Marathon/Running News: 12/23/08 - 12/30/08

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News From: Tuesday, December 30, 2008
	Little Rock Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Little Rock Marathon Running on Empty (Arkansas Matters) The Little Rock Marathon will host its seventh year of running this year and due to the economic crisis in the country, race director Geneva Hampton has lost some sponsorship dollars. In just seven short years the race has grown about twelve percent per year. This year may be the exception.
News From: Monday, December 29, 2008
	Maui Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Neways Maui Paradise Marathon (The Maui News) The Neways Maui Paradise Marathon, Half Marathon, 5k and Keiki runs are running the inaugural races on January 11th 2008. Kalama Park in Kihei will be the host for the running expo at the Wailea Marriott beginning on January 10th.
	Odds And Ends
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Lyngkhoi, Shastri win Indian Open marathon (Indian Express) What should have been a flat course and a great test for the 2010 Commonwealth Games left somewhat slower times during the New Delhi Indian Open Marathon. 2 hours 17 minute and 58 seconds won the mens marathon race while the women's marathon race was won with a time of 2 hours 53 minutes and 22 seconds.
	Route 66 Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Three-State Route 66 Marathon to End in Joplin (Kansas City) The first ever Route 66 Mother Road Marathon is scheduled for October 3, 2009. The race will cover the famed route from Miami, Oklahoma to Joplin, Missouri. The race organizers expect to attract more than one thousand participants.
	Run for the Ranch Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		"Best day you could imagine" for races at Run for the Ranch Marathon. (News-Leader) Although the winds howled along much of the course at the Run for the Ranch Marathon, the sun shone and the temps hovered near 45 degrees. The 2:30 pm race start allowed for near perfect conditions for the charity race.
		"Run for the Ranch" Raises Money for Troubled Youth (Ozarks First) Hundreds of runners from across the country gathered to run distances from the 5K to the marathon to raise money for the Good Samaritan Boys Ranch just south of Springfield, Missouri. The races consisted of multiple loops through the Phelps Grove Park area.
News From: Friday, December 26, 2008
	Mumbai Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Mumbai preparing for marathon (Top News India) The Mumbai marathon will start on schedule on January 18th and many of the Mumbaikars are organizing and uniting to form a unified front in protest of the terrorist attacks which took place in Mumbai on November 26th.
	Run for the Ranch Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Outdoors Calendar include Run for the Ranch Marathon (News-Leader) The Ozark Mountain Ridge Runners will be hosting the ninth annual Good Samaritan Run for the Ranch 2:30 p.m this Sunday in Springfield Missouri. The race, which runs through the Phelps Grove Park area, includes a 5K, 10K and half-marathon along with the marathon.
News From: Thursday, December 25, 2008
	Museum of Aviation Foundation Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Museum of Aviation off and running for 2009 (The Sun News) The Museum of Aviation Foundation will hold its 13th annual marathon on January 17th. The marathon is held in conjunction with a half-marathon and a 5 kilometer race. The Aviation Marathon has grown to be one of the largest in middle Georgia
	Rock 'n' Roll Country Music Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Country Music Marathon Has Discounted Rate (WSMV4) The Country Music Marathon will celebrate its tenth anniversary this year on Saturday April 25th. Entry fees for the marathon and the half-marathon will climb to $100 and $95 on January 1st.
News From: Wednesday, December 24, 2008
	Garmin Marathon (prev. Oz Marathon)
		Human Interest Story
		Olathe Marathon early registration (The Chieftain) The March 28th Olathe Marathon, Half-Marathon and 5 Kilometer race will offer new courses that include roads and trails. The race is a USATF certified course and a Boston qualifier
News From: Tuesday, December 23, 2008
	Mississippi Blues Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Mississippi Blues Marathon is but one way to exercise (Clarion Ledger) Many people will spend January 3rd recovering from the copious amounts of eating and drinking that have taken place over the holidays. However, some three-thousand runners will descend on Jackson, Mississippi to fight the bulge in the Mississippi Blues Marathon.
	New York City Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Running the New York streets with the marathon crew (Buffalo News) A Race Like No Other: 26.2 Miles is a book that takes its readers through the New York Marathon. Author Liz Robbins takes the runner through 26.2 chapters that start with the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge and cover the life of the marathon and many of the people who are involved with the marathon.
	Odds And Ends
		Human Interest Story
		USATF Amends Headphone Rule (Race Results Weekly) USATF Amended their headphone rule so that it only applies to competitive athletes competing for prize money.