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News From: Friday, December 17, 2010
	Boston Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Preparing For The 2011 Boston Marathon (Narragansett Patch) Jane Couto will run the Boston Marathon in April and her training began on Monday. It will be her second Boston Marathon and her fourth career marathon.
	Edinburgh Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Places Running Out For Edinburgh Marathon (Scotsman) The Edinburgh Marathon has only fifteen-hundred slots left for the marathon and registrations were coming in at nearly five-hundred per week.
	Honolulu Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		92-Year-Old Marathon Finisher May Have Broken Record (KITV.com) Burrill, who resides in Prospect, OR, and also a condo in Waikiki, appears to have broken a record held by a 90-year old who finished the 2002 London Marathon. Burrill, 92, finished the 2010 Honolulu Marathon in 9:53:16.
	London Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Kebede, Shobukhova To Defend London Titles (USA Today) Tsegaye Kebede and Lilya Shobukhova will attend the London Marathon in April to defend their race titles.
		Coolsaet, Gillis To Line Up Against World-Class Lineup At London Marathon (Thespec.com) The 2011 London Marathon will prove to be one of the strongest fields in the history of the race. Two Canadians have entered their names in the race.
		Two Canadians Named Among Elite Runners For London Marathon (Globe And Mail) Reid Coolsaet and Eric Gillis have been named to the elite athlete starting field for the London Marathon.
	Odds And Ends
		Training/ Health
		First-Time Marathoner: Treadmill Training Paves Way for Hitting the Trail (Reno Gazette-Journal) A first-time marathoner discusses how training on a treadmill quickly elevated her running time and strengthening her for when she gets out on the road.
		Human Interest Story
		Gebrselassie Sets Sights On Political Career (Reuters.com) Haile Gebrselassie is looking into the possibility of a political career when he finally does retire from running.
		Gebrselassie: I Couldn't Quit After Disappointment (Yahoo Sport) Haile Gebrselassie has won the Berlin Marathon four times and has two gold medals to his name. He has since rescinded a decision to retire and plans on running in Tokyo in 2011
		Inaugural Charleston Marathon On January 15th (WCBD.com) The Charleston Marathon will kick off on January 15th with more than three-thousand people registered for the weekend events.
	Ogden Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Magazine Honors Ogden Marathon (Salt Lake Tribune) Runner's World Magazine has honored the Ogden Marathon as one of the top ten races for a first-time marathon runners to participate.
	Operation Jack Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Man Running His 61st Marathon Of The Year For Autism In Manhattan Beach (Beach Reporter) Sam Felsenfeld will complete his sixty-first marathon of the year as he runs to raise money and awareness for autism research.
	Roxbury Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Marathon Junkie Wins Seventh Roxbury Marathon (Housatonic Times) Chuck Engle won the seventh annual Roxbury Marathon with a time of 2 hour 52 minutes and 20 seconds.
	Two Oceans Marathon (56km)
		Human Interest Story
		Two Oceans Entries On Record Pace! (SouthAfrica.info) The Two Oceans Marathon has registered a new record of entrants for the half-marathon and expects the race to fill by early January.
	Windermere Marathon (UK)
		Human Interest Story
		Take Part In Windermere Marathon, Urge Organizers (Westmorland Gazette) The Windermere Marathon will take participants around one of the world's most famous lakes
News From: Thursday, December 16, 2010
	Dubai Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Chicago Marathon Winner Cheruiyot Targets Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon (Middle East Events) Evans Cheruiyot, who won the Chicago Marathon in 2008, has committed to running the 2011 Dubai Marathon on January 21
		Human Interest Story
		Runners Get Ready For New Starting Point At Dubai Marathon (Gulf News) The city of Dubai is under construction and race organizers for the 2011 event have changed the starting venue to accommodate thousands of runners
	Frankfurt Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Weidlinger Already Targeting Frankfurt Marathon (IAAF.org) The Frankfurt Marathon has signed Gunther Weidlinger to run the marathon in October of 2011. The race will carry the IAAF's Gold Label for the 2011 marathon.
	Houston Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Too Early To Fret About Weather For Houston Marathon (Houston Chronicle) The Houston Marathon is being held on January 30, 2011 and the two week shift in race start has many runners dreading what could be a warm race.
	Kalamazoo Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Sixteen States Remain In Kalamazoo Marathon 50-State Challenge (Kalamazoo Gazette) The 2011 Kalamazoo Marathon is hoping to see participants from all fifty-states and only sixteen states remain in the challenge
	London Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		London Marathon Fields Truly Loaded for 2011 (Race Results Weekly) The London Marathon organizers have announced a stellar group of invited runners, which included 14 sub 2:24 female runners, and several World Championship, Olympic medallists, World Mararathon Major title holders, including defending champion Tsegaye Kebede, 2008 Olympic marathon championship Sammy Wanjiru, and the fasted man of 2010, Patrick Makau, who posted an amazing 2:04:58 at Rotterdam.
		London Marathon 2011 Field Announced (News.com) Five men who have run under 2 hours and 5 minutes for the marathon will toe the line at the 2011 London Marathon. Race director Dave Bedford stated that the women's field is also the strongest ever.
		Kebede and Shobukhova Return to Defend London Marathon Titles in 2011 (The Guardian) With defending champions Kebede and Shobukhova, the 2011 London Marathon is shaping up to be a tremendously competive field, which also will feature Samuel Wanjiru who outlasted Kebede Chicago last October and Abel Kirui.
	Lost Dutchman Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Lost Dutchman Marathon Returns To Pinal County (Gold Canyon Today) The tenth annual Lost Dutchman Marathon has opened registration for the February 20, 2011 event date. The race course runs from Gold Canyon to Apache Junction.
	Odds And Ends
		Human Interest Story
		Gebrselassie Says Fans Prevented His Retirement (Solvision) Haile Gebrselassie, a two-time Olympic 10,000 meter champion and marathon world record holder, stated that fan support is the reason he reversed his decision to retire.
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Calvia Marathon Winners (Euro Weekly) Polish runner Miereczko won the Calvia Marathon with a time of 2 hour 22 minutes and 31 seconds. Helen Taranowski won the women's division with a time 2 hours 54 minutes and 18 seconds.
		Human Interest Story
		2011 Kinmen Marathon (What's On Xiamen) The 2011 Kinmen Marathon will be held on January 16th and race events will include the 26.2 mile marathon along with a half-marathon, 11.2 kilometer and 5 kilometer race.
		Crossroads Of Indiana Marathon (Valpo Life) The Crossroads of Indiana will be the first marathon held in northwest Indiana and will take place on the first Sunday in April
		Huge Entry Makes Waterfront Marathon A Spectacular Success (Southern Star) Just a few days prior to the Waterfront Marathon held in Clonakilty, ice and snow covered the roads. Volunteers were able to clear the course for more than fourteen-hundred runners.
	Redding Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Neither Snow Nor Rain Nor Heat Will Stop Runners (Record-Searchlight) The Redding Marathon kicks off in nearly four weeks and runners from many eastern states and points beyond come to see the challenging course.