Marathon/Running News: 1/3/08 - 1/10/08

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Direct Links: 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Women's Marathon Antarctica Marathon Arizona Marathon (incomplete listing) Beijing Int'l Marathon Boston Marathon Cadbury Glass Marathon Disney World Marathon Dubai Marathon Edinburgh Marathon Ft. Lauderdale A1A Marathon Gasparilla Distance Classic Green Bay Marathon Houston Marathon Icebreaker Indoor Marathon Knoxville Marathon Little Rock Marathon London Marathon Miami Marathon Mississippi Blues Marathon
2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Women's Marathon
	News From: Thursday, January 3, 2008
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Sample passes first pre-Olympics test, prepares for USA Marathon (Madison Daily Leader) Marie Parker Sample is taking a bit of a rest from running. She will beging running for her chance to make the Olympic Team headed to Bejing. Her time of 2:45 in the California International Marathon on Dec. 7 earned her a spot to compete with 124 other women in Boston in April.
Antarctica Marathon
	News From: Thursday, January 3, 2008
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Antarctic marathon tests runners patience (The Chiefain) Mark Andresen of Shawnee and Mike Ketchmark of Leawood, battled snow, wind and Antarctic temperatures to run a marathon and raise money for the Leukemia
Arizona Marathon (incomplete listing)
	News From: Sunday, January 6, 2008
		Human Interest Story
		Runners gearing up for West Valley's first Arizona Marathon (The Arizona Republic) The Inaugural Arizona Marathon will kick off in February with more than 200 runners pre-registered for the marathon. The events will include a half-marathon and several local celebrities have signed up for the first year event.
Beijing Int'l Marathon
	News From: Monday, January 7, 2008
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		China's Sun hoping to make Olympics after drugs ban (Guardian Limited) Sun Yingjie, who is returning from a two-year doping ban, believes she may still be able to make August's Beijing Olympics. The Chinese former world championship bronze medalist finished 10th in the Xianemen International Marathon in her first race in over 2 years.
Boston Marathon
	News From: Thursday, January 10, 2008
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Rumors R Us: Katie Holmes Running the Boston Marathon? (Bostonist) US Magazine has announced that Katie Holmes has been special exemption to the Boston Marathon to be held on April 21. If the rumor holds up, she will join presidential candidate Mike Huckabee as another celebrity runner given exemption to enter a race that once had strict qualifying standards.
		Human Interest Story
		Katie Holmes not gearing up for Boston Marathon (Thaindian News) Despite earlier rumors, Katie Holmes is not running the Boston Marathon. A source had revealed that the star was so embarrassed about her time that she had made up her mind to run another marathon.
		Run, Kate, run (Boston Herald) Celebrity Katie Holmes is rumoured to be running the Boston Marathon following her New York City marathon debut in the fall of 2007. Holmes finished 34,193rd among 39,085 entrants with her time of 5 hours and 30 minutes. BAA spokesman Marc Chalufour told the Track he isnt aware of the celebrity entrant.
	News From: Thursday, January 3, 2008
		Non-Marathon/ Other Running
		Boston Marathon Executive In Personal Cancer Fight (Race Results Weekly) Executive director of the Boston Athletic Association, Guy Morse, announced that he was diagnosed with prostate cancer. Morse, 56 years old, will begin an aggressive six month treatment program under the direction of The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Brigham and Women's Hospital.
Cadbury Glass Marathon
	News From: Monday, January 7, 2008
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		MELINDA Shutt won the biggest prize of her short running career yesterday with success in the Cadbury Marathon at Claremont. (The Voice of Tasmania) Melinda Shutt, who began running one year ago to lose weight, won the Cadbury Marathon on Sunday. Her time of 3:11 was nearly 20 minutes better than her previous personal best. Melinda began running distance to simply lose some weight.
Disney World Marathon
	News From: Thursday, January 10, 2008
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		School adminstrator to run in Disney World marathon for benefit of children with leukemia and lymphoma (Sun Journal) Stephanie Cyrus, assistant principal at Quinn Elementary, has raised $3,800 since she started training for the Disney World Marathon. The money will benefit children with Lymphoma and leukemia in North Carolina. Students of Quinn elementary saved pennies and dollars in the amount of $275 to help Quinn with her fund raising.
	News From: Tuesday, January 8, 2008
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Jackson woman tries 100th marathon at Disney World (Everything Michigan) Debbie Lazaroff will mark the year by running her 100th marathon at Walt Disney World this coming weekend. She has run in Paris, Caymen Islands and 37 states. She has run up to 11 marathons in a single year and will attempt to complete all 50 states by the fall of 2009.
Dubai Marathon
	News From: Monday, January 7, 2008
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Training for Dubai, Gebrselassie & Kiplagat Face Different (Race Results Weekly) With the Dubai Marathon around the corner, Haile Gebrselassie and Lornah Kiplagat will be going into race day with different challenges. Gebrselassie aiming to do a sub 2:04 marathon is worried that his rabbit Rodgers Rop who paced him to a World Record may not make it to Dubai given the difficulties leaving violence torn Nairobi. Kipligat had to scale back her training due to ongoing violence.
	News From: Sunday, January 6, 2008
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Korir Gunning For Haile In worlds Richest Marathon (Dubai City Guide) Sammy Korir, third fastest marathoner in the world, will be competing against world record holder Haile Gebrselassie at the Dubai Marathon. Lornah Kiplagat will run in the womens event.
Edinburgh Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, January 8, 2008
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Edinburgh Marathon has found a new title sponsor (BBC News) Scottish root grower and packer company Albert Bartlett has pledged a five-figure sum to back the Edinburgh Marathon. Over 7,000 runners have already signed up for the May 25th race which closes on January 15th. The money comes on the heels of traffic management fears from years past and should help to provide improved organization to the growing event.
		Edinburgh Marathon already a runaway success (The Scotsman) More than 7100 people have registered for the Edinburgh Marathon and thousands more are expected to register for the relay teams. Organizers are hoping for more than 9000 people. Last year, organisers paid their own traffic management costs. Albert Bartlett, a local vegetable firm, is the title sponsor
Ft. Lauderdale A1A Marathon
	News From: Friday, January 4, 2008
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		A1A marathon adds 5K race (Sun Sentinel) The Feb. 17 Fort Lauderdale A1A Marathon will include a half marathon and starting this year a 5K road race as well. Fleet Feet Sports of Boca Raton will set up the 5K inside-the-park race for the third annual event. A1A has partnered with the Feb. 16 United Way of Broward County Races held at Tradewinds Park in Coconut Creek.
Gasparilla Distance Classic
	News From: Friday, January 4, 2008
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Floridians Have Shot To Share Gasparilla Marathon Purse (Tampa Bay Online) In order to promote competitive distance running Tampa's Gasparilla Marathon officials will offer prize money for the top three Florida finishers. This is in response to the abscence of Floridians in the recent U.S. Olympic men's marathon trials and only three qualifiers from the state competing at the women's trials.
Green Bay Marathon
	News From: Thursday, January 10, 2008
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Kickoff marks start of Cellcom Marathon preparations (Green Bay Press Gazette) Preparation and training begins now for the Green Bay Marathon scheduled for May as many attended a kickoff for the Green Bay Marathon to jump-start that process by registering early, finding training partners and gleaning tips for a faster or further run. The only changes to the marathon course are eliminating De Pere Bridge and the addition of running through the campus of St. Norbert College in De Pere.
Houston Marathon
	News From: Wednesday, January 9, 2008
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Runner Boytim to make 30th straight Houston marathon appearance (Houston Chronicle) At the age of 46 Ray Boytim was twenty pounds over weight and in a high stress job when he ran his first Houston Marathon 30 years ago. His doctor told him he was headed in the wrong direction at his company physical. He made a few changes and 30 years later he has kept up with those changes.
	News From: Sunday, January 6, 2008
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Houston Marathon and Half to be bigger than ever (Houston Chronicle) Chevron Houston Marathon and the Aramco Houston Half Marathon is expecting a record 17,000 participants which is two thousand more than the previous year. Dire Tune who won the women's marathon in 2:26:52 will be returning. Ryan Hall won't be returning for the half marathon as he prepares for the 2008 Beijing Olympics and tends to some wear-and-tear injuries.
		Human Interest Story
		Rendon keeps his Houston marathon streak alive (The Statesman) Randy Rendon will compete in his twenty-third straight Houston Marathon. When he was thirty-two he took up long distance running and lost thirty pounds and has undergone a total knee replacement. It won't stop him from running yet another Houston Marathon.
Icebreaker Indoor Marathon
	News From: Sunday, January 6, 2008
		Human Interest Story
		Icebreaker Marathon entrants drawn to a circular challenge (The Journal Sentinel) On January 17 well over ninety runners will attempt to run ninety-four laps around the indoor track of the Petit Ice Center in Wisconsin. The ice rink will host the Icebreaker Marathon with it's fifty degree controlled temperature and lack of wind.
Knoxville Marathon
	News From: Sunday, January 6, 2008
		Human Interest Story
		Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon hosts kids run kick off at Knoxville Zoo (Seymour Herald) The Knoxville Marathon will kick off a kids run on Saturday January 17 to encourage children to run 26.2 miles in three months. The event will culminate with a mile run at the official Knoxville Marathon to be held on March 28.
Little Rock Marathon
	News From: Wednesday, January 9, 2008
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Little Rock Marathon Registration Up 85 Percent (Arkansas Sports 360) The Little Rock Marathon is nearing its registration capacity for the March 2nd race. Race organizers are planning for 9,000 participants and 20,000 spectators. The marathon is just one of seven events held over the two day Little Rock festival.
London Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, January 8, 2008
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		London Marathon calling for Ryan Hall (London Telegraph) The U.S. Men's Olympic Trials Champion, Ryan Hall has added his name to the list of elites to compete in the Flora London Marathon. Halls 2:08:24 placed him 7th in his marathon debut last year in London. Sammy Wanjiru of Kenya will also compete in the already stacked field.
	News From: Monday, January 7, 2008
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Hall and Wanjiru Added to London Marathon Field (Race Results Weekly) The 2008 Flora London Marathon will have some star marathoners in its field with the addition of Ryan Hall and Sammy Wanjiru to the field. Hall won the 2008 US Olympic Men's Marathon Trials in New York City and three time world record holder in the half marathon, debuted in the marathon distance at Fukuoka in an astounding 2:06:39.
	News From: Friday, January 4, 2008
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Good cause seeks marathon runners for Flora London Marathon. (Eastbourne Today) The Agape Family Care Trust, based in Hellingly, is looking for entrants to the 26-mile race to raise funds for the Christian charity, which aims to provide a purpose-built home for profoundly disabled young people. But time is running out as January 6th is the deadline for race entry.
Miami Marathon
	News From: Thursday, January 10, 2008
		Non-Marathon/ Other Running
		ING Miami Marathon moving to the big time (Sun Sentinel) In this age of mergers and acquisitions, PR Racing, creators and producers of the Miami Marathon, has been acquired by Dallas-based U.S. Road Sports and Entertainment Group. The main objectives of the new partnership are to increase numbers for South Florida's largest individual road race and attract a worldwide reputation.
		Training/ Health
		Running: Marathon culture growing everywhere (Sun Sentinel) January 2008 sets off South Florida's 2008 marathon mania that includes the ING Miami Marathon, Fort Lauderdale A1A Marathon and the Walt Disney World Marathon. Runners are losing weight and changing their lives.
Mississippi Blues Marathon
	News From: Sunday, January 6, 2008
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Over 1,400 runners participated in the Mississippi Blues Marathon and Half (Clarion Ledger) The inaugural Mississippi Blues Marathon, Half-Marathon and Kids Run had a great turn out. Atene Reta of New York won the mens race in 2:25:01. Janet Cherobon, of Lawrenceville, Ga., won the womens race in a 2:48.37.