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News From: Thursday, January 7, 2010
	Akron Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Early Registration Is Cheaper For Akron Marathon (Akron Beacon Journal) The eighth running of the Road Runner Akron Marathon will go up on January 31. Race day events for the September 25th starting date include the marathon, half-marathon, and five-person marathon relay.
	Calgary Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Get Ready To Run, Calgary! (Calgary Herald) The early bird registration for the Calgary Marathon will expire on January 30. Calgary is the longest running marathon in Canada and will kick off on May 30. The marathon was voted as the best road race in Alberta.
	Disney World Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Disney World Marathon Breaks Records Before Races Even Start (Chip and Company) More and more people are attending the events surrounding the Disney World Marathon and Half-marathon. Fifty-five thousand runners are expected to run the events on January 9 and 10.
		Disney Marathon Gets A Frigid Starts (Around Osceola) More than fifty-thousand runners will run in the Disney World Marathon and Half-marathon amidst frigid temperatures. The marathon kicks of Sunday at 5:40 am. Temperatures in Florida are expected to hover around the freezing point for the race
	Georgia Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Georgia Marathon Named RRCA Championship Race (Runnow.com) The Georgia Marathon has been named as the marathon championship of Georgia for the third year in a row. The championship marathon kicks off on March 21 at 7 am and covers much of the historic area of metro Atlanta.
	Green Bay Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Running Legend Revs Up Cellcom Green Bay Marathoners (Green Bay Press Gazette) Running legend Bill Rodgers gave a speech at the Green Bay Marathon kick off party on Wednesday. Rodgers said that the biggest change is the pervasiveness of marathon running.
	Mississippi Blues Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Frigid Temps Won't Stop Mississippi Blues Marathon (Clarion Ledger.) Governor Haley Barbour, of Mississippi, has declared a state of emergency due to the freezing temperatures that have invaded the normally sultry state. The Mississippi Blues marathon will still host more than two-thousand runners on the revamped course.
	Mobile Marathon (prev. First Light Marathon)
		Human Interest Story
		BankTrust Extends Title Sponsorship Of L'Arche Marathon Fundraiser (Press-Register) BankTrust and L'Arche Mobile will be working with the First Light Marathon for three more years according to a new agreement. The event is scheduled for this Sunday and includes the full marathon, marathon relay, half-marathon and 1.2 mile run.
	Mumbai Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		High Court Grant Mumbai The Right To Run The Marathon. (DNA Read The Word) The Mumbai Marathon will be held on Januray 17 according to the high court of Mumbai who allowed the marathon to continue despite owing funds to the city and and causing traffic diversions.
	Odds And Ends
		Human Interest Story
		Chandigarh To Host Its First Marathon January 31 (Thaindian) Chandigarh will host the city's first marathon on January 31. The marathon will be the main event with a half-marathon and 5K race adding to the days events.
	Tiberias International Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Thirty-third Tiberias Marathon (Haaretz.com) Kenyans dominated the thirty-third Tiberias Marathon. Simon Kariuki Njoroge won the men's marathon with a time of 2 hours 11 minutes and 10 seconds to capture the ten-thousand dollar prize.
News From: Wednesday, January 6, 2010
	Air Force Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Air Force Marathon Registration Open (Air Force Times) Registration for the 2010 United States Air Force Marathon opened on January first. More than one-thousand people jumped on the special New Year's Day pricing for the marathon and other events.
	Athens Marathon (Greece)
		Human Interest Story
		2010 Pheidippides' Marathon Anniversary Silver Coin (Silver Coins Today) The Perth Mint is releasing a high relief Pheidippidess' Marathon Run 2500th Anniversary silver proof coin. The coin commemorates Pheidippedes' return to Athens to announce victory over the Persians
	Big Sur International Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Big Sur Sees Earliest Sell-Out In Years (The Californian) The Big Sur International Marathon has closed it registration doors for the April 2010 race. The race organizers are attributing the early sell out to recent accolades announced in Runner's World Magazine.
	Cincinnati Flying Pig Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Ready To Get Your 'Flying Pig' On? (Cincinnati Business Courier) The Flying Pig Marathon in Cincinnati will be hosting an introduction for the May 2 marathon race. Paycor's headquarters will serve as headquarters for the launching of the inaugural corporate relay.
	Dubai Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Eritrean Olympic Runner Chasing Dubai Dream (Khaleej Times) Yared Asmerom, of Eritrea, will toe the line of the 2010 Dubai Marathon on January 22. Asmerom claimed a top ten spot at the Beijing Olympics only four years after joining the competitive ranks of running.
		Gebrselassie Expected To Tower Over His Opponents In Dubai; Competitive Womens Field (IAAF.org) Haile Gebrselassie will arrive in Dubai in the wake of the opening of the world's tallest building. The world's fastest marathon runner will attempt to win for the third time and set another world record while doing so.
	Mississippi Blues Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Mississippi Blues Marathon: Age Is Just A Number (WJTV) Randy Reed, of Clinton, is 59 and will be competing at the Mississippi Blues Marathon on Saturday. Reed believes he is in better shape now than in a long time. He runs ten to twelve miles and still has energy to work around the house.
		Mississippi Blues Marathon To Include Troops In Iraq (The Commercial Appeal) The third annual Mississippi Blues Marathon will kick of on Saturday and more than one-hundred and fifty troops in Iraq will run a "first wave" of the event. The Mississippi National Guard got involved and the troops in Iraq will run their own Blues Marathon with all the amenities.
	Mumbai Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		BMC May Give The Mumbai Marathon Organiser Free Run Again (DNA) The Mumbai Marathon is being given free run of the Bandra Worli Sea Link and the local civic body is being forced to give the marathon the use of the city's streets without paying any dues.
	Odds And Ends
		Human Interest Story
		Distance Runners Find Strength In Numbers (Guelph Mercury) Perhaps one reason that East Africans dominate today's marathon can be linked to their large groups of runners. There has been a fundamental shift in running times and it seems to have moved away from the North American runners.
		2010 Kinmen Marathon To Be Held On January 16 (What's On Xiamen) The Run Run Kinmen Marathon will kick off on January 16, 2010 and will include the marathon, half-marathon, 10K and 5K road race. The island marathon is a thirty minute fairy ride from Xiamen.
		Runners Are Resolute In Annual Goals (News-Sentinel) Local area runners where asked one year and one week ago to make some running resolutions. To the surprise of Brett Hess, many of them lived up to their goals and aspirations.
		De los Santos-Tolentino Rivalry To Spice Up Cebu City Marathon (PhilStar.com) Mary Grace de los Santos and Aileen Tolentino will toe the line at the Cebu City Marathon in the Philippines. This will be the third time the pair has tangled in a highly competitive race.
	Tiberias International Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		The 33rd Tiberias Marathon / Keeper Of Her Mother's Flame (Haaretz.com) Orna Blau will run the Tiberias Marathon on Thursday at the age of 44. She continues to carry the flame of her mother who passed away in 2004 after a long battle with cancer. She hopes to win the marathon again for the third time and defend her 2009 title.
	Xiamen International Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Marathon Brings 100 Million Yuan To Xiamen Each Year (What's On Xiamen) The Xiamen Internation Marathon made a huge economic impact on the local community bringing in more than one-hundred yuan to the local area. The Xiamen race is an IAAF Gold Label race.
News From: Tuesday, January 5, 2010
	Antarctica Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Runner Braves Antarctica For Unique Race (News-Journal Online) Tony Lombardo lives in a picturesque beach setting in Florida. He abandoned his warm surroundings to venture to one of the most desolate places on earth to do nothing less than run 26.2 miles.
	Mobile Marathon (prev. First Light Marathon)
		Human Interest Story
		Coworkers Team Up To Get In Shape, Reduce Stress (Press-Register) James Ellis is taking a proactive approach for his employees at MDi Media Group. Ellis offered exercise and fitness outlets to each worker and a group of them will run the First Light Marathon on January 10 in Mobile.
		Record Runners Register For Mobile's Only Marathon (WKRG.com) The First Light Marathon will host over eighteen-hundred runners this Sunday for the tenth annual event.
	Odds And Ends
		Human Interest Story
		Running Safely In The Dark (The Sun Daily) The Energizer Night Marathon will take place in Cyberjaya on March 27. The 42 kilometer race is expected to attract nearly five-thousand runners who will wear headlights while racing in the dark.