Marathon/Running News: 1/13/09 - 1/20/09

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News From: Tuesday, January 20, 2009
	Boston Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Goucher Plans to Take a Break From Running, Start Family (Duluth News Tribune) Prominent U.S. distance runner Kara Goucher, who finished third in the 2008 New York Marathon, says that after this year's Boston Marathon she will take time off to have a baby with her husband, former U.S. Olympic runner Adam Goucher.
	Houston Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Houston Marathon Won't Take Elitist Path (Houston Chronicle) Steven Karpas, managing director of the Houston Marathon, confirmed that the Houston Marathon will remain for the masses of runners as well as those who push their own physical limits into the record books like Deriba Merga did while running his record breaking 2 hour 7 minute and 52 second marathon.
	Kuala Lumpur Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		StanChart KL Marathon To Become Biggest Marathon Event In Region (Malaysian National News Agency) The Standard Chartered KL Marathon is expecting 12,500 participants in its first year, which would make it the largest marathon in Malaysia. The route will go past a number of Kuala Lumpur landmarks and tourist attractions.
	Loch Ness Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Loch Ness Marathon early birds gain a guaranteed place (Press and Journal) The Loch Ness Marathon is accepting entries on a first come first serve basis. Runners wishing to participate in the marathon are able to register directly for the marathon as opposed to the ballot entry system in years past.
	Miami Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Largest Field Ever to Run This Sundays ING Miami Marathon (PRNewswire) This coming Sunday nearly 15,000 runners will flood the streets of Miami marking the largest field to attend the largest marathon and half marathon combination event in the country.
	Odds And Ends
		Human Interest Story
		Cox Breaks American 50K Record (Liberty Flames) Josh Cox smashed the American 50K record, which had stood for nearly seven years, by almost four and a half minutes. His last five miles were completed on a track after he finished the Rock N Roll Arizona Marathon. He completed the 31 mile race in 2 hours 47 minutes and 17 seconds.
		The Marathon - One of the Largest Mobile RFID Applications (E-week) While completing a marathon may seem like a monumental task to some, tracking runners along the course and registering their start and finish times is one of the largest RFID tasks. Especially considering a race in the magnitude of thirty-thousand runners.
	Tallahassee Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		35th Annual Tallahassee Marathon will be Sunday, February 1 (Wakulla.com) The Florida State University will host the thirty-fifth annual Tallahassee Marathon on February first. The out and back course along St. Marks Trail will host runners from twenty-nine states and four countries.
News From: Monday, January 19, 2009
	Bayshore Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Bayshore Marathon training picks up (Record-Eagle) The half-marathon has already sold out for the twenty-seventh running of the Bayshore Marathon and Half-marathon. With only 18 weeks to go for the May 23rd race, registrants have taken to the roads in preparation for the 26.2 mile race.
	China Coast Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		British tourist Hennessy runs away with China Coast marathon trophy (South China Morning Post) Andrew Hennessy was off the course record set in 1981 by nearly eleven minutes. But his time of 2 hours and 45 minutes was enough to win by almost ten minutes. Hennessy also won the Jersey Shore Marathon in 2007 and 2008.
	Dubai Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Ethiopia's Less Known Runners Rake-In Millions (Addis Fortune) Bezunesh Bekele finished fourth at the 2007 IAAF World Championship Half Marathon. She was able to win the Dubai Marathon this year in 2 hours 24 minutes and 1 second. She collected 250 thousand dollars for her victory which was almost one minutes slower than her second place finish last year.
	Houston Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Winners Thrilled By Progess (Houston Chronicle) Meb Keflezighi, the silver medalist at the Athens Olympics in 2004, struggled with injuries much of last year -- but he won the Half Marathon Race in Houston on Sunday with a personal record time of 1:01:25. Magdalena Boulet, the women's winner, is also recovering from injuries.
		Merga, Erkesso set records, win Houston Marathon (Houston Chronicle) Deriba Merga sailed alone for the last nine miles to capture the men's marathon title at the Houston Marathon with a time of 2 hours 7 minutes and 52 seconds despite swirling winds. His time smashed the twenty year old course record by over two minutes.
		Houston Marathon surrenders two records (Houston Chronicle) Deriba Merga of Ethiopia won the Houston Marathon on Sunday by a wide margin, clock and final time of 2:07:52. The second-place runner, Benson Cheruiyot of Kenya, was nearly four minutes behind him. Despite the blistering pace, however, Merga was still dissatisfied: before the race he had been aiming for a time of 2:05, which would have been the fastest time ever posted on U.S. soil.
	Mountain Maryland Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		130 signed up for Inaugural Mountain Maryland Marathon (Cumberland Times News) The Inaugural Mountain Maryland Marathon is less than ninety days away from the April nineteenth start date. Race organizers are over half way to their goal of registering two-hundred runners for the marathon, half-marathon and 5K combined.
	Mumbai Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Oops! Wrong winner felicitated at Mumbai Marathon (Hindu News) Aruna Devi, from Manipur, was finally declared the winner of the women's Mumbai Marathon. Race organizers erroneously awarded the top honor to another runner when they did not realize that Devi had crossed the line minutes ahead of who they thought had won the women's race.
	Odds And Ends
		Human Interest Story
		Haile Gebrselassie's story set to run and run (Hindu Times) When breathing was difficult for Haile Gebrselassie he was told to stop running all together. Since then he has become the only man to run under 2 hours and 4 minutes in the marathon. He has his eyes set on gold at the London Games in 2012.
	Redding Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Warm weather doesn't slow down Meissner (Record Searchlight) The eighth annual Redding Marathon began at Shasta Damn Vista Point. Despite warmer than usual temperatures Sean Meissner of Sisters, Oregon, won the race in 2 hours, 45 minutes and 42 seconds, well ahead of second place.
	Rock 'n' Roll Arizona Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Cox's 50km Bid Upstages Marathon Winners in Phoenix (IAAF) While Josh Cox fell short of the 50km world record, Moses Kigen of Kenya won the Arizona Rock 'n' Roll marathon on Sunday, and Ukraine's Olena Shurkhno took the women's competition. Cox, who was hampered by illness, ended up with an American record of 2:47:17.
		Records for 50K, Attendance Fall at Rock n' Roll Marathon (Arizona Republic) P.F. Chang's Rock 'n' Roll Arizona marathon set a registration record on Sunday with 34,800, with an additional 3,300 participating in the Kids Rock 1-mile.
		Record day at P.F. Chang's Rock N Roll Marathon (Arizona Central) While the overall course record of 2 hours 10 minutes and 33 records by Kenya's Haron Toroitich in the 2004 inaugural marathon will stand, the American 50K record was smashed by Josh Cox with a time of 2 hours and 47 minutes.
News From: Sunday, January 18, 2009
	Dubai Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Gebrselassie wins Dubai Marathon (Xpress) Haile Gebrselassie just missed setting a new world record in the marathon. Heavy rain and wind thwarted his effort to break the 2 hour and 4 minute barrier. The current world record hold managed to win the Dubai Marathon despite the conditions with a time of 2 hours 5 minutes and 29 seconds
	Houston Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Keflezighi Impresses with Dominant U.S. Half-Marathon Victory; Lewy Boulet Leads Women (Race Results Weekly) Meb Keflezighi won the U.S. Half-Marathon Championship in Houston decisively, an impressive comeback following a difficult, injury-riddled year for the Olympic silver medalist. Magdalena Lewy Boulet won the women's national title.
		Records Toppled at Chevron Houston Marathon (Race Results Weekly) Deribe Merga of Ethiopia smashed a 19-year-old Chevron Houston Marathon record with a winning time of 2:07:52, while Teyba Erkesso set a new course record for women.
	Icebreaker Indoor Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Runners Race in Circles to Finish Indoor Marathon (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) 100 participants in the InStep IceBreaker Indooor Marathon raced around an indoor track 95 times in order to complete the race, making a total of 381 turns in the process.
		Runners race in circles to finish Icebreaker Indoor marathon (Journal Sentinel) Running in circles made for an easy day for marathon spectators at the inaugural Icebreaker Indoor Marathon at the Petit Center in Wisconsin. The constant fifty-five degrees made for a fast time as Bryan Schnieder took hop top honors with a time of 2 hours and 37 minutes.
	Montana Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Marathon merger expected to draw 900-plus runners to Billings for Montana Marathon (Billings Gazette) The Governor's Cup Marathon is merging with the Montana Marathon hosted in Billings Montana. The merger is expected to draw nearly one-thousand runners, up from just over five-hundred last year.
	Mumbai Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Mumbai Runs Marathon for Peace, in Memory of Victims (Reuters India) The Mumbai marathon was the city's biggest public gathering since the November terror attacks, and security was tight. More than 35,000 people registered for the race, and many displayed messages urging peace as they ran; a team from the Trident hotel, a site of violence during the attacks, ran in memory of coworkers and visitors who had been affected.
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Kenya's Kenneth Mugara wins Mumbai Marathon (USA Today) Two-time defending champion John Kelai, from Kenya, held on to finish third at the Mumbai Marathon. His fellow countrymen Kenneth Mugara won the marathon on Sunday in a course-record 2 hours, 11 minutes, 50 seconds. Kenya's David Tarus was second. Ethiopia's Haile Kebebush won the women's race in 2 hours 34 minutes and 8 seconds.
	Museum of Aviation Foundation Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Marathon Runners Support Museum Of Aviation (WMAZ) The thirteenth Museum of Aviation Marathon took place in Warner Robins Georgia on Saturday. Nearly one-thousand runners participated in the marathon, half-marathon and 5K events.