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Direct Links: 26.2 with Donna: The National Marathon to Finish Breast Cancer Albany Marathon (formerly the Snickers Marathon Energy Bar Marathon) Austin Marathon Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon Boston Marathon Comrades Marathon (88km) Florida Marathon & 1/2 Marathon Green Bay Marathon Honolulu Marathon Kilimanjaro Marathon Little Rock Marathon Mankato Marathon Marathon Bahamas Mercedes Marathon Myrtle Beach Marathon New Orleans Marathon Odds And Ends
26.2 with Donna: The National Marathon to Finish Breast Cancer
	News From: Tuesday, February 9, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		26.2 With Donna Funds Making Marathon Impact (First Coast News) The third annual 26.2 With Donna will kick off on February 21. The race has raised approximately $1.5 million dollars which has helped fund new technology for breast cancer research.
Albany Marathon (formerly the Snickers Marathon Energy Bar Marathon)
	News From: Saturday, February 6, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Snickers Marathon Energy Bar Marathon Needs Volunteers (WALB.com) Snickers Marathon Energy Bar Marathon will be hosted on March 5 in downtown Albany and volunteers for the race are being sought. Race marshals for all of the events are in short supply.
Austin Marathon
	News From: Thursday, February 11, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Last Minute Austin Marathon News (Austin 360) The nineteenth annual Austin Marathon will kick off at 7 am on Sunday and the race is sold out. More than forty-five hundred runners registered for the full marathon and some last minute tidbits that will help things run smoothly.
		Austin Marathon Will Cause Street Closures This Valentine's Weekend (Statesman.com) The Austin Marathon will take place on February 14th at 7 am. Traffic delays and street closures should be expected as the runners traverse the city on a 26.2 mile race.
	News From: Tuesday, February 9, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		NASA Joins Austin Marathon Expo, Inspires Students (PR Newswire) NASA will have a both at the Austin Marathon pre-race expo that will educate runners and exercise enthusiasts on how astronauts exercise in space. The exhibit will be open on Friday and Saturday during expo hours
		Austin Marathon Advice: Don't Make Changes Now (The Statesman) The Austin Marathon takes place this Sunday and many runners will over-think their training and add something during this last week. A list of do's and don't will help keep you on track.
Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon
	News From: Monday, February 8, 2010
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Kenya's Kipkorir Wins Beppa-Oita Marathon (The Japan Times) Jonathan Kipkorir finished just five seconds ahead of fellow countrymen Daniel Njenga to win the Beppa-Oita Marathon with a time of 2 hours 10 minutes and 50 seconds.
	News From: Sunday, February 7, 2010
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Moneghetti Hails Hunt's Marathon Debut (The Sydney Morning Herald) Peter Kipkorir won the Beppu Oita Marathon with a time of 2 hours 10 minutes and 50 seconds. Daniel Ngenja was six seconds back for second place and Jeff Hunt took third in 2 hours 13 minutes and 27 seconds.
Boston Marathon
	News From: Thursday, February 11, 2010
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		2009 Boston Marathon Champions Back (Boston Herald) Deriba Merga, Ethiopia, and Salina Kosgei, Kenya, the respective defending men and women's champion of the 2009 Boston Marathon will return to defend their titles at the 2010 race.
Comrades Marathon (88km)
	News From: Tuesday, February 9, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		More than 20,000 Runners For South Africa's Comrades Marathon (The Zimbabwean) The Comrades Marathon is slated for May 30, 2010 and more than twenty-three thousand people have registered and final entries should eclipse the seventy-fifth edition entries in 2000
Florida Marathon & 1/2 Marathon
	News From: Monday, February 8, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Legend Bill Rodgers Enjoys Windy Race (Florida Today) Bill Rodgers won the Boston and New York Marathons four times each during the late seventies. Rodgers ran the half-marathon event at the Melbourne and Beaches Marathon and finished with a time of 1 hour 39 minutes and 41 seconds in a strong wind.
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Runners Enjoy Cold Race Up Causeways At Melbourne And Beaches Music Marathon (Florida Today) Brian Alessandro won the Melbourne and Beaches Music Marathon with a time of 2 hours 39 minutes and 12 seconds. Eileen Posgay took home the top spot for the women's division with a time of 3 hours 20 minutes and 22 seconds.
	News From: Sunday, February 7, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Runners Will Take Over The Streets Today For Melbourne And Beaches Music Marathon (Florida Today) The Melbourne and Beaches Music Marathon kicks off today with more than twenty-five hundred participants and thirteen thousand dollars in prize money.
	News From: Saturday, February 6, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Runners, Musicians Hit Streets For Melbourne Beaches and Music Marathon (Florida Today) The Melbourne Beaches and Music Marathon will hold its second annual event this weekend with South Brevard setting the scene for the running and music event.
Green Bay Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, February 9, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Cellcom Green Bay Marathon Registrations Ahead Of Last Year's Pace (Greebay Press Gazette) With more than thirty-six hundred runners registered for the Green Bay Marathon events, registration is up seventeen percent over 2009 numbers. The half-marathon is past the half way mark of five-thousand runners.
	News From: Saturday, February 6, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		2010 Green Bay Marathon Course Maps Now Available (WFRV) The 2010 Green Bay Marathon will kick off on May 16 starting at 7 am. The marathon course has some practical changes the will allow runners more space and ease of access.
Honolulu Marathon
	News From: Wednesday, February 10, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Honolulu Marthon Adds To State's Bottom Line (Star Bulletin) While the tourism in Hawaii may be lagging in the diminished economy the Hononlulu Marathon appears to keeping pace with it's local impact. Participants brought in more than one-hundred million dollars for the fifth year in a row.
	News From: Saturday, February 6, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Documents Show Fasi Initiated Honolulu Marathon (Hawaii News Now) Documents were recently discovered in the Honolulu Marathon Office that show the former mayor of Honolulu, Frank Fasi, was the founding father of the marathon which was first held in 1973 with 167 registered runners.
Kilimanjaro Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, February 9, 2010
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Top Elite Runners For Kilimanjaro Marathon (All Africa.com) Jumanne Tluway and Banuelia Brighton will lace up for the eighth edition of the Kilimanjaro Marathon
Little Rock Marathon
	News From: Wednesday, February 10, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Little Rock Marathon Organizers Anticipate Sellout. (Arkansas Online) A total of two-hundred registrations are left for the Little Rock Marathon and four-hundred are left in the half-marathon. Both races are expected to fill up by the weekend.
Mankato Marathon
	News From: Thursday, February 11, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Inaugural Mankato Marathon Course Set (The Free Press) Race organizers have opened registration and announced a suprisingly flat course for the inaugural Mankato Marathon which is set to start on October 23
Marathon Bahamas
	News From: Sunday, February 7, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Marathon Bahamas Welcomes Pastor Duncombe (The Tribune) Jeremiah Duncombe was welcomed to the Bahama Islands for the marathon race that takes place on February 14. Other competitors have until Monday to sign up for the race.
Mercedes Marathon
	News From: Wednesday, February 10, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Mercedes Marathon A Boost For Business At Area Hotels (The Birmingham News) The seven-hundred and seventy room Sheraton in downtown Birmingham is just one of the hotels that is sold out due to the Mercedes Marathon that is in town this weekend. The marathon is expected to generate more than two and a half million dollars for the local economy.
Myrtle Beach Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, February 9, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Lawmaker Ready For Myrtle Beach Marathon (The Sun News) U.S. Representative Jean Schmidt from Ohio will pound the pavement of the National Mall long before most of D.C. wakes up. Schmidt has run eighty marathons and is believed to be the highest ranking politician to participate in the thirteenth annual event.
		Taking A Look Back At The Myrtle Beach Marathon (WMBF.com) The Myrtle Beach Marathon began with a group of freinds in 1996 and will celebrate it's thirteenth year with more than twelve thousand runners.
	News From: Monday, February 8, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Myrtle Beach Marathon Had A Humble Start (The Sun News) The thirteenth annual Myrtle Beach Marathon was held on Saturday. The first edition of the marathon was held in 1998 with twenty-four hundred runners. The oceanfront rooms and relatively inexpensive race amenities have allowed the marathon to grow significantly over the years.
	News From: Sunday, February 7, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Myrtle Beach Marathon Route Change Freshens Race (The Sun News) Race organizers of the Myrtle Beach Marathon will offer a variation to the course for the first time in nine years. The new course offers a new stretch along Ocean Boulevard
	News From: Saturday, February 6, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Myrtle Beach Marathon Goes Green In 2010 (WMBF) The 2010 edition of the Myrtle Beach Marathon has officially gone green. Recycling bins at the start and finish line will allow the race to collect recyclable materials in addition to saving paper by allowing only online registrations.
New Orleans Marathon
	News From: Thursday, February 11, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		2010 Rock N Roll Mardi Gras Marathon And 1/2 Marathon (New Orleans.com) The Rock N Roll Mardi Gras Marathon will take place on February 28 with a 7 am starting time. The flat and fast course will feature on course entertainment.
Odds And Ends
	News From: Thursday, February 11, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		T'azur Bahrain Marathon 2010 To Take Place February 19th (AME info) The Bahrain Road Runners will put on the 33rd running of the Bahrain Marathon which is the oldest running event in the Middle East.