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Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
	Rock 'n' Roll USA Marathon (formerly the National Marathon)
		News From: Friday, March 12, 2010
		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.
	Odds And Ends
		News From: Thursday, March 11, 2010
		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.
	Two Oceans Marathon (56km)
		News From: Tuesday, March 9, 2010
		Tavengwa, Moyo For Two Oceans Marathon (The Zimbabwean) Cape Town will host the Two Oceans Marathon in April. Sharon Tavenga and Samkeliso Moyo have been added to the list of elite athletes planning to attend the race.
Post-Race Review/ Results
	Stanley Marathon
		News From: Monday, March 15, 2010
		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.
	Nagoya Int'l Women's Marathon
		News From: Sunday, March 14, 2010
		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
		News From: Sunday, March 14, 2010
		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.
	Catalina Marathon
		News From: Sunday, March 14, 2010
		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.
	Duchy Marathon
		News From: Wednesday, March 10, 2010
		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.
	Little Rock Marathon
		News From: Tuesday, March 9, 2010
		Little Rock Marathon: Former Trojan Leah Thorvilson Repeats. (ArkansasSports360.com) Leah Thorvilson, a former runner for the University of Arkansas in Little Rock, repeated as the women's marathon winner on Sunday.
	El Paso Marathon
		News From: Tuesday, March 9, 2010
		Juarez Native Gives Up Sizable Lead, But Still Wins (El Paso Times) Edgar Trillo had to mount a last minute attack to outkick local Richard Gonzalez to reclaim his lead in the El Paso Marathon. Trillo would win the marathon by only two seconds.
		Therapist, Mother Of Three Wins First Full El Paso Marathon (El Paso Times) Larisa Pitchkolan, 40 and a mother of three, ran 3 hours, 17 minutes and 36 seconds to win the women's division of the El Paso Marathon.
		News From: Monday, March 8, 2010
		Area Runners Take Tops Spots In Michelob Ultra El Paso Marathon (El Paso Times) Edgar Trillo won the El Paso Marathon by outsprinting Richard Gonzalez by two seconds to win with a time of 3 hours 7 minutes and 39 seconds. Larisa Pitchkolan won the women's division with a time of 3 hours 17 minutes and 36 seconds.
	Mountain to Surf Marathon
		News From: Monday, March 8, 2010
		McLean Give Young Guns A Marathon Lesson (Taranaki Daily News) Gran McLean returned to the Mountain To Surf Marathon to win his second title with a time of 2 hours 31 minutes and 35 seconds.
	Little Rock Marathon
		News From: Monday, March 8, 2010
		Former Trojan Leah Thorvilson Repeats As Little Rock Marathon Winner (UALR Trojans.com) Leah Thorvilson won her second straight Little Rock Marathon with a time of 2 hours 48 minutes and 28 seconds nearly 19 minutes faster than second place and just missing the Olympic Trials qualifying mark.
		A Texan And A Little Rock Woman Are The Winners Of The 2010 Little Rock Marathon (Todaysthv.com) Moninda Marube won the Little Rock Marathon with a time of 2 hours 29 minutes and 40 seconds. Leah Thorvilson successfully defended her title with a winning time of 2 hours 48 minutes and 28 seconds.
	Napa Valley Marathon
		News From: Monday, March 8, 2010
		New Yorker Wins As Emotion Rules In Napa Valley Marathon (Napa Valley Register) Michael Amstein won the Napa Valley Marathon with a time of 2 hours 31 minutes and 26 seconds just missing his goal of breaking 2 hours and 30 minutes.
		Coordt Holds On Late To Women's Napa Valley Marathon Crown (Napa Valley Register) Mary Coordt was planning on using the Napa Valley Marathon as a training run for the Two Oceans Marathon in early April. She held on to win with a time of 2 hours 46 minutes and 8 seconds.
	Mountain to Surf Marathon
		News From: Monday, March 8, 2010
		Win Catches Race Veteran By Surprise (Taranaki Daily News) Ingrid Frost ran a personal best marathon time of 3 hours 15 minutes and 2 seconds to win the Mountain to Surf Marathon for the first time in eight attempts.
Human Interest Story
	City of Los Angeles Marathon (L.A. Marathon)
		News From: Monday, March 15, 2010
		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.
	Ellerbe Springs Marathon
		News From: Sunday, March 14, 2010
		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
		News From: Sunday, March 14, 2010
		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.
		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.
	Sarasota Marathon The Grouper Run
		News From: Sunday, March 14, 2010
		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.
	Myrtle Beach Marathon
		News From: Sunday, March 14, 2010
		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.
	A Run Through Time
		News From: Friday, March 12, 2010
		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)
		News From: Friday, March 12, 2010
		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.
	Rock 'n' Roll Country Music Marathon
		News From: Friday, March 12, 2010
		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)
		News From: Friday, March 12, 2010
		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.
	Nagoya Int'l Women's Marathon
		News From: Friday, March 12, 2010
		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.
	City of Los Angeles Marathon (L.A. Marathon)
		News From: Thursday, March 11, 2010
		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.