Marathon/Running News: 5/16/10 - 5/23/10

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Auckland Marathon
	News From: Thursday, May 20, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Auckland Full And Half Marathon Events Reach Capacity (Scoop Independent News) The Auckland Marathon event sold out just a few days after the half-marathon event closed it's registration doors.
Blue Nose International Marathon
	News From: Sunday, May 23, 2010
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Nova Scotia Newcomer Wins Blue Nose Marathon (The Chronicle Herald) Greg Wieczorek won the Blue Nose International Marathon with a time of 2 hours 39 minutes and 3 seconds to dethrone perennial favorite David MacLennan.
	News From: Friday, May 21, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		On Your Mark, Get Set, Giv'er (The Chronicle Herald) The seventh annual Blue Nose International Marathon keeps on growing. More than eighty-five hundred runners have signed up for the race events.
		Blue Nose Marathon Sets Sail This Weekend (Metro News.ca) The Blue Nose Marathon is expected to be the biggest and the best so far. The race organizers expect to hit nine-thousand participants for the first time.
	News From: Thursday, May 20, 2010
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		MacLennan Looking To Retain Bluenose Marathon Reputation (The News) Dave MacLennan will attempt to win the Bluenose Marathon in Halifax this weekend. He has won the event four of the last five times and carries a heavy burden into this year's race.
		Human Interest Story
		Runners To Tackle Blue Nose In The Dark (The Chronicle Herald) Ava Czapalay will keep her streak of 13 previous Blue Nose Marathons alive by running the 26.2 miles in the dark and then volunteering for the race come sunrise.
		Support The Nature Trust At The Blue Nose Marathon! (Rabble.ca) The Nova Scotia Nature Trust is looking for team members to participate in the Charity Challenge for the Blue Nose Marathon on May 22 and 23.
	News From: Wednesday, May 19, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Dad Run For Money In Bluenose Marathon (The Chronicle Herald) Henry Boutiller is raising money for the Arthritis Society and will carry the weight on his back for the 26.2 mile Blue Nose International Marathon to be held on Sunday
Bob Potts Heritage Rail Trail Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, May 18, 2010
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Ohio Man Runs Away With Potts Marathon (York Dispatch.) Feliciano Vega Aguilar won the 2010 Bob Potts Marathon with a time of 2 hours 45 minutes and 13 seconds after finishing second place in 2009
		Plenty Of Tails From The Bob Potts Marathon (York Daily Record) The second annual Bob Potts Marathon was held on a day of perfect weather conditions and Feliciano Aguilar made quick work of the course with his finishing time of 2 hours 45 minutes.
	News From: Monday, May 17, 2010
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Out-Of-Towners Sweep Bob Potts Marathon (York Daily Record) Feliciano Vega Aguilar won the second annual Bob Potts Marathon with a time of 2 hours 45 minutes and 13 seconds.
	News From: Sunday, May 16, 2010
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Bob Potts Marathon Started At York College Today (York Daily Record) Feliciano Vega Aguila, Dublin Ohio, won the Bob Potts Marathon. Toni Diegoli took home top honors for the women's division of the marathon
		Human Interest Story
		York County Marathon Part Of Woman's 52-Marathon Mission (FOX43.com) Dana Casanave ran her seventeenth marathon of the year at the Bob Potts Marathon as she is attempting to run 52 marathons in 52 weeks to raise money for orphaned children in South Africa.
Boston Marathon
	News From: Friday, May 21, 2010
		Non-Marathon/ Other Running
		Later Start For Boston Marathon Registration Benefits Fall Qualifiers (Flint Journal) The Boston Marathon will open it's registration doors on October 18 and that later date will benefit those runners who get a qualifying time in the fall.
Calgary Marathon
	News From: Wednesday, May 19, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Hit The Ground Running At The Scotiabank Calgary Marathon And Donate To Your Favorite Local Charity! (NewsWire.com) Thousands of runners will participate in the Calgary Marathon in about two weeks. Marathon organizers have added a charity challenge to allow runners to raise money for local charities
Cleveland Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, May 18, 2010
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Camp A Winner In Cleveland (The Daily Record) Nicole Camp won the Cleveland Marathon with a time of 2 hours 55 minutes and 38 seconds in her marathon debut.
		Bauer A Winner In First Attempt At Marathon (Ashland Times-Gazette) Brandon Bauer ran for the win at the Cleveland Marathon with a time of 2 hours 27 minutes and 10 seconds at his first attempt at the 26.2 mile distance.
		Human Interest Story
		Cleveland Marathon Streak Lives On For Elyria's Jim Mackert (The Chronicle-Telegram) Jim Mackert completed the thirty-third Cleveland Marathon with a time of 5 hours, 6 minutes and 38 seconds for his thirty-third consecutive Cleveland Marathon race.
	News From: Monday, May 17, 2010
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Ohioans Top The Field As Bauer, Camp Claim Cleveland Marathon Titles (Cleveland Plain Dealer) Brandon Bauer of Ashland Ohio claimed the top spot in the Cleveland Marathon with a time of 2 hours 27 minutes and 10 seconds
Comrades Marathon (88km)
	News From: Friday, May 21, 2010
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		World's Elite Runners To Help Children In Africa (PR-Canada) The Comrades Marathon in South Africa will serve as host to over twenty-thousand athletes. Eighteen of them will kick of the race and a start to Team World Vision the humanitarian relief organization.
		Human Interest Story
		Heading Home For Milestone (The Observer) Peter Couperthwaite is headed back to the Comrades Marathon for the tenth time in the eighty-five year history of the race.
	News From: Thursday, May 20, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Comrades Marathon To Be Streamed Online (MyBroadBand.co.az) The Comrades Marathon will be streamed online for the eighty-fifth running of the event.
Delaware Marathon
	News From: Monday, May 17, 2010
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Virginia Man, Delaware Woman Win 2010 Delaware Marathon (NEWS8.com) Michael Wardian won the Delaware Marathon with a course record time of 2 hours 26 minutes and 22 seconds
		Delaware Marathon: After Record Win, He's Running On Plenty (Delaware News Journal) Mike Wardian won the Delaware Marathon with a time of 2 hours 26 minutes and 22 seconds setting a new course record as he prepares for Comrades Marathon
	News From: Sunday, May 16, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		More Than 2,000 Expected At Delaware Marathon (CBS3.com) The Delaware Marathon begins at 7 am in Tubman Garret Riverfront Park and more than two-thousand runners are expected to participate.
Edinburgh Marathon
	News From: Friday, May 21, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Ron Hill's Digging Out His Trusty String Vest For The Edinburgh Marathon (Endinburgh Evening News) Ron Hill set the world record for the marathon in 1970 with a time of 2 hours 9 minutes and 28 seconds wearing a string vest. He returns with the vest to this year's marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Edinburgh Marathon: 25,000 Set To Hit Streets As Runners Gear Up For Race Day (Sport.Scotsman.com) The Edinburgh Marathon is expecting over twenty-five thousand runners to participate in the marathon or half-marathon with very few elites expected.
	News From: Wednesday, May 19, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Supermum Sarah Races Into The Record Books (Reading Post) Runner Sara Gee, who didn't start running until she turned 40, is making her way into the record book in Great Britain. After claiming the Master's title in last month's 2010 London Marathon, she is continuing on to compete in the 2010 Edinburgh Marathon.
	News From: Tuesday, May 18, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Padraic Bids To Fly Past The Other Super-heroes In Edinburgh Marathon (Edinburgh Evening News) Runner Padraic O'Flynn is aiming to beat the Guiness Book of World Records' fastest Super-hero Marathoner in the 2010 Edinburgh Marathon this weekend. A New Zealander set the record last year dressed as Batman's sidekick Robin in 2:43:28.
Famous Idaho Potato Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, May 18, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Go, Spud Racer, Go! (Boise Weekly) The thirty-second annual Famous Idaho Potato Marathon hosted nearly three-thousand runners with clear skies and cool air.