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American Discovery Trail Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, September 7, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Kenny And The Cadets Cross The American Discovery Trail Marathon Finish Line (KKTV.com) Kenny Frith was joined by dozens of Air Force Academy cadets as he crossed the finish line of the American Discovery Trail Marathon.
Athens Marathon (Greece)
	News From: Tuesday, September 7, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Running The Athens Marathon (The Post Standard) Four central New York friends will travel to the Athens Marathon in Greece to celebrate the original marathon
Beaver Island Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, September 7, 2010
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Beaver Island Marathon Results And Race Recap 2010 (Examiner.com) Rich Power won the Beaver Island Marathon with a time of 2 hours 53 minutes and 57 seconds.
Beijing Int'l Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, August 31, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Runner's Beijing Marathon Challenge For British Heart Foundation (Wales Online) Philip Jones will be hard to miss when he puts on his running vest with the Welsh dragon while running the Beijing Marahon in October.
Berlin Marathon
	News From: Friday, September 3, 2010
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Berlin Marathon Still Banking On Speed (Race Results Weekly) With seven contenders, including Kenyans Patrick Makau and Geoffrey Mutai, with career best's under 2:07:00, the Berlin Marathon is setting up to be deliver some of the year's fastest marathon performances.
	News From: Thursday, September 2, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Joe's Real Berlin Marathon In Aid Of The Parkinson's Disease Society. (Echo) Joe Elliott, 22, will run another marathon to raise money for the charity which cared for his grandfather who died from complications due to Parkinson's Disease.
Big Wild Life Runs Marathon (prev. Humpy's Classic Marathon)
	News From: Thursday, September 2, 2010
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Seward Runner Wins Two Marathons (The Seward Phoenix) Erik Johnson won the Humpy's Marathon and the Mayor's Marathon in Alaska this year. Johnson volunteers for the Alaska State Parks
Bismarck Marathon
	News From: Saturday, September 4, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Bismark Marathon Filling Fast (KXNET.com) More than seventeen-hundred runners have registered for the Bismark Marathon and it has a cap of only twenty-one hundred.
Breckenridge Crest Mountain Marathon
	News From: Sunday, September 5, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Breck Crest Mountain Marathon Today (Summit Daily News) The Breckenridge Crest Mountain Marathon is going against the traditional Labor Day activities of rest and relaxation as runners travers 26.2 miles of mountainous terrain.
California International Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, August 31, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Ready To Run Uh, Rather Walk Fast In Another Marathon (Los Gatos Weekly Times) Marianne Hamilton finished the Marathon du Medoc nearly six years ago and vowed to never do it again. This year she hopes to finish the California International Marathon on December 5.
Chicago Marathon
	News From: Thursday, September 2, 2010
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Shobukhova To Face Mikitenko At Chicago Marathon: World Marathon Majors Champion Likely To Be Crowned (Race Results Weekly) With the top 2-ranked women, Liliya Shobukhova and Irina Mikitenko, in the 2009/2010 World Marathon Majors points race going head to head at the Chicago Marathon, it's likely that the World Marathon Majors Championship is on the line.
	News From: Wednesday, September 1, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		15 Free Entries To The Bank Of America Chicago Marathon - Join Team VW! (Chicago Now) The folks at Volkswagen have 15 free entries into the Chicago Marathon and all you have to do is sign up.
City of Los Angeles Marathon (L.A. Marathon)
	News From: Wednesday, September 1, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		2011 Los Angeles Marathon To Begin In Chino Hills (ChinoHills.com) The Inland Empire Running Club of Chino Hill will kick off it's 26 week Los Angeles Marathon Training Program on September 11.
Erie Marathon at Presque Isle
	News From: Monday, September 6, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Check Out Erie Marathon This Week (Go Erie) The Erie Marathon will be held this coming weekend at Presque Isle State Park. The race begins at 7 am.
Fox Cities Marathon
	News From: Wednesday, September 1, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Marathon Sponsors Essay Contest On 'Great Women' (Post Crescent) The Fox Cities Marathon is sponsoring a "Great Women of the Race" contest for those interested in writing an essay to gain entry into the race.
Fox Valley Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, September 7, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		First Fox Valley Marathon Puts Suburbs On Map (Daily Herald) The first annual Fox Valley Marathon will kick off on September 19. The oldest runner registerd for the race is Roger Hauge who is 79.
Heart of America Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, September 7, 2010
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Runners Compete In Heart Of American Columbia Marathon (Missourian) Dann Fisher won the Heart of America Marathon with a time of 2 hours 54 minutes and 15 seconds.
Indianapolis Monumental Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, September 7, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		New President To Lead Indianapolis Monumental Marathon After 2010 Race (Indy Star) Alexander Adams will succeed Carlton Ray as the president of the Indianapolis Monumental Marathon after the 2010 race.
Jersey Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, September 7, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Jersey Marathon Runners Lap Up The Milk (This Is Jersey) Runners will be offered a cold glass of milk after they finish the Jersey Marathon on Sunday October 3.
Kauai Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, September 7, 2010
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Kauai Marathon Results And Race Recap (Examiner.com) Michael Wardian won the Kauai Marathon with a time of 2 hours 30 minutes and 52 seconds missing a $15,000 dollar bonus if he broke 2 hours and 30 minutes
Long Beach Marathon
	News From: Wednesday, September 1, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Run Or Bike The Long Beach Marathon And Support Special Olympics (Everything Long Beach) The Long Beach Marathon invites runners and cyclist to participate in the October 17 marathon to support Special Olympics
Madison Marathon (Mad City Marathon)
	News From: Saturday, September 4, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Bandit Banned From Future Madison Marathons (Journal Sentinel Online) Ramona Vilareal has been banned from any future Madison Marathons as she was caught running in a race for which she had not registered.
Memphis Marathon
	News From: Wednesday, September 1, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		St. Jude Memphis Sells Out Half-Marathon Slots For December Race (Memphis Biz Journal) The half-marathon portion of the St. Jude Memphis Marathon has sold out with all eight-thousand, one hundred slots being filled.
Milo Marathon
	News From: Monday, September 6, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Best Milo Marathon Race In Cebu So Far (Cebu Daily News) While two runners suffered from severe exhaustion from the heat during the Milo Marathon, event organizers celebrated another successful year.
	News From: Saturday, September 4, 2010
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Cebu Milo Marathon Lures Big Field (Phil Star) Defending champion, Mendel Lopez hopes to outlast more than twenty-three thousand runners in the Milo Marathon.
	News From: Wednesday, September 1, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Nestle Inaugurates 2010 Milo Marathon (Daily Guide Ghana) The twenty-fourth edition of the Milo Marathon kicks off on September 25th with hundreds of runners from Ghana and beyond.
New York City Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, September 7, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Legless Man Training For New York City Marathon (NBC4i) Lance Benson will compete in the New York City Marathon despite the fact that he has no legs.
Nike 26.2 = Nike Women's Marathon
	News From: Thursday, September 2, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Leukemia And Lymphoma Society Provides Hope, Answers For Many (The Western Edition) The Nike Women's Marathon is set for October and is just one of the many races that help to provide fundraising opportunities for runners running for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
Odds And Ends
	News From: Monday, September 6, 2010
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Quigley, Lewy Boulet Capture First USA 20-K Titles (Race Results Weekly) Sean Quigley of Philadelphia not only won his 20K debut, but also his first national title on any type of surface, with a time of 59:21; Magdalena Lewy Boulet, who finished third in 2009, shaved off thirty seconds from that race, but dominated the women's portion, ending in a time of 1:07:41, in her preparation for the Chicago Marathon.
	News From: Sunday, September 5, 2010
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Usa 20-K Championships On Tap For Monday In New Haven (Race Results Weekly) With a field consisting of many of America's top distance-runners, including defending champion, Brett Gotcher and Mo Trafeh, this fast, flat course should see another exciting spring finish.