Marathon/Running News: 10/23/10 - 10/30/10

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News From: Friday, October 29, 2010
	Athens Marathon (Greece)
		Human Interest Story
		Anniversary Puts Spotlight on Athens Marathon (KSNT.com) Not only will the 2010 Athens marathon be celebrating the 2,500 anniversary of the marathon, but also the fact that it was the first competitive international marathon open to women, which occurred iin 1982.
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Athens Classic Marathon Kicks Off on Sunday (Greek Report) The 2010 Athens marathon will be celebrating the 2,500 year of the marathon (which begain in 490 B.C) with a grand celebration of history, of Greece and the 26.2 mile race.
	Marathoning for Miracles
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Runners Prepare For Children's Miracle Network Marathon (KTXS.com) Saturday brings Abilene's first-ever Children's Miracle Network Marathoning for Miracles race.
	Napa Valley Wine Country Trail Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Ridge to Bridge Runner Raises Money for the Blind (The News Herald) Ed McDaniel, of Morgantown hasn't let the fact that he's legally blind of excelling as a marathoner. This weekend he'll be running as he's raised money for the Foundation Fighting Blindness.
	Spinx Run Fest
		Human Interest Story
		RunFest to Tie up Roads Near Fluor Field Saturday Morning (The Greenville News) With over 3,500 participating in the 2010 Spinx RunFest, the streets of downtown Greenvile will have to find alternative routes.
News From: Thursday, October 28, 2010
	Columbia River Power Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Spuds Refill Runners After Columbia River Power Marathon (Hermiston Herald) A walking, waving Oregon Potato greeted runners for the Columbia River Power Marathon.
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Beginner's Luck? Not So Much at Columbia River Power Marathon (Hermiston Herald) Dennis Brands finished the Columbia River Power Marathon with a time of 2 hours 51 minutes to win the race in his debut marathon.
	Frankfurt Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Tune And Dibaba Target Women's Course Record At Frankfurt Marathon (Athletics Of Africa) Dire Tune of Ethiopia has set her sights on the course record for women at the Frankfurt Marathon. The men's field is loaded with talent.
	Hoover Dam Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Hoover on Course to Break Record (Las Vegas Running Examiner) Yolanda Holder of Corona, CA, a married mother of two children, continues her attempt to break the Guiness World Record for Most Marathons Run in a Calendar Year, as she focuses on her 91st at the Hoover Marathon this weekend. The record is 101.
	Marine Corps Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Pentagon Beefs Up Security For Marine Corps Marathon After Shootings (USA Today) Three recent shooting incidents in the Washington D.C. area have caused officials to tighten security for this Sunday's Marine Corps Marathon.
		Marine Corps Marathon Will Be Lawmaker's 86th (Cnn.com) Thirty-thousand runners are expected to fill the streets of Washington D.C. for the thirty-fifth annual Marine Corps Marathon on Sunday
	New York City Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Kenya's Paul Tergat To Receive The Road Runners' Abebe Bikila Award (Nazret) Paul Tergat will be presented with the New York City's Road Runners' Abebe Bikila Award next week in conjunction with the New York City Marathon
		Queens Will Root For This Marathon Runner (Queens Courier) Paul Mojaven Seo is competing in the Five Borough Challenge in the New York City Marathon which pits runners from the five boroughs against one another.
	Odds And Ends
		Human Interest Story
		Bangalore Midnight Marathon On December 11 (Deccan Herald) The Bangalore Midnight Marathon is set to kick off on November 11 and this year's theme is "Run for Green."
		Pune International Marathon Elevated To Asian Championship (Deccan Herald) The twenty-fifth year of the Pune International Marathon will play host to the Asian Marathon Championships on December 5
		Kenyan Men Dominate Fall Marathon Season (Race Results Weekly) The Kenyan men have dominated the fall marathon season, winning 38 out of 42 races.
	Redding Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Redding Marathon: Runner Started At 59 And Never Looked Back (Record Searchlight) At 59 years of age, Andy Berwind was out of shape when he decided to take to the track and begin running and found himself running in the 2002 Redding Marathon.
	Taroko International Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Fewer Runners Expected at Taroko Gorge Marathon (The China Post) Due to recent damage to the Suhua Highway caused by heavy rain, fewer than the usual 2,000 participants are expected for this year's Taroko Marathon.
	Vermont City Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Registration Opens Monday For The 23rd Annual Vermont City Marathon (Burlington Free Press) The Vermont City Marathon filled all three-thousand, six-hundred slots for the 2020 marathon and registration for the 2011 race opens at 6 am on Monday.
News From: Wednesday, October 27, 2010
	Athens Marathon (Greece)
		Human Interest Story
		Greece Showcases Marathon On 2,500-Year Battle Anniversary (Asia One) The Athens Marathon on October 31st will focus attention on the 2,500th anniversary of the Greek-Persian battle.
		Greek Marathon: Ancient Race Of Endurance (Metro.co.uk) The Classic Athens Marathon in Greece kicks off this weekend and will celebrate the 2500th Anniversary of the historic run of Pheidippides
	Dublin Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Title Sponsors Leave Dublin Marathon Behind (The Post) The title sponsors of the Dublin Marathon are closing out their association with the race.
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Kenyan Wins Dublin City Marathon (RTE. News Ireland) Moses Kibet won the Dublin City Marathon with a time of 2 hours 8 minutes and 56 seconds to bring home a new course record.
		Ciobanu Defends His National Title In Style At Dublin (Irish Times) Sergui Ciobanu won the Ireland National Marathon title in Berlin with a time of 2 hours 19 minutes and 33 seconds.
	Marine Corps Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Marine Corps Marathon To Disrupt Traffic (Washington Post) The Marine Corps Marathon will put a damper on traffic patterns this weekend and area residents are encouraged to use the Metrorail system rather than drive.
	New York City Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Thirty-two Years And Counting (Wall Street Journal) Miki Gorman left Japan in 1964 and became a U.S. citizen and then won the New York City Marathon in 1976 and 1977. The last American woman to do so.
	Snowdonia Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Martin Tackles Snowdonia (Milford and West Wales Mercury) Martin Hughes will tackle "Europe's toughest marathon" as he raises money for the Everyman Cancer Charity, as they fight the battle against prostate and testicular cancer.
	Soweto Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		All Systems Go For Soweto Marathon (Super Sport) The November 7 Soweto Marathon has passed the 1700 registration mark and entries are still being accepted.
News From: Tuesday, October 26, 2010
	Athens Marathon (Greece)
		Human Interest Story
		2,500 Years Of The Marathon; 20 Million European Marathon Runners (Virtual Press Office) Asics has introduced the marathon popularity index which hopes to explain why and how the marathon has become the race that it is today.
		Greek Marathon Info At Beijing Marathon (APE-MPE) The Greek embassy passed out more than 30,000 informational fliers to registerd memmbers of the Beigjing Marathon