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

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Antarctic Ice Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, December 21, 2010
		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.
	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: Tuesday, December 21, 2010
		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.
	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: Wednesday, December 22, 2010
		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.
	News From: Sunday, December 19, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		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.
		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.
		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.
Canberra Marathon
	News From: Wednesday, December 22, 2010
		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
Christmas Marathon
	News From: Friday, December 24, 2010
		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
Disney World Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, December 21, 2010
		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
	News From: Tuesday, December 21, 2010
		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.
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.
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.
Jacksonville Marathon
	News From: Monday, December 20, 2010
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Kim Pawelek In Prime Form In First Place Finish At Jacksonville Bank Marathon (Florida Times Union) Kim Pawelek won her third Jacksonville Bank Marathon in the women's division with a time of 2 hours 41 minutes and 28 seconds.
		Jacksonville Bank Marathon Results And Race Recap For 2010 (Examiner.com) Justin Gillette of Goshen Indiana won the 2010 Jacksonville Bank Marathon with a time of 2 hours 29 minutes and 17 seconds.
Little Rock Marathon
	News From: Monday, December 20, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Wanted: Easygoing Marathon Veterans (NWA) The Little Rock Marathon is looking for marathon runners who are willing to commit to helping others finish the Little Rock Marathon on March 6.
London Marathon
	News From: Friday, December 24, 2010
		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
	News From: Wednesday, December 22, 2010
		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
	News From: Wednesday, December 22, 2010
		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.
Marathon Bahamas
	News From: Sunday, December 19, 2010
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Delroy Boothe Confident Of Successful Marathon (Freeport News) Delroy Boothe seems serious about defense of his Marathon Bahamas title. He has bettered his 2010 winning time by ten minutes while training in Florida
Mumbai Marathon
	News From: Wednesday, December 22, 2010
		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.
	News From: Tuesday, December 21, 2010
		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.
Napa Valley Marathon
	News From: Monday, December 20, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		A Boston Feel In The Wine Country (Napa Valley Register) The Napa Valley Marathon will celebrate the thirty-third running of the marathon and it will have a Boston theme for the March 6 race.
New York City Marathon
	News From: Friday, December 24, 2010
		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
	News From: Saturday, December 18, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Tempers 'Run' High (New York Post) Runners from New York City complained yesterday the New York Road Runners club is unfairly awarding entries into the New York City half-marathon next March.
Oakland Marathon Running Festival
	News From: Wednesday, December 22, 2010
		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.