Marathon/Running News: 3/10/09 - 3/17/09

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News From: Tuesday, March 17, 2009
	Albany Marathon (formerly the Snickers Marathon Energy Bar Marathon)
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Marathon Volunteers Honored Tuesday Night (WALB.com) Nearly 1,000 volunteers who helped make the recent Snickers Marathon Energy Bar Marathon possible were saluted for their efforts in a reception in downtown Albany.
	Detroit International Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Registration Open for Free Press Marathon (Detroit Free Press) Runners can now register for the 32nd Detroit Free Press/Flagstar marathon, which will be held on October 18th this year.
	Illinois Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Marathon Volunteers Needed or Race is Off (News-Gazette) The inaugural Illinois Marathon may be canceled, if organizers can't find more volunteers to help ensure trafic safety.
	London Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Pavey Pregnant (Sky Sports) British runner Jo Pavey has pulled out of the London Marathon, her planned debut at that distance, to have a child. She plans to resume her career after giving birth.
		Röthlin Out of London Marathon with Illness (Race Results Weekly) Swiss runner Viktor Rothlin has been forced to withdraw from the 2009 London Marathon due to pnemonia and pulmonary embolism.
	Odds And Ends
		Human Interest Story
		Retirement Looms for Takaoka (Race Results Weekly) Toshinari Takaoka, Japan's national record holder in the men's marathon, will retire after the upcoming Tokyo Marathon and begin coaching.
		Marathon Runner Takaoka to Retire (The Japan Times) Toshinari Takaoka, 38, who holds Japan's national record for the men's marathon, has announced his plans to retire.
	Roma (Rome) Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Spring Marathon Season Kicks Off Sunday in Rome & Tokyo (Race Results Weekly) The indoor track season has concluded, and two big international races this weekend will mark the start of the spring marathon season.
	Tel Aviv Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Run the Tel Aviv Marathon for 100 Years of History (Israel 21C) The Tel Aviv Marathon will return this spring after a 15-year hiatus, celebrating the 100th anniversary of the founding of Tel Aviv as a modern city.
News From: Monday, March 16, 2009
	Blue Nose International Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Blue Nose Marathon Changes Race Routes (The Chronicle Herald) The Blue Nose Marathon will change its route this year, in an effort to eliminate the crowding and confusion that marred last year's race.
	Boston Marathon
		Non-Marathon/ Other Running
		Road Mile To Debut Boston Marathon Weekend (Race Results Weekly) The Boston Athletic Association is introducing a new mile race, featurng both professional athletes and high school students. The event will debut April 19, the day before the 113th annual Boston Marathon.
		Human Interest Story
		23-Month Old Qualifies For Boston Marathon (Today's THV) Heath White ran the 2009 Little Rock Marathon while pushing a stroller with his 23-month-old daughter, Paisley, who has down syndrome. It is the third race they've run together, and they were the only exception allowed to the race's no-stroller rule.
	Dublin Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Irish eyes smile on Webster runner in Dublin Marathon (Democrat and Chronicle) Missy Witte tood a bad fall at the 25 mile mark of the Dublin Marathon. Her dad, Chuck, was there to cheer his eldest daugter. Missy began her running with the Chicago Marathon.
	Illinois Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Marathon in Jeopardy of Losing Permits Without Volunteers (News-Gazette) The Illinois Marathon needs to come up with additional traffic assistance volunteers in order to keep its special-event permits.
	Little Rock Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Little Rock Woman Has Top Female Time in Little Rock Marathon (Arkansas Matters) Leah Thorvilson took the early lead and was shocked to to win the Little Rock Marathon with a time of 2 hours, 44 minutes and 25 seconds. Thorvilson had finished second in two prior Little Rock Marathons and was stunned to take home the title this year.
	Miami Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Volunteer opportunities still available for ING Marathon in Atlanta (The Daily Citizen) Volunteer opportunities exist for the Atlanta Marathon and accompanying events. The March 26 event is touting over fourteen thousand participants. Volunteers are needed for water stations and the finish line area.
	Odds And Ends
		Training/ Health
		'The Marathon, You Can't Fake It' (KVAL.com) Coach, author, and professor Joe Henderson of Eugene, Oregon, offers advice on training for a marathon.
	Pittsburgh Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Pittsburgh Marathon sets record (Tribune-Review) Patrice Matamoros, race director for the Pittsburgh Marathon, has suggested that anyone wanting to register for the Pittsburgh Race do so quickly as the field of nine thousand will fill quickly.
	Rails/Trails Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Marathon Icon Headed to York (York Daily News) Indian marathon icon and cardiologist Ashis Roy will make an appearance at the Bob Potts Heritage Rail Trail Marathon this year.
	Rock 'n' Roll Country Music Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		'Biggest Loser' Contestant Dane Patterson to Run Actual Marathon (Baltimore Sun) Dane Patterson, the contestant on NBC's reality weight loss show "The Biggest Loser" who found himself surrounded by controversy when he falsely claimed to have run an entire marathon, will try to make amends by running all of the 2009 Country Music Marathon.
	Seoul Int'l Women's Road Relay
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Ethiopia's Robe Tola wins Seoul Marathon (Jimma Times) Ethiopian Robe Tola out distanced the favorites of the Seoul International women's Marathon Sunday to win the 26.2 mile race by over two minutes to win with at time of 2 hour and 27 minutes.
News From: Sunday, March 15, 2009
	Boston Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Economy Runs Down Marathoners (Milford Daily News) Some runners preparing for this year's Boston Marathon say that with the troubled economy, raising money for charity is much more difficult than it has been in past years.
News From: Saturday, March 14, 2009
	Odds And Ends
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Kitwara Upsets Gebrselassie at City-Pier-City Half-Marathon (Race Results Weekly) Haile Gebrselassie, the marathon world record holder, came to the Fortis City-Pier-City Half-Marathon hoping to reclaim the half marathon world record from Sammy Wanjiryu, but lost in an upset to Sammy Kitwara of Kenya. Catherine N'Dereba finished second in the women's race to Pauline Wangui.
News From: Friday, March 13, 2009
	Meadows Marathon
		Humor
		Friends Dressed as Salmon Set to Tackle Marathon Backwards (The Scotsman) Two young women will be running the Meadows Marathon in Scotland backwards - and dressed as salmon - to raise money for charity.
	Seabrook Lucky Trail Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Seabrook Lucky Trail Marathon This Weekend (Galveston County Daily News) The upcoming Seabrook Lucky Trail Marathon has evolved into a full weekend of running events.
	Smoky Mountain Left Turn Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Oak Ridge's Inaugural Marathon off to a Good Start (Knoxville News Sentinel) The first Smoky Mountain Left Turn Marathon, put on by Oak Ridge's Roadkill Running Club, will be held March 15th and features a course made up entirely of left turns.
News From: Thursday, March 12, 2009
	Boston Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Local nurse to run Boston Marathon for charity (The Town Talk) Corrie Bayonne of Alexandria has seen the damage Multiple Sclerosis can do, both in her work as a nurse, and growing up watching her mother struggle with the disease. She will be running in the 2009 Boston Marathon for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Boston Marathon Releases Final Elite Fields (Race Results Weekly) The final elite fields for the 113th Boston Marathon, coming up April 20th, have been announced.
	Dupont Forest Trail Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		DuPont Marathon Cancelled (Times-News) This year's YMCA/Times-News DuPont State Forest Trail Marathon in Henderson County, North Carolina, has been cancelled, after its longtime director left the YMCA.
	London Marathon
		Training/ Health
		Training is the Hardest Part (Shropshire Star) A columnist recommends running a race in March to make training for the London Marathon more fun, and explains why she finds it so helpful.