Marathon/Running News: 11/11/10 - 11/18/10

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News From: Thursday, November 18, 2010
	Cox Sports Providence Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Registration Open For 2011 Amica Marathon (Warwick Beacon) The 2011 Amica Marathon has opened registration for the October 16, 2011 marathon race date.
	Fukuoka Int'l Open Marathon Championship
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Gharib Leads Fukuoka Marathon Entry List (Race Results Weekly) Jaouad Gharib, two-time world champion and Olympic silver medal winner, will headline the participants at Japan's Fukuoka International Open Marathon Championship, which will serveas a qualifier for Japanese men hoping to qualify for the 2011 IAAF World Championships in Korea next year.
	Malta Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Former Winners Return For 2010 Malta Challenge Marathon (Times of Malta) Four-time Malta Marathon winner David Mansbridge will return for the 20th edition of the marathon next week.
	Mesquite Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Mesquite Marathon Expecting 500 Runners (Mequite Local News) The 2nd Mesquite Marathon, which covers 3 different states and is a Boston Qualifier, will include 500 participants
	Odds And Ends
		Human Interest Story
		Kenneth Rosen: In His Own Words (NorthJersey.com) Local doctor, Kenneth Rosen completed his 32nd NYC Marathon on Nov. 7th, which he counts to his daily regimen of waking at 4:30 to run.
	Palm Beaches Marathon Festival
		Human Interest Story
		Be Thankful You Can Train; Don't Let Thanksgiving Ruin Training (Palm Beach Post) The Marathon of the Palm Beaches is only ten days after our Thanksgiving Holiday and those leftovers may tweak your training.
	Philadelphia Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		2010 Philadelphia Marathon (The Philadelphia Inquirer) Schedule of all events in association with the 2010 Philadelphia Marathon.
		Human Interest Story
		Marathon, Convention Bring Hotel Room Shortage in Phila. (Philadelphia Business-Journal) This weekends Philadelphia Marathon, along with the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association convention has created a shortage of hotel room space.
	Route 66 Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Father John Antony Runs Races for His Fayetteville Parish (Arkansas Catholic) St. Joseph's Parish, will bring a team of runners to this years Route 66 Marathon to raise money, including Father John Antony, a veteran runner making his marathon debut.
		Route 66 Marathon Runners from Tulsa's Sister City are Making the Israeli Connection (Tulsa World) Shmuel Zolatriov and Evgeni Shramko of Tiberias, Israel will be making their first visit to the United States in order to compete in Tulsa's Route 66 Marathon. Tiberias is Tulsa's "Sister City."
	Tokyo Int'l Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Fit-Again Haile Gebrselassie To Run In Tokyo Marathon (BBC.co.uk) Despite knee problems that force him out of the New York Marathon, Haile Gebrselassie will return to running at the Tokyo Marathon in February.
		Gebrselassie To Run Tokyo Marathon In February (Times Of India) Haile Gebrselassis not only announced his return to running this week, he has also picked his first race back by selecting the Tokyo Marathon in February.
	Yuma Territorial Marathon and Half Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Fast, Flat Course Makes Yuma Marathon Great Place To Qualify For Boston (Cision Wire) The second annual Yuma Marathon is scheduled for January 29 2011. It's flat course, less than seventy feet in elevation change, should lure runners interested in an early year Boston Qualifying time.
News From: Wednesday, November 17, 2010
	North Pole Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		World's 'Coolest' Marathon Takes Place At North Pole In April (Post-Standard) The North Pole Marathon kicks off in April and participants can face windshills of negative 4 degrees and blinding snow.
	OBX Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		OBX Marathon Weekend A Success (Outer Banks Sentinel) More than twenty-thousand people soaked in the sun in downtown Manteo at the conclusiong of the OBX Marathon.
	Odds And Ends
		Human Interest Story
		Midlands Marathon Planned (The State) The Columbia Regional Sports Council announced plans to host a marathon titled the Columbia Marathon set to launch on March 10, 2012
		London Olympic Marathon Route To Be Signed Off Despite Tower Hamlets Protests (Telegraph) The International Olympic Committee is expected to sign off on the 2012 route for the marathon despite heavy protests from a borough that neighbors the Olympic Stadium
		St. Albert Marathon (St. Albert Gazette) St. Albert will host the city's first marathon on May 15 and race organizers are projecting more than one-thousand participants for the event.
		Haile's U-turn Good, Says Tergat (Daily Nation) Paul Tergat has stated that Haile Gebrselassie's return to the sport of marathon running is best for the sport.
		People's Olympics Marathon Slap On Face For Lord Coe's 2012 Marathon (East London Advertiser) A group of angry East-End London citizens has organized the 'People's Marathon' to fight the switching of the 2012 Olympic Marathon course out of the east-end nieghborhoods.
	Philadelphia Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Phoenixville Pain-Wraps Company Among Phila. Marathon Sponsors (Philadelphia Business-Journal) Artice Ease, out of Phoenixville, the manufacturers of Cryotherapy Wraps and Pads has signed on as a sponser for the 2010 Philadelphia Marathon.
	White River Marathon for Kenya (prev Mountain Home Marathon for Kenya)
		Human Interest Story
		Meal Feeds Athletes, Supports Marathon (The Baxter Bulletin) The White River Marathon for Kenya includes a pasta dinner, which is open to the public (not just those participating in the event.)
News From: Tuesday, November 16, 2010
	Dallas Marathon (formerly the Dallas White Rock Marathon)
		Human Interest Story
		5 Helpful Tips To Prepare For The White Rock Marathon (Dallas Morning News) Running Coach Marty Allen is letting participants in the December 5 White Rock Marathon know that now is the time to start tapering for the race.
	Green Bay Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Runners Organize Reverse Green Bay Marathon (Journal Sentinel) This Sunday Ann Scholl has teamed up with a few marathon maniacs in the Fox Cities area to organize a fun long run along the Green Bay Marathon course in reverse.
	Harrisburg Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Kyle Klaboe Finds Distance To His Liking At Harrisburg Marathon (Patriot - News) Kyle Klaboe ran twenty minutes faster than his marathon time in 2009 just one week after his high-school cross country season ended.
	Lakefront Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Lakefront Marathon Drops Relay, Expands Field For 2011 (Journal Sentinel) The relay option for the 2011 Lakefront Marathon has been dropped and the marathon field has been increased by three-hundred participants.
	Marabana Havana Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Marabana Marathon 2010 Latest Info (Havana Times) The Marabana Marathon in Havana Cuba kicks off on November 21st with a start time of 7 am.
	Odds And Ends
		Human Interest Story
		Stage Set For Indira Marathon On November 19 (Times Of India) Sangam will host the twenty-sixth Indira Marathon on November 19. Prize money is expected to draw some top international competition.
		Senshu International City Marathon: Sunshine Coast Representatives Selected (Sunshine Coast) Belinda Seccombe and Darryn Quinn will represent Australias Sunshine Coast in the Senshu International City Marathon in Osaka Japan
	Rock 'n' Roll San Antonio Marathon and 1/2 Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		San Antonio Runners May Keep Rockin' (San Antonio Express News) The original three year contract with Rock N Roll San Antonio expires this year but officials with the two managing groups could extend the deal through 2015