Marathon/Running News: 12/15/09 - 12/22/09

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News From: Tuesday, December 22, 2009
	Austin Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Austin Marathon Has Its Own iPhone Application (Austin 360) The Austin Marathon has introduced it's very own iPhone application that is free for download on the Apple App store. The mobile application will provide results and information about the marathon.
	Boston Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Keflezighi, Hall Set For Boston Marathon (Washington Times) The two biggest names in American distance running will grace the starting line of the Boston Marathon in 2010. Meb Keflezighi and Ryan Hall will go head to head in April and vie for the title.
	Dubai Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Britain's Adopted Marathon Man Targets Euro Place At Dubai Marathon (Dubai City Guide) Tomas Abyu lived less than twenty-five miles apart and will run with his homeland hero in the 2010 Dubai marathon in an attempt to join the ranks of the world marathon running elite
	Frankfurt Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Frankfurt Organizers Target Even Better IAAF Gold Label Race (Track and Field Resource) Gilbert Kirwa won the 2009 Frankfurt Marathon with a time of 2 hours 6 minutes and 23 seconds. The race organization and other details have confirmed the IAAF Gold Label Status for the 2010 event.
	GO! St. Louis Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		GO! St.Louis Registrations Filling Up, Fees About To Increase (St. Louis Post-Dispatch) Registration for the GO! St. Louis Marathon is filling up quickly and the April race is seventy-five percent ahead of last year's pace. Entry fees will go up on January first.
	Myrtle Beach Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Myrtle Beach Marathon Sold Out Earlier This Year (SC Now.com) The Myrtle Beach Marathon will be held on February 12 at the Convention Center. The race has been sold out for several weeks with more than eighty-five hundred runners expected to compete.
	Odds And Ends
		Human Interest Story
		New Balance Partners With State to Help Remove Snow Along Charles River (Wicked Local) The Boston-based company, New Balance has entered into a sponsorship with state Department of Conservation and Recreation to fund snow removal along the Charles River along a seventeen-mile long path.
		Winter Solstice Good For Runners (Examiner.com) The first official day of winter means that the minutes of day light will be growing from here until June. The extra light will allow runners to begin again.
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Pasipamire Wins Chitungwiza Marathon (The Herald) Cephas Pasipamire won the Mr. Pace 42 kilometer marathon with a time of 2 hours 22 minutes and 38 seconds. Gilbert Mutandiro of Lobels finished second with a time of 2 hours 23 minutes and 7 seconds.
	Rocket City Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Huntsville Therapeutic Massage Students Provide Relief to Marathoners (MMD Newswire) The thirty-third edition of the Huntsville Rocket City Marathon made use of the VCH Therapeutic Massage students to provide massage support for the runners on December 12, 2009 and will continue to support the race day events
	Xiamen International Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Twenty-one Foreign World-Class Runners To Compete In 2010 Xiamen Marathon (What's On Xiamen.com) The 2009 Xiamen Marathon Champion will return to defend his title along with nine-teen year-old elite Ethiopian runner Bazu Worka who took second in Paris.
News From: Monday, December 21, 2009
	26.2 with Donna: The National Marathon to Finish Breast Cancer
		Human Interest Story
		Team of 26 Asheville Runners Being Assembled for Marathon War on Cancer (Mountain Xpress) Twenty-six runners will travel to Jacksonville Beach, Florida in February to run the National Breast Cancer Marathon in support of Jane Roane. Team Jane will race on February 21 on a flat and fast course.
	Athens Marathon (Greece)
		Human Interest Story
		Classic Greek Marathon: Bemidji Man Runs The Historic Route (Bemidji Pioneer) Christopher Hoffman ran the Classic Greek Marathon in November. Competing in just his third marathon along with four-thousand, six-hundred other runners, Hoffman traversed the original marathon course from Marathon Bridge to Athens with on lap in the first Olympic Stadium.
	City of Los Angeles Marathon (L.A. Marathon)
		Human Interest Story
		Los Angeles Marathon Unveils Expanded Charity Program; Sixty Official Charities To Take Part In 2010 Race (Pr-Canada) The new Stadium to Sea course for the Los Angeles Marathon is just one major change occurring with the race. A charity program has been added that will raise funds for sixty non-profit organizations.
	Dubai Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		I enjoy the challenge and opportunities (The National) Stuart Horsewood has run one-hundred marathons and had a daily running streak of just over ten years. He plans on running the Dubai Marathon in January as his one-hundred and first marathon.
	Jacksonville Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		First-Time Winners Triumph At Jacksonville Marathon (News Jacksonville.com) Justin Jacobs won the Jacksonville Bank Marathon with a time of 2 hours, 30 minutes and 13 seconds. Jacobs is the first local resident to win the race in five years.
	Odds And Ends
		Human Interest Story
		Local Teacher Eyes Backward Running Record (WDSU.com) Richard Strasbourg trained for about a year to take a shot at the Guinness Book of World Records for backwards running. There is a record for a female running but no male record has been established.
		Marathon Runner Around The Globe (PR-inside.com) Tristan Miller will attempt to travel the world to complete fifty-two marathons in fifty-two weeks. Miller will be the first person to attempt to travel the world to run 52 marathon and travel to at least 42 countries.
News From: Sunday, December 20, 2009
	Jacksonville Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Jacksonville Marathon Draws Big Turnout (The Florida Times-Union) The Jacksonville Marathon is expecting a record field for the Sunday race. The 7 am start and sixty dollar entry fee will bring total participation up to nearly twenty-five hundred runners.
	Kiawah Island Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		The Joy Of Not Running Enough To Finish Race (GoUpstate.com) Lane Filler shares her experience of running the Kiawah Island Marathon in 4 hours and 48 minutes with a montage of emotions and a lifetime of memories. She was happy to be finished running.
	Odds And Ends
		Human Interest Story
		Local Racing Scene Survived Slow Economy (Fosters Daily Democrat) Manchester will host the Millennium Mile next week and the racing season will be closed for the year. Economy and mother nature didn't seem to slow down participation numbers and, in fact, seemed to have the opposite effect.
		Eating For The Race (Victoria Advocate) Runners around the country are looking for that perfect meal to propel them to a better race. From eliminating alcohol and caffeine to avoiding pizza, race participants can follow some strict rules.
	Steamtown Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Steamtown Marathon Continues Surge In Popularity (The Times-Tribune) The fifteenth edition of the Steamtown Marathon will grow in popularity for the 2010 race. The marathon was ranked sixth out of three-hundred, sixteen marathons that received at least one vote.
News From: Saturday, December 19, 2009
	Antarctica Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Gregory McCarthy finishes Antarctic race, has run marathons on seven continents (Washington Post) Gregory McCarthy finished the Antarctic Ice Marathon on Tuesday and has officially completed a marathon on all seven continents. Jason Wolfe won the marathon with a time of 4 hours 46 minutes and 50 seconds.
	Boston Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Keflezighi Targets Boston Triumph (Sporting Life) Meb Keflezighi already has an Olympic Silver medal in the marathon and one New York City Marathon title to his name. In April, the Eritrea-born runner hopes to add Boston to his resume.
	Florida Marathon, Half Marathon & 5K
		Human Interest Story
		Clermont Sports Complex to Host Florida Marathon (Orlando Sentinel) The sports complex of Clermont will host the Florida Marathon for the third annual marathon. The marathon begins at 7:30 am and the course will run along 26.2 miles of paved trail.
	Honolulu Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Honolulu Marathon Helped Fill Hotels (Biz journal) More than twenty-thousand runners helped to fill Hawaii's hotel room capacity to 59.1 percent for marathon weekend. Each of the islands saw a positive increase in room occupancy while the rest of the nation saw a decline.
	Jacksonville Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Participation in Jacksonville-area road races is still running strong (Jacksonville Sports) Race organizers of the Jacksonville Marathon are expecting about a ten-percent increase in participation over last year to roughly twenty-three hundred runners.
	London Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Everest Was A Mental Challenge. My Leg's Designed For Walking On The Flat (The Sun) Ben McBean lost his right leg and left arm in a land mind explosion in Afghanistan last year. Despite horrific injuries and thirteen surgeries he has taken on the London Marathon and took on the world's highest mountain.
	Rock 'n' Roll Arizona Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Dean Karnazes to Host First Rock n Roll Ultra Marathon (Eliving) The Rock N Roll Marathon which takes place in January, has added a 50 kilometer race to coincide with the marathon and the half-marathon. Dean Karnazes will present this unique race.