Marathon/Running News: 10/20/09 - 10/27/09

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Baltimore Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, October 20, 2009
		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.
Baystate Marathon
	News From: Wednesday, October 21, 2009
		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
	News From: Wednesday, October 21, 2009
		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
	News From: Wednesday, October 21, 2009
		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.
Cape Cod Marathon
	News From: Monday, October 26, 2009
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Ekuom, Currier Have Day in Sun at Cape Cod Marathon (Cape Cod Times) Joseph Ekoum, of Kenya, cruised to an easy win at the Cape Cod Marathon with a time of 2 hours 33 minutes and 13 seconds which was nearly four minutes ahead of second place.
	News From: Friday, October 23, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Cape Cod Marathon Expecting 1,200 (Cape Cod Times) The thirty-second running of the Cape Cod Marathon kicks off Sunday morning in Flamouth with more than twelve-hundred runners hoping to tackle the course.
Columbia River Gorge Marathon
	News From: Monday, October 26, 2009
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		2009 Columbia Gorge Marathon Results (Oregon Live.com) The sun greeted runners for the 2009 Columbia Gorge Marathon despite rain and cold temperatures for most of the week. Sean Meissner won the event with a time of 2 hours 45 minutes and 29 seconds
	News From: Saturday, October 24, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Columbia Gorge Marathon - Important Details (Oregon Live) The Columbia Gorge Marathon takes place this Sunday. The 26.2 mile race will take place along the hood river with aid stations about every two to three miles.
Columbia River Power Marathon
	News From: Sunday, October 25, 2009
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Puzey Wins Power Marathon (East Oregonian) Jake Puzey won the second annual Columbai River Power Marathon with a time of 2 hours 44 minutes and 57 seconds. He was more than 35 minutes faster than his nearest competitor.
Comrades Marathon (88km)
	News From: Tuesday, October 27, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Comrades Entry Deadline Looms (East Coast Radio Online) Craig Fry of the Comrades Marathon Association stated that there are less than one-thousand registration spots left of the fifteen-thousand entries for the 2010 event. Only five-thousand first time Comrades participants are allowed to enter.
Des Moines Marathon
	News From: Friday, October 23, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Des Moines Marathon Isn't Getting The Breaks (Des Moines Register) Des Moines Marathon race director Chris Burch is hoping to catch a break during the marathon. The 2007 half-marathon saw the two-leaders taking a wrong turn and never getting back on course. The 2009 marathon leaders were held up by a passing train less than one quarter of a mile from the finish line.
	News From: Wednesday, October 21, 2009
		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
	News From: Wednesday, October 21, 2009
		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.
	News From: Tuesday, October 20, 2009
		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.
Dublin Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, October 27, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Kealy Regains Women's Title After Long Battle with Curley at Dublin Marathon (IrishTimes) The difficulty of a marathon is evident to runners and spectators alike. But completing the distance and possibly being disqualified is dreade. Keally and Curley could have faced this decision in the Dublin Marathon
	News From: Monday, October 26, 2009
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Ethiopian Feyisa Lilesa Wins Dublin City Marathon (Irish Times) Ethiopian Feyisa Lilesa crossed the finish line of the Dublin City Marathon ahead of nearly thirteen-thousand runners with a time of 2 hours 9 minutes and 11 seconds.
	News From: Sunday, October 25, 2009
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Record Numbers Expected for Dublin Marathon (Irish Examiner) Nearly thirteen-thousand runners will pound the pavement of the Dublin Marathon with Aleksey Sokolov from Russia hoping to take his third title in four years.
		Human Interest Story
		The Dublin Marathon (Irish Times) More than twelve-thousand runners lined up for the thirtieth annual Dublin Marathon. The first annual back in 1980 only saw one-thousand, four-hundred finishers.
Duke City Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, October 20, 2009
		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
Frankfurt Marathon
	News From: Sunday, October 25, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Blind Runner Breaks the Marathon World Record (Examiner.com) Michaela Kummer finished the Frankfurt Marathon in 3 hours 20 minutes and 43 seconds. Her time set a new visually-impaired women's marathon world record.
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Kenya's Kirwas and Kiprop Claim Frankfurt Marathon Titles (More than Games) Gilbert Kirwa won the Frankfurt Marathon with a course record of 2 hours 6 minutes and 14 seconds. Agnes Kiprop walked away with the women's marathon title in 2 hours 26 minutes and 57 seconds.
	News From: Friday, October 23, 2009
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Kiprono Cheruiyot Ready for Frankfurt Defense (IAAF.org) Kiprono Cheruiyot won the 2008 Frankfurt Marathon and many of the papers showed an incorrect photo of another famous Robert K Cheruiyot who won the Boston Marathon. Kiprono will hope to run the Frankfurt Marathon and defend his title.
Humboldt Redwoods Marathon
	News From: Monday, October 26, 2009
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Swartz Tops All Women in Humboldt Redwoods Marathon (Napa Vallley Register) Lauren Swartz won the women's division of the Humboldt Redwoods Marathon in her debut with the 26.2 mile distance. Her time of 3 hours 27 minutes and 50 seconds just edged out second place women's finsher Laura Chapman by 25 seconds.
Indianapolis Marathon
	News From: Saturday, October 24, 2009
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Indianapolis Marathon No Big Obstacle For Cumberland's Bland (Journal Gazette) Josh Bland won the Indianapolis Marathon with a time of 2 hours 38 minutes and 7 seconds. Bland had hoped to run just under 2 hours and 40 minutes but didn't expect to win.
	News From: Friday, October 23, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Marathon Man Reaches All 50 States (Star Local News) George Mones ran his first marathon in 1983 in New Orleans. Mones finished the Indianapolis Marathon this past weekend and to achieve his goal of running a marathon in all 50 states.
Kampala Marathon
	News From: Wednesday, October 21, 2009
		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.
Kansas City Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, October 20, 2009
		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
Ljubljana Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, October 27, 2009
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Kilel Cruises to 2:25:24 in Ljubljana Marathon (RusAthletics) Two weeks after her fourth place finish at the World Half Marathon Championships, Caroline Cheptanui Kilel won the women's division of the fourteenth annual Ljubljana Marathon with a time of 2 hours 25 minutes and 24 seconds.