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Direct Links: 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Women's Marathon Andrew Jackson Marathon Boston Marathon Bungay Black Dog Marathon Cincinnati Flying Pig Marathon Detroit International Marathon Friendly Massey Marathon Garmin Marathon (prev. Oz Marathon) Georgia Marathon GO! St. Louis Marathon Gold Coast Airport Marathon Hogeye Marathon Jamaica Marathon Knoxville Marathon Kuala Lumpur Marathon LEADING LADIES' MARATHON Loch Ness Marathon London Marathon Marathon de Monaco et des Riviera Marathon des Sables
2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Women's Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, April 1, 2008
		Human Interest Story
		39 And Doing Fine! Ackerly Qualifies for Olympic Trials (Richmond Times Dispatch) At 39 years of age most would think that the Olympics is something your children dream about. Maureen Ackerly has given her children, ages 2 and 4, something to shoot four. Last month she won the Napa Valley Marathon in 2 hours 44 minutes and 25 seconds and qualified for the U.S. Women's Olympic Trials to be held on April 12th in Boston.
Andrew Jackson Marathon
	News From: Monday, April 7, 2008
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Jackson native Findley wins Andrew Jackson Marathon (Jackson Sun) Jack Findley won his hometown marathon in 2 hours 53 minutes and 21 seconds to outdistance the other 87 runners in the marathon. Kris Whorton, 42, from Chattanooga, won the women's title in a time of 3 hours, 25 minutes and 59 seconds.
Boston Marathon
	News From: Monday, April 7, 2008
		Human Interest Story
		Statue will honor famous Boston Marathon starter, athletics pioneer (Metrowest Daily News) Boston Marathon officials will unveil a statue of George V. Brown. Along with being an influential person in the sports community, Brown was the athletic director of Boston Athletic Association for twenty years and served as starter of the Boston Marathon from 1905 until 1937. He was instrumental in having the starting line moved to Hopkinton in 1924
	News From: Friday, April 4, 2008
		Human Interest Story
		Cape Breton winter helped local group prepare for Boston Marathon. (The Cape Breton Post) A group of five Cape Bretoners have been meeting regularly in the high winds and icy conditions to prepare for the Boston Marathon. The groups runs seem to make the time fly by. Last years Boston Marathon fed runners very high winds and slightly cooler than normal temperatures.
	News From: Wednesday, April 2, 2008
		Human Interest Story
		Putting the "me" in the Boston Marathon! (Wicked Local North Attleborough) Nick Giordano proposed to his wife after completing one of his marathons. He has even run several others in honor of his parents, grandparents and for various charities. In 2005 he ran for the American Liver Disease Foundation. Shortly after the race Giordano would be running a race against the very same disease.
Bungay Black Dog Marathon
	News From: Friday, April 4, 2008
		Non-Marathon/ Other Running
		Cancer and Lymphoma only motivates Illingworths to run more! (Beccles and Bungay Journal) Simon Illingsworth, the proud father of three, will attempt to run 100 marathons in the next 5 years as a way of raising money for Cancer Research. Illingsworth has been diagnosed with testicular cancer and non Hodgkins lymphoma. This news only adds to the 45 year old's motivation. He will compete in London on April 12th and run another 26.2 miles less than one week later.
Cincinnati Flying Pig Marathon
	News From: Thursday, April 3, 2008
		Human Interest Story
		Flying Pig Marathon trumps gypsy moth plans (The Enquirer) The Ohio Department of Agriculture have postponed their original plans to spray for gypsy moths in eastern Cincinnati due to the Flying Pig Marathon.
Detroit International Marathon
	News From: Monday, March 31, 2008
		Human Interest Story
		Detroit Marathon Open for Business (Freep) Registration for the October 19th Detroit Marathon began on Sunday. The race, which runs through Windsor and Detroit, will host approximately 16,000 participants.
Friendly Massey Marathon
	News From: Wednesday, April 2, 2008
		Human Interest Story
		Friendly Massey Marathon hoping to increase friends with 10K! (The Mid North Monitor) Chairperson Elizabeth Gamble hopes to attract more youth for her Friendly Massey Marathon. She has contacted multiple local high schools from Michigan to Ontario to whip up the numbers for the inaugural 10 kilometer race the will be held in conjunction with the marathon on July 19th and 20th.
Garmin Marathon (prev. Oz Marathon)
	News From: Monday, March 31, 2008
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Training run leads to win at Olathe Marathon (Kansas City) Jaime Elgas crossed the finish line at the Olathe Marathon in 3:24:16 without the reception of one who had won the women's race. Elgas, who planned to drop out at the twenty mile mark because this was a training run for the 2008 Boston Marathon, finished more than four minutes ahead of Jamie Wilson who was second at 3:28:37. Marla Rhoden was third in 3:30:43. Tony Kocanda won the men's race in 2:47:58.
Georgia Marathon
	News From: Monday, March 31, 2008
		Human Interest Story
		Roy finishes 81st marathon in Georgia at age 75. (Thaindian News) The former cardiologist Ashis Roy of India finished his 81st marathon at the Georgia race in just over 6 hours. The retired doctor said the his time was slow but considering the cold temperatures and the somewhat hilly course he was pleased.
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Forty Four Degrees Considered Balmy for Georgia Marathon Winner (Atlanta Journal Constitution) Oleg Marusin of Russia won the Georgia Marathon with a time of 2 hours, 18 minutes and 50 seconds. Many of the runners took advantage of the cooler weather while Marusin, who trains in negative 20 degrees used the relative warmth to propel him nearly 5 minutes ahead of second place
GO! St. Louis Marathon
	News From: Monday, April 7, 2008
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		15,000 Runners Take To The Streets In St. Louis Marathon (MyFox St. Louis) Karl Gilpin from Russelville, Missouri won the race in a record time of 2 hours, 24 minutes, 52 seconds. While governor Matt Blunt is leading a four person marathon relay team
Gold Coast Airport Marathon
	News From: Thursday, April 3, 2008
		Human Interest Story
		Marathon snub by Premier (Gold Coast News) Premier Anna Bligh will next week launch the 30th anniversary of the Gold Coast marathon; but not on the Coast. The launch will be at Parliament House in Brisbane since it was a State Parliament sitting day. Many detractors feel that this is a snub by the premier considering 10,000 of the 16,000 competitors in the race came from outside Queensland and it was important she be represented at the main launch.
Hogeye Marathon
	News From: Friday, April 4, 2008
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Hogeye Marathon organizers say flatter is better for runners (Arkansas Democrat Gazette) The Hogeye Marathon will see the thirty second edition of their event. A small marathon of about eighty three participants has an updated course with less hills and more trails. The race director stated that there are few stretches of Fayetteville that are flat, although the course should be less grinding on runners than the previous course
Jamaica Marathon
	News From: Friday, April 4, 2008
		Human Interest Story
		A Party of a Marathon! (Leader Post) What do the majority of runners do at the end of a marathon? Drink beer and relax. Only this is not acceptable behavior for a trip focused on training a group of "high-risk" adolescents to run a marathon. The "Dirty Dozen" group raised public funds to send groups of people to the Jamaica Marathon. One of the members videotaped the drinking and smoking party that occurred at the end of the marathon. The number of complaints about the group has been "dizzying"
Knoxville Marathon
	News From: Monday, March 31, 2008
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Knoxville Local Takes the Marathon Prize (Associated Press) Stewart Ellington won the Knoxville Marathon in 2 hours 28 minutes and 36 seconds. Second place was Justin Gillette of Niles Michigan whose wife won the women's event in 3 hours and 3 minutes. Michael Wardian who won the National Marathon on Saturday placed third in 2 hours and 29 minutes and 50 seconds.
Kuala Lumpur Marathon
	News From: Monday, March 31, 2008
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Course Record and PR for Rotich at Kuala Lumpur Marathon (Malaysian National News Agency) Nelson Kirwa Rotich captured the Kuala Lumpur Marathon title in 2 hours 15 minutes and 32 seconds smashing the course record and crushing his personal best by nearly 8 minutes. Kenyans have won the Kuala Lumpur race 7 of the past 8 years.
LEADING LADIES' MARATHON
	News From: Wednesday, April 2, 2008
		Human Interest Story
		Katherine Switzer to Lead Leading Ladies Women on the Move Conference. (The Earth Times) Women's running pioneer Katherine Switzer will lead the Women on the Move conference that will take place in conjunction with the Leading Ladies Marathon in Spearfish, North Dakota on August 17th. Switzer is well known for challenging the all-male notion of the famed Boston Marathon.
Loch Ness Marathon
	News From: Monday, March 31, 2008
		Human Interest Story
		Baxter supporting a monster of a marathon at Loch Ness (MAD) Baxter Food Group has signed on for three more years with the Loch Ness Marathon. The company has supported the efforts of the marathon since the inaugural event in 2002.
London Marathon
	News From: Monday, April 7, 2008
		Human Interest Story
		Britain suits Maasai marathon warriors to a tea (Telegraph) Clare Martin of Cooling, Kent and the mother of 3 is the host family for the six Maasai warriors. The warrior have never before left their tiny Tanzanian village of Eluai and have settled in today with mugs of sugar-packed tea and seem to be addicted to the Brittish "cuppa"
	News From: Friday, April 4, 2008
		Human Interest Story
		Maasai Warriors set for marathon are given London warning (Mirror.co.uk) Six Maasai warriors are leaving their Tanzanian village of Eluai to run in the 2008 London Marathon. The tribesmen have been given a guide on how to cope with running in London versus the African bush. The Maasai will not be able to rely on the sun for the time.
	News From: Tuesday, April 1, 2008
		Human Interest Story
		One year later, London Marathon still setting records (Newham Recorder) Guinness World Record for The Largest Annual Fundraising Event in the World goes to the 2007 Flora London Marathon. More than 46 million was raised for the 2007 event and the total raised since the races inceptions exceeds 361 million.
		Marathon Veteran hits milestone at London (Advertiser and Times) Miss Kitty Garnett will finish her 21st London Marathon on Sunday the 13th of April. By completing the race she will have toured just over 550 miles around the town of London and raised money each year for various charities. This year the 70 year old Garnett chose The Alzheimer's Society as her charity.
	News From: Monday, March 31, 2008
		Human Interest Story
		The Chicken or The Egg? London Marathon to answer the question. (Christian Today) The chicken and the egg will toe the line at the April 13th London Marathon to answer the age old question of which one came first. Hannah Miller will don a specially designed egg suit and race Therese Whitcomb-Eriksson, who will be dressed as a chicken for the 26.2 mile marathon. They will raise enough money to send 330 hens that will produce 40,000 eggs per year for impoverished families. The two are raising money for the Be A Good Egg Foundation.
Marathon de Monaco et des Riviera
	News From: Monday, March 31, 2008
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Kenya dominates Forty Country Race at Monaco Marathon (IAAF.org) Sunday's 11th Annual Monaco Marathon was won by Geoffrey Mutai from Kenya with a time of 2 hours and 12 minutes. Over forty countries were represented in the race with Kenyans claiming the top three mens spots and Russia claiming the top three womens spots in a race that dashed through France and Italy.
Marathon des Sables
	News From: Monday, April 7, 2008
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Morocco's Ahensal wins Marathon des Sables (Magharebia) Mohamed Ahensal won the 23rd Marathon des Sables on Saturday making this his second win dating back from 1998. He finished second in the previous seven editions, behind his brother Lahcen, who did not participate in 2008 event. The women's race, Moroccan Touda Didi won the gold with 28 hours, 38 minutes and 11 seconds.The marathon is a six-day 243-km long endurance race across the Moroccan Sahara.
	News From: Thursday, April 3, 2008
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Ahansal leads Marathon des Sables (Press TV) Moroccan runner, Mohamad Ahansal, is still leading after completing the first half of stage four in the 2008 Marathon des Sables. This stage of the marathon, known as the "the main course" by the competitors, includes plains, dune fields and El Oftal Jebel to tackle, a summit with a twenty-five percent incline. The vast majority of runners will have to continue through the night to reach Oued Ahssia. The runners are being guided by lasers marking out the course and all the competitors have luminous nightsticks and carry emergency flares in their kits.
	News From: Wednesday, April 2, 2008
		Human Interest Story
		Marathon des Sables might be won on attrition. (National Post) Robert Kent is on day three of the 243 kilometer race through the Sahara. With temperatures reaching easily into the 100's and people dropping out daily, Kent, hopes to test his strenght on the 75 kilometer day on Thursday.
	News From: Tuesday, April 1, 2008
		Human Interest Story
		Sun. sand and suffering (Melton Times) Edmondthorpe man Toby Baker is just inside the top 250 and among the fastest British runners after the first and second stages of a gruelling desert marathon. At nineteen years of age, Baker, s the youngest British competitor and the second youngest in the entire event.