Marathon/Running News: 12/26/10 - 1/2/11

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News From: Saturday, January 1, 2011
	Brighton Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		100 Days Until Brighton Marathon (Argus) Snow and ice may put a damper on winter running in Sussex during the month of January
	Odds And Ends
		Human Interest Story
		Wanjiru And Wife Reconcile After Death Threat Charge (Daily Nation) Olympic Marathon champion, Samuel Wanjiru and his wife Tereza Njeri have reconciled afer their marital differences lead to alleged death threats.
		Alberta's Marathon Man Finishes Last of 250 Marathons For Charity (Winnipeg Free Press) Martin Parnell raised over two-hundred and elevent thousand dollars while running two-hundred and fifty marathons during 2010.
		Marathon Record Breaker Jenny Dies At Age Of 99 (Scotsman) Jenny Wood Allen who set age group marathon records and continued to run the London Marathon in her 80's and 90's has passed away at the age of 99.
		OC Man Completes 61 Marathons In 52 Weeks (ABCLocal.go.com) Sam Felsenfeld started running to lose weight. He completed 61 marathon in 2010 which ranged in location from Boston to San Francisco.
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Dos Santos And Timbilil Cruise To Sao Paulo Wins (IAAF.org) Gomes dos Santos who won the New York City Marathon in 2006 and 2008, has shown he is back in shape again by winning the 15K in Sao Paulo, Brazil in 44 minutes and 7 seconds.
	Xiamen International Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Activities At 2011 Xiamen International Marathon (What's On Xiamen) The 2011 Xiamen International Marathon kicks off with fun and festivities that lead up to the marathon race that will start at 8 am on January 2.
News From: Friday, December 31, 2010
	Last Chance Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Last Chance Marathon And Half-Marathon 2010 (Examiner.com) The Last Chance Marathon will be held in Bellingham Washington today. The race starts at 9 am.
	London Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Olympian Liz Yelling Sets Sights On London 2012 (BBC.com) Liz Yelling will use the London Marathon in 2011 to prove to that she is ready for the Olympics 2012.
	Odds And Ends
		Human Interest Story
		Olympic Marathon Champion Faces Assault Charges In Kenya (Sify.com) Samuel Wanjiru has been charged with assault, attempted murder and illegal posession of a firearm after allegedly threatening his security guard and fighting with his wife.
		A Marathon A Day Lets The Kids Start To Play (Winnipeg Free Press) Martin Parnell has run more than twelve-million steps this year and raised just over $185,000 for the charity group Right To Play
		Marathon Maniacs: They're Not All (That) Crazy, You Know (Oregon Live) The Marathon Maniacs started in 2003 and more and more of the Maniac jerserys and jackets are showing up across the country at the starting line of most every marathon.
		Top Runner Advises Being Cruel To Your Body (ABC Sydney) Jeff Hunt offers advice on how to punish your body to becoming a better runner. Putting exercise in your schedule and having a running group are two of his suggestions.
	Rock 'n' Roll Country Music Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Country Music Marahton Fees Increase On January 1 (WSMV.com) The Country Music Marathon entry fee will go up as of midnight tonight. Runners hoping to participate in the April 30 race can save about twenty-dollars by signing up today.
	Xiamen International Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Top Runners Arrive In Xiamen For 2011 Xiamen International Marathon (What's On Xiamen) The Xiamen International Marathon kicks off on January 2, 2011 and an elite filed of more than twenty runners has started to arrive in preparation for the race.
		Kirui And Kisri Top The Men's Field, Gigi The Favourite In The Women's - Xiamen Marathon Preview (IAAF.org) The ninth annual Xiamen International Marathon will see Kenyan Paul Kiprop Kirui lead the field with his sub 2 hour and 7 minute personal best.
	Zoom! Yah! Yah! Indoor Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Marthon Runners Come In From The Cold (Albuquerque Express) The Zoom Yah Yah Indoor Marathon is held in Olaf College in Northfield Minnesota and is the oldest indoor marathon in operation.
News From: Thursday, December 30, 2010
	Cincinnati Flying Pig Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Still Time For Lower Pig Prices (Cincinnati Enquirer) The famed Cincinnati Flying Pig Marathon will increase its full marathon price from seventy dollars to eighty-five dollars at midnight on December 31.
	London Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		How Do You Get Into The London Marathon? (Telegraph) The London Marathon closed it's doors for the UK ballot in less than one day when one-hundred, twenty-five thousand applicants rushed for an entry.
	Marathon Bahamas
		Human Interest Story
		Register Now For Marathon Bahamas Weekend - Rates Go Up In The New Year (Bahama Islands Info) The Marathon Bahamas Race kicks off on January 16 and race organizers will increase the race entry fees at midnight on December 31.
	Odds And Ends
		Human Interest Story
		Kenya Olympian Charged Over Death Threat (Capital FM Kenya) Samuel Wanjiru (KENYA), Olympic marathon champion has been charged with attempted murder and other felony assault charges stemming from a December 29th incident at his home, with his wife and watchmen. Wanjiru has denied the charges.
		Olympic Champion Wanjiru Charged Over Threat To Wife's Life (Daily Nation) Samwel Wanjiru, the reigning Olympic Marathon champion, has been charged with threatening to kills his wife using an illegal firearm.
		500 Festival Mini-Marathon Fills Up For The 10th Straight Year (IndyStar.com) The 500 Festival Mini-Marathon held in Indianapolis, whose course careens around the famed Indy 500 track, has filled all thirty-five thousand entries for the May 7 race.
		Marathon Maniacs And Half Fanatics (Seattle Post Intelligencer) The Marathon Maniacs and Half Fanatics Clubs are growing rapidly. The most recent running craze has the clubs membership numbers soaring.
		Plenty Of Races To Run In 2011 (Monterey Country Herald) Just because the Big Sur Marathon has sold all of its entries for the May 1 race date doesn't mean that you can't run other area races or even the Big Sur Relay.
		Olympic Champion Wanjiru Charged Over Threat To Wife's Life (Daily Nation) Samuel Wanjiru, Olympic Marathon Gold Medalist, was charged with threatening to kill his wife, his househelp, and with assaulting his security guard
	Polar Circle Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Marathon Man Braves Artic Run At Polar Circle Marathon (Oxfortd Times) Tony Jones completed the Polar Circle Marathon where temperatures reached negative 15 degrees Celsius.
	Rock 'n' Roll Arizona Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Get Moving, Tucson!: '11 Off To A Fast Start With Running, Walking Events (Arizona Daily Star) The Rock N Roll Arizona Marathon is just one of the many area races. The marathon kicks off on January 16 with more than twenty-thousand runners.
News From: Wednesday, December 29, 2010
	Houston Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Chevron Houston Marathon Timeline (Cypress Times) The Chevron Houston Marathon kicks off on January 30 at 6:45 am from the George Brown Convention Center
	Little Rock Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Little Rock Marathon Fees Increase January 1 (Todaysthv.com) The race entry fees for the Little Rock Marathon will go up on January 1 and registation numbers a up more than ten percent over this time last year.