Marathon/Running News: 12/18/10 - 12/25/10

Back to News Main Page

Sort News By: Date | Race | News Type

More News:

News From: Friday, December 24, 2010
	Christmas Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		The First Annual Christmas Marathon And Half-Marathon. (Examiner.com) The first annual Christmas Marathon will be the only trail-based marathon in New York City and kicks off in Van Cortlandt Park on December 25
	London Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		MasterChef's Roux To Run London Marathon For Dispossessed Fund (This Is London) Michel Roux, one of the world's leading chefs, will run the Lodon Marathon to raise money for the Dispossessed Fund
	New York City Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Muzhingi Eyes New York City Marathon (Houston Chronicle) Stephen Muzhingi has won the Comrades Marathon twice and now he is setting his eyes on the New York City Marathon in 2011
	Odds And Ends
		Human Interest Story
		Planes, Training And Marathons (Houston Chronicle) Morgan Cummings spent nearly every weekend of 2010 running a marathon in a different state.
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Kenyans Arrive For Sunday's Ahmedabad Marathon (Times Of India) Robinson Kwemoi and Peter Mwangi, both of Kenya, arrived in Ahmedabad to run the inaugural marathon which is offering a one-hundred thousand dollar prize purse.
		Human Interest Story
		Kanaiyalal Tripathi Is Oldest Runner For Ahmedabad Marathon (DNA India) Kanaiyalal Tripathi will run the inaugural Ahmedabad Marathon as the oldest registered runner at sixty-eight years of age.
		Collin County Marathon Cancelled (Examiner.com) The Collin County Marathon, which was scheduled for March 6, 2011 has been cancelled due to financial requirements for course support.
		First Collin County Marathon Scratched (Dallas Morning News) Jack Bick, president of the Collin County Marathon, has pulled the plug on the March 6 marathon because requirements have made the event "financially and logistically impossible."
	Xiamen International Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Stricter Measures Adopted To Guarantee Quality Of 2011 Xiamen International Marathon (What's On Xiamen) The 2011 Xiamen Marathon will kick off on January 2 and monitoring measures have been put in place to curb the level of cheating that occurred in the 2010 race
News From: Wednesday, December 22, 2010
	Boston Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Is The Boston Marathon Fair To Charity Runners? (Running.com) Rich Tenorio is not upset with the lack of slots for qualified runners into the Boston Marathon. He is giving the BAA flak for limiting the number of charity slots into the 2011 race.
	Canberra Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Canberra Marathon Outruns Legal Trouble (Canberra Times) The Canberra Marathon will return despite the legal troubles which forced the cancelation of the 2010 event
	London Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Belina Planning To Run Marathons In London, Boston (Chadron News) Rusty Belina, 69, has qualified for the Boston Marathon and will run the race in April of 2012 as well as compete in the London marathon this coming April
	Malibu International Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Date Announced For The 2011 Malibu International Marathon (PR Newswire) The Malibu Internation Marathon will be held on November 13, 2011. The third annual event will hope to raise one-hundred thousand dollars for Christopher's Haven.
	Mumbai Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Mumbai Marathon Organisers Rope In IAAF To Ratify Results (Times of India) Dave Cundy of the IAAF will ratify the results of the Mumbai Marathon which will be held on January 16.
	Oakland Marathon Running Festival
		Human Interest Story
		Oakland Running Festival Announced Changes To Marathon Course (Oaklan Tribune) Race officials for the Oakland Running Festival listened to comments from the inaugural even and have announced a more scenic course that also allows for a smoother flow of traffic.
	Odds And Ends
		Human Interest Story
		When The Diagnosis Is "Dead Butt Syndrome" (New York Times) Dead butt syndrome or gluteus medius tendinsosis might at first seem a bit laughable but this condition is causing many distance runners to be sidelined during the higher mileage training.
		Are You Ready To Sign Up For Your First Marathon? (Kansas City Star) What might start out as a great way to lose weight seems to have turned many would be couch potatoes into marathon runners.
		Runners Versus Jerks (Cincinnati Enquirer) Jim Pleshinger airs out some of the Cincinnati area runners grieveances in a Seinfeld-esque Festivus tradition.
		2011 Cebu City Marathon Eyes To Draw 6,000 Racers (Inquirer Global Nation) The Cebu City Marathon is expecting to draw more than six-thousand runners to the January 9 event.
	Soldier Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Five Colquitt County Runners Compete In Inaugural Soldier Marathon (Moultrie Observer) The inaugural Soldier Marathon was held on November 13 and proceeds from the race went to benefit the National Infantry Museum, House of Heroes and the Honor Flight.
News From: Tuesday, December 21, 2010
	Antarctic Ice Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		New Running Records on the Frozen Continent (Antarctic Ice Marathon) With 37 brave runners (marathoners and ultra-marathoners) in the 2010 event, the Antarctic Ice Marathon set a new event record for participation, despite having to postpone the event several days due to inclement weather.
	Blue Ridge Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Blue Ridge Marathon Challenging Mt. Lemmon's "Toughest" Title (KVOA.com) The Blue Ridge Marathon is challenging the notion that the Mt. Lemmon Marathon is the "toughest road marathon in the world" and giving away free entries to help those who have run Mt. Lemmon to be the official judges.
	Disney World Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Defending Marathon Winner Adriano Bastos Returns In Quest For Seventh Straight Title (ChipandCo) Adriano Bastos will return to Orlando Florida to defend his marathon title from 2010 and hopes to win his seventh overall title.
	Dubai Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Magarsa Eyes PB At Dubai Marathon (Sport 360) Askale Magarsa will be among the favorites to win the Dubai Marathon next month as part of a very strong elite women's field.
	Mumbai Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Mumbai Marathon Anthem Releases Today (Hindustan Times) Taufiq Qureshi has been working on the anthem for this years Mumbai Marathon for nearly a year and hopes that participants will feel motivated on January 16 when they hear it.
	Odds And Ends
		Human Interest Story
		Runners Who Drink Too Much During Race Finish Last (Telegraph) A recent study has shown that marathon runners who finished fastest had also lost the largest proportion of their body weight.
		The Great Debate: Big Race, Little Race (Wicked Local) The debate amongst runners and triathletes about the size of the race to enter seems more heated than most political campaigns.
		Training/ Health
		Weight Loss During Marathon Improves Running Time (Medical News) A recent study reveals that runners who lost the largest percentage of body weight while running a marathon finished the race more quickly.
		Human Interest Story
		Be Charitable Toward Marathon's Charity Runners (Item Live.com) One author's opinion in the battle between elite athletes and charity athletes entering the famed Boston Marathon has him siding with the charity runners.
		Goucher's Training Includes Her Baby (Duluth News Tribune) Kara Goucher will be using a newly designed baby stroller as part of her return to training in Portland Oregon