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News From: Friday, January 15, 2010
	Green Bay Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Training Runs For Cellcom Green Bay Marathon Events Begin (Green Bay Press Gazette) The first training run for the Green Bay Marathon kicked off in eleven degree temperatures and the cold temperatures didn't seem to deter hopeful marathon finishers.
	Houston Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		No Signs Of Slowing (Houston Chronicle) With the age of 70 quickly becoming the new 50, Judy Loy and John Fredrickson are running the Houston Marathon for health reasons and to prove you are only as old as you feel.
		Houston To Stay Wet, But Heaviest Rains Should Keep Away (Houston Chronicle) The storm system that is bearing down on Houston seems to be passing through the city and should provide the Houston Marathon with clear and dry conditions with normal temperatures for the race.
	Mumbai Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Seboka Returns To Regain Title, Tarus Aims For His First Mumbai Marathon Preview (IAAF.org) Mulu Seboka has won the Mumbai Marathon and holds the course record. This weekend marks the seventh annual running of the race and Seboka hopes to regain the title from Haile Kebebush the defending champion.
	Odds And Ends
		Human Interest Story
		Hartnell Distance Runner Eyeing Spot On Olympic Marathon Team (The Californian) Daniel Tapia has set his sights on the 2012 summer Oylympics in London. He is busy with class work at Hartnell college and hopes to make the Olympic team for London.
	Philadelphia Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Soldier Grabs Guinness Marathon Record At Philadelphia (North Texas E-News) Second lieutenant Sophie Hilaire set the Guiness Book World Record by finishing the Philadelphia Marathon while wearing full battle armor in a time of 4 hours and 54 minutes.
	Rock 'n' Roll Arizona Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Marathoners Gear Up For P.F. Chang's Event (East Valley Tribune) Dean Karnazes will lead one-hundred and fifty runners on the first fifty kilometer Rock N Roll Ultra Marathon hosted in conjunction with the marathon events.
News From: Thursday, January 14, 2010
	Antarctica Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Trenton Native Becomes First American To Win Marathon At The Bottom Of The World (News-Democrat) Jason Wolfe won the Antarctic Marathon on December 17 with a time of 4 hours, 46 minutes and 50 seconds. He was joined by seventeen other runners from eleven different countries.
	Bermuda Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		In-Form Deneke On Course To Race Away With Marathon Title (The Royal Gazette) Teklu-Tefera Deneke will attempt to defend his Bermuda Marathon title on Sunday. Deneke was second in the December St. Jude Memphis Marathon with a time of 2 hours 16 minutes and 40 seconds.
	Boston Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Abundance Of Fast Times Closed Out Boston Marathon Field Early (Poughkeepsie Journal) The Boston Marathon filled to capacity in early November. Race organizers have stated that is was not from an excess of charity slots given to runners who may not have reached the appropriate time or from a relaxation of qualifying time, which did not happen.
	Dubai Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Gebrselassie In Dubai Record Bid (Gulf News) Haile Gebrselassie is not mincing his words about his attempt to break his own world marathon record of 2 hours 3 minutes and 59 seconds while running the Dubai Marathon on January 22, 2010
	Houston Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Mother, Son Will Run Houston Marathon Despite Bumps In The Road (Houston Chronicle) Sarah Ward and her son Zach will finish the Houston Marathon this weekend while raising money for the Palmer Drug Abuse Program. Sarah lost her brother in 2007 to a drug overdose.
	Kiawah Island Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		First, Kiawah; Then, Boston (State) The Kiawah Island Marathon has grown so much due to the notoriously fast and flat course that the race day events dropped the 5K to handle the influx of longer distance runners.
	Mumbai Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Mumbai Marathon Women's Record Under Threat (Rediff Sports) Haile Kebebush, Firehiwot Dado, and Natalya Volgina will chase part of the three-hundred and ten thousand dollar prize and a new women's marathon course record.
	Oakland Marathon Running Festival
		Human Interest Story
		Oakland Running Festival Is Right On Track (The Oakland Tribune) More than twenty-five hundred runners have signed up for the first Oakland Marathon in more than twenty-years. The total number of runners could reach nearly eight thousand.
	Odds And Ends
		Human Interest Story
		Wild Life Marathon Set To Return In October (Jackson Citizen Patriot) The Wild Life Marathon will take place on October 10 and will include a half-marathon, 5K and kids fun run along with the marathon. The races will take place along the Falling Waters Trail
	Rock 'n' Roll Arizona Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		U.S. Stars Hall, Kastor To Make Valley Debuts (The Arizona Republic) Deena Kastor and Ryan Hall, who are the reigning U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials champions and Amercian 1/2 marathon record holders, will share the road this weekend at the Rock N Roll Arizona 1/2 marathon on Sunday.
	Tallahassee Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		36th Annual Tallahassee Marathon Will Be Held On Sunday, February 7 (Wakulla.com) The thirty-sixth annual Tallahassee Marathon will be held at Florida State University on February 7, 2010. John L. Parker will be the keynote speaker at the pasta pre-race dinner.
	Zoom! Yah! Yah! Indoor Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Bare-Legged Runners Sweat Out Wintertime Marathon In Northfield (Star-Tribune) The fifth annual Zoom Yah Yah Marathon was hosted inside the St. Olaf College's Tostrud Field House where it took more than 150 laps to complete the 26.2 miles for the marathon distance.
News From: Wednesday, January 13, 2010
	Cincinnati Flying Pig Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		YMCA Offers Flying Pig Marathon Training (Wilmington News Journal) The Clinton County YMCA has launched a training program for the Flying Pig Marathon that takes place on the first Sunday in May. The program is designed to train runners for any of the events.
	Disney World Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Disney Marathon Draws Record Number of Runners Despite Freezing Weather (BizBash Orlando) More than fifty-five thousand runners braved temperatures in the twenties during the 2010 Disney World Marathon. The course was changed in 2009 to verify that it could handle more runners.
	Dubai Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Dubai Marathon Sees Record Number Of Entries In All Races (Gulf News) The Dubai Marathon takes place on January 22 and the number of entries for the marathon will surpass all previous entries. More than two-thousand runners are expected to cover the 42.2 mile distance.
	Grandma's Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Registration for Grandma's Marathon to Start Thursday at Midnight (Northland News Center) The thirty-fourth running of Grandma's Marathon takes place on June 19 at 7:30 am. Registration for the event kicks of on Thursday at midnight. Fifteen hundred spots have been taken during early registration and only eight thousand spots remain.
	Houston Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Strong International Field for 2010 Houston Marathon (KHOU) The thirty-eighth annual Houston Marathon will see 2009 defending champion and course record holder Teyba Erkesso attempt to retain her crown. Jason Mbote will lead the men's field with a personal best of 2 hours 7 minutes and 37 seconds at the 2008 Seoul Marathon.
	London Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Race Against Time To Get Fit For The London Marathon (London Evening Standard) For many residents of London, the marathon provides direction and purpose to their fitness program and others see completing the race as a membership to the popular club of ultimate achievement.
	Museum of Aviation Foundation Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Museum of Aviation Race Draws Runners From Across the Country (Sun News) Runners in the 2009 Museum of Aviation marathon took off in sub-30 degree temperatures. Nearly half of the runners came from outside of Georgia and is a Boston Qualifying course.
	Rock 'n' Roll Arizona Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		P.F. Chang's Rock N Roll Arizona Marathon (The Arizona Republic) The Rock N Roll Arizona marathon has been called a block party by many of the participants. This year's race will see more than thirty thousand runners from around the world.
	Texas Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Texas Marathon Triumph For Trull Trogger Gerry (Somerset County Gazette) Gerry Hogg, New Zealand, won the Texas Marathon in Kingwood, Texas on New Year's Day. The four loop 10k course was run on the Greenbelt Trails near Lake Houston. His winning time was 2 hours 47 minutes and 48 seconds.
News From: Tuesday, January 12, 2010
	Boston Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Valerie Bertinelli To Run In Boston Marathon (Boston Herald) Valerie Bertinelli who recently shed more than forty pounds will be providing some star power to the Boston Marathon. She is joined by about five-hundred other runners who hope to raise nearly four and a half million dollars for charity.
	Houston Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Chevron Houston Marathon (Houston Chronicle) While more than twenty-six thousand runners will race through the streets of Houston covering 26.2 miles for personal fitness, many of them will raise money for more than forty charities.