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Cleveland Marathon
	News From: Wednesday, January 7, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Planning to run in the Cleveland marathon? (Plain Dealer) The Cleveland Plain Dealer is hoping to find a few runners to follow leading up to the start of the Cleveland Marathon on May 17, 2009. The newspaper wants to follow all the ways people are preparing for the race.
Dubai Marathon
	News From: Wednesday, January 7, 2009
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Gebrselassie chases record No 27 in Dubai Marathon (Gulf News) Looking for his 27th world record, Haile Gebrselassie says that he is feeling in better shape than he did for the 2008 Dubai Marathon. Gebrselassie says "everything has to be perfect" for him to break his world record in Dubai, but if he does, he will receive a $1 million bonus on top of the $250,000 first place prize.
	News From: Friday, January 2, 2009
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Askale eyes Dubai Marathon crown (Gulf Daily News) Askale Tafa Magarsa will return to the Dubai Marathon. With her sights set on regaining her crown after a third place finish last year, she has improved her personal best time to 2 hours, 21 minutes and 23 second.
Green Bay Marathon
	News From: Monday, January 5, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Party, training runs kick off marathon preparations (Green Bay Press Gazette) The Green Bay Marathon kicked off celebration of the tenth year of the event which will include the 26.2 mile race along with a half-marathon and 5K races slated for May 17.
Maui Marathon
	News From: Wednesday, January 7, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Maui Paradise Marathon (Maui Weekly) Runners from thirty-one states will descend on the island of Maui and start the 26.2 mile race at 6 am on January 11th. The inaugural Maui Paradise Marathon boasts beautiful scenery and this years mascot is the Holo Kohola which is the fast whale.
Mississippi Blues Marathon
	News From: Monday, January 5, 2009
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Kenyan 1st timer sets race record at Mississippi Blues Marathon (Clarion Ledger) 23 year-old Divina Jepkogei of Kenya won the Mississippi Blues Marathon with a new course record of 2 hours and 46 minutes. The Blues Marathon with Jepkogei first marathon.
	News From: Friday, January 2, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Running legend Rodgers among 1,900-plus entrants at Mississippi Blues Marathon (Clarion Ledger) Bill Rodgers will toe the line with over 2000 runners for the Mississippi Blues Marathon on January third. The sixty-one year old will join other runners from ten countries and over forty states.
Odds And Ends
	News From: Wednesday, January 7, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Nagpur International Marathon on January 30 (Times of India) With prize money running down to the twenty-fifth place the Nagpur Marathon will host a field of talented marathon runners from all over the world to commemorate the death of Mahatma Ghandi
	News From: Friday, January 2, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		A running start to 2009 (Boston Globe) Gary Allen of Maine finished his fifth Boston Marathon and won. He was alone of course. For the past five years he has started in the cold darkness at six am and conquers the course as he has on New Years Day for the past five years.
Pittsburgh Marathon
	News From: Monday, January 5, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Runners Start 18 Weeks Of Training For Pittsburgh Marathon (MSNBC) The Pittsburgh Marathon returns after six years on May 3, 2009. The eighteen week training program began on Saturday with dozens of runners joining the marathon. Nearly 30 countries will be represented in the marathon. There is a half-marathon and marathon relay also available.
Redding Marathon
	News From: Wednesday, January 7, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Redding Marathon entry still open to runners. (Record Searchlight) The Redding Marathon and marathon relay will begin on January 18th at 8 am and entries for the race are still available. The course winds from Shasta Dam Vista Point and to the finish at the Sundial Bridge.
Singapore International Marathon
	News From: Wednesday, January 7, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Route changes planned for Singapore Marathon (The Straits Times) Several bottlenecks at the December seventh Singapore Marathon have race organizers considering some significant route changes for next years marathon. Even the elite athletes were bunched up and thrown out of rhythm at several tight spots along the course.
Texas Marathon
	News From: Wednesday, January 7, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Texas Marathon Rings in the New Year (The Texas Tribune) The First Marathon of the New Year took place in Greentree Park in Kingwood Texas as the tenth annual Texas Marathon kicked off at 7 am. The men's course record was shattered by Oklahoma City native Kurt Klewin with a time of 2 hours 42 minutes and 31 seconds.
Tiberias International Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, January 6, 2009
		Training/ Health
		The second sport - Tiberias International Marathon (Haaretz) Only 200 of the 1,800 runners in the Tiberias Marathon and 10k will be women. This underrepresentation, echoed in every major sport, is caused by a failure to address the specific issues of sportswomen, which include maintaining positive body image and proper nutrition. Integrating women will require a revolution at all levels of the sporting world.
Xiamen International Marathon
	News From: Monday, January 5, 2009
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Kenyas Muturi takes Xiamen race title (Daily Nation) Samuel Muturi of Kenya and Ethiopian Negari Terfa both ran personal bests at the Xiamen International Marathon. Muturi won the marathon with a new course record of 2 hours 8 minutes and 51 seconds smashing his personal best time for the marathon by nearly four minutes.
	News From: Friday, January 2, 2009
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Xiamen Marathon boasts perpetual pace, scenic course (China View) Kenyan Mugo Samuel Muturi surged late in the Xiamen Marathon to take the title and set personal best on his way to the course record with a winning time of 2 hours 8 minutes and 51 seconds.