Marathon/Running News: 7/19/10 - 7/26/10

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Athens Marathon (Greece)
	News From: Tuesday, July 20, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		When The Marathon Going Gets Tough, Remember At Least Your Race Is 26 Miles....Not 325! (New York Daily News) Two elite marathon runners from Greece will commemorate the twenty-five hundredth anniversary of the marathon by running three-hundred, twenty-five miles along the original path from Athens to Sparta.
		2,500 Years On, Marathon Remembered As It Began (The Independent) Two Greek Marathon runners will celebrate the anniversary of the creation of their sport that occurred twenty-five centuries ago.
	News From: Monday, July 19, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Greeks To Recreate The Marathon Run Of Pheidippides (Reuters) The Battle of Marathon happened two and a half thousand years ago and two Greek runners are hoping to recreate the legendary feat of Pheidippides.
Atlantic City Marathon
	News From: Monday, July 19, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Atlantic City Marathon To Return In October With New Race Route (Press Of Atlantic City) The Atlantic City Marathon will return on Friday October 17 for it's fifty-second year and will showcase a new route that will be completely different from the old course.
Beirut International Marathon
	News From: Friday, July 23, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Beirut Marathon 2010 To Be Held On November 7 (Daily Star) The Beirut Marathon will take place on November 7. Race Organizers are expecting the biggest field with more than thirty-thousand runners expected to participate.
Carrollton Festival of Races
	News From: Monday, July 26, 2010
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Carrollton Festival Of Races Showcases Fast Race Course in 11th Year (The Saginaw News) Chuck Engle won the Carrollton Festival of Races Marathon with a time of 2 hours 43 minutes and 12 seconds with four other runners crossing the line under the three hour mark.
	News From: Friday, July 23, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Carrollton Festival Of Races Gives Runners Plenty Of Options (The Saginaw News) The Carrollton Festival of Races won't pull in large numbers of registrations for the eleventh annual festival but the races have grown and evolved.
Cities Marathon
	News From: Monday, July 26, 2010
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Westlink Marathon: Runner Motors Along M7 To Victory (The Blacktown Advocate) Rop Cleophas of Kenya won the the fifth annual Westlink M7 Cities Marathon with a time of 2 hours 24 minutes.
Columbus Marathon
	News From: Wednesday, July 21, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Road To Columbus Starts In July (Cincinnati Enquirer) Jim Pleshinger will start his training for his annual Columbus Marathon to be held on October 17. The first long run of twelve miles came early in mid-July.
Comrades Marathon (88km)
	News From: Wednesday, July 21, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Comrades Cheat Gives Mthembu Third Place (IOL.CO.ZA) Sergio Motsoeeng who orginally place third at the eight-fifth Comrades Marathon was disqualified after testing positive for drugs.
Cowtown Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, July 20, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Cowtown Marathon Expands Race To Three Days (NBCDFW.com) The Cowtown Marathon and events is expanding to three days and moving to the Will Rogers Memorial Center for 2011
Delhi International Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, July 20, 2010
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Marathon Runners Eye Delhi (Southern-Courier) Jeff Hunt, 27, has earned an entry from Australia to run in the Commonwealth Games Marathon in October.
Deseret News Classic Marathon
	News From: Monday, July 26, 2010
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Kenyan Runner Edward Kiptum Rallies In Final Stretch For Deseret News Marathon Win (Deseret Morning News) Edward Kiptum wore race number 1 and took it as a sign that he was supposed to win the Deseret News Marathon. He did so with a time of 2 hours 20 minutes and 47 seconds.
	News From: Friday, July 23, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Orem 'Marathon Man' To Mark 300th Marathon Saturday (KSL.com) The forty-first annual Deseret News Marathon started back in 1969 with 43 finishers. John Bozung is hoping to cross the finish line and celebrate his 300th marathon.
		'Hooked' Burnham Among 600 Entered In Marathon (Deseret News) Wally Burnham got hooked running races when he placed in his age group. This weekend he will join more than six-hundred others for the Deseret News Marathon as he completes his 105th marathon.
	News From: Wednesday, July 21, 2010
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Deseret News Marathon Event Preview: Ultra Runner Jenn Shelton Will Race (Examiner.com) Jenn Shelton has thrown her name in the hat for the Deseret News Marathon which kicks off on July 24 in Salt Lake City, Utah.
		Expect A Colorful And Fast Deseret News Marathon (Deseret News) Jenn Shelton will bring her leg speed and experience to the forty-first edition of the Deseret News Marathon.
Fox Cities Marathon
	News From: Thursday, July 22, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Fox Cities Marathon Offers Fitness Challenge (Post Crescent) The twentieth annual Fox Cities Marathon is hoping to promote health and fitness amongst area businesses and companies through a marathon fitness challenge
	News From: Tuesday, July 20, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Community First Fox Cities Marathon Offers Fitness Challenge (Post Crescent) The twentieth annual Community First Fox Cities Marathon is promoting health and fitness to area companies by holding a friendly competition among all area businesses.
Harrisburg Marathon
	News From: Wednesday, July 21, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Runners Stay On Track With Harrisburg Marathon Goals (Pennlive.com) November 14 is the date for the start of the thirty-eighth Harrisburg Marathon. Team Aspire will bring more than ninety runners to the starting line to compete in the 26.2 mile race.
Houston Marathon
	News From: Friday, July 23, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Lottery Ends Houston's Race To The Start (Dallas News) The Houston Marathon will open it's new lottery system this coming Tuesday. The marathon sold out in under sixty-hours last year and race organizers want to give everyone a fair shot at an entry.
	News From: Thursday, July 22, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Here Is Your Chance To Run With Elite (Houston Chronicle) The Houston Marathon will allow up to 100 people to run with elite athletes in the 2011 USA Half-Marathon Championships while testing the route for the 2012 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials
	News From: Tuesday, July 20, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Houston Marathon Modifies Lottery System For Entry (Item Online) The Houston Marathon will be held on January 30, 2011. Those who have run the marathon ten years and above are to be exempt from the lottery and with a cap of eleven-thousand runners it will be slim pickings for the remaining marathon hopefuls.
London Marathon
	News From: Friday, July 23, 2010
		Non-Marathon/ Other Running
		Exclusive: David Bedford to step down as race director of London Marathon (Insidethegames.biz) Having been officailly associated with the London Marathon for 28 years, race director David Bedford plans on retiring by 2013.
Marathon Bahamas
	News From: Thursday, July 22, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Marathon Bahamas Partners With Susan G. Komen For The Cure (Bahama Islands Info) Marathon Bahamas has partnered with Susan G. Komen and will allow the race even extend to a full weekend of running activities
Marathon du Medoc
	News From: Wednesday, July 21, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		A Marathon For Gourmands - Marathon Du Medoc (Asia Travel Tips.com) The Marathon du Medoc will kick off on September 11 for it's twenty-sixth year. The course winds though the most famous wine regions in France
Milo Marathon
	News From: Thursday, July 22, 2010
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Buenavista, 28 Others Clinch Milo Marathon Final Slots (GMA News) Eduardo Buenavista will return to the National Milo Marathon by running one hour and six minutes at the Centerpiece 21K to earn the trip for the December Marathon championship.
Mumbai Marathon
	News From: Thursday, July 22, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Mumbai Marathon 2011 To Take Place On January 3rd. Registrations Begin Today (That's Famous.com) The Mumbai Marathon kicks off on January 3rd and the mega events registration has opened on-line.
New York City Marathon
	News From: Thursday, July 22, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Seeing Is Believing - As In See The Entire ING New York City Marathon Course, Believe You Can Run IT (New York Daily Times) The New York City Marathon can been seen on YouTube as a quick tour through the entire course. The video takes about seven minutes.
	News From: Tuesday, July 20, 2010
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Ritzenhein Ready To Return To New York (Race Results Weekly) Looking to re-debut his career, IAAF World Half-Marathon bronze medalist Dathan Ritzenhein will look to return, at the 2010 ING New York City Marathon.