Marathon/Running News: 8/12/09 - 8/19/09

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Albany Marathon (formerly the Snickers Marathon Energy Bar Marathon)
	News From: Wednesday, August 12, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Marathon's Success Adds Up For Willson Hospice House (WALB.com) The Snickers Marathon Energy Bar Marathon has grown to host nearly fifteen-hundred runners and create a fund raising event worth over twenty-five thousand dollars to Willson Hospice House
Big Wild Life Runs Marathon (prev. Humpy's Classic Marathon)
	News From: Tuesday, August 18, 2009
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Rainy Weather Doesn't Deter Sunday Humpy's Marathon (KTUU.com) Cloudy skies dominated the horizon for Humpy's Marathon on Sunday. The weather didn't stop more than two-thousand runners from completing races. Vin Robinson took home top honors in the marathon with a time of 2 hours, 56 minutes and 14 seconds.
		Cropper Wins Third Straight Humpy's Marathon (Anchorage Daily News) Debbie Cropper will return to Willow Crest Elementary with one of the best summer stories for her students to hear. She won her third Humpy's Classic Marathon with a time of 3 hours 14 minutes and 9 seconds.
Blue Ridge Marathon
	News From: Saturday, August 15, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Inaugural Blue Ridge Marathon Takes Starter's Gun in April (The Franklin News Post) April 24, 2010 will mark the beginning of the Blue Ridge Marathon that kicks off in Roanoke Virginia. The race will cover some of the highest peaks on the famed Blue Ridge Parkway during it's 75th anniversary.
Edmonton Marathon
	News From: Monday, August 17, 2009
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Edmonton Marathon Records Shredded (Edomonton Sun) Runners from Africa tore up the record books of the Edmonton Marathon on Sunday. The perfect conditions on a cool, no wind morning allowed Hilary Cheruiyot to take more than ten minutes off the record formerly held by Dallas Raudebaugh
	News From: Sunday, August 16, 2009
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Edmonton Marathon No Sweat for Death Race Vet (Edomonton Sun) Edmonton's Jack Cook will run the Edmonton Marathon in just over three hours and it will seem like a walk in the park after his fourteen hour victories in each of three Canadian Death Race victories
Fargo Marathon
	News From: Friday, August 14, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Fargo Marathon Gives Away Record Amount For Charity (WDAY.com) The finish line of the Fargo Marathon was closed several months ago. But the charity line was closed just this week when Mark Knutson, race director, announce that the race gave away nearly sixty-three thousand dollars to charity.
Helsinki City Marathon
	News From: Monday, August 17, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Helsinki City Marathon Jumbles Capital's Traffic (YLE.fi) More than six-thousand runners from forty-six countries raced the 26.2 mile course of the Helsinki City Marathon on Saturday. The event which started at 3 pm snarled traffic past 9 pm along the main street of Mannerheimintie.
Houston Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, August 18, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Run For a Reason (Examiner.com) While the Houston Marathon sold out in record time, as of Sunday morning, there were still one-hundred and seventeen "Hero" entries left. The Run for a Reason program allows race participants to run for one of the marathon's official charity partners
	News From: Wednesday, August 12, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Marathoners, It's That Time of Year Again (Houston Chronicle) Memorial Park in Houston has become more crowded than normal as the Houston Marathon training program kicked off this August with thousands of runners pushing through long runs in sweltering heat.
Kentucky Derby Festival Marathon
	News From: Wednesday, August 12, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Wal-Mart to Return as Kentucky Derby Festival Marathon Sponsor (Business First) Wal-Mart Stores Incorporated has renewed its contract with the Kentucky Derby Festival Road Races that will be held on April 24, 2010. Over twelve-thousand runners are expected to participate in the marathon and half-marathon.
Lake Tahoe Marathon
	News From: Wednesday, August 19, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Lake Tahoe Marathon Offers 78.6 Mile and 124.6 Mile Ultra Runs (YubaNet.com) The Ninth Annual Lake Tahoe Marathon will conclude on September 27 after offering several choices for ultra runners and marathon runners. The world-record for the fastest three day marathon was set by South African Oosthuizen with a time of 8 hours 11 minutes and 8 seconds.
Log Train Trail Marathon
	News From: Saturday, August 15, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Sunday Fun at Log Train Trail Marathon (Alberni Valley News) The twentieth anniversary of the Log Train Trail races takes place this Sunday beginning at 10 am at McLean Mill. The whole event is not about awarding first place, but rather a coming together of like-minded people, runners and walkers.
London Marathon
	News From: Friday, August 14, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		London Marathon Organizer To Manage 2012 Olympic Race (The Event) The London Marathon organizer has been recruited to manage the Olympic and Paralympic marathons for the 2012 Games. The wealth of expertise of the London Marathon was cited as invaluable in mapping out the 2012 marathon events.
Mayor's Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, August 18, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Marathon Man: Rifle Runner Has Lofty Goal (Post Independent) Ken Skelly ran his first marathon at the Albuquerque New Mexico Marathon in September of 1989. Since then he has completed 42 more marathons in 41 states on his way to finishing a marathon in every state.
Myrtle Beach Marathon
	News From: Friday, August 14, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Myrtle Beach Marathon Registration Now Open (CarolinaLive.com) The Myrtle Beach Marathon will be held the weekend of February 14th and events include the marathon, half-marathon, a bicycle ride and a 5K fun run. More than ten-thousand people took part in the 2009 event.
Odds And Ends
	News From: Wednesday, August 19, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Marathon in Hyderabad on August 30 (Press Trust of India) The second annual Hyderabad Marathon will take place on August 30th. Events include the 42 kilometer marathon, 21 kilometer half-marathon, and the 10 kilometer race. The marathon will start at 5 am.
		Discovery of Running Talent a Pleasant Surprise for Air Force Lieutenant (Schriever Air Force Base) Caroline White is a 1st Lieutenant who has pole vaulted and jumped from airplanes. In 2007 she was talked into running her first marathon. She shattered her own expectations by running 3 hours and 9 minutes.
	News From: Tuesday, August 18, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Three-Provinces Marathon Presents Rural Challenge (Independent Online) The Powerade Three-Provinces Marathon will race through the Northern Cape, North West and the Free State along it's 42 kilometer challenging course. Over 400 hundred athletes are expected for the race with the hope of qualifying for the Two Oceans and Comrades Marathon
		Running is a Sport With An Empowering Effect (Lansing State Journal) Being a runner is more than doing track workouts or setting personal records. From and early age Ann Crane recognized, like many other runners, that running gave her something back immediately. She could run and feel free.
	News From: Monday, August 17, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Marathon Training - The Ice Bath. Running For a Cause Means Learning Runners' Tips and Tricks (Examiner.com) The Silicon Valley Running for a Cause training group is helped out by Jennifer Ibarra and she offers advice to beginning runners. The ice bath is a great way to help speed recovery especially after the groups longest run of the training season.
		Another Reminder Colorado is Best (The Denver Post) From the Leadville 100 mountain bike race, which Lance Armstron won this year, to the Pikes Peak Ascent and Marathon over the weekend, Colorado is proving to be an endurance athletes paradise.
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Radcliffe Takes Familiar Path to the Finish Line at New York City Half-Marathon (The New York Times) Paula Radcliffe raced down seventh avenue to capture the New York City Half-Marathon title with at time of 1 hour, 9 minutes and 45 seconds to complete her return after a nine month layoff. American Ryan Hall finished third in the men's half marathon in 1 hour 2 minutes and 35 seconds.
	News From: Saturday, August 15, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Energizing Socks Enhances Running Performance During SmoothToe New England Marathon (Business Wire) David O'Meara is hoping to run a marathon in under 2 hours and 11 minutes. He hopes to do it one mile at a time. The 46 year-old is racing in the Smooth Toe New England Marathon and will cover one mile at a time during 27 one mile races.
	News From: Friday, August 14, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		As Marathons Attract More Fundraisers, Some Worry Amateurs Are Not Ready For Rigors Of Grinding Out 26.2 Miles (Lower Hudson Valley) Many amateur runners are getting into previously closed races by signing up to raise money for a charity and thereby gaining entry to the race. A marathon can be a grueling race and some speculate that the 26.2 miles may be too much for an ill-prepared amateur.
		Tips To Keep With This Sport For The Long Run (Seattle Post Inteligencer) From sharing the long run with a friend to running different types of routes and terrains, running can be a life time activity of fun and health. Being creative in order to get a run completed may be one of the challenges of sticking with running.
	News From: Wednesday, August 12, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		First Roanoke Based Marathon in Twenty-seven Years to Feature 16 Miles of Mountains (The Roanoke Times) Roanoke Valley will host it's first marathon since the 1980's and will incorporate part of the Blue Ridge Parkway for a challenging mountainous 26.2 mile race. The April 24, 2010 race will coincide with the parkway's seventy-fifth anniversary
		Phys Ed: Can Running Actually Help Your Knees (The New York Times) Most runners hear that running will ruin your knees later in life. The early onset of arthritis seems inevitable. But despite this common thought, runners don't seem prone to degenerative knee disorders according to one 2008 study.
		New Carlingford Marathon Added to Racing Calendar (Dundalk Democrat) The Irish marathon calendar just picked up one more marathon to be held on September 6 following the success of the Wicklow Half Mountain Marathon. The Carlingford Mountain Run Challenge Marathon will cover a very challenging course race officials stated.
Pikes Peak Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, August 18, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Ultradistance Champ In It For Fun Of It All (Denver Post) Anita Ortiz set an age group record in winning the Pikes Peak Marathon on her first attempt. Ortiz, 45, of Eagle Colorado does not own a television set but drew a little inspiration from the early days of TV.