Marathon/Running News: 2/6/09 - 2/13/09

Back to News Main Page

Sort News By: Date | Race | News Type

More News:

News From: Friday, February 13, 2009
	Austin Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Austin Marathon Feels Effects of the Economy (Austin American-Statesman) Its participants are no less passionate, but the Austin Marathon has had to cut its budget due to the economy. There will be no prize money this year, and no elite international runners, since AT&T pulled out of its sponsorship agreement after last year's race.
	Dallas Marathon (formerly the Dallas White Rock Marathon)
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Phil Baker Begins His Run as White Rock Marathon Chairman (Dallas Morning News) The new board chairman of the Dallas White Rock Marathon is hopeful about his chances of increasing both spectators and sponsors for the growing race.
	Little Rock Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Marathon Medal Is All About 'Bling' (Arkansas Democrat Gazette) The Little Rock Marathon, known since 2004 for its enormous finisher's medals (the largest in the world according to Runner's World magazine), has unveiled its 2009 medal design -- and it's gotten even bigger.
	Myrtle Beach Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Expo Warms up Myrtle Beach Marathon Runners (The Sun News) Runners are flocking to the Bi-Lo Myrtle Brach Marathon and expo, bringing a weekend of welcome relief from tough economic news.
		Marathon Continues to Grow Every Year (SCNow.com) The Bi-Lo Myrtle Beach Marathon filled up faster than ever this year. Organizers are working with city officials to try and grow it at a manageable rate.
	Odds And Ends
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Gebrselassie Pulls Out of Glo Marathon (The Punch) Marathon world record holder Haile Gebrselassie will not be running in the Glo-Lagos Half Marathon as originally planned, due to a change in the race's original date. However, he will still be in Lagos and involved with the race.
	Pensacola Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Juggling act keeps him on the run at Pensacola Marathon (Pensacola News Journal) Joe Salter will run. He will also juggle. All while running the Pensacola Marathon on Sunday. The joggling sport is catching on and Michael Kapral set the world record for joggling a marathon at the 2006 Boston Marathon with a time of 2 hours 50 minutes and 6 seconds.
News From: Thursday, February 12, 2009
	Ft. Lauderdale A1A Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		A1A Marathon Makes Course Changes (South Florida Sun-Sentinel) A1A Marathon organizer Chris Coolgan has been planning this year's race for a full year, and he's made some adjustments to improve the event.
	Odds And Ends
		Non-Marathon/ Other Running
		Hall to Open 2009 Season at Gasparilla Distance Classic (Race Results Weekly) Ryan Hall will begin his 2009 season in Tampa, Florida, at the Gasparilla Distance Classic 15-K. He'll use the race to test himself prior to the Boston Marathon on April 20th, and aim for a new personal record.
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		West Valley Hosts First Marathon (Arizona Republic) The inaugural Integrated Medical Services Arizona Marathon will be run this weekend from Goodyear to Glendale.
		Non-Marathon/ Other Running
		Cuban Runner, Coach Defect in Uruguay (Inquirer.net) According to Uruguayan authorities, Cuban marathoner Aguelmis Rojas has apparently defected, along with his coach, Rafael Diaz. Rojas was in Uruguay with a number of other Cuban runners as part of a sports exchange program.
	Safaricom Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Lewa Marathon Countdown Begins (The Standard) Organizers of the upcoming 10th annual Safaricom Marathon, held at the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, hope to raise even more more for deserving Kenyan projects than in previous years. The field will include international champions Paul Tergat and Catherine Ndereba.
News From: Wednesday, February 11, 2009
	Boston Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Hopkinton-Bound: Running All the Way Home (BU Today) Runner Caleb Daniloff describes his reasons and preparation for racing in this year's Boston Marathon.
	Kilimanjaro Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		AT Looks to Kili Marathon (The Citizen) Athletics Tanzania plans to use the 2009 Kilimanjaro Marathon as an aid in choosing runners for other international long-distance races, such as the World Cross-Country Championships in Jordan.
	Odds And Ends
		Non-Marathon/ Other Running
		Return of Savannah Race: More Marathon Than Sprint (Savannah Morning News) The organizers of the recent Critz Tybee Run Half Marathon are working to bring a full marathon back to Savannah.
News From: Monday, February 9, 2009
	Antarctica Marathon
		Training/ Health
		5 questions about Antarctica marathon (Concord Monitor) David Bryan of Concord, age 45, will participate in The Last Marathon next month in Antarctica, along with 150 other runners. He said that the windy weather of late in New Hampshire has helped him prepare, at least somewhat, for the weather that awaits him in Antarctica.
	Boston Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		On course for Boston marathon (Boston Globe) Kara Goucher is running the women's 3,000 meter race tonight at the Reebok Boston Indoor Games, but her real focus is on the upcoming Boston Marathon. After running the 3,000m tonight, she will run the last 20 miles of the marathon course for training tomorrow.
	Florida Marathon & 1/2 Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Melbourne marathon a hit (Florida Today) Nearly 1,500 runners participated in the inaugural Melbourne & Beaches Music Marathon. The men's race was won comfortably by Paul McRae of Jacksonville, whose time of 2:50:20 put him nearly 9 minutes ahead of Joe Palmer, in second place. Bethany Heslam of North Port won the women's marathon by a margin nearly as wide, finishing in 3:18:45 to Dana Gross-Rode's second-place 3:26:56.
	Hong Kong Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		RI claims second place, award in Hong Kong Marathon (Jakarta Post) In the Hong Kong Greatest Race on Earth marathon, which aggregates team members' times to determine a team winner, the Indonesian women's team kept their second-place standing from last year, with a net time of 12:29:35, four minutes behind winners Sri Lanka. Kenya won the men's division with a time of 8:59:49, more than 25 minutes ahead of second-place Uguanda.
		Kenyan athletes triumph at Hong Kong marathon (GEO TV) Cyprian Mwobi of Kenya, after finishing a close sencond in the Hong Kong Marathon last year, beat out all challengers this year with a time of 2:14:57. His compatriot, Winnie Nyansikera, won the women's marathon by more than 6 minutes with a time of 2:41:25.
	Marathon des Sables
		Human Interest Story
		Sahara Ordeal Is Worth The Agony (Derby Telegraph) The Marathon des Sables forces competitors to deal with snakes, scorpions and temperatures that soar into the one-hundred degree range.
	Myrtle Beach Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Record breaker to join Myrtle Beach Marathon (The Sun News) Zola Budd Pieterse of South Africa, 42, who was a controversial figure when she broke onto the running scene at age 17, plans to run in the MYrtle Beach Marathon on Sunday. Budd Pieterse gained British citizenship in order to run internationally at age 17, since her native South Africa was banned for its apartheid policies. Several of the records she set early in her career remain unbroken today.
	Odds And Ends
		Non-Marathon/ Other Running
		Report Urges Changes for USA Track & Field (New York Times) A committee of experts convened by USA Track & Field to study ways to improve the American program has released a report calling for a number of changes to the sport. These include forming an athlete union, lessening the power of agents and sponsors, and limiting the Olympic trial process to five days rather than 10.
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Lebopo and Moyo take marathon victories in eThekwini (IAAF) Last year's champion, Mabuthile Lebopo of Lesotho, won the Nedbank South Africa Marathon Championships in a time of 2:13:42, beating out a personal best of 2:15:11 from South African Enos Matalane. On the women's side, Samukeliso Moyo of Zimbabwe pulled out a dramatic victory in 2:43:11, only breaking away from Mamorolla Tjoka of Lesotho (2:43:29) in the last 50 meters.
	Sarasota Marathon The Grouper Run
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Sarasota Marathon Sees Some Changes This Year (Mysuncoast.com) The Sarasota Grouper Marathon will be held earlier this year, and feature improved monitoring and verification. Registration is down, however, and organizers believe the economy is to blame.
News From: Sunday, February 8, 2009
	Austin Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Mixed views on evolving Austin Marathon route (American-Statesman) The Austin marathon has survived eighteen years and almost as many route changes to the marathon. The marathon race, to be held on February 15th, will host it's start and finish lines downtown
	Florida Marathon & 1/2 Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Women's half-marathon winner in Critz Tybee Marathon turns on the gas, after finding a parking place (Savannah Morning News) Megan Feasel won the inaugural Critz Tybee Run Half Marathon women's race by about 90 seconds with her time of 1:30:11, beating Ale Kennedy's 1:31:49. Feasel said the only difficulty she had was finding a parking space in time for the start of the race.
	Hong Kong Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Kenyan Mwobi wins Hong Kong Marathon with new record (China View) Cyprian Kiogora Mwobi of Kenya won the Hong Kong Marathon 2009 men's race with a new course record of 2 hours 14 minutes and 57 seconds. Winnie Frida Kwamboka Nyansik took the women's title with a time of 2 hours 41 minutes and 25 seconds.
	London Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		London marathon on Kibet schedule (BBC) Luke Kibet, 25-year-old world marathon champion from Kenya, will be running in this year's London Marathon. Thsi will be his only race this year before his title defense in Berlin, in August.
	Myrtle Beach Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Myrtle Beach Marathon steps up to go green (The Sun News) The Myrtle Beach Marathon is improving on a relatively "green race". The race offered online registration for it's six-thousand participants. Roughly twenty of the registrants used a mail-in hard copy.