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2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Women's Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, October 9, 2007
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Deena Kastor Tours U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Women's Marathon course (USA Track & Field) Kastor, along with her coach Terrence Mahon, was guided on a running tour of the Olympic Trials course.
Auckland Marathon
	News From: Friday, October 5, 2007
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Auckland Marathon Win Targeted (The New Zealand Herald) Top English distance runner Matt Smith is setting his sights on a win at this month's Auckland marathon.
Bellingham Bay Marathon
	News From: Monday, October 8, 2007
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Delude Wins On Womens Side At Bellingham Marathon (Bellingham Herald) Delude passed Katie Caba with about two miles remaining in the 26.2-mile race when the two passed through Boulevard Park.
		Runners Brave Wind, Rain During First Bellingham Bay Marathon (Bellingham Herald) Erin Delude, a 27-year-old from Bellingham who won the womens marathon, said the only relief along the 26.2-mile course came in a stretch along the Interurban Trail.
	News From: Tuesday, October 2, 2007
		Human Interest Story
		Hayes Ready For Another Try At Bellingham Marathon (Bellingham Herald) Hayes feels ready for her second full marathon, after an unsuccesfull first one several years ago.
Chicago Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, October 9, 2007
		Human Interest Story
		Distressed Chicago Marathon Runner Thanks Guardian Angel (CBS 2 Chicago) Wepprecht says Jeff stayed with him until his wife arrived to take him back to Plainfield. Then he just disappeared in the crowd. Wepprecht hopes to find him so he can properly say thanks.
		Chicago Marathon Debacle Won't Affect 2016 Bid (Sun-times) Olympic marathons bear no resemblance to the Chicago Marathon. Olympic marathons are confined to less than 200 elite runners with a maximum qualifying time of two hours and 22 minutes. Olympic marathons have been held without incident in even greater heat and humidity than Sunday's 35,867-person field that included thousands of amateurs.
		Chicago Marathon Maelstrom (The Chicago Tribune) Pinkowski maintained that marathon officials staged the best event they could on a day of record heat. But many runners and race volunteers stepped up their criticisms, saying that Pinkowski and his team failed to adequately plan for runners' water needs.
	News From: Monday, October 8, 2007
		Human Interest Story
		When a Marathon Goes Wrong (Time) The statistics don't give a sense of the chaotic scene on the ground during the marathon. Beyond the very real challenges posed by the weather, the problems included a communication breakdown between event organizers and competitors, a water shortage that left novices dangerously dehydrated, and a wave of anger among experienced runners over the decision to cancel the event when some were as little as a mile away from the finish line.
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Chicago Marathon Cut Short For First Time Ever (The Chicago Tribune) The stoppage happened about 3 1/2 hours after the start gun on an abnormally sweltering autumn day, amid complaints of insufficient water for more than 35,000 runners.
		Cox Is Top American Finisher In Chicago Marathon (Bluefield Daily Telegraph) A local athletes long-running dream of making the Olympics took a giant stride forward when Mike Cox took eighth place overall and finished with the best time of any American runner in a sweltering-hot Chicago Marathon.
		Chicago Marathon Cancelled After 1 Dies And 302 Go To The Hospital (Short News) It was the hottest in the marathon's history, hitting 88ºF/31ºC. Of the 24,931 that participated, 4,000 finished before it was shut down at 11:30 am, 3.5 hours after it started.
		Human Interest Story
		Next year: A Smaller Chicago Marathon? (The Chicago Tribune) We could learn some lessons from our neighbors in Milwaukee. Like the Chicago Marathon, Milwaukee's Lakefront Marathon was held on Oct. 7 with similar weather conditions, but race officials were able to minimize heat-related issues largely because with just 1,671 finishers, they didn't have as many runners to worry about.
		Man Who Died In Chicago Marathon Had Heart Condition (CBC Canada) A heart condition, not record-setting heat, killed a Michigan police officer who died running during an unusually hot and humid Chicago Marathon, an autopsy showed.
	News From: Sunday, October 7, 2007
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		O'Neill Grabs Honor As Top U.S. Female At Chicago Marathon, But It Wasn't Easy (The Chicago Tribune) She was clocked in 2 hours 36 minutes 15 seconds and lost her appetite for pizza, but she left the sweltering course "really excited and very motivated."
		Patrick Ivuti of Kenya Wins Chicago Marathon in Photo Finish (International Herald Tribune) Ivuti, competing in only his second major marathon, leaned at the finish line for an unofficial time of 2 hours, 11 minutes, 11 seconds.
		One Dead, 250 Hospitalized After Heat-Shortened Chicago Marathon (ABC News) A Michigan man died while running the Chicago Marathon as stifling heat and humidity forced race organizers to shut down the course midway through the race.
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Record Heat Could Slow Chicago Marathon Runners (The Chicago Tribune) Marathon organizers said they are heeding the warnings. Aid stations will be stocked with more fluids and ice, fire hydrants equipped with mist adapters will be opened along the route and the number of cooling stations and buses will be increased.
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Ivuti Wins Chicago Marathon, Heat Halts Race (Guardian Unlimited) Ivuti and Gharib were neck-and-neck crossing the finish line in a time of two hours, 11 minutes, 11 seconds, with the winner called several minutes later as the temperature climbed towards 27 degrees Celsius (80 degrees Fahrenheit).
		Heat Scorches Chicago Marathon (Chronicle News Service) Ivuti leaned at the finish line to edge Jaouad Gharib of Morocco by 0.05 seconds. Ethiopia's Berhane Adere rallied to successfully defend her women's title.
		Ivuti and Adere Clinch Chicago Dramatic Chicago Victories in Oppressive Heat (IAAF) By the time the runners left the starting line in Chicago's Grant Park thermometers were registering very high temperatures and the air was thick with humidity. Conditions deteriorated from there and race organisers were forced to suspend the race before noon.
	News From: Saturday, October 6, 2007
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Defying Time, Somers Smith Looks to Qualify for Sixth Olympic Trials Race (Race Results Weekly) Linda Somers Smith, the 1996 USA Olympic marathoner, is looking to qualify for the Olympic trials but the heat will be a challenge.
	News From: Friday, October 5, 2007
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Who To Watch For on Sunday at the Chicago Marathon (The Chicago Tribune) Top field participating is given.
		Defending Champions Head World-class Field At Chicago Marathon (Daily Herald) In the men's race, three former Chicago Marathon champions will set up a terrific showdown. Headlining the women's field are returning champion Berhane Adere of Ethiopia and Australian record holder Benita Johnson.
		Streaking Cheruiyot Can't Get Much Hotter At Chicago Marathon (Sun-times) Perfectionist Cheruiyot of Kenya will go for a two-year 4-for-4 on Sunday in the 30th LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon, seeking to add a second Chicago title to his Boston Marathon wins of 2006 and 2007.
		Steamy Chicago Marathon On Tap For Sunday (Race Results Weekly) Comments on the race, particularly the high temperature expected, and mention of some of the athletes participating.
	News From: Thursday, October 4, 2007
		Human Interest Story
		5 Top Spots To See The Chicago Marathon (The Chicago Tribune) One of the coolest parts of this epic annual event is the course itself. Winding its way through a dozen city neighborhoods, the marathon gives runners and spectators an excuse to tour the town.
		Bank of America Announces Continuation of Chicago Marathon Sponsorship (ABC News) At a kick-off event, Bank of America announced it will continue LaSalle bank's sponsorship.
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Record 45,000 To Run LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon (WBBM) It's an international field with 7,728 marathoners from outside the U.S. including 2,100 from Mexico, three from Uzbekistan, 400 from France and 400 from Brazil. The race day weather predictions are for a high of 87 degrees with high humidity.
		Human Interest Story
		Local Chicago Marathon Runners (NWI Times) List of area runners.