Marathon/Running News: 11/2/08 - 11/9/08

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News From: Sunday, November 9, 2008
	Athens Marathon (Greece)
		Human Interest Story
		A runner passes in Athens Marathon (New Vision) While Paul Lekuraa may have won the Athens Marathon hosted in Greece, his victory was overshadowed by a death by a walker in the 10 kilometer race.
	Chickamauga Battlefield Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Enicks Wins Third Chickamauga Battlefield Marathon (The Chattanoogan) With over 551 finishers in the Chickamauga Battlefield Marathon, Hugh Enicks claimed the rights to the top spot on the podium again with a time of 2 hours, 48 minutes and 33 seconds despite hoping for a time of under 2 hours and 40 minutes.
	Harrisburg Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Ladd wins Harrisburg Marathon (The Patriot News) From the gun Lowell Ladd lead the the Harrisburg Marathon and won the overall title with a time of 2 hours and 34 minutes. His time was rather impressive considering the full plate of coaching that he maintains.
	New York City Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Opinions differ on New York City Marathon deaths (News Day) The two men who passed just shortly after completing the New York City Marathon have raised many question with the city. Who is to blame and who should be held responsible for the deaths has been a heated topic of conversation and debate amongst runners and race officials.
	Palm Beaches Marathon Festival
		Human Interest Story
		Kids, Adults Get Ready For Marathon Of Palm Beaches (WPBF) They may barely speak the English language but on Saturday December 6th they will be a part of the Marathon of the Palm Beaches Marathon. Thousands will participate in the events that surround the 26.2 mile road race.
	Rock 'n' Roll Arizona Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Sponsorships offer toehold for growth in Rock 'n' Roll Marathon. (Arizona Central) P.F. Chang may have their name as the title sponsor for the Arizon Rock 'n' Roll Marathon, but it does more than just promote business. The marathon and the business has raised more the 27 million for the Leukemia and Lymphoma society.
	Two Cities Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Sharp, Berg win Two Cities Marathon (Freson Bee) Aaron Sharp won the Two Cities Marathon in 2 hours 28 minutes and 40 seconds and Alyson Berg took home the top women's honors in 3 hours 10 minutes and 46 seconds. Heavy rain and wind pelted runners for most of the race.
News From: Saturday, November 8, 2008
	Dallas Marathon (formerly the Dallas White Rock Marathon)
		Human Interest Story
		White Rock Marathon's 7 weeks away. Here's what you need to be doing (Dallas News) Chris Phelan has completed a few Ironman race distances and has a 2 hour and 27 minute marathon best offers participants training for the Dallas White Rock Marathon some helpful tips for completing the race. Phelan's top tips include rest and increasing the distance of the long run.
	Harrisburg Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Harrisburg Marathon in the city on Sunday. (The Patriot News) Josh Beck's first Harriburg marathon in 2003 gave his legs some real trouble near the twenty-third mile mark. In 2007 he returned again to run the race in near perfect conditions to win it the overall marathon with a time of 2 hours and 37 minutes. A great way to go out as he will not be running this Sunday.
	Maui Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Neways Becomes Title Sponsor of the Maui Paradise Marathon (Marketwatch) The Maui Paradise Marathon, set for January 11, 2009 has announced Neways as their title sponsor. The nutritional and personal care products of the Neways company seems to be a great match for the events coupled with the marathon.
	Nike 26.2 = Nike Women's Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Nike finally comes through (City Insider) Nike, after being slammed with emails about the Nike Women's Marathon winner, has made a step to officially recognize Arien O'Connell as the official winner of the women's marathon event. She received her first place trophy in recognition of her fastest time on the course even though she did not cross the finish line first.
	Tokyo Int'l Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Tokyo Marathon to offer prize money (Daily Yomiuri) The Tokyo Marathon is slated for March twenty-second and will be the first race in Japan to offer prize money. The top ten spots on the men's and women's marathon will receive a larger section of the 33 million yen prize.
News From: Friday, November 7, 2008
	Baltimore Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Record number of runners at Under Armour Baltimore Marathon generates $22M (Biz Journal) The Baltimore Marathon drew in a record 17,922 participants which generated twenty-two million for the city of Baltimors' coffers. Well over 49,000 visitors came to the downtown area for the record setting marathon run.
	Harrisburg Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Marathons can be addicting (The Patriot News) In 1973 Hap Miller quit smoking and put on 25 pounds in the aftermath. He also watched the first Harrisburg Marathon. Two years later, in 1975, he would run his first of 33 Harriburg Marathons and lose the 25 pounds as a result of his running. At age 65 and retired, Miller will again toe the line for his 34th Harrisburg Marathon this weekend.
	Marine Corps Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Amateurs Dominate People's Marathon (Military.com) Just over 20,000 people participated in the thirty-third annual Marine Corps Marathon. The world's largest non-prize money races still attracts fast athletes as amateur runner Andrew Dumm won this years event with a time of 2 hours 22 minutes and 44 seconds.
	Nike 26.2 = Nike Women's Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Nike marathon runner gets leg up from Reebok (City Insider) Arien O'Connell was the big winner after the Nike Women's Marathon in San Francico. Co-winner's were announced after it was discovered that O'Connell did not start with the elite women but had the fastest time over the 26.2 mile course. Reebok has stepped to the plate awarding her new shoes for one year and making a donation to the school where O'Connell works.
	Odds And Ends
		Human Interest Story
		Friendly City marathon back to keep your health right on track (The Herald) Port Elizabeth is hosting the Friendly City marathon with relaxed race cut-off times of five and one half hours for the 26.2 mile race. In an effort to increase participation and encourage more people to get fit the race organizers have also lengthened the cut-off time for the ten kilometer event and upped the prize money.
	Two Cities Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Two Cities Marathon set to be one challenging march (Freson Bee) The course for the Two Cities Marathon has been billed as flat and fast. But part of the course travels up a hill at mile twenty that has been compared to the famed "heartbreak" hill of the Boston Marathon. The one mile climb will put runners to the test and make the available 5100 dollars in prize money a well earned pay day. The race begins at 7 am on November 9.
News From: Thursday, November 6, 2008
	Chickamauga Battlefield Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Record Participation Expected At Chickamauga Battlefield Races (Chattanoogan) The Chickamauga Battlefield Marathon, scheduled for November 8 at 7:30 a.m., will been run through the nations oldest military park. The thirty year old race will feature several changes to this year's race. The half marathon has reached a capacity of 700 runners and is closed to new registrants.
	New York City Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Marathon Winner Paula Radcliffe is Thinking Babies (Celebrity Baby Blog) Now that Paula Radcliffe has won her third New York City Marathon title she is doing what any 34 year old would do. She is thinking of having another baby. Isla is Radcliffe's first born. Radcliffe and husband Gary do not want the little girl to be an only child.
	Rock 'n' Roll San Antonio Marathon and 1/2 Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		San Antonio Rock 'n' Roll Marathon Profile: Brian Sell (San Antonio Express News) The San Antonio Rock 'n' Roll Marathon will take place on November 16. Registration for the race has already exceeded record numbers and the race will attract international world class athletes as well as U.S. national class athletes such as Brian Sell, who was third at the U.S. Olympic Trials and plans on racing in the half marathon in San Antonio.
News From: Wednesday, November 5, 2008
	New York City Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Running the New York marathon restored my faith in humanity (Mirror) Many of the runners in last Sunday's New York City marathon ran for charity, personal health, and a host of other reasons. With over one million fans cheering, not just for one winner, but for everyone, it was one of the largest displays of human generosity. A race of this size makes it apparent why someone would push themselves through their physical limits to complete 26.2 miles.
	Odds And Ends
		Human Interest Story
		Running: Goucher (The Oregonian) The United States Track and Field Association has announced that Kara Goucher has been named Athlete of the Week. Goucher was the first woman in fourteen years to grab a top three finish in the New York City Marathon with the fastest debut marathon by a women in a time of 2 hours and 25 minutes.
		Running is Bad For Your Heart. Sort Of. (Examiner) Citing research from Arthur Siege, M.D., director of internal medicine at Harvards McLean Hospital, McGrath states the completing the marathon will put a runners body through an "inflammatory storm". Although, the irony is that the training leading up to the 26.2 mile distance has shown to reduce the risk of coronary disease.
	Olympics 2008 (Men)
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Lel wins second World Marathon Major series (Kenya Broadcasting Company) Marting Lel was fifth at the Beijing Olympics. However by virtue of two of his marathon victories over the past year he won the World Marathon Major Series and collected his prize of half a million dollars.
	Soweto Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Soweto Marathon a huge success (Mathaba) Organizers of the Soweto Marathon are excited about the growth of the race. Over two thousand more runners participated in this years race day event than any previous year. A full line up of Lesotho runners took to the podium in the men's race and the women's race.
News From: Tuesday, November 4, 2008
	New York City Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Second runner dies completing New York City marathon (The Sudbury Star) Two of the runners who completed the New York City Marathon passed away after completing the 26.2 mile race. There several people taken to area hospitals for illness and distress. The two deaths were the first in fourteen years at the marathon.
	Odds And Ends
		Training/ Health
		Marathon Dangers (Fit Sugar) While the New York City Marathon is behind us, many runners are still training for marathons later this fall. The body can undergo changes to the immune system and kidney function which are not beneficial. Even the liver can produce a protein which, if elevated high enough, can incite an inflammatory response that may cause the onset of a heart attack.
		Human Interest Story
		Our mountain marathon was far from chaotic (Guardian) Organizers of the Original Mountain Marathon fire back at the media for criticizing their decision to go ahead with the marathon despite severe rain and weather. Any marathon challenges runners to overcome adversity and the weather was just one more challenge that organizers could not predict.
	Santa Clarita Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Santa Clarita Hosts Marathon (KHTS) Heavy rain did not stop over 3,000 runners from running in Santa Clarita on Sunday. Shane Logan of Pontiac, Michigan, won his first marathon with a time of 2 hours 37 minutes and 48 seconds. Blue Benadum of Malibu was the second place finisher with a time of 2 hours 49 minutes and 1 second.