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News From: Friday, October 22, 2010
	Beijing Int'l Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Sammy Mugo Aiming For Beijing Marathon Title Defense (IAAF.org) The thirtieth edition of the Beijing Marathon will more than likely be won by a Kenyan.
	Chunchon Int'l Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Merga Takes On Defending Champion Wami At The Chuncheon Marathon (IAAF.org) The sixty-fifth edition of the Chuncheon Marathon will pit Mulugeta Wami, the defending champion against a strong elite field of runners.
	Moncton Legs for Literacy Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		10 years of Legs for Literacy (Times and Transcript) Since its inception, the Legs for Literacy has raised an impressive $133,500, including last years total of $43,500. They'll be looking to break a new record this year on the 10th anniversary of the event.
	Mount Desert Island marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Stealth Race Report: Mount Desert Island Marathon (Oregon Live) The Mount Desert Island Marathon is a point to point 26.2 mile journey along some of the most scenic landscape along the eastern seaboard.
	Odds And Ends
		Human Interest Story
		A Formula For An Ideal Marathon Pace Might Stave Off Hitting The Wall (Los Angeles Times) Benjamin Rapoport ran the New York City Marathon in 2005 and used the race as a catalyst for research into how runners could avoid the hitting the wall.
		Hall Splits With Coach And Will Leave Mammoth (New York Times) Ryan Hall has left his longtime coach Terrence Mahon and will be moving from Mammoth Lakes where he had been training before his disappointing fall season.
		Hall Explains Mammoth Track Club Departure (Race Results Weekly) In a recent blog entry, American half-marathon record holder and 2:06 marathon, Ryan Hall explains his departure from longtime coach Terrence Mahon and team, Mammoth Track Club, as an "inevitable part of life."
	Prague International Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Prague Marathon Among World Top Quality Races (People's Daily Online) The Prague International Marathon was awarded by the IAAF with the Gold Label as a top quality running event in the world.
	Roma (Rome) Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Runners And Fans Get Set For 2011 Rome Marathon (The Open Press) The cobblestone roads of Rome will be covered with thousands of runners on March 20, 2011
	Venice Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Venice Marathon Celebrates 25th Anniversary (IAAF.org) The Venice Marathon will celebrate its twenty-fifth anniversary on Ocotber 24 with a new record registration of seven-thousand runners.
	Xiamen International Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		13 World Class Runners Confirmed To Compete In 2011 Xiamen International Marathon (What's on Xiamen) The Xiamen Marathon will highlight thirteen-world class athletes at the January 2, 2011 marathon event.
News From: Thursday, October 21, 2010
	Athens Marathon (Greece)
		Human Interest Story
		Record Participation In 28th Athens Classic Marathon To Mark 2,500th Anniversary Of Marathon Battle (People's Daily Online) A record twelve-thousand runners will participate in the Athens Classic Marathon which will mark the 2500th anniverasry of the Marathon Battle and the run completed by Pheidippides.
	Boston Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Rush To Web Snags Many Would Be Boston Marathon Runners (Boston Globe) Glen Holyoke was filled with the excitement of following in his dads footsteps by running the Boston Marathon. He found frustration trying to register online and ran out of time during his only break during the day as a school teacher. He returned post-work to find that the race had filled.
		A Run On The Boston Marathon Leaves Many In The Dust (Boston Globe) The Boston Marathon open registration and closed in just over eight hours and registration flaws kept along with savy online registrants kept many would be runners in the dark.
	Columbus Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Grumpy Start, Happy Ending At The Columbus Marathon (Cincinnati Enquirer) Just a three hour and forty-five minute marathon runner, J. Pleshinger shares the good, the grumpy and the happy ending about the Columbus Marathon.
	Mankato Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Mankato Marathon A Perfect Fit For 'Running Family' (Mankato Free Press) Chuck Parsons will lead a 'family' of runners through the half-marathon portion of the inaugural Mankato Marathon events.
	Nairobi Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Nairobi Marathon Deadline Extended (Capital Sport) The registration deadline for the Nairobi Marathon has been pushed back to October 26 to allow for an expanded field which has already passed the nine-thousand registrant marker.
	New York City Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		A Real Marathon Man Runs 10 A Year (New York Times) Michael Wardian will run the New York City Marathon for only the second time despite the fact that he consistently race nearly ten marathon a year in the mid 2 hour and 20 minute range.
		Be A Part Of The New York City Marathon (CBS.com) Organizers of the New York City Marathon are encouraging fans of the race who are not really runners to come out and volunteer for the morning marathon.
	Niagara Falls International Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Leblanc Ready For Niagara Falls International Marathon (Niagara This Week) Don Leblanc decided to leave his basement exercise room and join his daughter Joellyn with the challeng of running the Niagara Falls Marathon
	Odds And Ends
		Human Interest Story
		Ireland National Marathon Championships Monday (Athletics Ireland) The last sub 2 hour and 20 minute performance in Ireland's National Marathon Championship was in 1999. The race is run in conjunction with the Dublin City Marathon on Monday.
		Liverpool Marathon Under Threat Over London Date Clash (Liverpool Daily Post) Liverpool will host is first marathon one-hundred and seventy-five miles away from the London Marathon starting line and on the same day.
		Running For Charity Fuels A Boom In Marathon Running (New York Times) Nearly half a million people ran a marathon in 2009 and charity running seems to be a driving force.
News From: Wednesday, October 20, 2010
	Bizz Johnson Trail Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Bizz Johnson Marathon Brings In People By The Boat Load (Lassen County Times) The Bizz Johnson Marathon took place on October 9 alongside the Rails to Trails Festival.
	Boston Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		The Sprint Before the Boston Marathon (Wall Street Journal) The 2011 Boston Marathon registration was open and closed in the blink of an eye. The twenty-one thousand slots were gone in just over eight hours.
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Local Runners Still Hopeful For Boston Marathon (Metro West Daily News) The Boston Marathon closed in a record time of just under nine-hours. Many runners were shut out by the fast ending to the online registration process.
	Dallas Marathon (formerly the Dallas White Rock Marathon)
		Human Interest Story
		Students Ready For Dallas White Rock Marathon (The Optimist) More than one-hundred and fifty people participated in the Abilene Christian University "Run the Dallas White Rock Marathon.
	Mankato Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Pasta Feed To Precede Mankato Marathon (Mankato Free Press) The Mankato YMCA will be sponsoring the pre-race pasta feed before the inaugural Mankato Marathon.
	New York City Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Olympian Withdraws From New York (New York Times) Blake Russsel has pulled out of the New York City Marathon due to a calf injury. Russel ran in the Beijing Games in 2008
	Newport Marathon (formerly the Breakers Marathon)
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Amica Marathon Dominatd By Menzies And Gosselin (Bettor.com) Nick Menzies won the Amica Marathon with a time of 2 hours 42 minutes and 23 seconds.