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Albany Marathon (formerly the Snickers Marathon Energy Bar Marathon)
	News From: Tuesday, March 23, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Snickers Marathon Tops List Of Qualifiers (Albany Herald) The Snickers Marathon Energy Bar Marathon has topped the list of marathons where participants are most likely to earn qualifying times for the prestigious Boston Marathon according to a MarathonGuide.com
Athens Marathon (Greece)
	News From: Friday, March 19, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Greece Marks 2,500th Marathon Anniversary (Balkan Travellers) The Athens Marathon will mark this year as the twenty-five hundredth anniversary of the Battle of Marathon in Ancient Greece. This year's race has reached a global level with other cultural events surrounding the anniversary.
Bataan Memorial Death March
	News From: Monday, March 22, 2010
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Record Number Gather To Honor Bataan Death March (La Cruces Sun-News) Corey White, Carlsbad, brought home top honors on the Bataan Memorial Death March Marathon with a time of 2 hours and 47 minutes.
	News From: Sunday, March 21, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Soldier Takes Part In Bataan Death March Memorial Run (Killeen Daily Herald) New Mexico's White Sands Missle Range will be the site of the Bataan Memorial Death March. Sergeant First Class Robert Rasmussen will compete in his sixth memorial run.
	News From: Wednesday, March 17, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Local Runners Head West For Bataan Memorial Death March Marathon (The Huntsville Item) The Bataan Memorial Death March Marathon takes place on March 21 at White Sands Missle Range in New Mexico. The race memorializes the death march of U.S. and Filipino soldiers forced to do a four day march on April 9, 1942
Belfast City Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, March 23, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		First Deadling Fast Approaches For Belfast City Marathon (Athletics Ireland) The first deadline for the Belfast City Marathon is March 26th. A increase in entry fees will occur after that date. More than eighteen thousand runners are expected to participate.
Blue Nose International Marathon
	News From: Thursday, March 18, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Tanya Bloomfield To Run Bluenose Marathon Barefooted (The Coast) Tanya Bloomfield hopes to raise ten-thousand dollars for Safe Harbour Metropolitan Community Church by running the Bluenose Marathon...barefoot.
Boston Marathon
	News From: Friday, March 19, 2010
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Ethiopia - Boston Marathon Champion Deriba Merga To Defend Title On April 19 (Nazret.com) Deriba Merga, Ethiopia, will take to the streets of Boston on April 19 to defend his 2009 Boston Marathon title. Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot, Kenya, will hope to improve on his second place finish to Merga last year.
Canberra Marathon
	News From: Wednesday, March 17, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Runners Refunded As Canberra Marathon Falls Over (The Canberra Times) Race organizers of the Canberra Marathon will issue full refunds to runners who paid to enter that race. With only four weeks to go until the race, officials conceded that they could not go forward with the marathon.
Chicago Marathon
	News From: Friday, March 19, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Ready, Set, Train: Your Guide To Running In Chicago (Chicago Now) In 2009 more than thirty-three thousand, seven-hundred runners completed the Chicago Marathon. The course winds through twenty-nine Chicago neighborhoods. There is only 6 months to go before the race kicks off in 2010
City of Los Angeles Marathon (L.A. Marathon)
	News From: Tuesday, March 23, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		She Gets First-Place Group Finish In Marathon She Didn't Run (Los Angeles Times) Paula Petrella had the winning 40-44 age group time of 2 hours 53 minutes and 59 seconds at the Los Angeles Marathon. Although she had registered for the race, she did not run in it and was recorded as running it start to finish. Race officials stated that it happens sometimes.
		Triumph, Tragedy, and Star Power Color The Los Angeles Marathon (Fit Sugar) The twenty-fifth annual Los Angeles Marathon had many Hollywood celebs running from Dodger Stadium to the Santa Monica Pier. More than thirty runners were taken to area hospitals.
	News From: Monday, March 22, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		30 Plus Marathon Runners Taken To Hospitals At Los Angeles Marathon (My Fox LA) One runner in the Los Angeles Maraton collapsed due to cardiac arrest. More than thirty other runners where taken to area hospitals due to complications arising from running in the marathon.
		Shia LaBeouf Completes Los Angeles Marathon (China Daily) Transformers star Shia LaBeouf completed the Los Angeles Marathon in under five hours and raised money and awareness for the charity US VETS.
		Shia LaBeouf & Audrina Patridge Among Stars Who Ran Los Angeles Marathon (Access Hollywood.) Nearly twenty-five thousand runners participated in the Los Angeles Marathon. Among the runners were some of Hollywood's bigggest stars including Shia LaBeouf.
		Shia LaBeouf, Sean Astin, Gordon Ramsay, Audrina Patridge Finish L.A. Marathon (E! Online) Sean Astin, Lord of the Rings, Gordon Ramsay, Hell's Kitchen, Andy Baldwin, The Bachelor, and other Hollywood stars joined nearly twenty-five thousand other runners in the Los Angeles Marathon
		Gordon Ramsay Pulls Out Of Los Angles Marathon (Monsters and Critics.) Gordon Ramsay was force to pull out of the Los Angeles Marathon due to a calf injury. The chef extraordinaire has run the London Marathon each of the last ten years.
		Man, 21, In Critical Condition After Los Angeles Marathon (Mercury News) A twenty-one year old man went into cardiac arrest during the Los Angeles marathon as he approached the eighteenth mile of the twenty-six point two mile race.
		Los Angeles Marathon: Michael Ward Finished Race In His First Marathon (Los Angeles Times) Michael Ward began training for the Los Angeles marathon when he was laid off from his job last year. His resolve after completing the Los Angeles marathon is to run more.
		Casualties Reported As Result Of Los Angeles Marathon (Xinhuanet.com) Fatigue, dehydration, and chest pain were listed as issues runners suffered during the twenty-fifth running of the Los Angeles Marathon. More than thirty runners collapsed during the race and received medical attention.
	News From: Sunday, March 21, 2010
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Wesley Korir Repeats As Los Angeles Marathon Champion (Los Angeles Times) Wesley Korir successfully defended his Los Angeles Marathon title by winning the race in 2 hours 9 minutes and 20 seconds. Edna Kiplagat took top honors for the women with a time of 2 hours 25 minutes and 38 seconds.
	News From: Friday, March 19, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Running From The Recession (Los Angeles Times) Michael Ward had a 4 am to 6 pm routine until he was laid off from his job as an editor for a newspaper. He used his anger and joblessness to run two miles. This weekend he will join twenty-five thousand others who will run the Los Angeles Marathon
	News From: Thursday, March 18, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Everything You Need To Know About The Los Angeles Marathon (KNX1070) The Los Angeles Marathon kicks off this year with a new route and that means new street closures during the race and new places for spectators to watch the race.
	News From: Wednesday, March 17, 2010
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Los Angeles Marathon: Defending Champ Korir Faces Tough Field (MarathonNews.net) Wesley Korir ran and won the Los Angeles Marathon last year in a course record time of 2 hours 8 minutes and 24 seconds and collected nearly two-hundred thousand dollars. He hopes to repeat that stunt in 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Los Angeles Marathon For Observers: Dine And Drink On The Cheap (NBC Los Angeles) DineLA has released a list of places to eat close to the course of the Los Angeles Marathon so that spectators can sit, eat and drink while they cheer on their family and friends running the marathon.
Comrades Marathon (88km)
	News From: Thursday, March 18, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Huge Comrades Marathon Entry Confirmed (SouthAfrica.info) The final entry number for the Comrades Marathon has been confirmed at twenty-three thousand, five-hundred and sixty-five runners. This will be the second largest field assembled for the race.
	News From: Wednesday, March 17, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Second Largest Comrades Field Ever (East Coast Radio) More than twenty-three thousand entries have been accepted for the grueling eighty-eight kilometer Comrades Marathon. Only the twenty-four thousand participant field of 2000 has been larger.
Cracovia Marathon
	News From: Friday, March 19, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Marathon Runners Head For Krakow (Easier Travel) The ninth annual Krakow Marathon kicks off on April 25th. The race traverses the banks of the Vistula River within view of the Wawel Castle.
	News From: Wednesday, March 17, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Krakow Warms Up For Annual Marathon (OPODO) The ninth year of the Cracovia Marathon kicks off on April 25 in the heart of the city of Krakow. The 26.2 mile course traverses many of the city's landmarks and along the banks of the Vistula river.
Dong-A Seoul International Marathon
	News From: Sunday, March 21, 2010
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Kenya's Teimet Wins Seoul International Marathon (Korea Herald) Sylvester Teimet won the Dong-A-Seoul International Marathon with a time of 2 hours 6 minutes and 49 seconds setting a new course record.