Marathon/Running News: 2/22/09 - 3/1/09

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Antarctica Marathon
	News From: Friday, February 27, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		McLoughlin set for Antarctic Marathon (Courier-Islander) Susan McLoughlin plans to run the Antarctic Marathon in memory of her father, who was killed in a place crash when she was a child. She will be raising money for the Campbell River Search and Rescue.
	News From: Wednesday, February 25, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Palm Beach Woman to Run Half-Marathon in Antarctica in Support of Caron Treatment Centers (Palm Beach Daily News) Palm Beach local Candy Sykes, the development and almuni director of Caron Renaissance, will run a Half Marathon in Antarctica to raise funds for the nonprofit addiction treatment center, as part of a larger "run 7 on 7" fundraising effort.
	News From: Monday, February 23, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		10th Antarctica Marathon on tap (Universal Sports) Despite sub freezing temperatures and a cost of nearly two-hundred dollars per mile, the tenth Antarctica Marathon has been sold out for years. There are only 200 spots available for the twenty-six point two mile race and the 2010 and 2011 events are already sold out with the 2012 even filling quickly.
Bayshore Marathon
	News From: Thursday, February 26, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Tera Kulpa Will Run for Awareness in May's Bayshore Half Marathon (Detroit Free Press) Tera Kulpa has joined Team in Training and plans to run the Bayshore Half Marathon in honor of her sister, whose Hodgkins Lymphoma is now in remission.
Birch Bay Marathon
	News From: Monday, February 23, 2009
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		19 year old wins 41st Birch Bay Marathon (Bellingham Herald) The forty-first annual Birch Bay Marathon was held on Sunday and a 19-year-old University of Washington student, Patrick Wauters, won the men's marathon race with a time of 2 hours, 55 minutes, 30 seconds. Winning the race for the women was Jenny Hortsmann who ran the 26.2 mile race in 3 hours, 20 minutes and 52 seconds
Black Mountain Marathon
	News From: Sunday, March 1, 2009
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Lundblad battles rough conditions in win (Citizen-Times) Despite temperatures in the thirty degreen range and fifty mile an hour winds Jared Crave,35, of Asheville won the Black Mountain Marathon for the second time with a time of 3 hours, 21 minutes and 11 seconds.
	News From: Thursday, February 26, 2009
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Mount Mitchell Races Take Runners to Extremes (Asheville Citizen-Times) The upcoming Black Mountain Marathon (and 40-mile Mitchell Challenge) are two of the more challenging trail races in the country, but more popular than ever - organizers increased this year's field, but still had to turn away a record number of applicants.
Boston Marathon
	News From: Friday, February 27, 2009
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Boston Marathon to Increase Donations to Host Towns (MetroWest Daily News) To cover rising costs, the Boston Marathon will raise its payments to towns along the Marathon route, giving out an extra $68,000.
	News From: Wednesday, February 25, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Confidence Key for Goucher (Universal Sports) Kara Goucher talks about her self-confidence and her occasional moments of doubt as she prepares for the Boston Marathon.
City of Los Angeles Marathon (L.A. Marathon)
	News From: Saturday, February 28, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Make the best of the Los Angeles Marathon date change to Memorial Day (Examiner) The date change for the Los Angeles Marathon from March first to May twenty-fifth has left a few runners wondering what to do. In 2003 and 2005 the temperatures in the last week of May reached 100 and that could lead to a race cancellation for all but the elite runners.
Cowtown Marathon
	News From: Friday, February 27, 2009
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Sluggish Economy Hasnt Slowed Down Runners or Marathons (Fort Worth Star-Telegram) The 2009 Cowtown Marathon will featue a record number of participants -- more than 15,00 -- and runners nationwide don't seem to be deterred by the bad economy, though it has made it harder for some races to find sponsors.
	News From: Tuesday, February 24, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		"Dallas Runner's 100th Marathon Comes With a Cause: to Help Blacks Hit the Track" (The Dallas Morning News) Tony Reed - CPA, author, professional speaker, and founder of the National Black Marathoners' Association -- is hoping to increase exercise among African Americans and fight diseases like diabetes, high blood pressure, and hypertension.
	News From: Monday, February 23, 2009
		Training/ Health
		The Cowtown Marathon free health screenings (Dallas Fitness Examiner) Free health screenings will be available at the UNT Health Science Center's Health and Fitness expo, to be held as part of the Cowtown Marathon weekend, on Friday and Saturday the 27th and 28th of February.
		Human Interest Story
		Monk, engineer or mama, Cowtown Marathon takes all kinds (Star-Telegram) Some start with a five kilometer race and others run something longer than the twenty six point two mile run. For many, the thirty-first annual Cowtown Marathon on February 28 is the final goal.
Desert Classic Marathon
	News From: Friday, February 27, 2009
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		'Biggest Loser' Contestant Looks Like Biggest Liar (Pioneer Press) NBC's weight loss relaity TV show "The Biggest Loser" is under scrutiny after making apparently false claims that one of their contestants had run a complete marathon. In fact, according to some of his fellow runners, he was driven at least three miles.
		'Biggest Loser' Issues a Marathon Apology for Misleading Viewers (Los Angeles Times) NBC's weight loss reality show "The Biggest Loser" apologized for an inaccurate segment, which implied that a former contestant had run an entire marathon. In fact, he received a 3-mile van ride from producers so that cameras could capture him crossing the finish line under the 6-hour limit.
El Paso Marathon
	News From: Saturday, February 28, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		El Paso marathon continues to grow (El Paso Times) In it's third year of racing, the El Paso Marathon is on a winning pace to become of the largest events of its kind in the region. The race hopes to grow to ten-thousand runners and is approaching two-thousand runners this year.
	News From: Monday, February 23, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		El Paso Marathon director touts weather, incentives (El Paso Times) Mike Coulter, race director for the El Paso marathon, says that the sunshine and challenging ones limits on the course are among the incentives to run. The March first marathon will host nearly 1,500 runners and boasts a relatively flat and fast course
Five Points of Life Marathon
	News From: Monday, February 23, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		450 kids complete marathon at Five Points of Life Kids Marathon (The Gainseville Sun) Saturday marked the final steps for over four hundred and fifty children completed the twenty six point two mile distance of a marathon. Race director Brite Whitaker stated that the running "teaches kids not only healthy lifestyles and sets them on the course for future exercise".
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Another 'Life' time at 5 Points Marathon (Gainesville Sun) Matt Loiselle of Toronto Canada won the Fourth Annual Five Points of Life Marathon in Gainesville Florida. His time of two hours, 26 minutes and 50 seconds was just missed the course record of 2 hours 25 minutes and 29 seconds. Ideal conditions greeted the runners with temps in the low 40's and barely a trace of wind
Ft. Lauderdale A1A Marathon
	News From: Monday, February 23, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Mugging Victim Scores a Personal Victory at A1A Marathon (Sun Sentinel) Erica Flaks of Boca Raton returned to competitive running -- and finished second among women -- at the 2009 A1A marathon, coming back from more than a year away due to injuries from a mugging.
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		A1A Marathon winner too fast even for race escorts (Sun-Sentinel) The men's winner of the A1A Marathon, Antonio Sousa of Lisbon, Portugal, waited over 30 minutes after breaking the course record to have his moment of glory. Sousa was alone from mile 9 and paced ahead of the motorcycle escorts to cross the line before officials recognized he was finished
		Pompano Beach's Baxter is top woman at AIA Marathon (Miami Herald) Mari-Lee Baxter of Pompano Beach took the woman's marathon title in Sundays A1A Mrathon in Fort Lauderdale with a time of 3 hours and 24 minutes and 10 seconds. Portugal's Antonio Sousa, vacationing in Florida, was first overall in the male category with course record time of 2 hours 26 minutes and 22 seconds.
Garden Spot Village Marathon
	News From: Friday, February 27, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Tough Times for Defending Champion in Tampa's Gasparilla Marathon (St. Petersburg Times) Ronnie Holassie will defend his title at the 2009 Gasparilla Marathon despite a number of recent setbacks -- including an injury to his Achilles, the flu, and his young son's cranial surgery.
Honolulu Marathon
	News From: Monday, February 23, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Honolulu Marathon generates more than $100M (Honolulu Advertiser) The Honolulu marathon may have seen a drop in participation this year due to a downturn in the economy, but the strength of the Japanese contingent of runners and their money still caused an economic impact of over one-hundred million dollars and over four million in state taxes.
Hyannis Marathon
	News From: Monday, February 23, 2009
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Road racing: Off and running in Hyannis Marathon (Cape Cod Online) Nick Watson, a 34 year-old anesthesiologist at Massachusetts General Hospital, captured the 29th annual Hyannis Marathon with a winning time of 2 hours 41 minutes and 35 seconds despite cold, rain and windy conditions.
Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon
	News From: Saturday, February 28, 2009
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Tergat versus Asmeron at Lake Biwa Marathon (IAAF) Ojiyama stadium marks the starting line of the sixty-fourth Lake Biwa Marathon. It's the oldest continuous running marathon in Japan. Paul Tergat leads the field with eight sub 2 hour and 10 minute marathons and will have his Japanese marathon debut on March first.
Little Rock Marathon
	News From: Sunday, March 1, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Seventh Annual Little Rock Marathon Registration (KATV) Race organizers are suggesting that you don't wait until the March fifteenth race weekend to sign up for the long distance events as many of the races will be filled to capacity and not accepting any further registrations.
London Marathon
	News From: Monday, February 23, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		David to run London Marathon dressed as Buzz Lightyear for Macmillan Nurses (Thurrock Gazette) David Barnes of Dalroy Close, South Ockendon, will run the London Marathon dressed as Buzz Lightyear, in order to raise money for the Macmillan Nurses. Barnes lost his father to cancer in September, and says that the Nurses were a "great support" in his father's final weeks.
Marathon Catalunya - Barcelona
	News From: Sunday, March 1, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Irishman Dies during Barcelona Marathon (RTE) Colin Dunne of Ireland died while participating in the 2009 Barcelona Marathon. Medical staff attended to the twenty-seven year old who went down at about the 34.5 kilometer mark of the marathon