Marathon/Running News: 3/8/10 - 3/15/10

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News From: Monday, March 15, 2010
	City of Los Angeles Marathon (L.A. Marathon)
		Human Interest Story
		Tito Morales: He's High On Los Angeles Marathon (Daily News) This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Los Angeles Marathon and race organizers have give the city something to be proud with the knew "Stadium to the Sea" course.
	Stanley Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		New Record For Most Southerly Stanley Marathon (Sartma.com) Stephen Frear fought off violent weather to win the Stanley Marathon with a new course record time of 2 hours 43 minutes and 5 seconds.
News From: Sunday, March 14, 2010
	Catalina Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Canadian Triathlon Star Sets Women's Record In Catalina Marathon (Press Telegram) Heather Fuhr, Canada, set the women's course record by winning the Catalina Marathon with a time of 3 hours and 7 minutes. The overall winner was Joshua Loren who took the top honor with a time of 3 hours 2 minutes and 4 seconds.
	Ellerbe Springs Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Cancer Survivor To Run For Special Cause at Ellerbe Springs Marathon (Richmond County Daily Journal) Charles Woodward knows that most people don't give him a chance at finishing the difficult 26.2 miles of the Ellerbe Springs Marathon. Woodward, a cancer survivor, will raise funds while attempting to prove detractors wrong.
	Georgia Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Georgia Marathon Fixing Past Mistakes (Atlanta Journal Constitution) Curtis Pfaff went to Georgia to run his fiftieth marathon. He finished the race but it was not the celebration he had hoped for citing a complete disaster in race organization. Race director, Jeff Graves, is making changes including start corrals and a better bag drop-off.
		ING Sponsorship Ending, But Georgia Marathon To Go On (Atlanta Journal Constitution) The four-year-old Georgia Marathon was informed that ING would no longer sponsor the race. US Road Sports and Entertainment Group stated that the race will go on.
	Myrtle Beach Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Myrtle Beach Marathon Apology Deal Has Takers (The Sun News) The Myrtle Beach Marathon have had a few takers on their apology deal of taking half-off on next years entry fee after city officials canceled the race due to pending snow and ice.
	Nagoya Int'l Women's Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Kano Wins Nagoya Women's Marathon In 2:27:11 (IAAF.org) Yuri Kano made her move at the thirty-one kilometer mark of the Nagoya Women's Marathon and never looked back. She finished with a time of 2 hours 27 minutes and 11 seconds, more than one minute ahead of Deratu Tulu in second place.
	Odds And Ends
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Kenya Marathoners Sweep Top Prizes In Kenting National Park Marathon (Focus Taiwan) Karanja Muturi won the Kenting National Park Marathon with a time of 2 hours 30 minutes and 5 seconds. Three other Kenyans followed closely behind.
	Sarasota Marathon The Grouper Run
		Human Interest Story
		Runners Settle For Half-Athon In Sarasota (Herald Tribune) While some runners were disappointed with the chopping of the Sarasota Marathon into a half marathon, other runners are jumping at the opportunity to move up from 5K's and 10K's to tackle the 13.1 mile event.
News From: Friday, March 12, 2010
	A Run Through Time
		Human Interest Story
		Run Through Time Marathon Begins Saturday (The Mountain Mail) More than two-hundred and fifty runners will participate in the fifth annual Run Through Time which begins at 9 am on Saturday.
	City of Los Angeles Marathon (L.A. Marathon)
		Human Interest Story
		Los Angeles Marathon: From The 'Stadium To The Sea' (Dailybreeze.com) March 21 marks the date of the Los Angeles Marathon and race organizers think the revamped course will provide something for everyone. A race sellout of 25,000 tickets is expected by Friday night.
	Nagoya Int'l Women's Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Tulu And Kano The Favourites In Nagoya - Preview (IAAF.org) The thirty-first Nagoya International Women's Marathon starts on March 14 and Yuri Kano brings her 2 hours 24 minute personal best to the race while Deratu Tulu brings her Olympic 10,000 meter gold medal speed and marathon best of 2 hours 23 minutes.
	Rock 'n' Roll Country Music Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Country Music Marathon And Half-Marathon Begins New Decade In Nashville (Rodeoattitude.com) April 24, 2010 marks the eleventh annual Country Music Marathon in Nashville. The post race concert with John Rich and Cowboy Troy will provide athletes and spectators a great time to relax after running or viewing 26.2 miles of racing.
	Rock 'n' Roll USA Marathon (formerly the National Marathon)
		Human Interest Story
		SunTrust National Marathon Expects Record Numbers Of Runners (Washington Business Journal) Race organizers of the National Marathon are expecting a record number of participants. More than ten-thousand, five-hundred runners are expected to compete in the three races.
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		2010 National Marathon (NBC Washington) The 2010 National Marathon will boast nearly eleven-thousand runners. Michael Wardian and Patrick Moulton are the only two men who have one the event and both return to claim the top spot this weekend.
News From: Thursday, March 11, 2010
	Catalina Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		33rd Annual Catalina Marathon (Pacific Sports) The thirty-third annual Catalina Island Marathon takes place this weekend. More than one-thousand runners have signed up for the highest ranked off-road marathon in the world.
	City of Los Angeles Marathon (L.A. Marathon)
		Human Interest Story
		Happy Feet At The Los Angeles Marathon (Daily News) The revamped Los Angeles marathon will provide participants with all the normal blisters, sweat, and sore legs of any other marathon and also allow the thousands of runners and walkers a chance to see the city and it's famous landmarks in one day.
	Dong-A Seoul International Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Dong-A Seoul International Marathon (The Dong-A Ilbo) Konkuk University Students will compete in the 2010 Seoul International Marathon. The students are training on Jeju Island in preparation for the 26.2 mile event.
	Kilimanjaro Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Bank To Back Kilimanjaro Marathon (The Citizen) The Kilimanjaro Marathon, located in Moshi, will continue to be backed by Exim Bank. Bank marketing executives hope to discover more running talent through support of the marathon.
	Odds And Ends
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Keflezighi Out Of New York City Half-Marathon (My Fox Ny) The defending New York City Marathon champion, Meb Keflezighi has pulled out of the Big Apple's famous half-marathon slated for next weekend due to a knee injury.
	Siouxland Lewis & Clark Marathon (IA)
		Human Interest Story
		Siouxland Lewis And Clark Marathon May Miss A Stride This Year (Sioux City Journal) The Siouxland Lewis & Clark Marathon is on firm financial ground and has strong registration numbers for the 2010 race but construction throughout the course may force race organizers to cancel the race for October.
News From: Wednesday, March 10, 2010
	Antarctica Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Mission Accomplished (The Reporter) Eleven marathon runners went to Antarctica to run a marathon and raised over two-hundred thousand dollars to fight neurofibromatosis.
	Baltimore Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		A Date Is Set For One Of Baltimore's Largest Events (WBAL) The 2010 Baltimore Marathon will take place on October 16 and will be the events tenth anniversary. The 2009 race boasted a record field of over twenty-thousand runners.
	Duchy Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Awesome Ollie Blows Rivals Away To Lift Title (This Is Cornwall) Ollie Gibson won his second Duchy Marathon title during the event's thirty-fifth running. Gibson re-took the lead and went on to win the marathon by more than six minutes.
	Odds And Ends
		Human Interest Story
		Marathon Race For Galway (Irish Examiner) Galway is hoping to follow in the footsteps of Dublin and Cork with a new marathon which will debut on August 29. Race organizers hope to attract ten-thousand participants.
		Marathoner Beardsley An Embodiment Of Perseverance (The Sun Sentinel) Dick Beardsley has become well known for his amazing race with Alberto Salazar during the 1982 Boston Marathon. It is what Beardsley has survived off the course that speaks volumes about his perseverance.
	Roma (Rome) Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Rome Runs With The Best At Maratona Di Roma (Earth Times) The Rome Marathon is scheduled for March 21 and will takes it's participants through one of the most visually stunning courses in the world.
	Two Oceans Marathon (56km)
		Human Interest Story
		Record Field For Two Oceans Marathon (IOL.co.za) The Two Oceans Marathon has attracted the second biggest field in the races history with eighty-seven hundred registrants. Only the 2004 race has attracted more race hopefuls.
	Whiskey Row Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		YMCA Whiskey Row Marathon (Prescott Daily Courier) The thirty-second annual Whiskey Row Marathon kicks off on Saturday May 1 along with a half-marathon, 10K and two-mile fun run.