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Air Force Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, December 14, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		AFRC Commander Presents Air Force Marathon Trophy (U.S. Air Force News) Lt. General Charles E Stenner Jr put a two-foot tall trophy on display at the Robins Air Force Base Museum of Aviation after they brough home sixty-one points with three category wins in the annual Air Force Marathon
Antarctic Ice Marathon
	News From: Monday, December 20, 2010
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Taiwanese Athlete Finished 2nd In South Pole's Antarctic Ice Marathon (Taiwan Today) The Antarctic Ice Marathon took place on December 16 and 17. Bernardo Fonseca of Brazil won the ultra-marathon course of 100 kilometers with a time of 12 hours 41 minutes and 52 seconds.
Atlantic City Marathon
	News From: Sunday, December 19, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Atlantic City Marathon To Hold Running Related Expo This Year (Press of Atlantic City) The Atlantic City Marathon is hoping that a running related expo inside of Bally's Atlantic City will draw a bigger crowd to the Atlantic City Marathon.
Blue Ridge Marathon
	News From: Saturday, December 18, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Arduous Course For Blue Ridge Marathon To Get Tougher (Roanoke Times) The Blue Ridge Marathon, which held its debut race last April with over six-thousand feet of elevation change, has announced a course change for the second annual race that will provide even more of a challenge.
		2011 Blue Ridge Marathon To Be Tougher (WSLS.com) Organizers of the Blue Ridge Marathon have announced a course change that will make the course even more difficult
Boston Marathon
	News From: Sunday, December 19, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		BAA Is Caught In A Numbers Game (Boston Globe) Thousands of qualified athletes will not be running in the Boston Marathon as online registration closed in under 8 hours. The once prestigious race has lost some of it's luster as spots are made available to charity fundraiser, celebrities and others with connections who have not qualified.
		BAA Revealing Lack Of Diversity (Boston Globe) The Boston Athletic Association is under fire for its lack of diversity. Joann E. Flaminio will take over as the first chairwoman for the board in it's 123 year history.
		McGillivray: BAA Will Make Adjustments (Boston Globe) When legendary runner and four-time Boston Marathon winner Bill Rodgers admitted he could not have entered the Boston Marathon as he is not good with a computer, the BAA might finally have stopped to take notice.
	News From: Friday, December 17, 2010
		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.
	News From: Wednesday, December 15, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Goucher And Davila To Lead US Challenge In Boston (IAAF.org) Kara Goucher and Desiree Davila will be in the spotlight of the one-hundred and fifteenth running of the Boston Marathon as both women hope to run in the 2012 Olympic Marathon.
	News From: Tuesday, December 14, 2010
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Boston Lands Goucher, Davila For 2011 Marathon (Race Results Weekly) The Boston Marathon announced today that female American runners Kara Goucher, who will be returning after giving birth to her son, and Desiree Davila who is coming off her 4th place finish at the 2010 Chicago Marathon, will be competing in next April's marathon.
	News From: Monday, December 13, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Boston Marathon's Organizers Pledge To Quickly Wrap Up It's Review Of Registraton Changes (Mass. Market) Tom Grik is planning on wrapping up the BAA's review of registration for the Boston Marathon when he takes over as the Executive Director of the race on January 1.
Cincinnati Flying Pig Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, December 14, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Flying Pig Among Most Memorable Cincinnati Sports Moments of 2010 (Yahoo! Sports) The first Sunday of May the Cincinnati Flying Pig Marathon showcases the beauty of the city with a contagious amount of local support.
Dubai Marathon
	News From: Thursday, December 16, 2010
		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
		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
Edinburgh Marathon
	News From: Friday, December 17, 2010
		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.
	News From: Tuesday, December 14, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Edinburgh Marathon Founder Loses Fight With Cancer At Age 46 (Scotsman) Geoff Sim who founded the Edinburg Marathon, one of Scotland's largest sporting events has passed away after his battle with cancer.
Frankfurt Marathon
	News From: Thursday, December 16, 2010
		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.
Hogeye Marathon
	News From: Monday, December 20, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Team Works To Redesign Hogeye Marathon Course (NWA) Cindy Knott will work during the next month to design and measure new courses for the Hogeye Marathon and half-marathon to be held on April 10.
Honolulu Marathon
	News From: Saturday, December 18, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		92-Year-Old Female Marathon Finisher Proves You're Never 'Too Old' To Run (Mlive.com) Gladys Burrill is 92 year-young and ran and finished the Honolulu Marathon in just under 10 hours. It is believed that she may be the oldest woman to finish a marathon.
	News From: Friday, December 17, 2010
		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.
	News From: Tuesday, December 14, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Honolulu Marathon Entrants Lowest Since 1991 (USA Today) Despite a recent boom in marathon running the Honolulu Marathon hosted just over twenty-thousand runners which is the races lowest number since 1991.
	News From: Monday, December 13, 2010
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Gebre Wins Women's Honolulu Marathon, But Not Without Controversy (KHON2.com) Despite a protest filed by this year's second place finisher and defending champion of the Honolulu Marathon, Belainesh Gebre was declared the overall winner.
		Kenya's Chelimo Returns To Honolulu's 38th Marathon (Honolulu Star Advertiser) Nicholas Chelimo won the thirty-eighth edition of the Honolulu Marathon with a time of 2 hours 15 minutes and 28 seconds.
		Marathon Officials Stand by Sunday's Controversial Decision (Khon2.com) Despite the controversial outcome, race organizers for the 2010 Honolulu Marathon, stand by their decision, awarding Belainesh Gebre of Ethiopia, the women's title after she was not invited as an elite runner, and subsquently utilized water given to her by her boyfriend.
		Honolulu Marathon President Dr. Jim Barahal Talks About This Year's Race (Hawaii News Now) Race president Dr. Jim Barahal discusses the 2010 event, which included thousands of runners and walks, but also some controversy.
		Honolulu Marathon Entrants Lowest Since 1991 (Greenwich Time) According to reports, the Honolulu Marathon saw 20,735 runners, down from 23,469 in 2009, and the lowest since 1991.
		Controversial Outcome A Disappointing Decision At Honolulu Marathon (Honolulu Star Advertiser) The Honolulu Marathon joined the ranks of controversial finishes when Belainesh Gebre of Ethiopia took aid along the course from her boyfriend and claimed the top spot in the women's field but not without protest from second place finisher and defending champion.
Houston Marathon
	News From: Saturday, December 18, 2010
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		McMillan Looks For Answers on Lake Mary Road (Race Results Weekly) To prepare for the Houston Marathon, coach Greg McMillan has his 7 athletes training in the varying altitude and terrain of Lake Mary.
	News From: Thursday, December 16, 2010
		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.