News From: Friday, December 19, 2008 | ||
Mumbai Marathon | ||
Human Interest Story | ||
Mumbai Marathon to Go Ahead in January Amid Tighter Security
(Bloomberg) More than two-hundred fifty thousand dollars will draw over thirty-thousand runners to Asia's largest marathon despite the terrorists attacks in November. The January race will proceed as scheduled with much tighter security than in previous years. | ||
Pasadena Marathon | ||
Human Interest Story | ||
On-line sign-ups available for Pasadena Marathon
(Pasadena Star News) The Pasadena Marathon has opened up online registration for the rescheduled March 22 event. Wild fires hampered plans to hold the inaugural event and race organizers are please with the new March date. | ||
Taipei International Expressway Marathon | ||
Human Interest Story | ||
Traffic restrictions during ING Taipei Marathon to affect city
(Taipei Times) Road closures for the ING Taipei Marathon will have several area roads closed from 5 am until 2 pm for the largest marathon in that country over the last 4 years. Nearly 110,000 runners are expected for the days events. | ||
News From: Tuesday, December 16, 2008 | ||
Boston Marathon | ||
Pre-Race Review/ Lineup | ||
Goucher to run Boston Marathon
(Denver Post) Kara Goucher set American records for the fastest American woman marathon debut and the fastest New York Marathon run by an American woman this past month. She will now turn her sights on the 113th running of the Boston Marathon on April 20th. | ||
Dubai Marathon | ||
Human Interest Story | ||
Dubai Marathon to break records
(Gulf News) The Dubai Marathon is expected to break it's previous registration record of twenty thousand participants for the marathon, 10K and 3K races combined. The marathon already has double the number of registrants from this time last year. | ||
Honolulu Marathon | ||
Human Interest Story | ||
Thousands overcome obstacles to finish 2008 Honolulu Hawaii marathon
(Honolulu Advertiser) Over tweny-thousand runners finished the Honolulu marathon. The race offer lower than normal temperatures and heavy downpours which turned the finish line at Kapi'olani Park in a mud pit. | ||
Post-Race Review/ Results | ||
Honolulu Marathon resident winners determined
(Star Bulletin) Matthew Stevens was the lead resident male of the Honolulu Marathon with a time of 2 hours and 51 minutes. Susan Burr was the first female resident winner of the marathon with a time of 3 hours and 15 minutes. Both were determined winners by Jon Cross. | ||
Human Interest Story | ||
Post Honolulu Marathon mess is citys fault group says.
(Star Bulletin) Torrential rains and the footsteps of nearly 20000 runners have made a mess of Kapiolani Park near the finish line of the Honolulu Marathon. Park officials are blaming the city for using heavy vehicles and large stakes that seem to do the most damage to the grass, tree roots and irrigation system. | ||
Jacksonville Marathon | ||
Human Interest Story | ||
Running the Jacksonville Marathon: Advice from a veteran
(Jacksonville Life) The Jacksonville Bank Marathon will start this Sunday at 7 am and more than 2400 runners are expected to participate. Running experts offer last minute training tips for your attempts to master the marathon. | ||
Miami Marathon | ||
Human Interest Story | ||
Title Sponsors Support Helps Fuel Record Growth for ING Miami Marathon
(Pitch Engine) ING will be the title sponsor for the January 25th Miami Marathon for the fourth year. Race organizers are seeing record numbers approaching fifteen thousand registrants for this years race. | ||
Odds And Ends | ||
Human Interest Story | ||
Two of Mikitenko's Berlin Splits Ratified as National Records
(Race Results Weekly) Two of Irina Mikitenko's splits from the Berlin Marathon were ratified as German National Records. | ||
Pasadena Marathon | ||
Human Interest Story | ||
Pasadena Marathon springs ahead
(San Gabriel Valley Tribune) With the Los Angeles Marathon letting go of its traditional March marathon date, the directors of the Pasadena Marathon quickly snatched a date in March to run their inaugural marathon after having to cancel the original date due to smoke from nearby fires. | ||
Stillwater Marathon | ||
Human Interest Story | ||
Two new marathons in the works for Twin Cities
(Star Tribune) Grandma's Marathon has dominated the Minnesota marathon scene for years and will now face some competition from the cities of Minneapolis and Stillwater who have organized marathons in their respective cities. | ||
News From: Monday, December 15, 2008 | ||
Dallas Marathon (formerly the Dallas White Rock Marathon) | ||
Human Interest Story | ||
White Rock Marathon runner, 29, collapses, dies
(Dallas News) Erin Lahr,29, was only three miles from the finish of the Dallas White Rock Marathon when she collapsed on the course. She was pronounced dead about twenty minutes later at Baylor University Medical Center | ||
Post-Race Review/ Results | ||
Wind hurts times at Dallas White Rock Marathon
(Dallas News) Larry Barthlow said that runners cannot run fast with sustained winds of twenty five miles per hour and gust nearly the thirty five mile an hour mark. Fifteen thousands runners were lead by the slowest winning time since 2002 and the slowest women's winning time since 2004. | ||
Honolulu Marathon | ||
Post-Race Review/ Results | ||
Ivuti, Shimahara win at Honolulu Marathon
(USA Today) Spurred on by President-elect Barrack Obama's sister pre-race speech, Patrick Ivuti won the Honolulu marathon in 2 hours, 14 minutes, 35 seconds for his first victory since the 2007 Chicago Marathon. | ||
Houston Marathon | ||
Human Interest Story | ||
Five common mistakes marathon runners make during the Houston Marathon.
(Houston Chronicle) The Chevron Houston Marathon is just a month away. Many of the area coaches for the marathon were polled for their advice on the most common mistakes that a marathon runner will make. | ||
Maratón Powerade Monterrey | ||
Post-Race Review/ Results | ||
Mexico witnesses its fastest ever marathon run in Monterrey Marathon
(IAAF) Despite high temperatures Hillary Kimaiyo of Kenya won the Marathon Powerade Monterrey with a time of 2 hours, 9 minutes and 54 seconds. Kimaiyo's time was the fastest run on Mexican soil and the third fastest run in North American this year. | ||
Odds And Ends | ||
Training/ Health | ||
Recent deaths beg the question: Are marathons safe?
(NEWS 8 Austin) Cardiologist John Dieck stated that most of the deaths in marathons over the past year were more than likely a result of having a pre-existing heart condition that may have been undiagnosed. Regardless Dieck stresses that there are some precautions that should take place before racing the 26.2 mile distance | ||
Human Interest Story | ||
Larry Macon: The "Marathon Maniac"
(San Antonio Express News) Most men hit a magical age of 50 or 60 and seek to acquire a new car or a new woman. Larry Macon of San Antonio was unable to find either and so he took up running. Over the past five years he has logged four hundred and seventeen marathons. | ||
Rocket City Marathon | ||
Post-Race Review/ Results | ||
Cox makes Rocket City win a reality
(The Huntsville Times) Josh Cox cast off his shirt nearly twenty minutes into the Rocket City Marathon. Cox would go on to win the thirty-second annual event by over two minutes with a time of 2 hours and 21 minutes. | ||
Rocket City Marathon notebook
(Huntsville Times) Jill Horst of Rome Georgia won the womens Rocket City Marathon title with a time of 2 hours and 48 minutes. Josh Cox ran with the lead pack until mile eighteen when he broke away from the pack to win the overall marathon title | ||
Safaricom Marathon | ||
Post-Race Review/ Results | ||
Cheboi wins Kass Marathon
(Daily Nation) Sundays Kass Marathon in Eldoret was won by James Cheboi with a time of 2 hours 19 minutes and 29 seconds to finish eight seconds up on runner up Wilson Meli, who ran 2 hours 19 minutes and 37 seconds. | ||
News From: Sunday, December 14, 2008 | ||
Honolulu Marathon | ||
Post-Race Review/ Results | ||
Ivuti & Shimahara Win Soggy Honolulu Marathon
(Race Results Weekly) Patrick Ivuti and Kiyoko Shimahara were winners at the 2008 Honolulu Marathon. | ||
News From: Saturday, December 13, 2008 | ||
Odds And Ends | ||
Human Interest Story | ||
Gert Thys Doping Case Finally Concludes
(Race Results Weekly) The Gert Thys drug case, which has been dragging on since 2006, has finally come to an end with the announcement by Athletics South Africa (ASA) on December 11 that Thys's suspension ended on that day after two years and 7 1/2 months. | ||
News From: Friday, December 12, 2008 | ||
Honolulu Marathon | ||
Pre-Race Review/ Lineup | ||
Obama's Half Sister Meets Kenyan Marathon Runners
(International Herald Tribune) Barack Obama's half-sister met with eight Kenyan runners to convey the President-elect's best wishes before they run in Sunday's 36th Honolulu Marathon. |
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