Marathon/Running News: 10/15/09 - 10/22/09

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News From: Wednesday, October 21, 2009
	Baystate Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Baystate Marathon 2009 Results (Examiner.com) Lowell Massachusetts played host to the 2009 Bay State Marathon. More than fifteen-hundred runners competed in the rain, snow and temperatures in the thirties on the flat course. Brandon Newbould won the overall title with a time of 2 hours 27 minutes and 53 seconds.
	Belfast City Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		TV Chef Launches 2010 Belfast City Marathon (Belfast Telegraph) Jenny Bristow has joined up with the Marie Curie Cancer Care charity for the 2010 RiverRock Belfast City Marathon. The Marie Curie Cancer Care is hoping to recruit fifteen-hundred people to run the marathon with Chef Bristow.
	Bizz Johnson Trail Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Regional Runners Dominate Bizz Johnson Races (Lassen County Times) The sixth annual Bizz Johnson Trail race saw over six-hundred runners competing in various events. The overall marathon title went to Fred Zalokar with a time of 2 hours 47 minutes and 48 seconds.
	Des Moines Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Marathoners Never Trained (Get It?) For This (Deadspin) Simon Sawe was leading the Des Moines Marathon when a train brought his race to a screeching halt in the homestretch of the marathon. Runners in second and third caught Sawe. Fortunately Sawe was able to out sprint the other two runners to the finish.
	Detroit International Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Grief Counseling Offered After Detroit Marathon Deaths (Detroit Free Press) Grief counseling is being offered as a free and confidential service for Detroit marathon runners, volunteers and medical personnel affected by the deaths of three participants in the half-marathon.
		Additional Test Required for the Three That Died in the Detroit Marathon (Examiner.com) Autopsies were performed on the three men that died in the Detroit Marathon on Sunday. Initial autopsy results were inconclusive although doctors are saying that the three deaths are a statistical fluke.
	Kampala Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Stars Kibet, Webombesa Return for Kampala Marathon (Daily Monitor) James Kibet and Catherine Webombesa will return to Kampala to compete in the marathon slated for November 22 which should bring in more than fifteen-thousand competitors.
	Marathon Bahamas
		Human Interest Story
		High Expectations for Marathon Bahamas (The Nassau Guardian) Scenic views of sunrise and the sea are a hopeful backdrop for the first annual Marathon Bahamas. The February 14 event is hoping to draw runners from around the world for the 26.2 mile race.
		Marathon Running Returns To The Bahamas After More Than 20 Years Absent (The Bahama Journal) The Marathon Bahamas will bring marathon running back to the Bahamas after more than twenty years. The February 14 event will be the first marathon to be held since 1985.
	Marine Corps Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Many Streets to Close for Sunday's Marine Corps Marathon (The Washington Post) Many of the streets in and around the District of Columbia will be blocked from 4 am until 1:30 pm for the Marine Corps Marathon. The marathon starts at 8 am.
	Marshall University Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Marshall University Marathon has Entry Deadline Monday (Charleston Daily Mail) The sixth annual Marshall University Marathon only have until Monday to register online for the event. More than one-thousand runners will start the 26.2 mile marathon at 7:30 am on November 1st
	Nairobi Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		KENYA: 10,000 Runners Register for Nairobi Marathon (Afrique en Ligne) More than ten-thousand runners have registered for the Nairobi Marathon that takes place on Sunday. Organizers are confident of reaching the goal of fifteen-thousand participants.
	Niagara Falls International Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Niagara's Adult Marathon Means 1,005 Fewer Kids Acting Like Couch Potatoes (The Tribune) The Niagara Falls International Marathon will play host to over one-thousand kids who have moved from the couch to doing some running as they will complete the final 2.2 kilometers of the 42.2 kilometer marathon prior to the adult marathon start on Sunday
	Odds And Ends
		Human Interest Story
		45 Years Ago: Abebe Bikila Won Gold medal in the Mens Marathon at the Tokyo Olympics (Good News Ethiopia) Abebe Bikila won his second Olympic Marathon Medal forty-five years ago at the Tokyo Olympics. Just four years prior to that he won Gold at the Rome Olympics in the marathon while running the 26.2 distance barefoot.
		End of Road for Marathon Man (JoongAng Daily) Lee Bong-ju has capped off his twenty-year running career by winning the marathon at the National Athletics Competition in Daejeon with a gold medal time of 2 hours 15 minutes and 25 seconds.
	Soweto Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Prepare for Soweto Marathon (Joburg.org) The eighteenth annual Soweto Marathon kicks off on November 1 at 6 am. The marathon will host some of South Africa's top athletes and events include a 10K and 5K fun run
	Valley Harvest Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		MacDonald, Albright Capture Valley Harvest Marathon Titles (Nova News) More than one-thousand runners showed up for the seventeenth annual Valley Harvest Marathon. Marco Albright won the overall marathon title with a time of 2 hours 57 minutes and 51 seconds
News From: Tuesday, October 20, 2009
	Baltimore Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Baltimore Marathon Collects Tons for Recycling (The Baltimore Sun) More than seven-thousand, four-hundred and forty pounds of recyclable material was collected after the Baltimore Marathon. Just over one ton of compostable material was taken from the course as well.
	Detroit International Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Local Runner "Was in Great Shape" (Lansing State Journal) Daniel Langdon was the father of three who passed while running in the Detroit Marathon. It was Langdon's birthday and he collapsed between the eleven and twelve mile markers. Autopsy results are pending.
		Three Detroit Marathon Deaths not the Norm (Examiner.com) The benefits of training for a marathon outweigh the risks. A London based study showed that only one in sixty-seven thousand marathon runners will die due to causes linked to the race.
	Duke City Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Race Review - Duke City Marathon (Examiner.com) The twenty-sixth annual Duke City Marathon in Albuquerque took place this past Sunday. Just over three-hundred runners completed the marathon while nearly fifteen-hundred runners completed the half-marathon
	Kansas City Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Many From Area Finish High in Kansas City Marathon (The Fort Scott Tribune) Trey Vernon, a Fort Scott High School graduate, won the Kansas City Marathon with a time of 2 hours 34 minutes and 46 seconds. Vernon was the Kansas State cross country champion as a senior in high school
	Marshall University Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Marshall to Host Sixth Annual Marathon (The State Journal) Over one-thousand runners representing thirty-five states will kick off the Marshall University Marathon at 7:30 am on November 1. Runners will finish on the goal line of the Joan C. Edwards Stadium.
	Newport Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Hartford Assistant Coach Wins Newport Marathon (Hartford Courant) Liz Foster of Ellington was the first female finisher in the Newport Marathon with a time of 3 hours 3 minutes and 47 seconds and was sixth overall. Foster, 22, is the assistant cross country coach at the University of Hartford
	Odds And Ends
		Human Interest Story
		Marathons: Good or Bad for Your Health? (Chicago Tribune) Marathon running is regarded as a level of exercise that takes runners beyond the point of cardioprotective benefit and into the zone of enhanced risk. Approximately one in fifty-thousand runners suffer cardiac death during or within 24 hours of completing a marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Olympic Champion Dita to Run in Yokohama Marathon (Reuters) Constantina Dita will headline the Yokohama International Marathon on November 15. She will be challenged by Kenyan Catherine Ndereba the two time Olympic Silver Medalist.
	Portland Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Runner Wins Overall Portland Marathon (River Falls Journal) Jason Finch won the Portland Marathon on October 4 with a time of 2 hours 24 minutes and 13 seconds. The Portland Marathon was Finch's fifth marathon and first victory.
News From: Monday, October 19, 2009
	Amsterdam Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Another Sizzling Debut - 2:06:18 by Yegon in Amsterdam to Break Gebrselassie's Course Record (IAAF.com) Gilbert Yegon eclipsed Haile Gebrselassie's record in the Amsterdam Marathon with his winning time of 2 hours 6 minutes and 18 seconds.
	Columbus Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Columbus Marathon: Ohioan Sneaks in to Win Men's Division (Columbus Dispatch) Matthew Folk watched Richard Kessio of Kenya pull away at the twenty-mile mark only to regain the lead in the final few strides as he snuck by the fading runner. Folk captured the title with a time of 2 hours 20 minutes and 45 seconds.
	Des Moines Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Des Moines Marathon: Train Turns Men's Race Into All-Out Sprint (Des Moines Register) Simon Sawe was leading the Des Moines Marathon when a train brought him to a sudden stop within the last four-hundred meters. David Tuwei caught the leader but could not match Sawe's speed in the final sprint