Marathon/Running News: 5/3/07 - 5/10/07

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Avenue of the Giants Marathon
	News From: Monday, May 7, 2007
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		2,000 Runners Go At It At Ave. of the Giants Marathon (Times-Standard) Results of the races are given. Bill Morris, of Redcrest, won his second Ave in a time of 2 hours, 43 minutes, 33 seconds.
Belfast City Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, May 8, 2007
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		14,000 Runners Take To The Streets Of Belfast (Belfast Telegraph) Comments on the race and top results are given.
	News From: Monday, May 7, 2007
		Human Interest Story
		Marathon Runners Pound 26 miles of Belfast's Streets (Belfast Telegraph) Information on the weather and expected road closures is given.
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Mutai Takes Belfast Marathon Win (BBC) The 40-year-old's time of 2.16.24 hours was just outside the record and almost five seconds clear of his challengers.
	News From: Sunday, May 6, 2007
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Belfast Marathon: Kenya See A Local Winner? (Belfast Telegraph) Information on the race, top athletes that will participate, and thoughts on the importance of having or not these participating.
Boston Marathon
	News From: Wednesday, May 9, 2007
		Human Interest Story
		Boston Space Marathon (India New England) Article on Sunita Williams' experience of running in space.
	News From: Tuesday, May 8, 2007
		Human Interest Story
		Local Runners Complete Boston Marathon (PQB News) Members of the Oceanside Running Club Association share their marathon experiences.
Chicago Marathon
	News From: Thursday, May 3, 2007
		Human Interest Story
		Chicago Marathon Champ Wants Cash for Finish Line Fall (AOL) Cheruiyot is seeking monetary compensation from the race organizers for his injuries after his fall.
Cincinnati Flying Pig Marathon
	News From: Monday, May 7, 2007
		Human Interest Story
		Flying Pig Champion Sets Her Sights On Triple Crown (The Cincinnati Post) Peelman will compete in the Thanksgiving Day Race this fall in an attempt to become the first runner ever to sweep Cincinnati's three major races in a calendar year.
	News From: Sunday, May 6, 2007
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Runner Dies During Cincinnati Marathon (The Associated Press) Thirty-one-year-old Isaac Barnes win in two hours, 33 minutes and 36 seconds.
		Record Number for 2007 Flying Pig Marathon (WCPO) In the women's division, Leah Peelman of Kennedy Heights, won in her first try, coming in at 2:55:33.
	News From: Friday, May 4, 2007
		Human Interest Story
		Flying Pig Marathon Goes High-Tech (WCPO) Friends and family of those running in the Flying Pig Marathon will be able to keep tabs on their favorite runner with text messaging.
		Flying Pig Just A Warm-up Marathon (The Enquirer) For Bob Engel, the Pig itself is training for a 100-mile ultra-marathon he plans to participate in with his running partner, Dave Corfman, in June.
	News From: Thursday, May 3, 2007
		Human Interest Story
		Bethel Woman One Of Few To Run In Each Flying Pig (Community Press) Nancy Zadek will participate in her ninth Flying Pig Marathon in Cincinnati Sunday, May 6, one of 178 runners who've been in every Flying Pig so far.
Cleveland Marathon
	News From: Friday, May 4, 2007
		Training/ Health
		Cleveland Marathon Training Can't Be A Sprint (The Plain Dealer) Risks of participating in a marathon without appropriate training.
Colorado Marathon
	News From: Friday, May 4, 2007
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Marathon Champ Hopes To Qualify For Olympic Trials at Colorado (Coloradoan) Kara Roy, won last year's women's division with a race-record time of 2 hours, 51 minutes and 32.7 seconds. That's 4:32.7 off the qualifying standard for the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials, a goal Roy is striving to meet.
Colorado Marathon (prev. Fort Collins Old Town Marathon)
	News From: Monday, May 7, 2007
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Fort Collins Native, Illinois Runner Race to Victory in Colorado Marathon (Coloradoan) Kara Roy broke her own race-record by more than four minutes to qualify for the 2008 Olympic Trials, finishing in 2 hours, 46 minutes and 30 seconds.
Frederick Marathon
	News From: Sunday, May 6, 2007
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Runner Breaks Record In Frederick Race (NBC 25) Michael Wardian broke the Guinness World record in pushing a stroller. He had to beat two hours and 49 minutes, set by a man at the Toronto Marathon in 2004.
	News From: Thursday, May 3, 2007
		Human Interest Story
		Frederick Marathon Features First Charity Chaser (Gazette) Dane Rauschenberg will start the marathon at the end of the pack and earn $2 for every runner he passes, with proceeds given to the United Way of Frederick County.
General Running (Non-Specific)
	News From: Friday, May 4, 2007
		Human Interest Story
		Marathon Runners Snub Award Ceremony (The Star) Kenya's top marathon runners led by three-time Boston marathon champion Robert Cheruiyot snubbed a government award ceremony in reaction to a statement by the country's sports minister over their earnings.
Green Bay Marathon
	News From: Monday, May 7, 2007
		Human Interest Story
		Registration Up 20 Percent for Green Bay Marathon (Green Bay Press Gazette) Race officials have reported several consecutive months of double-digit registration growth versus 2006.
	News From: Friday, May 4, 2007
		Human Interest Story
		Green Bay Marathon, Other Events Have Cash Registers Ringing (Green Bay Press Gazette) Article on the economic impact of the races
Honolulu Marathon
	News From: Thursday, May 10, 2007
		Human Interest Story
		Russian Marathoner Denisova Tests Positive (KOTV) Russian runner Lyubov Denisova, a two-time Los Angeles Marathon winner and former runner-up in Boston and New York City, failed an out-of-competition doping test and faces a two-year ban.
	News From: Tuesday, May 8, 2007
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Honolulu Marathon Winner Caught Using Drugs (KGMB 9 News) Five months after shattering the women's Honolulu Marathon record, a Russian runner has tested positive for performance enhancing drugs. She can't be stripped of her title or her $67,000 prize, but race organizers say she'll never run the event again.
Long Island Marathon
	News From: Sunday, May 6, 2007
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Vergara, Allen Win Long Island Marathon (Newsday) Allen won the women's full marathon in 2:56:01. Comments on the marathon and other races are given, some by participants.
Marathon de Mayo
	News From: Monday, May 7, 2007
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Men's, Women's Winners Surprise Themselves at Marathon de Mayo (RGJ) Comments on the race by the winners.
	News From: Saturday, May 5, 2007
		Human Interest Story
		Marathon de Mayo Organizers Aim To Impress (RGJ) Comments on the race. One of the competitors is a barefoot runner who plans to finish to highlight the need for proper running technique.
Mystic Places Marathon
	News From: Sunday, May 6, 2007
		Human Interest Story
		Running With Mystic Canceled, State Back To Just One Marathon (The Advocate) Organizers of the Mystic Country Marathon have confirmed that they will no longer produce a 26.2 mile race in Eastern Connecticut in October. Instead, a shorter race, the Niantic Bay Half Marathon, will be held in the same area the last Sunday in September.
New York City Marathon
	News From: Friday, May 4, 2007
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		New York City Marathon Does Away With Pacesetters (Reuters) Hendrick Ramaala of South Africa, the 2004 champion and 2005 runner-up, was announced as the first elite runner invited to the field for the 2007 race.
		Ramaala To Return To New York, As Marathon Drops Pace Makers (IAAF) The decision to eliminate pacemakers is consistent with the events history of championship-style racing, which puts a greater focus on head-to-head racing and down-to-the-wire finishes than on world or course records.