Marathon/Running News: 5/19/10 - 5/26/10

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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: Tuesday, May 25, 2010
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Tiny Taga Top Woman At Blue Nose Marathon (The Chronicle Herald) Kinue Taga was possibly the smallest runner in the Blue Nose Marathon and also the winner of the women's division with a time of 3 hours 26 minutes and 20 seconds.
	News From: Monday, May 24, 2010
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		New Champ In Town At Blue Nose Marathon (The Chronicle Herald) Greg Wieczorek moved to Halifax three weeks ago. He now owns the title of Blue Nose Marathon champ by running away with the race in a time of 2 hours 39 minutes and 3 seconds to upset the defending champion.
	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
		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.
		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.
	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
		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.
		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.
	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
Blue Ridge Marathon
	News From: Wednesday, May 26, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Blue Ridge Marathon Gave New Legs To Local Economy (Roanoke Times) The Blue Ridge Marathon brought nearly three-hundred and fifty thousand dollars to local area businesses and gave twenty-thousand dollars of profit to the Friends of the Blue Ridge Parkway, a nonprofit group.
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
Comrades Marathon (88km)
	News From: Wednesday, May 26, 2010
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Champion Aims To Improve Time At Comrades Marathon (IOL.co.za) Stephen Muzhingi is confident he will run faster at the 2010 Comrades Marathon than he did in 2009. He hopes to run the race in under 5 hours and 23 minutes.
		Comrades 2010: The Top Contenders (South Africa.info) Sunday will mark the start of the Comrades Marathon and the list of elite athletes entered into the field should make for one of the most competitive Comrades in recent history.
		Americans Stir Buzz At Comrades Marathon (Race Results Weekly) American 50K Record holder Josh Cox is set to run the 2010 Comrades Marathon. The last American to win the race was marathon legend Alberto Salazar in 1994.
	News From: Tuesday, May 25, 2010
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Nonyana Eyes Comrades Title (Sowetan) Lucas Nonyana is the top South African ultra-distance runner and is hoping to win the Comrades Marathon.
		Blind Runner To Tackle Comrades Marathon (IOL.co.za) Francois Jacobs will run the 2010 Comrades Marathon to raise funds for the Fred Hollows Foundation in South Africa as a way of helping others outside of his own physical challenge of being blind.
		Andy Baldwin, Josh Cox And Bart Yasso Head To Africa For The Comrades Marathon (Examiner.com) The American Record Holder in the 50K, Josh Cox, and running guru Bart Yasso are racing the Comrades Marathon as part of Team World Vision.
	News From: Monday, May 24, 2010
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Bethuel Netshifhefhe Revs Up For Comrades Marathon (Sowetan) Bethuel Netshifhefhe finished ninth in the Comrades Marahton in 2009 and has emerged as one of the clear favorites for the 2010 race.
	News From: Friday, May 21, 2010
		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.
		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.
	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.
Copenhagen Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, May 25, 2010
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		De Reuck Narrowly Misses Age Group World Record (Times Live) Colleen de Reuck won the women's division of the Copenhagen Marathon with a time of 2 hours 30 minutes and 51 seconds at the age of 46.
	News From: Monday, May 24, 2010
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Alan O'Shea Second In Copenhagen (Athletics Ireland) Mikkel Kleis took top honors in the Copenhagen Marathon with a time of 2 hours 22 minutes and 29 seconds. Alan O'Shea was second with a time of 2 hours 22 minutes and 52 seconds.
Edinburgh Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, May 25, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Runner Dies At Edinburgh Marathon (BBC.co.uk) Douglas MacFarlane collapsed while running the last leg of the Edinburgh Marathon relay and died after being transported to the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary
	News From: Monday, May 24, 2010
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Lancashire Runner Wins At Last Gasp On A Sweltering Day For Edinburgh Event (Sport.Scotsman.com) PINK tutus, pink kilts and pink faces were seemingly de rigueur for this year's Edinburgh Marathon, the sun which drenched each and every one of the 26 miles from the city centre to the conclusion at Musselburgh Racecourse yesterday ensuring that those without appropriately air-conditioned apparel felt the adverse effects of the conditions.
		Duncan Is City Slicker In Capital Marathon (Edinburgh News) Nicola Duncan became a hero by finishing third in the Edniburgh Marathon on her debut race in just over three hours. Steve Littler won the overall title with a time of 2 hours 26 minutes and 31 seconds
	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.