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Air Force Marathon
	News From: Friday, June 18, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Air Force Marathon Registration Heating Up (Kettering Oakwood Times) Race organizers for the Air Force Marathon have stated that registration numbers are double what they were at this time last year and they anticipate selling out by August.
Buffalo Marathon
	News From: Sunday, June 13, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Questions To Consider For The Buffalo Marathon (Buffalo News) Despite a train the interrupted the Buffalo Marathon, the 2010 event seemed to be a great effort for marathon organizers.
Easter Island Marathon
	News From: Thursday, June 17, 2010
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Macungie Couple Win Divisions In Easter Island Marathon (The Morning Call) Steve and Loretta Dodson won their divisions at the Easter Island Marathon. Steven ran 3 hours 5 minutes and 6 seconds while Loretta finished in 3 hours 57 minutes and 4 seconds.
Edge to Edge Marathon
	News From: Friday, June 18, 2010
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Edge-to-Edge Marathon Runs For 11th Year In A Row (Westerly News) Judd Levirs won the eleventh annual Edge to Edge marathon with a time of 2 hours 55 minutes and 55 seconds
Estes Park Marathon
	News From: Wednesday, June 16, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Estes Park Gets Hitched To Marathon Mania (Estes Park Trail Gazette) Mary Kraichely ran through 26.2 miles of rain soaked pavement and still had the energy to say "yes" to Chris Seper who proposed at the finish line.
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Rain Dampens Course, Not Spirits (Estes Park Trail Gazette) Jonathan Sushinsky won the annual Estes Park Marathon despite rain and cold temperatures. He ran the 26.2 miles in 2 hours 57 minutes and 58 seconds
	News From: Tuesday, June 15, 2010
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Estes Park Marathon 2010 Results And Recap (Examiner.com) Jonathan Sushinsky won the Estes Park Marathon with a time of 2 hours 57 minutes and 58 seconds. Lindsay Schultz won the women's division with a time of 3 hours 57 minutes and 57 seconds.
Gold Coast Airport Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, June 15, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Race Ahead With The Gold Coast Airport Marathon In Brisbane (The Open Press) The Gold Coast Airport Marathon will take place on July 4th with over twenty-three thousand participating in events surround the marathon weekend.
Grandma's Marathon
	News From: Friday, June 18, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Grandma's Marathon Changes Weather Cancellation Guidelines (Examiner.com) Race organizers of the Grandma's Marathon have changed the weather cancellation guidelines for this weekend's race but it should not be a factor for the marathon or other events.
	News From: Thursday, June 17, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Goucher Among Grandma's Marathon Speakers (Duluth News Tribune) U.S.Olympian Kara Goucher will be one of the four guest speakers at Grandma's Marathon
	News From: Wednesday, June 16, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Grandma's Marathon (Duluth News Tribune) When runners reach the Knife River they will be greeted by a familiar faces. The Olsen Family and Hegg Family have passed out water to the throng of runners since 1985.
	News From: Tuesday, June 15, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Grandma's Marathon Early Weather Forecast: Mostly Dry, Seasonal (Duluth News Tribune) Temperatures for Grandma's Marathon should start out near 52 and climb to 72 by mid-afternoon. It is still a tad too far from race day to be one-hundred percent accurate.
		Preparations Well Underway For Grandma's 34th Annual Marathon (Northland Newscenter) The thirty-fourth annual Grandma's Marathon will serve as host to more than sixteen-thousand runners.
	News From: Sunday, June 13, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Visa Problems Plaque Grandma's Runners (Duluth News Tribune) The 2009 Grandma's Marathon saw seven Kenyans unable to acquire their visas to compete in the marathon. Several of the runners for the 2010 race appear to having the same trouble.
Great Wall Marathon
	News From: Thursday, June 17, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Cobourg Woman Conquers Great Wall (Northumberland News) Mette Aarlev conquered the most famous man-made structure on earth during the Great Wall Marathon.
Honolulu Marathon
	News From: Sunday, June 13, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Hundreds Stand In Line For Early Honolulu Marathon Registration (Hawaii News Now) Runners hoping to get a discounted registration fee for the Honolulu Marathon were in line as early as five in the morning.
Houston Marathon
	News From: Thursday, June 17, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Cooling Houston Marathon Madness (Houston Chronicle) The Houston Marathon has cooled many runners complaints about the new lottery system by explaining entries for marathon running legacies and a special allotment to the Houston Area Road Runners Association.
Johnny Miles Marathon
	News From: Thursday, June 17, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Johnny Miles Attracts Record Participation (The News) The thirty-fifth annual Johnny Miles Marathon will play host to two-thousand runners this weekend in New Glasgow
Lake Placid Marathon
	News From: Thursday, June 17, 2010
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Lake Placid Marathon Draws Record Numbers (Lake Placid News) Canadian Sebastien Roulier defended his Lake Placid Marathon title with a time of 2 hours 39 minutes and 49 seconds.
	News From: Tuesday, June 15, 2010
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Lake Placid Marathon 2010 Results And Race Recap (Examiner.com) Sebastien Roulier won the Lake Placid Marathon with a time of 2 hours 39 minutes and 48 seconds. Micaela McMurrough was the first woman across the line in 3 hours 10 minutes and 2 seconds.
Manitoba Marathon
	News From: Friday, June 18, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Marathon, Navy Boost Community-Living Group (Winnipeg Free Press) The Manitoba Marathon kicks off at 7 am on Sunday morning and will serve as part of the Canadian Navy's one-hundredth birthday.
Mankato Marathon
	News From: Sunday, June 13, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Runners, Planners Buzzing About Mankato Marathon (Mankato Free Press) The first annual Mankato Marathon will kick off this fall on October 23 and seventeen people have signed up for training through the Mankato YMCA.
Mayor's Marathon
	News From: Friday, June 18, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Moments Of Glory In One Of Alaska's Premier Races (Anchorage Daily News) The Mayor's Marathon debuted in 1974 but there was a small precursor marathon that was held on the Sunday closest to the Summer solstice.
	News From: Thursday, June 17, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Entry Deadline For Mayor's Marathon Approaches (Anchorage Daily News) Runners only have two more days to enter the Mayor's Marathon and Half-Marathon which takes place on Saturday.
Missoula Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, June 15, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Missoula Marathon Seeks Delaware Runner So All 50 States Are Represented (Missoulian) The Missoula Marathon in Montana is lacking one runner from Delaware to complete the fifty-states list for participants. More than twelve-hundred have already signed up for the marathon.
New York City Marathon
	News From: Wednesday, June 16, 2010
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Flanagan Will Debut In Marathon In New York (Boton Globe) Shalane Flanagan has run the gauntlet or road races save one. That stat will be erased this fall when she runs her debut marathon in New York City on November 7
Odds And Ends
	News From: Friday, June 18, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Timor Marathon Hits World Sport Calendar (The Himalyan) East Timor is hoping to boost its international recognition by hosting a marathon on June 20 as part of the nations eighth independence anniversary from Indonesia.
		Marathon Maniacs Running Club (Duluth News Tribune) The Marathon Maniacs Running Club was started in 2003 and boasts runners who are able to run a lot of marathons in a short period of time.
	News From: Thursday, June 17, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		At 60, Her Goal Is To Run A Marathon In Every State (STLToday.com) Soon to be 61, Barb Wnek is closing in on completing a marathon in each of the 50 states.
	News From: Wednesday, June 16, 2010
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Super Rainbow Wins Seabank Marathon (Skegness Standard) Dennis Rainbow won the Seabank Marathon with a time of 2 hours and 52 minutes to lead all runners through the rain soaked course.