Marathon/Running News: 10/10/10 - 10/17/10

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News From: Sunday, October 17, 2010
	Amsterdam Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Getu Feleke Sets Amsterdam Course Record 2:05:44 (IAAF.org) Getu Feleke won the thirty-fifth edition of the Amsterdam Marathon with a new course record time of 2 hours 5 minutes and 44 seconds.
	Atlantic City Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		52nd Annual Atlantic City Marathon Comes To A Close (Press of Atlantic City) David Raucci won the 52nd annual Atlantic City Marathon with a time of 2 hours 24 minutes and 4 seconds.
		Human Interest Story
		Atlantic City Marathon And Other Fun Things At The Shore Today (Press of Atlantic City) The flat and fast Atlantic City Marathon kicked off on Sunday Morning with up to five-thousand runners expected.
	Baltimore Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Kenyan David Rutoh Wins Baltimore Marathon (KBC.com) David Rutoh won the tenth annual Baltimore Marathon with a time of 2 hours 13 minutes and 11 seconds.
	Bucharest Int'l Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Kenyan Men Take Top 3 Places In Bucharest Marathon (USA Today) Duncan Koech won the Bucharest City Marathon with a time of 2 hours 13 minutes and 59 seconds.
	Columbus Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Ordway, Kaledina Take Nationwide Better Health Columbus Marathon Titles (RunningUSA Wire) Jason Ordway of Bellbrook, OH, making his marathon debut, outlasted a field of 5,000 marathoners to become the fourth consecutive Ohioan to win the event, in a time of 2:18:8. Russia's Elena Kaledina dominated the women's race beating the field by nearly five minutes, with a time of 2:44:20.
	Des Moines Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Marathon Rookie Shatters Course Record In Des Moines (KCCI.com) James Kirwa won the Des Moines Marathon and shattered the course record by 8 minutes with his time of 2 hours 14 minutes and 20 seconds.
	Detroit International Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Pinckney Man, An Ex-EMU Track Star, Wins Detroit Marathon (Detroit Free Press) Jordan Desilets won the Detroit Marathon with a time of 2 hours 28 minutes and 30 seconds to win with the slowest winning time in the events history.
		Paula Keating Tops Detroit Women Marathoners (Detroit Free Press) Paula Keating won the women's division of the Detroit Marathon with a time of 2 hours 52 minutes and 14 seconds.
	Duke City Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Kenyan Wins Duke City Marathon (kob.com) Abraham Kosgei of Kenya bested the field to capture the 2010 Duke City Marathon.
	Grand Rapids Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Grand Rapids Marathon Keeping Pace With Growth Without Losing Small-Town Feel (MLive.com) Nine-hundred and thirty runners registered for the first Grand Rapids Marathon. The race has grown since 2004 but not lost its hometown feel.
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Ex-West Catholic Star Katie Jazwinski Wins Grand Rapids Marathon, Qualifies For Olympic Trials (MLive.com) Nick Zendler won the Grand Rapids Marathon with a time of 2 hours 42 minutes and 27 seconds.
	Istanbul Eurasia Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Kiplagat Sets New Record At Istanbul Marathon (Sunday Nation) Vincent Kiplagat won the Istanbul Eurasia Marathon with a new course record time of 2 hours 10 minutes and 39 seconds
		Kenyans, Ethiopians Sweep Medals In Eurasia Marathon (Hurriyet Daily News) Vincent Kiplagat won the thirty-second annual Istanbul Eurasia Marathon with a time of 2 hours 10 minutes and 39 seconds
		Sunny, Successful Day For Istanbul Marathon (Hurriyet Daily News) Ethiopian Ashu Kasim won the women's division of the Istanbul Eurasia Marathon with a time of 2 hours 27 minutes and 25 seconds
	Kansas City Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		KC Marathon Full Of Unique Stories (kctv5.com) With more than 10,000 runners betweent the different events at the KC Marathon, unique and personal stories are numerous. Including 60-year-old Bob Boehm, who's running his 100th marathon
	Long Beach Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		90,000 Expected To Line Long Beach Streets For Marathon (Press Telegram) Eighteen-thousand runners and more than ninety-thousand spectators are expected for this Sunday's Long Beach Marathon
	Mankato Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		First-Run Mankato Marathon Expected To Draw A Crowd (Mankato Free Press) The inaugural Mankato Marathon will kick of on October 23 and the event has been capped at two-thousand participants.
	Odds And Ends
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Yirdawe Takes 2:09:13 Victory At Gyeongju International Marathon (IAAF.org) Dejene Yirdawe won the Gyeongju International Marathon with a time of 2 hours 9 minutes and 13 seconds
		Toowoomba Marathon Marvel In A Clean Sweep (The Chronicle) Tom Anderson won the Toowoomba Marathon with a time of 3 hours 2 minutes and 16 seconds.
		Islanders Finish First-Second-Third In Island Marathon (The Guardian) Scot Clark Of Linkletter won the seventh annual Nesbitt Burns Island Marathon with a time of 2 hours 44 minutes and 42 seconds.
	Prince Edward Island Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Islander Wins Prince Edward Island Marathon (CBCNews.com) Scott Clark won the Prince Edward Island Marathon with a time of 2 hours 44 minutes and 44 seconds.
	Rock N Roll Denver Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Runners Rock N Roll Through Downtown Denver Marathon (Denver Post) Mike Ash won the Rock N Roll Denver Marathon with a time of 2 hours 30 minutes and 36 seconds.
News From: Saturday, October 16, 2010
	Amsterdam Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Fast Times Expected At Amsterdam Marathon (IAAF.org) The thirty-fifth annual Amsterdam Marathon kicks off this Sunday with a very fast field and over thirty-thousand entrants
	Atlantic City Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Atlantic City Marathon Route Takes Runners Past All Of The City's Great Sights (Press of Atlantic City) The new course for the fifty-second Atlantic City Marathon on Sunday will pass by every casino in town as well as most of the city's other landmarks.
	Baltimore Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Rutoh Surprise Winner of Under Amour Baltimore Marathon (RunningUSA Wire) David Rutho, of Kenya, who had to pay for his own trip after his travel expense request was declined, surprised everyone, including himself by winning the 10th running of the Baltimore Marathon with a time of 2:13:11.
		Human Interest Story
		Baltimore Marathon: And They're Off (Baltimore Sun) Nearly five-thousand runners began the Baltimore Marathon with over one-hundred and forty-thousand dollars up for grabs for the top runners.
	Columbus Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Columbus Marathon Trying To Lure Elite Runners (Columbus Dispatch) The Columbus Marathon hosted the Olympic Marathon Trials in 1992 and Darris Blackford has the drive and ambition to fuel the race back to its former status.
		Columbus Marathon Participants Have Range Of Reasons For Going the Distance (Columbus Dispatch) The Columbus Marathon will play host to just over fifteen-thousand runners on Sunday and there are just as many reasons as to why they run 26.2 miles
	Istanbul Eurasia Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Defending Champion Roba Returns To Istanbul Aiming For Third Title In A Row (IAAF.org) Kasime Adilo Roba, of Ethiopia, hopes to secure his third Eurasia Marathon title in a row.