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Bayshore Marathon | ||
News From: Saturday, May 23, 2009 | ||
Post-Race Review/ Results | ||
Peters, Plaxton set pace in Bayshore Marathon (Travers City Record-Eagle) Nathan Peters ran in memory of his mother who passed away in 2005 from brain cancer. That much motivation seemed to propel him effortlessly to the win with a time of 2 hours 26 minutes and 47 seconds a mere 50 seconds ahead of Jerome Recker. | ||
Blue Nose International Marathon | ||
News From: Sunday, May 17, 2009 | ||
Post-Race Review/ Results | ||
MacLennan wins fourth Blue Nose Marathon title (The Chronicle Herald) David MacLennan won his fourth Blue Nose International Marathon title. His winning time was 2 hours 36 minutes and 5 seconds. Jen Nicholson was the top woman finisher with a time of 3 hours and 7 seconds. | ||
Brookings Marathon | ||
News From: Wednesday, May 20, 2009 | ||
Post-Race Review/ Results | ||
Perfect weather highlights 40th Brookings Marathon (Brookings Register) Near perfect conditions greeted runners of the fortieth annual Brookings Marathon. Chuck Engle of Dublin Ohio enjoyed the scenic course and the weather by winning the overall marathon title with a time of 2 hours 39 minutes and 21 seconds. | ||
Buffalo Marathon | ||
News From: Saturday, May 23, 2009 | ||
Post-Race Review/ Results | ||
Orlova, Lokwaton win Buffalo Marathon (The Buffalo News) Three of the top seven overall finishers in the Buffalo Marathon were women. The first of which, Elena Orlova of Russia, broke the course record for women with a finishing time of 2 hours 42 minutes and 44 seconds. | ||
Capital City Marathon | ||
News From: Monday, May 18, 2009 | ||
Post-Race Review/ Results | ||
Stevick sticks to it for 4th win at Capital City Marathon (The Olympian) Jesse Stevick, 27, of Olympia, won the Capital City Marathon for the fourth time in 2 hours 40 minutes and 9 seconds. Second place was nearly 10 minutes behind the four-time champion. | ||
News From: Sunday, May 17, 2009 | ||
Human Interest Story | ||
Young and old come out to run
Capital City Marathon (The Olympian) Over sixteen hundred runners will be on the winding roads of Olympia starting at 7 am. Race Director Lesley Roberts has asked driver to be patient for athletes who are participating in this one day 26.2 mile event. | ||
City of Los Angeles Marathon (L.A. Marathon) | ||
News From: Saturday, May 23, 2009 | ||
Human Interest Story | ||
Jose Nebrida: Marathon Machine (Asian Journal) Jose Nebrida, 67, will be wearing the stars and stripes as he completes his 166th marathon in Los Angeles on Monday. Captain America, as he is known to friends, is hoping to finish a marathon in all 50 states while carrying the U.S. flag. | ||
Pre-Race Review/ Lineup | ||
Petrova seeking first LA Marathon win (The Bleacher Report) Tatiana Petrova, who finised fourth in the 3000 meter steeplechase at the Beijing Olympics will headline the women's line up for the Los Angeles Marathon which takes place on Monday. | ||
Human Interest Story | ||
McCourt's big plans to be tested in Monday Los Angles Marathon (L. A. Times) Fran McCourt has plans to move the Los Angeles Marathon to a Monday date in March. The Los Angeles Dodgers owner is calling the marathon an untapped civic asset. | ||
U.S. soldiers in Iraq to run in 'shadow' L.A. Marathon (L.A. Times) The Los Angles Marathon will be run in 100 degree heat and participants will have to side-step scorpions and run in sand. The "shadow" Los Angeles Marathon will host a few hundred runners at Camp Taji just north of Baghdad. | ||
News From: Wednesday, May 20, 2009 | ||
Human Interest Story | ||
A Marathon is not Enough: Dean Karnazes to Run 100 Miles to L.A. and Then Run the Los Angeles Marathon (PRNewswire) Dean Karnazes, 46, will run from Santa Barbara to Los Angeles and then run the City of Los Angeles Marathon on Monday morning. Karnazes, who grew up in southern California, reported that he has a fondness for the Los Angeles marathon due to memories of his father running the race during its inaugural year. | ||
Cleveland Marathon | ||
News From: Tuesday, May 19, 2009 | ||
Human Interest Story | ||
Cleveland Marathon attracts record number of runners (Plain Dealer) More than twelve-thousand, four-hundred runners registered for the Cleveland Marathon. Jack Staph, race director, said that the registration numbers are a record for the event. | ||
News From: Monday, May 18, 2009 | ||
Post-Race Review/ Results | ||
Ohio natives claim top prizes in Cleveland Marathon (The News-Herald) With a record number of participants at the Cleveland Marathon, it was a native Ohioan who ran away with the overall marathon title. Joe Stansloski, 23, who now resides in Tulsa won the marathon with a time of 2 hours 27 minutes and 37 seconds. | ||
Colfax Marathon | ||
News From: Monday, May 18, 2009 | ||
Post-Race Review/ Results | ||
First-timers win at Colfax Marathon (Denver Post) Heater Urata won the woman's title at the Colfax Marathon in Colorado with a time of 3 hours 13 minutes and 48 seconds. The man's overall champion went to Matt Kempton with a time of 2 hours 41 minutes. | ||
Delaware Marathon | ||
News From: Tuesday, May 19, 2009 | ||
Post-Race Review/ Results | ||
Capelli leads procession of victors at Delaware Marathon (The News Journal) Marco Capelli had finished second in the Delaware Marathon in 2006 and 2007. The newly designed 2009 marathon course proved to be a winning combination as Capelli surged ahead at the 10 mile mark to win with a time of 2 hours, 40 minutes and 13 seconds. | ||
News From: Saturday, May 16, 2009 | ||
Human Interest Story | ||
Delaware Marathon finds new room to run (The News Journal) The Delaware Marathon will host over eighteen-hundred runners in several races for the sixth annual marathon. The 2009 event has moved starting locations about one mile from Frawley Stadium to Tubman Garrett Riverfront Park | ||
God's Country Marathon | ||
News From: Saturday, May 23, 2009 | ||
Human Interest Story | ||
God's Country Marathon on tap June 6 (Endeavor News) The 35th running of God's Country Marathon will take place on June 6 at 7 am. This years marathon is slated to start one hour earlier than in past years and will finish at the courthouse in downtown Coudersport. | ||
Green Bay Marathon | ||
News From: Monday, May 18, 2009 | ||
Post-Race Review/ Results | ||
Kiprotich gladly waits for win at Green Bay Marathon (Post Crescent) Geoffrey Kiprotich won the Green Bay Marathon with a time of 2 hours 20 minutes and 6 seconds. Race organizers were not sure if he had won. One of the lead runners fell on the course and the lead vehicle went back for that runner and lost the new race leader which caused the mix-up at the finish line | ||
Honolulu Marathon | ||
News From: Saturday, May 23, 2009 | ||
Human Interest Story | ||
1400 take advantage of Honolulu Marathon early sign-up (Honolulu Advertiser) The Sports Authority in Wiakele saw nearly 1500 people who took advantage of the extremely low thirty dollar registration fee for the Honolulu Marathon. The normal fee is eighty-five dollars. | ||
News From: Wednesday, May 20, 2009 | ||
Human Interest Story | ||
Honolulu Marathon early signups set (The Honolulu Advertiser) The thirty-seventh annual Honolulu Marathon will kick off on December 13th at 5 am with an early entry fee of only thirty-dollars. Mail-in entries and on-site registration for the marathon will be accepted at the early bird rate until May 31. | ||
Lakefront Marathon | ||
News From: Wednesday, May 20, 2009 | ||
Human Interest Story | ||
Lakefront Marathon filled to capacity - 2750 runners (The Journal-Sentinel) Kris Hinrichs, race director, reported that the Lakefront Marathon, slated for October 4th has filled to capacity with two-thousand, seven-hundred and fifty registrations which further supports the notion that long distance races may be recession proof. | ||
Odds And Ends | ||
News From: Wednesday, May 20, 2009 | ||
Human Interest Story | ||
Kara Goucher on First Marathons (The New York Times) Kara Goucher ran an American record for a female debut marathon runner with a time of 2 hours 25 minutes and 53 seconds and most recently finished third at the Boston Marathon. Goucher answers some questions about running and racing. | ||
Getting mileage out of Minnesota marathons (StarTribune) Minnesota is stepping up to the proverbial marathon plate with its offerings. Two first-time marathons popped up in the state and that has put a little bit of a strain on Grandma's marathon which may not fill to capacity for the first time in fifteen years. | ||
ING europe Luxembourg Marathon Arrangements (News Station Lu) The third annual Luxembourg Marathon will be held this Saturday starting and finishing in Kirchberg. The race start is schedule for 6 pm with roads closed until midnight. | ||
News From: Tuesday, May 19, 2009 | ||
Human Interest Story | ||
Marathon coming to Santa Rosa (The Press Democrat) Arthur Webb has run marathons in most every major city in California save Santa Rosa. Webb teamed up with Orhan Sarabi to get permits and design the course for the first Santa Rosa Marathon that launches August 30. | ||
News From: Monday, May 18, 2009 | ||
Human Interest Story | ||
Mascom Sponsor Bosele Marathon (Mmegi Online) Cellular phone service provider Mascom had injected a monetary sponsorship to the Bosele Marathon which race organizers hope will lure international athletes to the June 27 42.2 kilometer race | ||
News From: Sunday, May 17, 2009 | ||
Post-Race Review/ Results | ||
Amos Choge wins Mombasa marathon (Kenya Broadcasting Company) Amos Choge outlasted the defending champion, Peter Mutua, of the Mombasa International Marathon by winning with a time of 2 hours 13 minutes and 44 seconds. Mutua finished nearly four minutes behind Choge. The women's winner, Nelly Jeptoo, won with a course record time of 2 hours 54 minutes and 38 seconds | ||
Ogden Marathon | ||
News From: Sunday, May 17, 2009 | ||
Post-Race Review/ Results | ||
Wold, Judd win Ogden Marathon (Deseret News) Seth Wold, 25 ,of Salt Lake City took the title at the Ogden Marathon with a time of 2 hours 22 minutes and 51 seconds. Anna Judd, 39, of South Ogden made up over four minutes in the final seven mile to eclipse Sarah Long for the win with a time of 2 hours 58 minutes and 22 seconds. | ||
Ottawa Marathon (National Capital Race Weekend) | ||
News From: Saturday, May 23, 2009 | ||
Post-Race Review/ Results | ||
Kenyan wins fourth Ottawa marathon (The Ottawa Citizen) The Ottawa Marathon was decided over the final 200 meters with David Cheruiyot, Kenya, overtaking, Wegayehu Girma in the final 200 meters for the win with a time of 2 hours and 13 minutes. | ||
Pocono Mountain Run For The Red Marathon | ||
News From: Tuesday, May 19, 2009 | ||
Human Interest Story | ||
Soreness aside, smiles abound day after Run for the Red Marathon (Pocono Record) The Run for the Red Marathon is in the history books and Bob Werts, race director, is confident that the race raised nearly twenty-thousand dollars for the American Red Cross. | ||
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