Marathon/Running News: 3/18/09 - 3/25/09

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News From: Wednesday, March 25, 2009
	Boston Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		26.2 Days Until the Boston Marathon (Examiner) The 113th Boston Marathon will kick off on April 20th. The Boston Athletic Association has announced that AT&T will offer athlete tracking for the famed 26.2 mile race and that packet pick up postcards will be mailed out this week.
	Delaware Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		REHOBOTH BEACH: Calling all marathon runners (Delmarva Now) The Strides for Hope team of Sussex County is looking for runners to help raise funds for free cancer support. The group will run at the Chicago 1/2 Marathon in April and Delaware Marathon in Wilmington at 7:00 a.m. on Sunday, May 17th.
	Ellerbe Springs Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Runners head to Ellerbe Springs Marathon (Richmond County Daily Journal) Runners from as far away as Japan and England have conquered the Ellerbe Springs Marathon which is to be held this coming Saturday at 8 am for the 18th annual race. The race is expected to draw nearly 150 runners.
	Friendly Massey Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Friendly Massey Marathon seeks sponsors (Midnorth Monitor) Elizabeth Gamble, race organizer of the Friendly Massey Marathon, is looking for sponsors for the race which enters into the thirty-third year. The event, which provides chip-timing, ambulance and attendants on site, advertising, pancake breakfast and prizes, costs over $30,000.
	Knoxville Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Knoxville Marathon Race weekend promises to be winning event. (WBIR) The Knoxville Marathon will host nineteen musical acts along it's course and competitors will cross the 50-yard line in Neyland Stadium as they complete the 26.2 mile course. The race is slated for this Sunday.
	London Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		150-Mile Run in Desert and Then a Marathon (Northampton Chronicle and Echo) Ivan Kissane, 37 of Britain, will run the grueling 150-mile Marathon de Sables desert race - and then use the London Marathon as a "cool-down."
	Marine Corps Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Online Registration for 34th Marine Corps Marathon Begins April 1st (News Blaze) The Marine Corps Marathon will open the gates for the 34th annual race that is held in Washington DC on Sunday, October 25, 2009. The online process begins at high noon on April first.
	Odds And Ends
		Non-Marathon/ Other Running
		Beating the Loneliness of a 100-Mile Marathon (National Marathon) Ultramarathoner Markus Wiaderek talks about how he copes with running alone for days on end.
	Ottawa Marathon (National Capital Race Weekend)
		Human Interest Story
		Ottawa Marathon Race Weekend offers $100K prize for record breakers. (Metro Ottawa) The Ottawa Race weekend is offering a $100,000 prize to anyone setting the new world record in the 10K along the course. The race weekend events, set for May 23 and 24, also include a marathon, half-marathon, kids marathon, wheelchair marathon, 5K and 2K distances.
	Vienna City Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		24,000 to hit Vienna marathon events next month (Austrian Times) Just few spots remain for the April, 19 Vienna Marathon. Race organizers expect the race to reach capacity at 24,000 participants. Reuben Kosgei will make his marathon debut at Vienna. Kosgei was the 3,000-meter Olympic steeplechase winner at the 2000 games in Sydney.
News From: Tuesday, March 24, 2009
	Boston Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Medford Runners Prep for Boston Marathon (Medford Transcript) Eighty-eight Medford runners will be participating in this year's Boston Marathon, from teens to seniors.
		Hopkinton Group Collects Items for Marathon Exhibit (MetroWest Daily News) A Hopkinton group is collecting Boston Marathon memorabilia for an exhibit they hope will encourage people to visit the downtown area, and possibly raise interest in an eventual Marathon Museum.
	Eugene Marathon
		Training/ Health
		Four myths about marathons (KVAL) Runners getting ready for the Eugene Marathon and even those contemplating signing up for the running events should know some of the myths to the marathon that may keep them from participating.
	Gasparilla Distance Classic
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Next Year's Gasparilla Marathon Will Be Race's Final Run (10Connects) Because of the strain it places on city resources, the 2010 Gasparilla Marathon will be the last. The Gasparilla Distance Classic will continue with other, shorter races.
	London Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Mr Tickles Marathon Challenge for Charity (Dumbarton Reporter) A 38-year-old father of three in Great Britain will run the London Marathon, his first, to raise money for Children with Leukemia; his fundraising efforts are themed around a popular children's cartoon.
	Odds And Ends
		Human Interest Story
		The Toughest Race on Earth (This is Somerset) The world's toughest race will take place in the Sahara Desert in the south Moroccan region. The 151-mile race amounts to 6 days of marathon running in temperatures ranging from 32 F to 122 F. Sarah Frost thinks she is up to the challenge.
News From: Monday, March 23, 2009
	Cayman Islands Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Cayman Island Marathon boosts the needy (Caymanian Compass) The Cayman Island Marathon raised nearly four thousand dollars for local charities and a multitude of runners in the marathon and half-marathon raised money for other organizations. Registration for the 2009 race has opened.
	Chicago Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Roselle Woman Forms Marathon Team to Help Marklund (Daily Herald) An Illinois woman is forming a group to run the Chicago Marathon, in order to raise money and awareness for the charity that helped her developmentally disabled daughter.
	Gasparilla Distance Classic
		Human Interest Story
		Gasparilla Marathon On Last Legs (Tampa Bay Tribune) February 21, 2010 will mark the tenth Gasparilla Marathon. It will also be the last time the event will be held. Race officials are citing the strain on city services as the reason for terminating the race.
	Odds And Ends
		Non-Marathon/ Other Running
		Goucher Wins Half Marathon (Duluth News Tribune) Kara Goucher - in the midst of training for the 2009 Boston Marathon, where she will be one of the favorites - won the 2009 Lisbon Half Marathon in 1:08:30.
	Pasadena Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Pasadena Marathon worth the wait (San Gabriel Valley Tribune) Jacques Sallberg finished in 2 hours, 25 minutes, 49 seconds to capture the delayed Pasadena Marathon which was hampered by smoke from fires last November. Blue Benadum sprinted to second place in 2 hours 44 minutes and 17 seconds.
	Rock 'n' Roll USA Marathon (formerly the National Marathon)
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		New Records Set in National Marathon, Half Marathon (Examiner) Eight thousand runners showed up at JFK Stadium in Washington, DC to bear witness to an new marathon course record that Patrick Moulton of Providence, Rhode Island set with a time of two hours and 21 minutes.
	Roma (Rome) Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Notts Man Smashes Marathon World Record (This is Nottingham) Richard Whitehead of Great Britain has broken the marathon world record for a double-amputee by more than eight minutes, finishing the Rome Marathon in 2:56.
	Smoky Mountain Left Turn Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Smoky Mountain Left Turn Marathon recap (Knoxville News) The first annual Smoky Mountain Marathon went off without a hitch according to co-race directors Carl Sexton and Zane Hagy. The Roadkill Running Club in Oak Ridge hosted the event with Robert Preston taking home top honors in 2 hours 49 minutes and 2 seconds.
	Tokyo Int'l Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Man Runs 52 Marathons in 52 Days (Japan Times) A 65-year-old Japanese man set a Guiness World Record at the Tokyo International Marathon, which was his 52nd full marathon in as many days.
		Comedian Briefly Becomes Unconscious During Tokyo Marathon (Japan Today) Japanese comedian Kunihiro Matsumura passed out and entered cardiac arrest while running the 2009 Tokyo Marathon. He was rushed to a hospital and is now awake and in stable condition.
	Tokyo Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		From Tokyo to Rome, Kenyans rule the roost (Daily Nation) Kenyas Salim Kipsang won the Tokyo Marathon in a time of two hours, 10 minutes and 27 seconds and his fellow countrymen, Benjamin Kiptoo Kolum, set a course record while on his way victory in two hours, seven minutes and 17 seconds at the Rome Marathon.
News From: Sunday, March 22, 2009
	Dallas Marathon (formerly the Dallas White Rock Marathon)
		Human Interest Story
		Struck By Car After Dallas Race, 3 Runners Struggle to Rebuild Lives (Dallas Morning News) An in-depth look at the experiences of three runners who were hit by a car shortly after completing the Dallas White Rock Half Marathon, and how their lives were changed.
	North Pole Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		At least there's no polar bears at the North Pole Marathon (Ottawa Citizen) If you like negative forty degree wind chills and running on a floating ice flow then you can join 38 runners from 13 countries who will arrive at the North Pole on April 6th to run the Northernmost Marathon in the world.
	Odds And Ends
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Zimbabweans Rush for Johannesburg Marathon Prize (China View) Zimbabweans Marko Mambo and Elijah Mutandiro will compete head-to-head in the 2009 Nedbank Johannesburg Marathon, which offers increased prize money this year. Their countrywomen Samukeliso Moyo and Sharon Tawengwa will also be running.