Marathon/Running News: 11/21/09 - 11/28/09

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Atlanta Marathon
	News From: Friday, November 27, 2009
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Atlanta Marathon Results (Atlanta Journal Constitution) Nathan Tew, 21, of Lawrenceville, Georigia won the Thanksgiving Day Atlanta Marathon with a time of 2 hours, 34 minutes and 24 seconds. Gabriel Helmlinger of Cambridge, Massachusetts was nearly six minutes back in second place.
Boston Marathon
	News From: Saturday, November 28, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Kennewick Man, 65, Qualifies for Boston Marathon (The News Tribune) Ed Harrod got turned on to running at the age of 55. Ten years later he is not slowing down as the Kennewick resident ran the Portland Marathon in under 4 hours and 15 minutes to qualify for the Boston Marathon in April
Cayman Islands Marathon
	News From: Thursday, November 26, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Cayman Island Marathon Charities Grateful (Caymanian Compass) The Cayman Island Marathon takes place on December 6 and proceeds from the race will benefit the Cayman Island Cadet Corps and the Cancer Society.
		Linking Runners at the Cayman Island Marathon (Caymanian Compass) With just over one week until the Cayman Island Marathon, the local running club is trying to finalize all four members of each of the marathon relay teams. Each person will run 6.5 miles of the marathon.
		Camyman Island Marathon Needs More Helpers (Caymanian Compass) Dolphin Discovery is the new sponsor for the Cayman Island Marathon water stations. The thirteen water stations will be competing for eight Royal Swim packages which allows them to swim and interact with dolphins.
Colorado Marathon
	News From: Wednesday, November 25, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Colorado Marathon Voted State's Best (Coloradoan) According to an online survey by Colorado Runner Magazine, the Colorado Marathon, which runs along Poudre Canyon, was voted the state's best marathon. More than twelve-hundred runners participated in the marathon last year.
Comrades Marathon (88km)
	News From: Thursday, November 26, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Comrades Entries to Reopen for 2010 (Times Live) The Comrades Marathon Association is responding to an overwhelming response from experienced runners and novices by offering two-thousand more entries for the 2010 running of the Comrades Marathon.
Cowtown Marathon
	News From: Thursday, November 26, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		The Cowtown (NBCDFW.com) The Cowtown Marathon will be held on February 27th of 2010 and has limited the number of available registration slots for the late February marathon, half-marathon and 50K.
Dallas Marathon (formerly the Dallas White Rock Marathon)
	News From: Wednesday, November 25, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Team Micah Runs In Dallas White Rock Marathon Benefiting Texas Scottish Rite Hospital For Children (PR Log) More than forty runners will lace up their running shoes at the Dallas White Rock Marathon to benefit the Texas Scottish Rite Hospital. Team Micah was formed based on the enthusiasm and determination of Micah who was born with caudal regression syndrome
	News From: Tuesday, November 24, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Great Runs Abound as Dallas, Houston, Austin and Fort Worth Marathons Near. (Statesman.com) The Texas racing season is heating up. Ample Thanksgiving day races are proving to be popular as training races for the upcoming Dallas White Rock, Houston, Fort Worth and Austin Marathons are all just weeks ahead.
Kampala Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, November 24, 2009
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Kampala Marathon: The Good, Bad and Ugly (Daily Monitor) While ample space and record numbers highlighted the Kampala Marathon, a milieu ensued as lead runners showed up late for the start and were misdirected along the 10K course. The finish line proved to be a snarl as well.
	News From: Sunday, November 22, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		The Next Kampala Marathon Can Be Better (The New Vision) The Kampala Marathon is destined to be one of Africa's leading sports events if the race organizers can separate the courses and allow runners to have their own path during the race.
		Kenyan Beats 17,000 in Kampala Marathon (The New Vision) David Mutai led the 1-2-3 Kenyan sweep in the Kampala Marathon. Jane Nyambura won the women's marathon against a record crowd of seventeen-thousand in Uganda.
		Kampala Marathon Still Faces High Hurdles (The New Vision) The Kampala Marathon is facing high hurdles. Runners were swapped from 10K to the half-marathon and the communications company stated that the lists were compiled "far away".
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Ugandans Miss Money at Kampala Marathon (The New Vision) David Mutai won the Kampala Marathon with a time of 2 hours 18 minutes and 31 seconds to claim the title over seventeen thousand runners.
Mesquite Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, November 24, 2009
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Colorado Runner Surprises Mesquite Marathon Field (The Spectrum) Mario Macias stunned the Mesquite Marathon Crowd by crushing pre-race marathon favorite Sammy Nyamongo from Kenya. Macias won the marathon with a time of 2 hours 19 minutes and 43 seconds.
		Human Interest Story
		Runners Stride to a Different Drummer (The Spectrum) Most would call running a punishment in any other sport. But a large group of runners participated in the first annual Mesquite Marathon which lasted for 26.2 miles of "punishment".
New York City Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, November 24, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		New York City Marathon Champ to Be in Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (Examiner.com) Meb Keflezighi, who won the 2009 New York City Marathon and the silver medal in the 2004 Olympic Marathon will ride the Statue of Liberty Float in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
		See Jane Run (Muncy Luminary) Jane Moran Beckenstein ran the New York City Marathon to honor her 50th birthday and to raise awareness of Hepatitis C and liver disease through Bosco's Buddies.
Odds And Ends
	News From: Saturday, November 28, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		The Only Book On Running You Need To Read (Palm Beach Post) John "The Penguin" Bingham's book "The Courage To Start" may not be on any list for the best books on running, but many are finding it a must read and using it as the motivation to get off the couch and "start".
		Altitude Training May Take You To New Heights (Irish Times) Ger Hartmann has been holding "prehabilitation" training clinics for athletes involved in all sports. The likes of Haile Gebrselassie and Moses Kipsoro have visited his clinics. Altitude seems to be a new standard for many distance runners.
		Around The World In 100 Runs (Times of India) Dr. Ashis Roy completed the Harrisburg Marathon as his twelfth marathon in the last ten months. Roy is the first Indian to run a marathon at the age of 60 and 70 and just two marathons short of reaching his one-hundredth marathon.
	News From: Friday, November 27, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Paula Radcliffe wants second child before 2012 Olympics (BBC.co.uk) Paula Radcliffe gave birth to her daughter, Isla, in January of 2007 and she is talking about having her second child before she runs the 2012 Olympic Marathon.
		Boost for Running Craze (The Oklahoman) Oklahoma is holding the MAPS election that could have a huge impact on the running community if it passes. Mark Bravo, a running coach and enthusiast, will vote in the December 8 election that could add more than 50 miles of trails to the Oklahoma City area.
		If You Have To Lose, It Might As Well Be To A Legend (Eagle Tribune) Just a few short weeks after Joan Benoit Samuelson set an age group record at the New York City Marathon she won the women's division of the Feaster Five Road Race that attracted over nine-thousand runners. She did so in the last half-mile.
		He Might Not Yet Be A Household Name, But Wanjiru Can Change Running Forever (The Sydney Morning Herald) Samuel Wanjiru has done more in the running world than the famed Haile Gebrselassie. Wanjiru won his first marathon at the age of 17 and set a world half-marathon record at the age of 18. Could he be the first under two-hours in the marathon?
		Marathoner, 73, Fights Cancer By The Mile (Sign on San Diego) Bob Rebello ran a 5K race and it must have felt like a warm up. The seventy-three year old hopes to run a marathon on every continent to raise money for kidney cancer research.
	News From: Thursday, November 26, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Keep on Running - at 74 (The Aucklander) Gordon Jackson seems to be defying father time. At 74 he runs at least on 42 kilometer race per year and trains by running nearly 15 kilometers per day in his YMCA running gear.
		Former Wausau East Star Bursts Onto National Running Scene (Wausau Daily Herald) Sarah Flament has qualified for the 2012 women's Olympic trials. She ran her first marathon in Columbus Ohio in 2008 and ran her first qualifying race in the Twin Cities Marathon.
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Record Field of 10,000 Runners The New Barrier for Kosgei to Clear Florence Marathon (IAAF.org) The twenty-sixth Florence Marathon has broken a record ten-thousand entries. Reuben Kosgei, the 2000 Olympic Steeplechase Champion, will head up the men's marathon field.