Marathon/Running News: 11/29/09 - 12/6/09

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News From: Sunday, December 6, 2009
	Baton Rouge Beach Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		White, Nosser Take Wins at Baton Rouge Beach Marathon (The Advocate) Jerry White won the Baton Rouge Beach Marathon with a time of 2 hours 52 minutes and 5 seconds. Francine Nosser took home top honors for the women with a time of 3 hours 35 minutes and 56 seconds.
	Beirut International Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Temam and Tadesse Take Beirut Marathon Titles (IAAF.org) Mohammed Temam ran to victory in the Beirut Marathon with a time of 2 hours 16 minutes and 12 seconds. Mihret Tadesse took home the women's title with a time of 2 hours 42 minutes and 41 seconds.
	California International Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Marathon's Starting Temp? Forecast Says 33 Degrees (The Sacramento Bee) More than eleven thousand runners will face thirty-three degree temperatures at the start of the California International Marathon at 7 am. Temperatures are only expected to rise to forty degrees by 10 am.
	Dallas Marathon (formerly the Dallas White Rock Marathon)
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		New Mexico Man Helps Kenyan Runners Earn a Living in the United States (Dallas News) Scott Robinson founded the AmeriKenyan Running Club and is bringing three Kenyan Runners to Dallas White Rock Marathon to compete and earn money to support their families in Kenya.
	Fargo Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Running From Class To The Fargo Marathon (The Concordian) The Fargo Marathon kicks off on May 22, 2010 and the Concordia track coach, Garrick Larson, wants to help students train for their first marathon and earn class credit.
	Fukuoka Int'l Open Marathon Championship
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		2:05:18 Course Record and Personal Best for Kebede in Fukuoka (IAAF.org) Tsegaye Kebede won the Fukuoka Marathon with a new course record and personal best of 2 hours 5 minutes and 18 seconds. This was his second consecutive victory at the Fukuoka Marathon.
	Green Bay Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Family Services Joins Cellcom Green Bay Marathon As Charity Partner (Green Bay Press Gazette) The non-profit human services agency, Family Services, replaces the Salvation Army as the Green Bay Marathon new charity partner for the 2010 event.
	Memphis Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Kenyan Sets Record In St. Jude Memphis Marathon...Maybe (The Commercial Appeal) Jynocel Basweti came to Memphis to set the course record for the marathon. His time of 2 hours 16 minutes and 21 seconds was fast enough for the course record if it stands up. Basweti veered of course due to cones on the course from a previous race.
		Human Interest Story
		Runner Dies After St. Jude Marathon (The Commercial Appeal) St. Jude Memphis Marathon officials have stated that a woman running in the Saturday event passed away after completing the half-marathon. She was the first runner to pass away in the races thirty year history.
	Palm Beaches Marathon Festival
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Miramar's Ronnie Holassie Wins Second Straight Palm Beaches Marathon; Boston Doctor Wins Women's Race (Palm Beach Post) Ronnie Holassie, two-time Olympic marathon runner, won his second Marathon of the Palm Beaches with a time of 2 hours 24 minutes and 58 seconds. Jody Dushay, a doctor from Boston, won the women's race with a time of 2 hours 53 minutes and 23 seconds.
	Pune International Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Kenyan runner Augustine Ronoh Wins Pune Marathon (Thaindian) Kenyan, Augustine Ronoh won the Pune International Marathon with a time of 2 hours 13 minutes and 5 seconds. More than thirty-thousand spectators cheered on the runners through the city of Pune.
		Kenyans Dominate the Show in Pune Marathon (The Hindu) Augustine Ronoh, Kenya, won the twenty-fourth Pune International Marathon with a time of 2 hours 13 minutes and 5 seconds. Fellow Kenyan Peter Mutisya was second in 2 hours 15 minutes and 17 seconds.
	Reggae Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Teacher Wins Reggae Marathon (Jamaica Gleaner) Rupert Green won the Reggae Marathon with a time of 2 hours 31 minutes and 50 seconds to capture the ninth edition of the marathon.
	Singapore International Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Injured Kibet Shatters Singapore Record (IAAF.org) Luke Kibet captured the Singapore Marathon title in a record time of 2 hours 11 minutes and 25 seconds despite a nagging achilles' tendon injury.
News From: Saturday, December 5, 2009
	Beirut Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Beirut Marathon Reflects Growing Passion for Road Running (IAAF.org) Mark Dickinson has more than thirty-one thousand athletes lining up for his Beirut Marathon. His goal is "to inspire people to understand that running is awesome"
	California International Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		California International Marathon Expected to be Winner for Local Economy (NEWS10) Huge numbers of runners and spectators have converged on Sacramento for the twenty-seventh California International MArathon. More than fifty-thousand on-lookers will watch seventy-five hundred marathon runners.
	Fukuoka Int'l Open Marathon Championship
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Ethiopia's Tsegaye Kebede Back in Japan to Defend Title (Ethiopian Review) The sixty-third Fukuoka International Marathon will be held on December 6. Tsegaye Kebede of Ethiopia will defend his course record and 2008 title.
	Memphis Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		St. Jude Memphis Marathon Events Expand To Add More Entrants (The Commercial Appeal) Dwight Drinkard was looking out for the safety and quality of the Memphis Marathon for the fourteen thousand runners in 2008. Certain that the race was growing in popularity, Drinkard has expanded the 2009 capacity to over fifteen thousand participants.
	Odds And Ends
		Human Interest Story
		Make A Resolution To Run A Marathon in 2010 (Madison County Herald) Several Jackson Mississippi residents made it their goal to run a marathon in 2009. Chris White, Amanda Cassell and David Shumate all completed in the New York City Marathon and continue to run and train for more in 2010.
		Join the 50 States Marathon Club (The Intelligencer) The 50 States Marathon Club is just one of many of the clubs that runners can join. Marathon clubs are growing in popularity and there is even a club that recognizes those who have run a marathon in all 50 states under 4 hours.
	Palm Beaches Marathon Festival
		Human Interest Story
		Palm Beaches Marathon Director Would Rather be Running (Sun Sentinel) Mat Forrest would much rather be running his Marathon of the Palm Beaches on Sunday. The rookie race director has his hands full with two new courses to be run.
	Pune International Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Pune International Marathon To Take New Route This Year. (The Times of India) The Pune International Marathon will held on a new course after the chaos on the course from 2008. The twenty-fourth edition of the marathon will have fewer turns and is mostly a straight course.
	Reggae Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Green, Rejimbal top Reggae Marathon in Negril (TrackAlerts.com) Rupert Green won the overall title of the 2009 Reggae Marathon with a time of 2 hours 31 minutes and 50 seconds. Terri Rejimbal took home the women's title with a time of 3 hours and 56 seconds.
	Rock 'n' Roll Las Vegas Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Drive Machine Revving Up for Rock n Roll Marathon (Las Vegas Sun) Camdon Scott was an American Idol season six semi-finalist. He joined the band Drive Machine and will be on stage to perform at the Rock N Roll Las Vegas Marathon on Sunday.
		Roads, Including Strip, To Be Closed For Sunday Las Vegas Marathon (Las Vegas Sun) Runners will be crowding some of Las Vegas' busiest streets for much of Sunday including the world famous Strip. More than twenty-five thousand runners will shut down the downtown area for the Las Vegas Marathon.
News From: Thursday, December 3, 2009
	Big Bear Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Lighthouse Bows Out of Big Bear Marathon (Big Bear Grizzly) The Lighthouse Project organized the Big Bear Marathon in 2009 after taking the race over from HBT Sports who organized it in 2008. The marathon is not being supported by either organization for 2010.
	California International Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Marathon Manual: A long-distance champion takes us on a mile-by-mile tour of Sunday's California International Marathon course (Sacramento Bee) Tim Twietmeyer, five-time winner of the Western States 100-mile Endurance Run, will run his twenty-seventh California International Marathon on Sunday and will lead the 3 hour and 35 minute pace team.
	Canberra Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Canberra Marathon Battle to Go the Distance (The Canberra Times) A nasty battle is raging over who owns the rights to the Canberra Marathon. The marathon is slated to run on April 11 in celebration of the 2500th anniversary of the Battle of Marathon.
	Dubai Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Haile Returns to Dubai With a Mission (Ethiopian Review) Haile Gebrselassie will make his return to Dubai with an expectation to defend his title for the third straight year and set a new world record for the marathon.
	Macau Int'l Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Larrazabals all set for Macau Marathon (The Philippine Star) The 2009 edition of the Macau Marathon will kick off this Sunday with several well known locals participating in the full-marathon. The training has been much more intense for the Larrazabal family.