Marathon/Running News: 11/19/10 - 11/26/10

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News From: Friday, November 26, 2010
	City of Los Angeles Marathon (L.A. Marathon)
		Human Interest Story
		K-Swiss Run Winner To Earn Los Angeles Marathon Trip (Manila Bulletin) Runners in the Phillippines K-Swiss Running Club will have the chance to win an entry to the Los Angeles Marathon. Two dedicated and lucky runners were sent in 2010.
	Marathon Bahamas
		Human Interest Story
		Marathon Bahamas Event Soaring On Spirit Airlines (Nassau Guardian) The Marathon Bahamas attracted around three-hundred runners for the 2010 event and major sponsors like Spirit Airlines will stay onboard for the 2011 event.
	Mississippi Coast Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Busy Vergunst Wins Mississippi Coast Marathon (Sun Herald) Leonard Vergunst won the Mississippi Coast Marathon, which he directs, with a time of 2 hours 50 minutes and 40 seconds.
	Odds And Ends
		Human Interest Story
		Marathon Training: "Hope" Is Not A Strategy (On The Run) Training for a marathon should be a progression of time and training and runners should not rely entirely on hope.
		Running Legends Helps Inspire Midlands Kids To Stay Fit (WISTV.com) Bill Rodgers spent some time with children at Brockman Elemetary school in South Carolina to motivate them to stay fit.
	Space Coast Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Space Coast Marathon Continues To Grow (Florida Today) The Space Coast Marathon will launch the 39th event this weekend as the oldest marathon in Florida. Dick Beardsley will be there as the keynote speaker.
News From: Wednesday, November 24, 2010
	Atlanta Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		No More Thanksgiving Marathon For Atlanta (Running Competitor) The annual Atlanta Marathon will not take place on Thanksgiving day and that has many runners comparing this news to the cancelation of Christmas.
		Atlanta Track Club Moves Marathon To October 2011 (Atlanta Journal Constitution) The Atlanta Track Club has moved it's full marathon race to October 30, 2011 and the course will cover much of the same route as the Georgia Marathon.
		Thanksgiving Atlanta Marathon Changes Rile Runners (Atlanta Journal Constitution) Most Atlanta runners have grown accustomed to the option of running the marathon on Thanksgiving morning. A date which was changed last May.
	California International Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Sold-Out Marathon Runners Try To Sell Bib Numbers (Mercury News) Organizers of the California International Marathon have forbidden the sale of bib numbers for the sold out marathon depsite concerns about the weather.
	Marathon Bahamas
		Human Interest Story
		Fifty More Days Until Marathon Bahamas (Tribune) The 2011 Marathon Bahamas will kick off in fifty days and will provide a scenic backdrop for a great winter marathon and a destination vacation for runners.
	Odds And Ends
		Training/ Health
		Conquering a Marathon Requires Careful Planning (The News Journal) Advice on picking out the best marathon for your first experience, and training tips.
	Palm Beaches Marathon Festival
		Human Interest Story
		Palm Beaches Marathon Festival Set To Begin December 3 (PRWeb) The Palm Beaches Marathon will open the doors to its annual marathon on December 3 with a new marathon start and finish line for the race which takes place on December 5.
	Seattle Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Thousands Ready For This Weekend's Seattle Marathon (My Northwest.com) The fortieth anniversary of the Seattle Marathon will see a record sixteen-thousand runners participate in the event which takes place this Sunday.
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Will Ice Stop The Seattle Marathon? (Running.Competitor.com) Race organizers are hopeful that cold weather and conditions will not prevent a strong race.
		Forecast Good for Seattle Marathon (Seattle Post-Intelligencer) Thought current conditions are on the cool side, with icy conditions, the forecast for the weekend is calling for a warmup and sunny skies, just in time for the Seattle Marathon.
	White River Marathon for Kenya (prev Mountain Home Marathon for Kenya)
		Human Interest Story
		Cotter Students Help White River Marathon (Baxter Bulletin) Over two-hundred and fifty Cotter Elementary students walked for the Kids of Katito during the White River Marathon.
News From: Tuesday, November 23, 2010
	California International Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		California International Marathon Draws Record Number Of Entrants (Sacramento Bee) The California Marathon has pulled in eight-thousand runners making an eight perent increase from the 2009 marathon.
	Delhi International Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Gul Panag Groped At Delhi Marathon (Latest Sports Buzz) Gul Panag, an attractive Bollywood actress, was groped by an unidentified man while participating in the Delhi half-marathon on November 21st.
	Hogeye Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		1972 Olympian Jeff Galloway Offers "Running School" At 35th Annual Hogeye Marathon (Ozarks Unbound) The thirty-fifth running of the Hogeye Marathon on April 11 will play host to Jeff Galloway.
	Marabana Havana Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Marabana 2010 Photos (Havana Times) Livan Luque and Yailen Garcia won the men's and women's races at the Marabana Havana marathon, with times of 2:28:12 and 2:45:12 respectively.
	Mesquite Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Utah Runner Wins Mesquite Marathon (Desert Valley Times) Fritz Van de Kamp won the Mequite Marathon with a time of 2 hours 33 minutes and 27 seconds.
	Odds And Ends
		Human Interest Story
		Tower Hamlets In Legal Bid Against 2012 Olympic Marathon Route (BBC.co.uk) An east London council has begun legal processes to ask for a judicial review over the decision to move the 2012 Olympic marathon route from the East End.
	Penang Bridge International Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Many Miss Flights Due To Penang Marathon (Today Online) More than two-hundred people missed flight from the Penang International Airport as the only bridge was closed for the Penang Marathon crossing.
	Philadelphia Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Main Line Runners in Fast Lane at Philly Marathon, Rothman 8K Run (Main Line Media News) Emily Hulme of Haverton, who finished 3rd at the Philly Marathon in 2:44:30, was one of several Main Line runners to compete.
	Polar Circle Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Running The Polar Circle Marathon (Guardian) Jesper Rygaard Hansen won the Polar Circle Marathon with a time of over 3 hours and 10 minutes which is a far cry from his 2 hour and 40 minute usual road marathon times.
	Richmond Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Richmond Marathon Runner Who Fell Ill Thanks 2 Who Helped Finish (Richmond Times-Dispatch) Rick Morris was helped across the finish line of the Richmond Marathon after he suffered from a muscular condition that kept his legs from functioning normally.
News From: Monday, November 22, 2010
	Marabana Havana Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		More than 2,500 People Run Havana's Marathon (SolVision) 73 countries were represented among the more than 2,500 participants in the 25th Marabana Havana Marathon, which saw Matanzas' Yailen Garcia and Livan Luque of Havana, win the women's and men's races respectively.
	Odds And Ends
		Human Interest Story
		Age Begins To Catch Up With 2 Prolific Marathoners (Wall Street Journal) Don McNelly pulled out of the Harrisburg Marathon at mile 12 while hoping to finish the marathon just days after his 90th birthday.
		Marathon Training A Delicate Blend (Coloradoan) The mainstay of most any marathon training program is the long run. However runners should throw in a variety of training to race well.