Marathon/Running News: 3/16/07 - 3/23/07

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Albany Marathon (formerly the Snickers Marathon Energy Bar Marathon)
	News From: Monday, March 19, 2007
		Human Interest Story
		Snickers Marathon Keeps On Giving (WALB) The Snickers Marathon that was held in Albany during the first weekend in March, brought in about three quarters of a million dollars.
Bataan Memorial Death March
	News From: Friday, March 23, 2007
		Human Interest Story
		Marchers Take To The Sand To Honor Veterans At Bataan Memorial Death March (Las Cruces Sun-news) It commemorates a grim chapter in World War II history, when in 1942, thousands of American and Filipino soldiers were surrendered at the Bataan peninsula in the Philippines and then made to march for miles through rugged terrain with little food water or medical care. Among the prisoners were 1,800 New Mexico National Guard members. Many died during the march or in the years to come in death camps.
Big Sur International Marathon
	News From: Thursday, March 22, 2007
		Human Interest Story
		Running Scared On Highway 1 The Tale Of A Big Sur Marathon Training Run (Santa Cruz Sentinel) Article on the experience of running along the highway.
Boston Marathon
	News From: Wednesday, March 21, 2007
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Boston-Born Runner Hopes To Win 2007 Boston Marathon (WBZTV) Kastor would like to win the Boston marathon. Her comments on the expectations for the race are shared.
	News From: Tuesday, March 20, 2007
		Human Interest Story
		Eight-time Boston Marathon Winner Tells Of Experiences (Morning Sentinel) Driscoll won the Boston Marathon eight times and is the only person to have set world and course records five times, despite being born with spina bifida. Article on how she surpassed the limitations, and how faith was key in giving her strength.
	News From: Monday, March 19, 2007
		Human Interest Story
		Boston Marathon Day Is Here (South Coast Today) Katie Cabral's experience in the New Bedford half-marathon, in which she wanted to run a good time to qualify for the Boston marathon.
		Boston Marathon For Cancer Research (East Valley Tribune) Beth Thompson and Sandy Odegard are friends who share a passion for running and a commitment to aid cancer research. They will be running in the Boston marathon to raise funds for the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.
		Runner Will Take On Boston Marathon Despite Disease (The Associated Press) Despite suffering from Lou Gehrig's disease, Bob Marshall plans to run in next month's Boston Marathon.
Bungay Black Dog Marathon
	News From: Friday, March 16, 2007
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Bungay Black Dog Marathon Proving Big Attraction (Beccles & Bungay Journal) Highlights on the marathon. The old course record holder Jonas Erickson from Stockholm will be participating.
City of Los Angeles Marathon (L.A. Marathon)
	News From: Friday, March 23, 2007
		Human Interest Story
		Running For A Cause, McCoy Finishes LA Marathon (The Friday Flyer) Kreg McCoy competed in his first-ever marathon to help raise money and awareness for organ donation.
Dong-A Seoul International Marathon
	News From: Monday, March 19, 2007
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Lee Bong-ju Is Washed Up No Longer (DongA) Article on Lee Bong-joo, who has proved himself as the national marathon runner.
		Champion Runner Lee Wins Seoul Int'l Marathon (English Chosun) The winner of the 2001 Boston Marathon passed Paul Kiprop Kirui of Kenya late in the race for the title.
		Lee Rides Strong Finish to Win Dong-A Marathon (DongA) Comments on the race. At the moment when the audience started to doubt and give up on him, Lee Bong-ju started to run to end up winning.
	News From: Sunday, March 18, 2007
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Lee Tops Seoul Marathon (The Korea Times) Lee Bong-ju cruised to an unchallenged victory, crossing the finish line with a time of 2 hours, 8 minutes, 4 seconds.
		Seoul Marathon Titles Won In The Fastest Times Of The Year (IAAF) A 2:23:12 by Chinas Wei Yanan and a most unexpected 'comeback' 2:08:04 from Lee Bong-Ju respectively took the womens and mens titles.
General Running (Non-Specific)
	News From: Tuesday, March 20, 2007
		Training/ Health
		Too Much Running May Harm Your Heart (Omaha World Herald) Doctors examining a marathon runner found heart disease that was induced by too much exercise, according to a study. Extreme activity requires more caution and evaluation.
	News From: Saturday, March 17, 2007
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Kenya's Wanjiru Sets World Record In Half Marathon (International Herald Tribune) Kenya's Sammy Wanjiru was timed at 58 minutes 35 seconds to set a world record during the Fortis City Pier City half marathon.
		Wanjiru Lowers His Half-Marathon World Record (Race Results Weekly) Samuel Wanjiru lowered his own world record for the half-marathon, running 58:35 to win the 33rd City-Pier-City Half-Marathon.
	News From: Friday, March 16, 2007
		Human Interest Story
		A Marathon In Every State? Go For It (The Seattle Times) So many people love running marathons in every state that two groups exist to help members network and track such a goal: the 50 States Marathon Club and the 50 States and D.C. Marathon Group.
Georgia Marathon
	News From: Thursday, March 22, 2007
		Human Interest Story
		Scott Rigsby Named Honorary Captain of Delta Race Team At Georgia Marathon (Competitor SouthEast) Rigsby, a double amputee, will lead more than 50 Delta employees as they race through the heart of Atlanta on Sunday, March 25, 2007.
Green Bay Marathon
	News From: Monday, March 19, 2007
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Green Bay Marathon's Foot Count On Track To Kick Previous Record (Green Bay Press Gazette) Comments by the race director on the growth expectations and attractiveness of the runs.
		Turnout Growth Expected For Green Bay Marathon (Post Crescent) Registration has been open since December. Through the end of February, registrations are 25% ahead of last year; thus, organizers expect a double-digit growth again this year.
Kuala Lumpur Marathon
	News From: Monday, March 19, 2007
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Ambank KL International Marathon: Kenyans Grab Top Spots (New Straits Times) Comments by the athletes and top results are given.
	News From: Sunday, March 18, 2007
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		New Championship Record Clocked At Kuala Lumpur International Marathon (New Straits Times) Cyprian Kiogara clocked two hours 17 minutes and 38 seconds, a new record for the mens category.
London Marathon
	News From: Friday, March 23, 2007
		Human Interest Story
		Tell Us If You're Doing The London Marathon (Bucks Free Press) The paper would like to write about Bucks-based runners in their London Marathon preview.
		Hollioake To Run London Marathon (BBC) Adam is raising money for the Ben Hollioake Fund, which is collecting for the CHASE Hospice Care for Children.
	News From: Thursday, March 22, 2007
		Human Interest Story
		Chris Runs First Full Marathon For Charity (Goole Today) He will have to raise £1,500 for the WellBeing of Women charity - the only national charity that funds research into women's health at every stage of their lives, and that of their babies.
	News From: Wednesday, March 21, 2007
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Jawher Jawher Expects To Miss London Marathon (Reuters) Bahrain's Kenyan-born athlete Mushir Salem Jawher expects to miss next month's London Marathon as the furore over his participation in a race in Israel means he does not have a passport to travel on.
		Human Interest Story
		Trio In Training For London Marathon Attempts (Bury St Edmunds) Karen Brown, Shaun Carroll and Stephen Mallett are planning to run the marathon to raise funds for different charities.
	News From: Monday, March 19, 2007
		Human Interest Story
		Andrew's £10,000 Bid In London Marathon (Lynn News) Andrew "Ski" Galeckyi is running the marathon to raise as much money as he cans for the MS Society in the hope that it will help to find a cure one day in the near future.