Marathon/Running News: 3/24/11 - 3/31/11

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News From: Thursday, March 31, 2011
	Comrades Marathon (88km)
		Human Interest Story
		Comrades Marathon Draws Almost 20,000 (Sport 24) Nearly twenty-thousand runners will particpate in the Comrades Marathon which takes place on May 29.
	Dublin Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Dublin Marathon Hits Jackpot With New Sponsor (Irish Times) The Dublin Marathon has announced that the National Lottery will be the new title sponsor of the event.
	Phuket International Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Phuket International Marathon: On Your Mark...Get Set...Go! (PhuketIndex.com) Asia's largest and fasting growing marathon takes place on June 10 to 12, 2011. Over five-thousand runners participated in the 2010 event.
	Southern Indiana Classic Marathon and Half Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Televised Southern Indiana Classic Marathon To Include Interviews, Recap (Evansville Courier & Press) The Evansville local CBS affiliate will televise portions of the second annual running of the Southern Indiana Classic Marathon which will be held on April 10.
	Trailbreaker Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Time To Step Into Those Running Shoes For Trailbreaker Marathon (Waukesha Patch) The Trailbreaker Marathon kicks off this Saturday at 6 am and for those not ready for the full 26.2, race day events include a half-marathon and a 5K race.
	Treviso Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Gavin Shines In Treviso Marathon (Guardian) Gavin Jones turned 50 last month and recently ran the Treviso Marathon in 2 hours 36 minutes and 39 seconds to finish 18th overall.
	Yakima River Canyon Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Skip That Scenic Drive Through Yakima Canyon On Saturday. Run The Marathon! (Yakima Herald) State Route 821 will be closed for much of the day on Saturday for the eleventh annual running of the Yakima River Canyon Marathon
News From: Wednesday, March 30, 2011
	Blue Ridge Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Blue Ridge Marathon Sees Increase In Runners Signing Up (WSLS.com) Blue Ridge Marathon will kick off on April 16 and race organizers are calling it "America's Toughest Road Marathon."
	Boston Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		All Roads Lead To Boston For Reborn Runner (Winnipeg Free Press) Bob Steinberg hung up his running shoes for nineteen years. But after growing to 236 pounds, he got off the couch, changed his diet and went on to set a personal record in the half-marathon at the age of 58.
		Bill Nawn Plans On Running Double Marathon (My Fox Boston.com) Bill Nawn will leave the Boston finish line at 5 am on April 18 hoping to arrive at the starting line around 9 am to turn around and do it all over again.
	GO! St. Louis Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Go! St. Louis Marathon And Family Fitness Weekend (CBS St. Louis) More than 25,000 participants competed in one of ten different races during the GO! St. Louis Marathon Weekend.
	London Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Mother's Pride Is A Factor On Liz Yelling's Long Road To 2012 (London Evening Standard) Liz Yelling, 36 and a mother, is hoping to win the battle of the mom's in the London Marathon, her first race since the 2008 Beijing Olympic Marathon.
	Odds And Ends
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Sharubutu, Njoku Emerge Winners Of Ibadan Marathon (Nation Online) Sharubutu Bobai won the Ibadan Marathon with a time of 2 hours 47 minutes and 49 seconds.
	Pittsburgh Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Pittsburgh Marathon Registration Closes (SB Nation) The Pittsburgh Marathon has closed the registration doors for the May 15 marathon with more than 22,000 people registered to take part in one of five events.
	Sugarloaf Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Sugarloaf Marathon, 15K Enters 29th Year (Irregular) May 15 will mark the kick off of the 29th year of the annual Sugarloaf Marathon
News From: Tuesday, March 29, 2011
	City of Christchurch Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		New Course For City Of Christchurch Marathon (Press) The City of Christchurch Marathon will host it's thirty-first marathon on a new course for the June 5 event.
	Grandma's Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Grandma's Marathon Fee To Increase This Week (Duluth News Tribune) The thirty-fifth Grandma's Marathon will see a fee increase this week from $90 to $100 on Friday.
	Illinois Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Illinois Marathon Seeks 250 Course Volunteers (News-Gazette) The Illinois Marathon co-director stated that "We won't be able to have the race if we don't get those positions filled" when talking about their need for nearly 250 course volunteers.
	London Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Wanjiru Out Of London Marathon (New Post Leader) Samuel Wanjiru has pulled out of next month's London Marathon with a knee injury. With Wanjiru out, three-time winner, Martin Lel has added his name to the list of elite athletes.
		Liz Yelling: Seven Days, 180 Miles And I'm Getting Faster For London (Metro) Liz Yelling will line up for the London Marathon which kicks off in less than 3 weeks.
	Odds And Ends
		Human Interest Story
		Winter Weary Runners Set For Early Marathon At The Crossroads Of Indiana Marathon (NWI.com) Runners around the country are ready for the Crossroads of Indiana Marathon which has given them a reason to train through the cold wind and snow.
	Pocono Mountain Run For The Red Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Pocono Marathon Changes Course; $10K Donor Church Freed From Inconvenience (Pocono Record) The Pocono Community Church which, until this year, was along the Pocono Mountain Run For The Red Marathon donated ten-thousand dollars to the Red Cross. Might this have been the impetus for the course change.
	Taunton Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Taunton Marathon On Sunday (West Country) Seventeen-hundred runners will take part in the Taunton Marathon and Half-Marathon and more than one-third of the participants are from the local area.
	Vernonia Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Race Preview: 2011 ORRC Vernonia Marathon (Oregon Live) The inaugural Vernonia Marathon is slated for April 10, 2011 and promises to be flat and fast with a very scenic route.
News From: Monday, March 28, 2011
	Bataan Memorial Death March
		Human Interest Story
		March Recalls What Bataan Survivors Experienced (Albuquerque Journal) It took Kyle Cobb more than five hours to complete the Bataan Memorial Death March while hauling a thirty-five pound back pack. He was one of over six-thousand to tackle the memorial run.
	Oakland Marathon Running Festival
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Ethiopian Man From San Jose, Berkeley Woman Win Oaklan Marathon. (Mercury News) Tegenu Beru, from Ethiopia, won the Oakland Marathon with a time of 2 hours 30 minutes and 8 seonds.
	Ocean Drive Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Ocean Drive Marathon Champions Prove They're A Pair Of Fast Learners (Press of Atlantic City) Pat D'Alessandro won the thirteenth annual Ocean Drive Marathon with a time of 2 hours 45 minutes and 44 seconds despite chilly temperatures and a fierce headwind.
		Winners Fight Through Wind And Cold To Finish Ocean Drive Marathon (Press of Atlantic City) Pat D'Alessandro won the Ocean Drive Marathon with a time of 2 hours 45 minutes and 44 seconds. Megan Gallagher won the women's division with a time of 3 hours 10 minutes and 18 seconds.
	Odds And Ends
		Human Interest Story
		Ceremony For Meyerhoff To Be Held April 10 (GoDuke.com) The Duke University Track and Field/Cross Country will hold a ceremony to honer Sallly Meyerhoff who graduated in 2007 and was killed while training for the 2012 Olympic Marathon Trials.
	Pocono Mountain Run For The Red Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Run For Red Plans New Route Through Poconos For May Marathon (Pocono Record) The Annual Run for the Red Marathon route will change it's route this year to avoid closing major intersections and hoping to avoid a head wind.