Marathon/Running News: 2/1/09 - 2/8/09

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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.
	Odds And Ends
		Non-Marathon/ Other Running
		Resurgent Keflezighi Wins Third USA Cross Country Title (Race Results Weekly) 2004 U.S. Olympic silver medalist Meb Keflezighi won his third USA Cross Country Marathon, part of his contuing comeback following a 2008 beset by injuries. In January he won the half-marathon championship in Houston.
		Keflezighi Wins Third Cross Country National Title (The Washington Times) Meb Keflezighi won his third cross country national championship and first since 2002.
	The Sedona Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Elite runner Chuck Engle wins 2009 Sedona Marathon (sedona.biz) "Marathon Junkie" Chuck Engle won this year's running of the Sedona Marathon with a time of 2:45:50, just one minute shy of the course record, 2:44:49. Joseph Fuss, the winner of the 2007 and 2008 races with times of 2:55:15 and 3:02:45, did not participate in this year's race.
	Tybee Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Gonzalez ices the competition at Tybee Half Marathon (Savannah Morning News) Stephen Gonzalez of Statesboro, a former hockey player, came away with a win in his first attempt at the half marathon distance. His time of 1:15:20 put him 36 seconds ahead of 2nd-place Marshall Meyer. and 2:06 ahead of 3rd-place John Critchlow. Megan Feason, of Savannah, won the women's half marathon in 1:30:11.
		Inauspicious beginning for what could be big race, the Tybee Marathon (Savannah Morning News) This year's running of the Tybee marathon was marred by a fair amount of confusion among out-of-town runners. The race was cancelled last summer, and by the time race directors Robert Espinoza and Dale Critz had resurrected it, rumors of its death had spread across cyberspace. Espinoza already has big plans for next year, however, as he aims to make the race weekend a 2-day event.
News From: Saturday, February 7, 2009
	Odds And Ends
		Non-Marathon/ Other Running
		Kara Goucher Triumphant in Women's 3,000 at Reebok Indoor Games (OregonLive.com) A week after winning the Women's Mile at the Millrose Games, Kara Goucher was the cahmpion in the 3K race at the Reebok Indoor Games in Boston. She now plans to shift her complete attention to this April's Boston Marathon.
News From: Thursday, February 5, 2009
	London Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Keflezighi Enters London With USXC as Stepping Stone (Race Results Weekly) Olympic silver medalist Meb Keflezighi, who recently won the U.S. half-marathon title in Houston, announced that he'll be running in the 2009 Flora Boston Marathon. Keflezighi is continuing his comeback from a series of injuries that sidelined him much of last year.
	Pittsburgh Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Thousands Registered For Pittsburgh Marathon (kdka.com) After a five-year absence, a new and revamped Pittsburgh Marathon will be held on May 3rd, and registration is already exceeding the organizers' expectations.
		Human Interest Story
		UPMC offers free Pittsburgh Marathon seminar on Saturday (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review) Sports medicine doctors and trainers will offer a free training seminar for runners of the Pittsburgh Marahton. Topics include development of a training program, injury prevention, and several tips for improving marathon performances.
News From: Wednesday, February 4, 2009
	Boston Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Goucher's Goal: Win the Boston Marathon (Race Results Weekly) Kara Goucher says that her main goal for 2009 is to win the Boston Marathon, and she's already preparing. This will be just her second marathon, and if she won in Boston, she'd be the first American woman to do so since 1985.
	City of Los Angeles Marathon (L.A. Marathon)
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		With New Date and Ownership, LA Marathon Unveils Prize Money Purse (Race Results Weekly) Under new owenership, the L.A. Marathon is offering a guaranteed $200,000 prize money purse, attempting to draw elite runners back to the race. The previous ownership had some financial difficulties, and struggled to paying vendors and athletes on time. The dates, start time, and course are also undergoing changes.
		LA Marathon to Feature an Old Course, New Starting Time (Los Angeles Times) This year's LA Marathon will be held on Memorial Day, rather than in March, and will start earlier than in previous years; it will also return to its course of a few years ago, starting and ending in downtown Los Angeles.
	Death Valley Trail Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Rugged running in Death Valley Marathon (Inland Valley Daily Bulletin) The Twentieth Death Valley Marathon will be held this Saturday and offers some unique views and a five thousand foot drop from mile twelve into the finish line at two hundred feet below sea level.
	Myrtle Beach Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Myrtle Beach Marathon Preparation (The Sun News) The Myrtle Beach Marathon on February 14th is as much a physical race as it is a mental race. Most coaches suggest sleep and surrounding yourself with positive people. Learn to relax and not stress about factors that you can't control such as the weather.
	Odds And Ends
		Human Interest Story
		Marathon runner Kimi Puntillo visits Vail (Vail Daily News) Kimi Puntillo was the first woman to run marathons on all seven continents. She began running after a divorce in her mid thirties. Running has given her rewards that have permeated throughout her life. Puntillo will be speaking in Vail.
	Olympics 2008 (Women)
		Non-Marathon/ Other Running
		Gold Medalist Dita Wins National Sports Award (Race Results Weekly) Romanian Constantina Dita, 38, the 2008 Olympic women's marathon gold medalist, has been given her country's most prestigious sports award, the "Premiul National Pentru Sport."
	The Sedona Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		4th Annual Sedona Marathon Has Something for Everyone (Sedona.biz) The 4th Annual Sedona Marathon, scheduled for February 7th, is attracting a wide variety of participants, from families planning to jog the 5K race to elite marathoners.
News From: Tuesday, February 3, 2009
	Austin Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Half-marathons' Popularity Continues to Grow (Austin-American Statesman) Half-marathons are getting more and more popular, with an increasing number of races and more entrants at each, for a variety of reasons. Registration for the February 15 Austin Half Marathon is already full.
	Boston Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Marathon Notes: Hall, Ritzenhein to Run Oceans Apart (UniversalSports.com) The 2009 Boston and London Marathons will be seperated by six days this April, and Americans Ryan Hall and Dathan Ritzenhein discuss their reasons for choosing to run in Boston and London, respectively.
		World Champ Ndereba Not Decided On Marathon Race (The Standard) Catherine Ndereba has not yet decided on her marathon plans this year. She may return to the World Championships, where she has won twice, in Berlin; she's also thinking about returning the Boston Marathon -- which has not set its lineups yet -- where she has won four times.
	Fargo Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		CasMar turns down buy offer for Fargo Marathon (Inforum) Mark Knutson stated that he and his wife declined and offer for the Fargo Marathon. The not for profit race could be in jeopardy based on some impending personal issues with the CasMar Events company which manages the Fargo Marathon.
	Odds And Ends
		Non-Marathon/ Other Running
		Haile Gebrselassie to Participate in the Lagos Half Marathon (Ethiopian Review) Marathon world record holder Haile Gebrselassie has announced that he will be running the the second Glo Lagos International Half Marathon on February 21st.
		Dold & Walsham Defend Empire State Building Titles (Race Results Weekly) Thomas Dold, 24 of Germany, ans Suzy Walsham, 35 of Australia, successfully defended their titles at the 32nd Empire State Building Run-Up.
News From: Monday, February 2, 2009
	Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Moroccos Annani wins Beppu Oita marathon (Daily Times) Adil Annani, the 28 year old Moroccan, won the Beppu Oita, with a new personal best time of 2 hours 10 minutes and 38 seconds despite windy conditions. Kenyans Chelimo and Mbote led Annani through the half-way point before resigning his pacer duties
	Chicago Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Registration open for Chicago Marathon (Chicago Sun-Times) The 2009 edition of the Chicago Marathon opened registration for the 32 annual 26.2 mile race. The $125 entry fee has not stopped the race from filling to capacity earlier every year.