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Air Force Marathon
	News From: Thursday, September 3, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Airmen Encouraged to Participate in 2009 USAF Marathon (Inside Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst) Just under three weeks is all that is left until the 2009 Air Force Marathon held at Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton Ohio. There is a two-day expo leading up to the 26.2 mile race
Baltimore Marathon
	News From: Wednesday, September 9, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Course Changes for the Baltimore Marathon (The Baltimore Sun) The 2009 Baltimore Marathon has announced that the marathon course has undergone some revisions for the October 10th race. Renovations in Ft. McHenry will prevent the course from traversing through the fort.
Big Bear Marathon
	News From: Wednesday, September 9, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Big Bear Lake Getting Ready for Marathon Event (The Sun) Saturday marks the inaugural Run the Bear Big Bear Lake Marathon. The marathon event also includes a bike tour around the lake and a half-marathon and 5K event.
Boston Marathon
	News From: Monday, September 7, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Boston Marathon Registration Starts This Wednesday (Examiner.com) The one-hundred and fourteenth Boston Marathon will kick off registration on Wednesday September 9, 2009 with a cap of twenty-five thousand runners. Registration fees begin at one-hundred and thirty dollars before February 1, 2010.
Breck Crest Mountain Marathon
	News From: Saturday, September 5, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Breck Crest Mountain Marathon Sunday (Summit Daily News) Some of the best scenery available in Colorado will be seen along the Breck Crest Mountain Marathon on Sunday in Breckinridge with a dauntingly challenging marathon course that starts at 7:30 am.
Canberra Marathon
	News From: Wednesday, September 2, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Marathon Stoush Over Event Rights on Canberra Marathon (ABC News) Cundy Sports has filed in a Federal Court citing its rights to the Canberra Marathon. The ACT Cross Country Club is attempting to terminate an agreement with Cundy Sports Marketing.
Chicago Marathon
	News From: Thursday, September 3, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Bank of America Goes Digital In Chicago Marathon Efforts (Marketing Daily) A digital fund-raising effort for the Chicago Marathon is being launched by Bank of America. Nearly eight-thousand runners are racing in the October 11 marathon and raising money for one-hundred and twenty-three charities.
Comrades Marathon (88km)
	News From: Wednesday, September 2, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Record Number of Runners Expected for Comrades Marathon (Sowetan) A world record may be broken at the 2010 Comrades Marathon when over twenty-thousand runners complete an ultra-marathon that finishes in Durban on May 30. The first registration for previous runners is open until October 31.
Florida Marathon & 1/2 Marathon
	News From: Wednesday, September 2, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Melbourne Beaches Marathon Adds Races, Prestige (Florida Today) The USA Track and Field Association Florida chapter has elected to hold several race championships in Melbourne in conjunction with the Beaches Marathon and events over two days.
GO! St. Louis Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, September 8, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Registration Opens Today for GO! St.Louis Marathon (St. Louis Post-Dispatch) The GO! St. Louis Marathon weekend kicks off on April 10th and 11th. Prize money for this years race events has been increased to twenty-thousand dollars and those runners who register as one of the even thousandth runners will receive a one-hundred dollar bonus.
Grandma's Marathon
	News From: Friday, September 4, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Early Registration Closes September 7 for Grandmas Marathon (Lake Country News Chronicle) The thirty-fourth running of Grandma's Marathon will see a registration increase after Labor Day. Registration began July 13 for the June 19, 2010 marathon and half-marathon hosted i Duluth Minnesota.
Hartford Marathon
	News From: Wednesday, September 2, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Cross Country Marathon Man (WRCBTV) Truman Smith ran his first marathon in Tupelo Mississippi and he has been pounding through running shoes ever since. He will complete his fiftieth marathon covering all fifty states this coming October in Hartford Connecticut.
Heart of America Marathon
	News From: Wednesday, September 9, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Marathon Keeps Pace After 50 Years (Columbia Daily Tribune) The 50th Running of the Heart of America Marathon celebrated on Labor Day kicked off with a pasta dinner on Sunday evening prior to the race.
	News From: Tuesday, September 8, 2009
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Heart of America Won by Marathon Rookie From Columbia (Missourian) Ryan Hauser, an assistant store manager at Menards in Columbia, won the Heart of American Marathon in 2 hours 53 mintutes and 5 seconds in his debut at the 26.2 mile distance.
	News From: Monday, September 7, 2009
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Heart of America Marathon's 50th Anniversary (KOMU-TV8) The Heart of America Marathon turned 50 on Labor Day.
	News From: Sunday, September 6, 2009
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Heart of America Marathon Doesn't Get Any Easier With Time (Columbia Daily Tribune) A look back at the Heart of America Marathon and why it is still such a tough marathon to run.
	News From: Friday, September 4, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		The Man Who Made the Heart of America Marathon (Missourian) Joe Schroeder completed in the inaugural Heart of America Marathon. Fifty years ago he dawned his royal blue Adidias track spikes to win the marathon with a time of 3 hours and 57 minutes. This weekend marks the fiftieth annual Heart of American Marathon in Columbia Missouri
Houston Marathon
	News From: Friday, September 4, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Houston Marathon Kickoff Party is Family Friendly (Galveston County Daily News) The Houston Marathon will host its annual kickoff party in Memorial Park with a host of family planned activities and booths from each of the charities involved with the scheduled January marathon.
Johnstown Marathon
	News From: Sunday, September 6, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Thirty-fourth Johnstown Marathon Back on Track (Our Town) The Johnstown Marathon will be held for the thirty-fourth year thanks to local businesses, individual support and a nationally known company. Marathonguide.com and a large cross section of the community have come through to continue the marathon tradition in Johnstown.
Jungfrau Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, September 8, 2009
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Wyatt Wins Uphill Jungfrau Marathon (The New Zealand Herald) Jonathan Wyatt of New Zealand, the six time world mountain running champion, added the Jungfrau Marathon title to his list of accolades. Wyatt put the uphill marathon away in a time of 2 hours 58 minutes and 33 seconds.
Kauai Marathon
	News From: Wednesday, September 9, 2009
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Kauai Runners Join Kauai Marathons sea of athletes (The Garden Island) More than seventeen-hundred runners showed up before the sunrise to compete in the Kauai Marathon. J.T.Service of San Francisco took home top honors in the marathon with a time of 2 hours 44 minutes and 11 seconds.
	News From: Sunday, September 6, 2009
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Kaua'i Marathon Boosts Local Economy (The Garden Island) With runners traveling from across the globe to run in the Kaua'i Marathon, the Kaua'i Office of Economic Development expects it to spark the local economy.
	News From: Saturday, September 5, 2009
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Kauai Runners Ready for 1st Ever Marathon (KGMB9 News Hawaii) Kauai runners are ready to take place in the Inaugural Kauai Marathon.
		Human Interest Story
		Tough course ready for Kauai Marathon (The Garden Island) The Kauai Marathon will kick off in less than one day with runners scurrying into the expo to register before the 4 pm cutoff time. Online registration was sold out so hopeful participants had to register in person for the inaugural event.
	News From: Friday, September 4, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Traffic Advisory for Kauai Marathon (The Garden Island) The Inaugural Kauai Marathon will be held on September 6 beginning at 6 a.m. Traffic snarls are expected as roads will be closed to traffic up through 1:30 pm.
Knoxville Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, September 8, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Covenant Health Marathon Team 'bigger and Better Than Ever' (The Daily Times) Each year the Knoxville Marathon selects a few people to act as ambassadors for the marathon event. The marathon has grown over the years and race director Jason Altman feels the team needs to grow along with the race.
London Marathon
	News From: Monday, September 7, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Three Marathons in Twenty-four Hours for PCs (The Sun) Major Phil Packer was injured by an Iraqi bomb blast almost two years ago. He went on to complete the London Marathon and inspired his friends to attempt to complete nearly eighty-four miles in twenty-four hours to raise money for Help for Heroes
Longford Marathon
	News From: Wednesday, September 2, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Weather Fails to Dampen Longford's Friendly Marathon (Longford Leader) The "Friendly" Marathon of Longford was considered a large success by the organizing committee. Despite the rainy overcast conditions participants ran, walked and even wheeled their way to the finish line.
Maine Marathon
	News From: Sunday, September 6, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Entries Running at Record Pace for Maine Marathon (Portland Press Herald) With less than four weeks until the Maine Marathon kicks off on October 4th, there are fewer than seven-hundred and fifty spots left of the three-thousand runner cap. Registrations for the marathon and half-marathon are well ahead of last years pace.
Marathon du Medoc
	News From: Sunday, September 6, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Amid the Food and Costumes of Medoc, France's Annual Marathon, There's Even Some Running (Dallas Morning News) The Marathon du Medoc rewards the winner of the 26.2 mile race with their body weight in a top-quality claret. The race passes fifty-five vineyards and fifty chateaus including that of Mouton-Rothschild.