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Austin Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, January 26, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Less Running, More Recovery As You Taper For Marathon (Statesman.com) Most runners who cut their mileage back the last three or so weeks prior to a marathon find themselves feeling sluggish and irritable. Still, most experts advise less mileage and more recovery in the weeks prior to your big race.
	News From: Wednesday, January 20, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Marathon,Boot Camps And Bicycle Groups Keeping Austin Active (News 8 Austin) The February 14 Austin Marathon and half-marathon is expecting to fill all available registration slots well before race weekend.
Bermuda Marathon
	News From: Friday, January 22, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Bermuda International Race Week Has Visitors Running To Bermuda (Bermuda Sun) Despite the condition of the global economy the Bermuda Marathon attracted over six-hundred and fifty people and produced a record number of visitors for race weekend.
Boston Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, January 26, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Hendrickson Has Plenty Of Motivation To Run First Boston Marathon (Salem News) Cherie Hendrickson is best known for her hockey skills. But she will join more than five-hundred and fifty other runners on the Dana Farber Marathon Challenge Team raising money for cancer research.
	News From: Monday, January 25, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Taking The Plunge As A First-Time Marathoner (The Boston Globe) Angela Morello ,23, put in her first few miles along the Charles River while preparing for the Boston Marathon. She was motivated by watching the runners go past her apartment and wanted to be a part of the mass of runners going the 26.2 miles of the marathon.
Carlsbad Marathon
	News From: Monday, January 25, 2010
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		First Time's A Charm For Marathoner (Sign On San Diego) Brian Baker was hoping to earn prize money at the Carlsbad marathon so he could afford travel overseas. He won the marathon with a time of 2 hours 18 minutes and 39 seconds and claimed twenty-five hundred dollars for his place and time bonus.
	News From: Sunday, January 24, 2010
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Man, Woman Make Easy Wins At Carlsbad Marathon (San Diego News Network.) Brian Baker took home the top honors at the Carlsbad Marathon with a five minute margin of victory over second place and a time of 2 hours 18 minutes and 39 seconds. It was the third fastest time in the races eighteen year history.
	News From: Friday, January 22, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Carlsbad: Marathon Set For Sunday (North County Times) The Carlsbad Marathon will kick off this Sunday with marathon and half-marathon events which start at 6 am and 7:30 am respectively. Several road closures are planned in the area surrounding the course.
		Running Center Is Proud Sponsor Of The Carlsbad Marathon (Trans World News) The Carlsbad Marathon will take place this Sunday and The Running Center was one of the first sponsors to jump on board when the race changed it's name from the San Diego Marathon to the Carlsbad Marathon.
	News From: Wednesday, January 20, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Carlsbad Marathon And Half (Sign On San Diego) January 24th marks the start of one of the oldest West Coast Marathon traditions. The Carlsbad Marathon will start forty minutes north of San Diego at the Plaza Camino Real in Carlsbad.
Cincinnati Flying Pig Marathon
	News From: Saturday, January 23, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Runners For Haiti Relief (Cincinnati Enquirer) The Cincinnati Flying Pig Marathon and Bob Roncker's Running Spot are asking area runners and walkers to make donations to Haiti Relief for the Matthew 25 Ministries.
City of Los Angeles Marathon (L.A. Marathon)
	News From: Tuesday, January 26, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Honda To Be Title Sponsor of Los Angeles Marathon (The Desert Sun) Honda has agreed to be the title sponsor of the next three Los Angeles Marathons. The race has been run since 1986 and Honda will serve as the first title sponsor and will continue to award a car to both female and male race winners.
Comrades Marathon (88km)
	News From: Monday, January 25, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Last Chance To Register For The Comrades Marathon (The Zimbabwean) Marathon hopefuls will have one last chance to register for the Comrades Marathon starting on Saturday morning January 30 at 9 am. Race officials are taking two-thousand more entries which are expected to go within an hour.
Cowtown Marathon
	News From: Friday, January 22, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Fort Worth's Cowtown Registrations Leap Under New Limits (Dallas News) More than eight-thousand, seven-hundred runners have registered for the Cowtown marathon events slated for February 27. The events all have registration caps with only three-hundred spots left for the marathon as of Wednesday.
Diamond Valley Lake Challenge
	News From: Friday, January 22, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Winter Storms Soak Valley (The Valley Chronicle) The Diamond Valley Lake Marathon has been postponed due to the storms that have bombarded the area. The marathon has been moved until February 6 and done so reluctantly by race organizers.
Dubai Marathon
	News From: Friday, January 22, 2010
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Gebrselassie Wins But Misses Record (Sporting Life) For the third consecutive year Haile Gebrselassie claimed victory at the Dubai Marathon yet he missed surpassing his own world record by running a time of 2 hours 6 minutes and 9 seconds.
		Hat-Trick For Haile in Dubai (Sky Sports) Despite a nagging back-injury suffered during an awkward sleep, Haile Gebrselassie led an Ethiopian sweep of the Dubai Marathon in humid conditions.
	News From: Thursday, January 21, 2010
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Haile Excited By Record Bid (SportingLife) Haile Gebrselassie is hoping for great weather and perfect pacing to smash his current world record of 2 hours 3 minutes and 59 seconds in the marathon as he goes for his third Dubai Marathon title.
		Ethiopians Magarsa And Bekele Gunning For Second Dubai Womens Victory (IAAF.org) While Haile Gebrselassie is the standout to take his third overall title at the Dubai Marathon, the women's overall winner will be a toss up. Bezunesh Bekele and Askale Margarsa will attempt to gain their second title.
	News From: Wednesday, January 20, 2010
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Record Field For Worlds Richest Marathon As Gebrselassie Hunts Third Straight Win (Dubai City Guide) The Dubai Marathon events are expecting more than twelve-thousand participants on January 22 as defending champion and marathon world record holder Haile Gebrselassie hopes to win his third title on his way to a new world record.
		Gebrselassie Sets Marathon Limit (Sportin Life) Haile Gebrselassie is holding back. The two-time Olympic 10,000 meter champion will hold off on running no more than two marathons per year until he can go for a gold medal at the 2012 Olympic Marathon in London
	News From: Tuesday, January 19, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Dubai Is The Next Stop In Punishing Schedule (The National) Tristan Miller will compete in the Dubai Marathon as the fourth in his serious of 52 marathons across more than 40 countries as he raises more than one-hundred thousand dollars for Unicef.
El Paso Marathon
	News From: Monday, January 25, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Children Will Have More Time To Run All 26.2 Miles In this Year's El Paso Marathon (El Paso Times) The Loya Family YMCA and the El Paso Marathon are set to encourage children 14 and younger to run the marathon over the course of several weeks. The first 1.2 miles will be run on the marathon course.
Florida Marathon & 1/2 Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, January 26, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Melbourne And Beaches Music Marathon: Feb. 6-7 Event Brings Together Lovers of Running and Music (PRNewswire) The second annual Melbourne and Beaches Music Marathon will be held on the weekend of February 6 and 7. The race will serve as the USATF state marathon championship and the National 8K Championship.
Ft. Lauderdale A1A Marathon
	News From: Monday, January 25, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Westrec Marinas Lead Charge in Raising Money for Children's Charity During A1A Marathon (The Triton) Ft. Lauderdale will play host to the A1A Marathon and Half-Marathon on February 21, 2010 and Team Westrec will be raising money for Helping Hands of Harbour Towne Inc. which benefits local children with chronic medical conditions.
GO! St. Louis Marathon
	News From: Saturday, January 23, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Running For A Cause At The Go! St. Louis Marathon (The Fort Scott Tribune) Hunter Hawley is battling cancer and right by his side are his cousins Jayci and Chad Cosens. The couple is organizing a group to run the Go! St. Louis Marathon to raise money for Hunter.
		GO! St. Louis Marathon Expects Sellout Of Half-Marathon Next Month (STL Today) Race organizers of the Go! St.Louis Marathon are expecting to fill the ten-thousand runner limit for the April 11 race by the end of February. The race sold out the week before the event started in 2009.
Hong Kong Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, January 26, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Giving Cancer A Run For Its Money (The Standard) The Hong Kong Anti-Cancer Society said that the latest global findings show that a daily jog of 30 minutes can significantly lower the risk of cancer.
	News From: Monday, January 25, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Athletes Gather For Hong Kong Marathon (Response Source) The Hong Kong Marathon will kick off on February 28th. Events surrounding the 26.2 mile race will include 10K and the half-marathon. The marathon course will traverse the Stonecutters Bridge which opened in December 2009.
Honolulu Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, January 26, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Japan Air Line Expected To Remain Honolulu Marathon Sponsor (Honolulu Advertiser) Despite their recent bankruptcy, Japan Air Lines will continue as the Honolulu Marathon title sponsor. The airline has been the title sponsor for the last twenty-five years and should continue said race organizers.