Marathon/Running News: 10/26/07 - 11/2/07

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News From: Friday, November 2, 2007
	2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Men's Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Hanson's Race Team plans Olympic Trials Marathon Strategy For Saturday!!! (The Detroit News) Brian Sell took and early lead in 2004 at the Birmingham Olympic Marathon Trials and faded late into the race. Two of his teammatesBrian Trent Briney and Clint Verran finished fourth and fifth, to earn alternate spots on the Olympic Team. The team may have some surprises up their sleeves this year as well.
	Dublin Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Marathon man Pat O'Loughlin (70) fuels up for next Dublin Marathon (Belfast Telegraph) A 70-year-old Ulsterman put his feet up after completing his 28th Dublin marathon in 4 hours and 59 minutes. Pat O'Loughlin a jeweller from Castlederg jeweller completed his 29th consecutive Dublin marathon while is wife Philomena cheered him on. Pat was the oldest person in Northern Ireland to compete in the gruelling 26.2 mile run.
	London Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Radcliffe Ready To Test Strength in Marathon After Pregnant Pause (Guardian Unlimited) Kristiansen and O'Sullivan took top honors at several high level races post partum and now Radcliffe has her eyes focused on racing again after the birth of her daughter.
	New York City Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Private Equity Chases Marathons (Business Week) The business of marathons may be just about running, but business is booming and investors are taking notice. With high dollar corporate sponsors and runners and walkers shelling out over 100 bucks each marathons could be the gold rush of the century.
		10 Great Places To Warm Up To a Winter Marathon (USA Today) Bart Yasso, a member of the Running USA Hall of Fame and famed Runner's World editor has listed his top 10 marathons for cooler weather. New York shows up as number 2 on the list.
	Trinidad & Tobago Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Big Plans for 26th Trinidad &Tobago Marathon (Trinidad News) Participants in the 2008 CLICO Trinidad and Tobago International Marathon, which starts at 8 am on February 24, will be vying for well over $200,000 in prize money. The race committee is hoping the large dollar amount will attract more runners in the under 35 age bracket.
News From: Thursday, November 1, 2007
	2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Men's Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Former BYU Runner Josh Rohatinsky Ready For U.S. Marathon Trials (The Salt Lake Tribune) Provo's Josh Rohatinsky never has run a marathon. He never had run even a half marathon, either, until just a few weeks ago. Yet the former All-American track star at Brigham Young is hoping for a stunning breakthrough when he makes his marathon debut at the U.S. Olympic Trials in New York City on Saturday - a race that is being heralded as the most competitive American marathon in history.
		Tucson's Abdirahman Wants Marathon Gold. (The Arizona Republic) Abdi Abdirahman has the confidence and the training to be considered the favorite at this Sunday's New York City Men's Olympic Marathon Trials.
		The Men's Olympic Trials is a Marathon With a Difference: Everyone's a Contender (Minnesota Star Tribune) With a required qualifying time of 2 hours, 22 minutes for the marathon distance of 26.2 miles or a 28:45 time for the 10-kilometer (6.2 mile race)the elite field of 134 runners is loaded with speed and talent. It could be any body's race
	New York City Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Marathon Queens Prokopcuka and Wami Battle For World Marathon Major's Throne (New York Post) Win or lose in Sunday's New York City Marathon, either Jelena Prokopcuka or Gete Wami will come out of the race as the champion of the inaugural World Marathon Majors Series. And both women will be taking aim at making some very different history.
		Human Interest Story
		One Step at a Time: 63 Marathons in 63 Days for Tim Borland (ABC News) Tim Borland will be pushing a jogging strolling for 63 marathons in 63 days to raise awareness and money with the hope of helping to find a cure for the progressive and degenerative disease that affects a variety of body systems known as A-T or Ataxia-telangiectasia. For more information o
News From: Wednesday, October 31, 2007
	2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Men's Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Gilman Running Marathon Saturday in New York (Post-Bulletin) A little more than a year ago -- Oct. 22, 2006 to be exact -- Pete Gilman qualified for the United States Olympic Marathon Trials by running a qualifying standard of 2:20.57 in the Chicago Marathon.
		NYC Marathon Doubleheader Is A First (Newsday) If ever there was an argument for more being better, it is the marathon, a footrace whose 26-mile, 385-yard distance pushes the outer edge of the comparative degree, just this side of the superlative.
	Chicago Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Niles to Chicago: Save marathon race 911 calls (Chicago Sun Times) Niles officials are demanding the City of Chicago save all radio dispatches, 911 calls and other emergency communications on the day of this years Chicago Marathon. It was a Niles ambulance driver who allegedly got lost and had to stop to ask for directions while transporting collapsed Chicago marathon runner Chad Schieber, who was later pronounced dead.
	New York City Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Barneman Running In NYC Marathon For a Good Cause (Asbury Park Press) Clifford Barneman of Forked River, a 33-year old doctor of psychology at Rutgers University, will run in the New York City Marathon on Nov. 4 his first 26.2-mile race to raise money and awareness for autism.
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Khannouchi Faces Long Odds In Olympic Trials Marathon Bid (LA Times) Khalid Khannouchi is a long shot to place in the top 3 at this weekends Men's Olympic Trials. At 35 years of age, and plagued with injuries, this could be his last attempt to run for his adopted country.
	Reggae Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Health Ministry Injects Over 1/2 Million In Cash Into Reggae Marathon (The Jamaica Observer) The Reggae Marathon will see over 225,000 dollars going to the top 3 corporate teams and an additional 345,000 going to the winners and runner ups in the marathon this year.
	Soweto Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Procrastinating runners were awarded a few more days to register for the Nedbank Soweto Marathon, the richest standard marathon in the country. (Johannesburg News Agency) The Sowesto Marathon which starts and ends at the Elkah Stadium in Moroka will allow more runners to register through Nov. 3. The race has already hit 20,000 registered runners for the Nov. 4, 2007 race with it's Championing change race theme.
News From: Tuesday, October 30, 2007
	2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Men's Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		New York City serves As Center Of Marathon World This Weekend (Star Gazette) Set your alarm clock Saturday morning, and don't get so excited you blow your Cheerios out your nose. The U.S. Olympic Team Trials -- Men's Marathon, hosted by the New York Road Runners in partnership with USA Track & Field, will take place at 7:35 a.m. Saturday in New York City beginning in front of Rockefeller Center on 50th Street near Fifth Avenue, with the St. Patrick's Cathedral as its majestic backdrop.
		Olympic Silver Medalist Meb Keflezighi Looks To Qualify For U.S. Marathon Team (USA Today) Meb Keflezighi was still wearing his black stocking cap and green jacket after a quick loop around the Central Park reservoir on a chilly fall day. Keflezighi wants to improve on his marathon silver medal from the 2004 Athens Olympics, and the first step toward that goal is the U.S. Olympic Team Trials Marathon on Saturday.
News From: Monday, October 29, 2007
	Cape Cod Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Westerling, Miller Win Cape Cod Marathon (Cape Cod Times) Heidi Westerling had an especially good day at the Cape Cod Marathon yesterday. In addition to her women's open division championship her third straight the Acworth, N.H., resident got to enjoy her boyfriend riding his bike around the course, her parents holding the finish-line tape for her arrival in 2:45.51 and her father handing her the first-place medal.
	City of Christchurch Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Chirstchurch Marathon: Smith turns on the after-burners (New Zealand Herald) Matt Smith of Christchurch put on a series of surges at the 32K mark to run clear of Ben Ruthe. Smith won the 2007 City of Christchurch Marathon in 2:20:41 a minute and one-half ahead of Ruthe
	Dublin Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Thousands take part in Dublin marathon (The Irish Times) Alina Ivanova of Russia, who won the 2006 edition, as well as Lezan Kimutai from Kenya, who took the title in 2004, and Larisa Zyusko from Russia, who finished in third place in 2006 are among the favorites to contend for this year's title
	Grand Rapids Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Grand Rapids Marathon Winner Gets Help From Above (The Grand Rapids Press) Chuck Engle set a new course record at the Grand Rapids Marathon with some heavenly help.
		Ohio Native Engle Wins Grand Rapids Marathon in Record Time (The Grand Rapids Press) Chuck Engle won the 4 edition of the Grand Rapids marathon shattering the old course record by over one minute.
		Human Interest Story
		Marathon Has Special Meaning For Cancer Survivors (The Grand Rapids Press) Each of the 3,000-plus competitors in Sunday's Metro Health Grand Rapids Marathon brought a story of conquest and triumph. But no story was more compelling than those told and shown by cancer survivors.
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Hundreds Flock To GR For Marathon (WorldNow) Runners from across the country flocked to Downtown Grand Rapids, ready to hit the open road. Organizers say it was a massive turnout on the heels of the Chicago Marathon that was a fiasco for so many.
	Marine Corps Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Marine Corps Marathon A Solitary Journey (The GW Hatchet) Tamrat Ayalew of Atlanta wins the 32nd annual Marine Corps Marathon Sunday morning in Arlington, Va. Tamrat finished the marathon in two hours, 22 minutes and 18 seconds.
		Fine Weather, 21,000 Runners Make For Successful Marine Corps Marathon (The Examiner) Spectators turned out in droves Sunday to cheer the more than 21,000 runners racing in the Marine Corps Marathon.
	New Hampshire Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		New Hampshire Marathon donates $11,000 to Newfound area groups (The Citizen) Everett Begor, race director for the New Hampshire Marathon, stated that it took 200 volunteers and 328 race participants, the 2nd largest crowd for the 15 year old race, to raise 11,000 for local charities.