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Air Force Marathon
	News From: Wednesday, April 29, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		United States Air Force Marathon volunteer registration begins Friday (Greene County Dailies) Friday May 1st marks the beginning of volunteer registration for the 13th Annual Air Force Marathon which takes place on September 19. Volunteers for the approximately ten-thousand person race will number in the two-thousand person range. Race events include a 5K, 10K, half-marathon and marathon.
Belfast City Marathon
	News From: Wednesday, April 29, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Belfast Marathon smashes all entry records (Athletics Ireland) The Belfast Marathon has signed up more than seventeen thousand participants for the most successful turnout in race history. More than twenty-nine hundred marathon runners will be joined by over two-thousand 5-person relay teams
Big Sur International Marathon
	News From: Monday, April 27, 2009
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Hafer wins men's race; Coordt takes women's at Big Sur marathon (The Salinas Californian) Ryan Hafer crossed the finish line first at the Disney World Marathon last year. With no chip on his shoe, he recorded no official time. At the Big Sur Marathon he was sure to have his chip firmly attached as he was the first across the finish line with the slowest winning time since the inaugural marathon.
		Runners Face Windy Conditions in Big Sur Marathon (KION) The tough course at the Big Sur Marathon in Carmel was made even more difficult by strong winds that plagued runners over the 26.2 mile course. Ryan Hafer was the overall top performer with a time of 2 hours 32 minutes and 17 seconds.
Cincinnati Flying Pig Marathon
	News From: Monday, May 4, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Cop Saves Marathon Runners From Out-of-Control SUV (Fox News) A quick-thinking Ohio police officer pulled a movie stunt-like move Sunday morning as he stopped an out-of-control Land Rover away from a pack of marathon runners after its driver had a seizure.
	News From: Sunday, May 3, 2009
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		California marathoner wins Flying Pig (Cincinnati Enquirer) Sergio Reyes wone his first marathon on Sunday with a near course record time of 2 hours 20 minutes and 25 seconds narrowly missing the record by 15 seconds.
	News From: Saturday, May 2, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		150 Docs to be on hand at Cincinnati Marathon (Associate Press) There will be more than twenty-three thousand runners expected to canvas the streets of Cincinnati on Sunday. Race organizers will have 150 doctors on hand with the emphasis on having a safe race.
Cleveland Marathon
	News From: Wednesday, April 29, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Overcoming barriers, Cleveland Marathon officials settle on May 17 race course (Cleveland Sports) The Cleveland Marathon has settled on an updated course for the May 17th marathon. Vision Event Management has adjusted the course so that the typically long stretch just past mile 13 will head east on Marginal Road toward University Circle and hopefully allow runners the opportunity to run with the wind and give them a little extra push.
Colorado Marathon
	News From: Monday, May 4, 2009
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Record Turnout for Colorado Marathon (The Coloradoan) Donovan and Dobson were among about 1,200 runners who started the race at 6:15 a.m. in Poudre Canyon.
Cox Sports Providence Marathon
	News From: Monday, May 4, 2009
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Andrew Best of Leverett wins Providence marathon (The Republican) Andrew Best from Leverett Rhode Island wone the Providence Rhode Island Marathon in a course record time of 2 hours 35 minutes and 19 seconds
	News From: Sunday, May 3, 2009
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Best, Driscoll winners of Rhode Island Marathon (USA Today) Drew Best finished first in the Providence Rhode Island Marathon with a time of 2 hours 35 minutes and 19 seconds. His time was a new course record as he raced past second place finisher Danny Gough of Portsmouth.
		Missed Turn Kicks off an Interesting Day at the Second Cox Rhode Races (Providence Journal) Three teachers and one soon-to-be teacher took top honors in the marathon and half-marathon portions of the Cox Providence Rhode Races.
Eau Claire Marathon
	News From: Monday, May 4, 2009
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		North grad returns home, wins Eau Claire Marathon (Leader Telegram) Patrick Russel of Eau Claire won the Eau Claire Marathon with a time of 2 hours 34 minutes and 3 seconds. Russell had hoped for a time of 2 hours and 40 minutes to use the marathon as a training run for next months Grandma's Marathon
	News From: Thursday, April 30, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Expect street blockages, delays for Sunday's Eau Claire Marathon (Leader Telegram) Police and race organizers are hoping to keep the streets safe for runners during this Sunday's Eau Claire Marathon. They have asked church parishioners to get to church early to avoid the road closures and traffic snarls.
	News From: Wednesday, April 29, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Volunteers Needed for Eau Claire Marathon (WQOW) Sunday the third of May will mark the kick off for the Eau Claire marathon, half-marathon, and 2-mile fun run. Volunteers are needed to support the more than one-thousand runners who have signed up for the various running events.
Eugene Marathon
	News From: Monday, May 4, 2009
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Eugene Marathon Results are in (The Oregonian) Matt Hooley won the Eugene Marathon with a time of 2 hours 18 minutes and 38 seconds nearly eight minutes ahead of second place finisher Chad Worthen who ran a time of 2 hours 26 minutes and 36 seconds.
	News From: Sunday, May 3, 2009
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		A Little Help Goes a Long Way in Eugene (The Register-Guard) Matt Hooley was so intent on getting a good time in the Eugene Marathon, he brought his own rabbit.
	News From: Saturday, May 2, 2009
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		John Lucas aims for the Olympic Trials qualifying standard in Sundays Eugene Marathon (The Register-Guard) John Lucas ran his last marathon at the U.S. Olympic Marathon trials last November in New York City. Sunday he and eight other men will attempt to run the 2012 Olympic Trials qualifying time of 2 hours and 19 minutes at the Eugene Marathon
	News From: Wednesday, April 29, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Eugene marathon organizers take precautions against swine flu. (KMTR) The Eugene Marathon will only pass out pre-packaged gel for refueling the five-thousand runners from forty-five states that will participate in the running events on the weekend. Eight doctors and twenty-five nurses will be on hand to monitor runners with bio-hazard kits that offer a chemical that kills the swine flu.
Fargo Marathon
	News From: Thursday, April 30, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Letter carriers teaming with Fargo marathon; Goal to stock local food pantry shelves (West Fargo Pioneer) The National Association of Letter Carriers has partnered with the Fargo Marathon to establish food collection points along the marathon route which will help support local communities in their fight against hunger.
Frederick Marathon
	News From: Monday, May 4, 2009
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Rain does not dampen Frederick Marathon (Frederick News Post) Heavy rains pounded the Frederick Marathon on Sunday for the seventh annual running of the race. Dickson Mercer, 27, won the overall men's title with a time of 2 hours 37 minutes and 3 seconds.
		Mercer, Knickman Win Rainy Marathon (Frederick News-Post) Two runners who were second in previous Frederick Marathons won the big prize in the rain on Sunday.
		Rain Does Not Dampen Frederick Marathon (Frederick News-Post) With the heaviest bands of rain hitting the area during the Sunday morning hours, it was a soggy, cold Frederick Marathon for thousands of runners.
Glass City Marathon
	News From: Monday, April 27, 2009
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		History is made at the 33rd Glass City Marathon (Toledo on the Move) Nearly 2000 runners participated in the 2009 Glass City Marathon in Toledo, Ohio. Matt Folk, the pre-race favorite from Oregon,Ohio took overall honors in the men's marathon with a time of 2 hours and 31 minutes.
Green Bay Marathon
	News From: Friday, May 1, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Race-day text messages communicate Green Bay Marathon progress (Greenbay Press-Gazette) Friends, Spectators and family members all have an option to encourage their loved one running the sold out Green Bay Marathon. From cheering on the course, to real time tracking and even text message updates will help locate an individual athletes location on the course.
Houston Marathon
	News From: Thursday, April 30, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Houston Marathon ups cap by 4,000 spots (Houston Chronicle) The January 17 Houston Marathon, which opens for registration on July 17, will allow four-thousand more registrants which should help eliminate bandit runners, registration scalpers, and disgruntled runners unable to gain entry legally. In addition the total of twenty-two thousand spots will be split between the half-marathon and the marathon.
International Peace Marathon in Rwanda
	News From: Wednesday, April 29, 2009
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Rwanda: U.S.$23,200 Cash Prize for Kigali International Marathon (All Africa.com) The fifth edition of the Kigali International Marathon has staked over twenty-three thousand U.S. dollars in prize money. The male and female winners will run away with two-thousand dollars with fifteen hundred and twelve hundred going to the first and second runners-up.
International Zurich Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, April 28, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Alfred Debono sets new over 60 marathon record time at Zurich Marathon (The Malta Independent) Alfred Debono set a new record for the over sixty marathon at the Zurich Marathon on Sunday. His time of 3 hours 1 minute and 6 seconds was his second national record. He also holds the half-marathon record of 1 hour 25 minutes and 25 seconds.
Kentucky Derby Festival Marathon
	News From: Monday, April 27, 2009
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Danny Fisher wins Kentucky Derby Marathon (The Courier-Journal) Danny Fisher, 26, of Columbus Indiana won the Kentucky Derby Festival with a time of 2 hours 41 minutes and 32 seconds. Ryan Althaus was nearly 3 minutes behind Fisher to claim second place.