Marathon/Running News: 11/13/09 - 11/20/09

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News From: Friday, November 20, 2009
	Kampala Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Kampala Marathon on Sunday (Uganda Pulse) More than seventeen-thousand, five-hundred athletes are expected to compete in the Kampala Marathon on Sunday. Athletes from fifty-two countries are expected to compete in the marathon.
		Drugs Will Be Tested at Kampala Marathon (The New Vision) Organizers of the Kampala Marathon are maintaining that the race will be scandal free. The Uganda Athletics Federation will be monitoring the course as well as testing athletes for banned substances.
	Marshall University Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		50-for-50: Jackson's Debbie Lazaroff Reaches Marathon Milestone (Citizen Patriot) Debbie Lazaroff completed the Marshall University Marathon and became the newest member of the Fifty States Marathon Club where members attempt to complete a marathon in every state.
	New Orleans Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Rock 'n' Roll Mardi Gras Marathon Announces Post-race Concert Lineup (The Times-Picayune) Rock N Roll Mardi Gras Marathon announced that Cowboy Mouth will headline the post race concert while Sister Hazel will open for the band. The race takes place on February 28.
	Odds And Ends
		Human Interest Story
		Vadodara Marathon to be a National Event (Times of India) The 2009 Vadodara Marathon will be a national event once the fees are paid to the Athletics Federation of India. The event had fulfilled all conditions outlined by the federation other than paying the fees for certification.
News From: Thursday, November 19, 2009
	California International Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Cheaters Will Be Caught, California International Marathon Official Says. (Sacramento Bee) California Race Director John Mansoor says that every year twenty to twenty-five runners have their times expunged from the record books for cheating. Most simply don't run the entire marathon course.
		Sprint, Jog or Run the California International Marathon (Elk Grove Citizen) Students in Foulks Ranch Elementary Running Club are being encouraged to speed up and run more! One-hundred and fifty-two students are training for the California International Marathon one mile at a time.
	Disney World Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Students preparing for "Most Magical 26.2 Miles on Earth" (The Echo) Four Mount St. Mary's students will spend their winter break running the "most magical 26.2 miles on Earth" in the Walt Disney Marathon. The students are hoping to use the training for the race to stay active.
	Grandma's Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Grandma's Marathon Announces Board Officers (BusinessNorth.com) Grandma's Marathon in Duluth Minnesota has announced the new officers for it's Board of Directors. Kevin Peterson will take over as the nonprofit organizations chairperson.
	Kampala Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Athletes Could Miss Kampala Marathon (AllAfrica) While more than eighteen-thousand athletes are expected at the Kampala Marathon, local athletes may be omitted from the race as the Rwanda Athletics Federation has failed to raise enough money to field a team.
	Mobile Marathon (prev. First Light Marathon)
		Human Interest Story
		Teen To Run First Light Marathon In Student's Honor (FOX10) Mac Chatom was killed by a pick-up truck while running. Steven Tulo has dedicated himself to running the First Light Marathon in Mobile in memory of Chatom's life.
	Odds And Ends
		Human Interest Story
		Sportingbet to Continue Supporting Guernsey Marathon (International Finance Center) The Guernsey Marathon has renewed its sponsorship with Sportingbet for the the August 29, 2010 marathon. Race organizers are expecting more than eight-hundred runners.
		Born to Run, Born to Race? (Wicked Local) The number of finishers in marathons has skyrocketed by nearly three-hundred thousand participants from 1980 until 2008. And while the numbers are up the times are downs causing some to react.
		Americans Run Off The Recession In Record Numbers (MSN) Americans are lacing up their running shoes in record numbers. Marathon registrations are closing in record numbers and races are opening half-marathon and 10K races just to fill the need.
		Extra Medals Minted for Southland Centennial Marathon (The Southland Times) The Southland Centennial Marathon had originally only expected only two-hundred and fifty runners in the one-hundredth birthday of the southern-hemispheres oldest marathon. More than two-hundred and eighty runners have entered the race.
		Hayle Runners Record Terrific Marathon Results (The West Country) Hayle runners completed in the Cornish Marathon on November 15. The grueling 26.2 mile course started in Pensilva for an out and back loop.
	Philadelphia Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Philadelphia Marathon This Sunday (KYW) The sixteenth annual Philadelphia Marathon kicks off this Sunday. The relatively flat course traverses some of the city's most historic landmarks. More than ten-thousand runners are expected.
	Redding Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Marathon Running Has Seen A Resurgence in the U.S. (The Record Searchlight) The first Boston Marathon boasted fifteen starters with only eight finishers. Many of the big city marathons now boast well over ten-thousand runners. Over the last sixty-years the marathon has become the standard for all endurance sports.
	Rock 'n' Roll Country Music Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Diamond Rio Gears Up For Sixth Annual Team Rio To Raise Funding And Awareness For Big Brothers Big Sisters (BreatheCast) Members of the band Diamond Rio will continue to add to the nearly one-hundred and fifty thousand miles that have been walked or run as a way to raise awareness for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Middle Tennessee.
	Route 66 Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Route 66 Showdown: Dads With Strollers (Tulsa World Scene) Sundays Route 66 Marathon will showcase a race of Dads with strollers. Zac Freudenberg and Michael Wardian will push their sons in baby strollers in an attempt to set a world record.
News From: Wednesday, November 18, 2009
	Kampala Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Security Tight at Kampala Marathon (The New Vision) An Anti-terrorism police unit will be on sight at the Kampala Marathon this Sunday where more than seventeen-thousand runners are expected to converge on Kololo Airfield.
	Odds And Ends
		Human Interest Story
		Why Slow Runners Are Good For Marathons (Crosscut) More debate about the participation of "slow" runners in the marathon has spurred many runners to voice their opinion. Slow runners seem to add more to the marathon than they actually take away.
		For 'Mega Marathoners' the Race is On -- to Run More Races (Wall Street Journal) Eugene DeFronzo is seventy-three years of age and that has not stopped him from running his four-hundred and second marathon. This sub-culture of 'mega-marathoners' is a growing trend in the U.S.
		Maasai Mara Marathon Set for Sunday (Kenyan Broadcasting Corporation) More than three-hundred athletes will be competing for the title of 'Moran' at this Sunday's Maasai Mara Marathon that runs through the heart of the Maasai Mara Game Preserve in Trans Mara District.
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Mikitenko Joins Star Cast in Melbourne (IAAF.org) The two most recently crowned World Marathon Majors champions, Irina Mikitenko and Sammy Wanjiru will top the list of competitors for the 15K Melbourne race on November 29.
		Human Interest Story
		Marathon Queen Takahashi to Run Veggie Farm (Daily Times.) Former Olympic marathon gold medalist, Naoko Takahashi will become a vegetable farmer at the age of thirty-seven. She won Olympic gold at the 2000 Sydney Games and will now start her own veggie farm.
		Fort Madison Native Goes The Distance Many Times Over; He Plans To Run 21 Marathons ... This Year Alone (Fort Madison Daily Democrat) Kevin Brosi has run a marathon a month for eighty-four consecutive months. He is scheduled to complete twenty-one marathons this year alone. The Fort Madison native is fifty-four years of age.
	Philadelphia Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		"The First Wave" of the Philadelphia Marathon in the U.S. Military (Examiner.com) The Warriors Tour saw some three-hundred plus soldiers take off from the starting line as the First Wave in the Philadelphia Marathon kick off. Many of the soldiers just returned from Afghanistan.
		Runners Lacing Up For The Philadelphia Marathon (CBS3) Race officials for the Philadelphia Marathon are expecting more than twenty-thousand runners to hit the streets of Philadelphia this weekend for the annual marathon and half-marathon
	Rehoboth Seashore Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Ready, Set -- It's Marathon Time in Rehoboth (Delmarvanow) The Rehoboth Beach Marathon and Half-Marathon will return this year with the same course but without the marathon two-person relay. The marathon course is so scenic that many runners will stop to take photos during the race.