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Air Force Marathon
	News From: Saturday, May 9, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		AETC seeks runners for 2009 U.S. Air Force Marathon (Air Education and Training Command) The thirteenth annual 2009 U.S. Air Force Marathon takes place on September 19 at Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton Ohio and the Air Education and Training Command will select two men and two women to represent the AETC in the marathon race which is open to the public.
Bayshore Marathon
	News From: Sunday, May 10, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Bayshore Marathon events could have 5,000 entrants (Traverse City Record-Eagle) The Bayshore Marathon was capped at seventeen hundred runners and the half-marathon was capped at fifteen hundred runners. Both races filled within seven weeks. With only two weeks to go until race day the 10K has over twelve hundred runners and still climbing.
Blue Nose International Marathon
	News From: Wednesday, May 13, 2009
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Top runners out of Blue Nose Marathon (The Chronicle Herald) Terry Melloy won last years Blue Nose International Marathon with a time of 2 hours 48 minutes and 45 seconds. The 49-year old will not be able to defend his title this year due to the onset of a leg injury that has him a bit bewildered.
	News From: Tuesday, May 12, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Blue Nose marathon gets overhaul to avoid last year's chaos (Metro Halifax) With an altered race route and new colored race numbers, organizers of the Blue Nose Marathon feel they have corrected the hitches in last years set up. Race organizers are hoping that number reach nine thousand participants this year.
	News From: Sunday, May 10, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Heck Of A Run For Blue Nose Marathon (The Chronicle Herald) Organizers of the Inaugural Blue Nose Marathon didn't know if anyone would show up for the first races in 2004. The number of participants could reach ten-thousand for the May 22 and 23 events.
Bob Potts Heritage Rail Trail Marathon
	News From: Sunday, May 10, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Bob Potts Marathon Ready For Chapter 2 (The York Dispatch) The second annual Bob Potts Marathon will kick off on Sunday at 6:30 am. The race will boast more than 24 states represented and three countries.
Brookings Marathon
	News From: Monday, May 11, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Brookings Marathon turns 40 (KXnet.com) The Brookings Marathon in South Dakota will host it's fortieth annual marathon this coming Saturday and nearly 140 runners have signed up for the 26.2 mile race. The scenic course will cover neighborhoods, parks and bike paths.
Cayman Islands Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, May 12, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Cayman Marathon boost at Boston run (Caymanian Compass.) The Cayman Island Marathon takes place on Sunday December 6, 2009. Sue Greene set up a booth at the Boston Marathon exposition to spread the news of the event and tourism on the Cayman Islands.
City of Christchurch Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, May 12, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Christchurchs Marathon Expecting Record Field (Scoop Independent News) Race organizers for the City of Christchurch Marathon are expecting another record setting year for participation. The 2008 event saw a record of 4601 participants in New Zealand's fastest road race slated for May 31 this year.
City of Los Angeles Marathon (L.A. Marathon)
	News From: Thursday, May 14, 2009
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		2005 World 5000m champion Limo limbers-up for Los Angeles Marathon (IAAF) With no clear favorite for the twenty-fourth running of the Los Angeles Marathon, Benjamin Limo, who won the 2005 World 5000m championship, will offer his talent as a contender for the top spot.
Cleveland Marathon
	News From: Thursday, May 14, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Rite Aid Cleveland Marathon events kick off Friday, with races on Saturday and Sunday (The Plain Dealer) Retta Feyissa won last year's Cleveland Marathon with a time of 2 hours 33 minutes and 34 seconds. This years marathon will offer one-thousand dollars to the overall male and female winners.
	News From: Wednesday, May 13, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Cleveland marathon (The Plain Dealer) The Cleveland Marathon will start this Sunday at 7 AM. The overall winner of the Marathon will take home one-thousand dollars with the male and female 10K winners taking home fifteen-hundred dollars.
Colfax Marathon
	News From: Monday, May 11, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Colorado Colfax Marathon May 17 (Denver Capitol Hill Examiner) The fourth annual Colorado Colfax Marathon takes place on May 17 at 6 AM along Colfax Avenue which is the longest continuous street in the United States measuring forty miles from start to finish.
Comrades Marathon (88km)
	News From: Thursday, May 14, 2009
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Nhlapo eyes Comrades Marathon (The Sowetan) Fusi Nhlapo, South Africa, won the Comrades Marathon in 2003 and believes he is ready to reclaim the title on May 24. He has finished in the top seven of the Comrades Marathon seven times.
Edge to Edge Marathon
	News From: Thursday, May 14, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Build in time for rest before Edge to Edge Marathon (Westerly News) The tenth annual Edge to Edge Marathon takes place on June 14 and founding member of the Soaking Wet Endurance Association of Tofinio (SWEAT) Donna Fraser is offering advice for those training for the marathon.
Eugene Marathon
	News From: Thursday, May 14, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Hooley Wins Eugene Marathon, Qualifies for Olympic Trials Again (The Knights Online) Matt Hooley qualified for the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials for the second time when he won the Eugene Marathon in course record fashion with a time of 2 hours 18 minutes and 38 seconds. His time qualifies him for the "A" standard for the trials and was a new personal record despite harsh conditions in Eugene.
Fargo Marathon
	News From: Sunday, May 10, 2009
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Rochesters Gilman outruns Kenyans (The Dickinson Press) Pete Gilman, 33, outlasted the Kenyan field in the fifth annual Fargo Marathon to win the overall marathon title with a time of 2 hours 24 minutes and 33 seconds.
		Cueno wins womens Fargo Marathon (The Dickinson Press) Nicole Cueno, 29, claimed the fifteen hundred dollar prize for first place in the fifth annual Fargo Marathon with a time of 2 hours 53 minutes and 15 seconds.
	News From: Saturday, May 9, 2009
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Minnesota runners take Fargo Marathon (KXnet.com) Despite a strong contingent of North Dakota residents entering the Fargo Marahton, it was Minnesotans that claimed the top spot in both the women and men's marathon races.
Fredericton Marathon
	News From: Monday, May 11, 2009
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Coffin captures 31st annual Fredericton Marathon (The Daily Gleaner) With numbers nearly twenty percent higher than last year, the inclement weather did not seem to be a factor for the Fredericton Marathon. Alex Coffin rolled to the victory in 2 hours 47 minutes and 34 seconds.
	News From: Friday, May 8, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		It's Marathon Weekend in Fredericton (The Daily Gleaner) The thirty-first annual Fredericton Marathon takes place this weekend. One of Canada's oldest and largest running events starts at 8 AM in front of Queen Square.
Geneva Marathon
	News From: Monday, May 11, 2009
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Geneva Marathon, few surprises, but could be last one (Geneva Lunch) Tsige Germa, Ethiopia, won the Geneva Marathon with a time of 2 hours 19 minutes and 49 seconds. The women's overall winner was Reulen Stijntje who ran a time of 2 hours 52 minutes and 47 seconds
Great Ocean Road Marathon
	News From: Thursday, May 14, 2009
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		African marathon stars denied entry into Australia for Great Ocean Road Marathon (Geelong Advertiser) The Great Ocean Road Marathon will be down four athletes in this Sunday's event as four top Ethiopian athletes were denied entry into Australia as their travel visas have been refused
	News From: Wednesday, May 13, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Steve Moneghetti shows how to run your race in the Great Ocean Road Marathon (Geelong Advertiser) Steve Moneghetti, who had completed the Great Ocean Road Marathon three times, will offer advice as to how to complete the arduous race. His primary focus for all runners was to rest well in the days leading up to the race
		Workmates, families to test endurance at Great Ocean Road Marathon (The Standard) Many workers from the area surrounding the Great Ocean Road Marathon will tackle the grueling events which are comprised of a 6.5 K and 14 K race on Saturday and the 23 K and 45 K race on Sunday.
	News From: Tuesday, May 12, 2009
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Race for Geelong success in Ocean Road Marathon (Geelong Advertiser) With an African dominated race, Scott Rantall is striving to become the first Geelong athlete to take a podium spot in the Great Ocean Road Marathon. Rantall has won the last four Geelong half-marathon races. This year's marathon will be his first attempt at the premier road racing event.
Great Wall Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, May 12, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Appleton runner readies for Great Wall Marathon (Journal Sentinel) Kerrie Larson-Kerkman has earned an amazing chance to run the Great Wall Marathon. The trip is being paid for by the Project Athena Foundation
	News From: Friday, May 8, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Marine Trains to Hit the Wall (Dallas Morning News) Captain David Dixon, a U.S. Marine Corps pilot stationed in Japan, has a job that is a constant grind mentally, physically and emotionally.
Green Bay Marathon
	News From: Thursday, May 14, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Securing streets for Green Bay marathon a huge effort (Greenbay Press Gazette) The Green Bay Marathon will have more than forty extra officers over four municipalities to keep runners safe and traffic moving during the 26.2 mile race on Sunday.
	News From: Tuesday, May 12, 2009
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Cellcom Green Bay Marathon will be elite (FOX11online.com) The largest elite runner field in the ten-year history of the Green Bay Marathon will compete for over $20,000 in prize money on Sunday May 17. Charles Kamindo heads up the men's marathon field as the marathon winner in 2003 and 2004.