 minutes and 31 seconds at the St. George's Marathon in Utah was his qualifying race which will allow him to line up with just over 20,000 other marathon runners on Monday in Hopkinton for the start.
Chicago Marathon
	News From: Thursday, April 24, 2008
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		2008 Bank of America Chicago Marathon Registration Closes as Race Reaches 45,000 Participant Capacity (News Blaze) The Chicago Marathon field has filled to it's capacity for the October race with 45,000 runners registering and filling the vacancies 6 months prior to the official race start. Along with the runners, nearly 1.5 million spectators will be present on the course and the event will raise over 10 million dollars between 65 charities.
Cleveland Marathon
	News From: Saturday, April 26, 2008
		Human Interest Story
		Cleveland Student train for Cleveland Marathon (WKYC Channel 3) Sixty-six students at a local Cleveland school are taking part in the "We Run This City" youth marathon program. The student athletes will run 25 miles over 12 weeks and complete the final 1.2 mile of the Cleveland Rite-Aid Marathon to finish their own personal marathon to discover a healthy lifestyle and a better awareness of physical activity.
Colorado Marathon
	News From: Saturday, April 26, 2008
		Human Interest Story
		Mayor, city manager starters for Colorado Marathon (Northern Colorado Business Journal) Last years Colorado Marathon drew 42 states and 6 countries. Fort Collins has been rated by Runner's Magazine as one of the top 25 running communities in the nation. The marathon will start in Poudre Canyon, and drop 1,200 feet as it passes through Laporte and along the river to finish in the center of downtown Fort Collins.
Houston Marathon
	News From: Wednesday, April 23, 2008
		Human Interest Story
		Houston Marathon raises $1.2M for charity (Houston Business Journal) Participants in the Chevron Houston Marathon have raised more than $1 million for charity for the first time in the events history. The January 13 race generated $1.26 million for 45 charities as part of Run for a Reason, the event's fund-raising program. The total shows a 48 percent increase over the $852,000 raised last year.
International Peace Marathon in Rwanda
	News From: Thursday, April 24, 2008
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		$23,200 At Stake for Kigali Marathon Winners (allAfrica) The Rwandan Kigali Marathon will raise it's stakes for the top finishers in the marathon and half marathon in an effort to attract top competitors from around the globe. The first five winners in the marathon event are expected to take home 2000, $1500, $1200, $800 and $600 respectively. Winners in half marathon will pocket $1600, $1400, $1200, $800 and $500 respectively. Each prize is up nearly 50% over last years prize purse.
Lest We Forget Marathon
	News From: Sunday, April 20, 2008
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Thousands warm up for Brisbane Marathon (ABC NET) Nearly 2,500 participants have signed up for the Brisbane Marathon. The overall numbers are up nearly 50 percent over last years numbers. The 13th annual marathon will host people in age from 18 to 80.
Long Island Marathon
	News From: Saturday, April 26, 2008
		Human Interest Story
		Free Clinic for 2008 RexCorp LI Marathon Festival of Races (Oyster Bay Enterprise Pilot) Every runner participating in the 2008 RexCorp Long Island Marathon Festival of Races has a free pass to a clinic held Tuesday, April 29, in the auditorium of the Plainview-Old Bethpage Public Library, 999 Old Country Road in Plainview, starting at 8 p.m. Topics include last minute prep for the marathon and the half marathon and how to have a positive experience.
Odds And Ends
	News From: Saturday, April 26, 2008
		Human Interest Story
		Kona will put his marathon mania on hold (Sign on San Diego) Ed Cabanero won an Ironman Hawaii lottery spot last week and, while most would be stunned, all it meant for Cabanero, a La-Jolla engineer, is that some of his running would take a step down to prepare for the 2.4 miles of swimming and the 112 miles of biking for the Ironman event. These two grueling distances are capped off with nothing less than a marathon.
	News From: Friday, April 25, 2008
		Human Interest Story
		Cheruiyot Shows Grace Amid Unrest (Courant) In a world of bravado, loud noises and hot temper the marathon brings serenity and peace. The Kenyans who ran in Boston run so quietly. To watch the Kenyans run 26.2 miles is to understand tranquillity. They are Walden Pond on two willowy reeds
		Abuja Marathon Baits Top Runners with Prize Money. (This Day Online) The first annual Abuja Marathon will take place on September 27th. The organizers of the marathon are attempting to draw in top competition by offering well over 4 hundred thousand dollars in prize money.
Olympics 2008 (Men)
	News From: Saturday, April 26, 2008
		Human Interest Story
		Kenya overdue for an Olympic marathon title (Saturday Nation) The most grueling of the Olympic events, the marathon is steeped in history, both ancient and modern. From the legendary Pheidippides to the legendary Bikila running barefoot in the 1960 Olympics
	News From: Friday, April 25, 2008
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Marathon champion Baldini suffers stress fracture (The Guardian) The 2004 Olympic marathon winner Stefano Baldini has a stress fracture of his left leg. The Italian Athletics Federation stated that Baldini will be out for 30 days or so. The injury was noticed by the 36 year old when he finished 12th at this month's London Marathon. Baldini should be back in good time to compete at the Beijing Games in August.