Marathon/Running News: 12/2/09 - 12/9/09

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Baton Rouge Beach Marathon
	News From: Sunday, December 6, 2009
		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
	News From: Sunday, December 6, 2009
		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.
Beirut Marathon
	News From: Monday, December 7, 2009
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Ethiopian Wins in Big Beirut Marathon (Earth Times) Mohammed Hussein Teman and Mihred Tadesse won the men and women's divisions of the Beirut Marathon on Sunday. Teman won with a time of 2 hours 16 minutes and 12 seconds.
	News From: Saturday, December 5, 2009
		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"
Big Bear Marathon
	News From: Thursday, December 3, 2009
		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.
Big Sur International Marathon
	News From: Wednesday, December 2, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Big Sur Marathon in Elite Class (The Californian) The Big Sur International Marathon was named one of the top three American Marathons by editors of Runner's World Magazine. The marathon is held on the last Sunday of April
California International Marathon
	News From: Wednesday, December 9, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Record Numbers Compete in California International Marathon (El Dorado Hills) All fifty states and twenty countries were represented in the sea of more than thirteen thousand runners present for the California International Marathon this past weekend.
	News From: Monday, December 7, 2009
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Sacramento's Marathon Runners Brave the Cold (The Sacramento Bee) Despite the cold and wind that engulfed Sacramento, Tesfaye-Girma Bekele and Buzunesh Deba won the men and women's overall titles in the California International Marathon.
		Human Interest Story
		Run, Sacramento (Sacramento Bee) Several reporters from the Sacramento Bee trained for the California International Marathon. Preparation appears to be the major factor in getting to the starting line. Logistics seem to be rule one for marathon racing.
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		California International Marathon 2009 Results: Bronx Resident Tesfaye Bekele Wins, Josh Cox 2nd (Examiner) Tesfaye Girma-Bekele won the California International Marathon with a time of 2 hours 13 minutes and 42 seconds. Josh Cox followed closely with a time of 2 hours 13 minutes and 52 seconds.
	News From: Sunday, December 6, 2009
		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.
	News From: Saturday, December 5, 2009
		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.
	News From: Thursday, December 3, 2009
		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.
	News From: Wednesday, December 2, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		More Photos Than Ever From the California International Marathon (Sacramento Bee) Paul Kitagaki will be sending photos to the Sacramento Bee of the California International Marathon well before the marathon starts at 7 am. More than seven-thousands runners are expected to complete the 26.2 mile race.
		California International Marathon to Close Roads From Folsom to the Capitol (Sacramento Bee) More than fourteen-thousand runners will race from Folsom to downtown Sacramento for the annual running of the California International Marathon. Relay runners and over three-thousand children will also participate.
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		California International Marathon: Others Attracted By Race Venue (The Sacramento Bee.) Josh Cox is hoping to earn his spot in the 2012 Olympic Trials by racing the marathon in Sacramento this weekend. The fast California International Marathon has attracted runners from all over for the scenery and the course.
Canberra Marathon
	News From: Thursday, December 3, 2009
		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.
Cayman Islands Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, December 8, 2009
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Steady Speirs Returns In Style (Caymanian Compass) Steve Speirs won the Cayman Islands Marathon with a time of 2 hours 59 minutes and 5 seconds. Pre-race favorite Scott Brittain dropped out of the race a few miles prior to the finish of the 26.2 mile race.
	News From: Wednesday, December 2, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Cayman Island Marathon Task to Keep Runners Safe (Caymanian Compass) The Cayman Islands Marathon will begin at 5 am in an effort to allow reduced friction between runners and traffic as well as keep runners out of the extreme heat of the sun.
Dallas Marathon (formerly the Dallas White Rock Marathon)
	News From: Wednesday, December 9, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Dallas White Rock Marathon 8 a.m. Sunday (The Dallas Morning News) Kate Meise will run the Dallas White Rock Marathon as her chance to just be KATE. She is the mother of six young children, but the marathon gives her a chance to continue her new healthy living lifestyle.
		Racing Toward Record at the Metro PCS Dallas White Rock Marathon (EarthTimes) The Dallas White Rock Marathon will kick off on December 13,2009 and race organizers are expecting more than twenty-thousand runners which will be a record for the race.
	News From: Tuesday, December 8, 2009
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		For Octogenerian Runner, White Rock Marathon is a Macho Thing (The Dallas Morning News) Gene Brock of Arlington is low-tech. So low-tech that entering the fortieth running of the Dallas White Rock Marathon was the most difficult thing about the race. Brock was able to enter the race and hopes to be the oldest finisher of the marathon.
		Human Interest Story
		White Rock Marathon Doctor Offers Advice To Runners (The Dallas Morning News) Sunday marks the fortieth running of the Dallas White Rock Marathon and Dr. Bob Fowler, the race's medical director is offering some free advice to help maximize your potential for fun while running the marathon or the half-marathon.
	News From: Sunday, December 6, 2009
		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.
Dubai Marathon
	News From: Thursday, December 3, 2009
		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.
	News From: Wednesday, December 2, 2009
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Gebrselassie Targets Record in Dubai (Nazret.com) The January running of the Dubai Marahton will showcase Haile Gebrselassie as he attempts to break his own world record in the marathon while defending his marathon title which he has won the past two years.
Everest Marathon
	News From: Monday, December 7, 2009
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Yak Attack Fails to Faze First Female Home (Otago Daily Times) Anna Frost won the women's title in the Everest Marathon by smashing the course record despite being knocked down and chased by a Yak. Her time of 4 hours and 35 minutes and 4 seconds just over 27 minutes off the course record.
Fargo Marathon
	News From: Wednesday, December 9, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Fargo Marathon Rated Best Value in Runner's World Magazine (INFORUM.com) The Fargo Marathon was rated as a best value by the popular running magazine Runner's World. It was rated as the eighth best marathon in the U.S.
	News From: Sunday, December 6, 2009
		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
	News From: Wednesday, December 9, 2009
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Kebede Sets Record For Marathon Triple (IAAF.org) Tsegaye Kebeded won the Fukuoka Marathon in 2 hours 5 minutes and 18 seconds. He also ran 2 hours 5 minutes and 20 seconds in London and 2 hours 8 minutes and 35 seconds in Berlin. An average of 2 hours 6 minutes and 24 seconds for a new triple marathon record.