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

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Direct Links: 26.2 with Donna: The National Marathon to Finish Breast Cancer Antarctica Marathon Athens Marathon (Greece) Austin Marathon Bizz Johnson Marathon Boston Marathon Cayman Islands Marathon City of Los Angeles Marathon (L.A. Marathon) Dallas Marathon (formerly the Dallas White Rock Marathon) Dubai Marathon Florida Marathon, Half Marathon & 5K Frankfurt Marathon GO! St. Louis Marathon Green Bay Marathon Honolulu Marathon Houston Marathon Jacksonville Marathon Kiawah Island Marathon
26.2 with Donna: The National Marathon to Finish Breast Cancer
	News From: Monday, December 21, 2009
		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.
Antarctica Marathon
	News From: Saturday, December 19, 2009
		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.
	News From: Wednesday, December 16, 2009
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Peter Jensen, first Dane in Antarctica Marathon (The Copenhagen Post) Peter Jensen is normally sitting in his office chair at the bank. But Jensen swapped his cozy chair for a marathon race in the cold of Antarctica. He completed the race in 8 hours and 50 minutes.
Athens Marathon (Greece)
	News From: Monday, December 21, 2009
		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.
Austin Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, December 22, 2009
		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.
	News From: Tuesday, December 15, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Focus Turns To Austin Marathon (Austin Statesman) The final race in the Austin Distance Challenge will kick off on February 14 with the Austin Marathon. The Decker half-marathon was completed last weekend and the final training stretch to the marathon has kicked into high gear.
Bizz Johnson Marathon
	News From: Wednesday, December 16, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Alanis Morissette Talks Marathon Training, Diet (American Superstar Magazine) Alanis Morissette joined her twin brother in running a marathon. Both ran in the October Bizz Johnson Trail Marathon in California. Morissette said she had to watch her diet and sleep to prepare for the 26.2 mile race.
Boston Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, December 22, 2009
		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.
	News From: Saturday, December 19, 2009
		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.
	News From: Friday, December 18, 2009
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		US Marathoners Back In Running (Boston.com) The Boston Athletic Association has announced that Meb Keflezighi and Ryan Hall will go head to head in an attempt to become the first domestic Boston winner since Greg Meyer in 1983.
		John Hancock Financial Announces Top Americans Meb Keflezighi and Ryan Hall to Run 2010 Boston Marathon and Seek American Win (PRNewswire) John Hancock has signed top American runners Meb Keflezighi and Ryan Hall to toe the line at the Boston Marathon in April to seek the first American win since 1983.
Cayman Islands Marathon
	News From: Thursday, December 17, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Positive Vibes Keeps Running With Cayman Marathon (Caymanian Compass) The Cayman Marathon may have set a record number of entries this year, but that is not slowing race organizers down. They have started to prepare for hitting the magic number of one-thousand for the 2010 race.
City of Los Angeles Marathon (L.A. Marathon)
	News From: Monday, December 21, 2009
		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.
Dallas Marathon (formerly the Dallas White Rock Marathon)
	News From: Tuesday, December 15, 2009
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Tabut And Jebet Take 2009 White Rock Marathon (Examiner.com) The fortieth annual Dallas White Rock Marathon saw Kenyan Edward Tabut take the overall title with a time of 2 hours 16 minutes and 55 seconds to lead an all-Kenyan sweep of the days events.
		Human Interest Story
		Scenes From The White Rock, The Classiest Marathon In Town (Dallas Observer) The Dallas White Rock provided stories of inspiration, endurance and some interesting attire. While Edward Tabut ran the marathon in 2 hours 16 minutes and 53 seconds others took to the roads with a more festive attitude.
Dubai Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, December 22, 2009
		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
	News From: Monday, December 21, 2009
		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.
	News From: Wednesday, December 16, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Dubai Marathon Is On January 22, 2010 (PR-USA.net) The Dubai Marathon kicks of on January 22, 2010. Many of the participants travel from around the world to take a tour of the "Richest Marathon of the World".
Florida Marathon, Half Marathon & 5K
	News From: Saturday, December 19, 2009
		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.
Frankfurt Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, December 22, 2009
		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
	News From: Tuesday, December 22, 2009
		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.
Green Bay Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, December 15, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Cellcom Green Bay Marathon Spreads Its Races Over 2 days (Green Bay Press Gazette) The Green Bay Marathon will expand to a two-day format to reduce congestion and allow for more participants. The marathon and marathon-relay will be held on Sunday May 16 while the shorter races are held on Saturday.
Honolulu Marathon
	News From: Saturday, December 19, 2009
		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.
Houston Marathon
	News From: Thursday, December 17, 2009
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Flanagan Going The Extra Miles (The Houston Chronicle) Shalane Flanagan will go the extra few miles as she makes her half-marathon debut at the Houston Marathon and half-marathon on January 17. The 2008 Beijing ten-thousand meter bronze medalist will toe the line on one of the fastest half-marathon courses in the country.
Jacksonville Marathon
	News From: Monday, December 21, 2009
		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.
	News From: Sunday, December 20, 2009
		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.
	News From: Saturday, December 19, 2009
		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.
	News From: Thursday, December 17, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Local Man To Run Back-To-Back Jacksonville Marathons For Boy (First Coast News) Chris Roman will attempt to run the Jacsonville Bank Marathon this weekend starting the first marathon at 2 am and hopes to be finished with the first loop to start the official marathon at 7 am.
Kiawah Island Marathon
	News From: Sunday, December 20, 2009
		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.