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Direct Links: A2A Arbuckles to Ardmore Race for Mercy Antarctica Marathon Black Mountain Marathon Catalina Marathon City of Los Angeles Marathon (L.A. Marathon) Cowtown Marathon Duchy Marathon El Paso Marathon Garmin Marathon (prev. Oz Marathon) Gasparilla Distance Classic GO! St. Louis Marathon Great Ocean Road Marathon Hong Kong Marathon
A2A Arbuckles to Ardmore Race for Mercy
	News From: Friday, February 26, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Raising Money for Ardmore's New Cancer Center (KTEN) Ardmore Oklahoma will host the areas first marathon and more than four-hundred runners have already signed up for the event which hopes to raise money for the new cancer center.
Antarctica Marathon
	News From: Sunday, February 28, 2010
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Local Doctor, Friends To Participate In Antarctica Marathon To Fund Research For His Son's Disorder (News-Leader) Several doctors are raising money for research for neurofibromatosis by running the Antarctica Marathon. Dr. Dominguez's son, Eric, has NF and hopes to raise one-million dollars toward research.
Black Mountain Marathon
	News From: Sunday, February 28, 2010
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		A Frigid, Brutal Run: 'Antarctic' Conditions Set Scene For 13th Annual Mount Mitchell Challenge And Black Mountain Marathon (Citizen-Times) Runners for the thirteenth annual Black Mountain Marathon were blown around with hurricane force winds and Arctic temperatures. Jeremy Donahue, 27, won the marathon with a time of 3 hours, 14 minutes and 36 seconds.
	News From: Saturday, February 27, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Black Moutain Marathon Features Record Finish (Citizen-Times) Jared Nielson, 20, won the Black Mountain Marathon while Allie Hustead, 27, won the women's division.
	News From: Thursday, February 25, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Mount Mitchell Challenge And Black Mountain Marathons Enter 13th Year On Saturday (Citizen-Times) This weekend marks the thirteenth year of the Mount Mitchell Challenge and the Black Mountain Marathon. Mount Mitchell is the highest point in the Eastern United States. Runners will ascend more than forty-three hundred feet during the first 13 miles of the race.
Catalina Marathon
	News From: Thursday, March 4, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Santa Catalina Island Marathon (San Diego News Network) The thirty-third running of the Catalina Marathon takes place on March 13, 2010. The race starts at Two Harbors and runs through some of the islands most remote areas.
City of Los Angeles Marathon (L.A. Marathon)
	News From: Monday, March 1, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Want To Run In LA Marathon? Only 2,000 Spots Left (CBS2.com) The twenty-fifth City of Los Angeles Marathon only has two-thousand slots remaining for the March 21 event. The race entry has been capped at twenty-five thousand runners.
Cowtown Marathon
	News From: Sunday, February 28, 2010
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Dallas Runner Wandered To Big Win In Cowtown Marathon (Dallas News) Logan Sherman, Dallas, won the Cowtown Marathon with a time of 2 hours 31 minutes and 58 seconds the day before his 24th birthday and despite being led off course near the 14-mile mark.
	News From: Friday, February 26, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Something's Brewing At End Of Cowtown Marathon (Star-Telegram) The latest research is showing the popping a beer at the end of a marathon might be better for your body than water. The study says that the sugars, salts and bubbles in the carbonated beverage may allow the body to absorb fluids more quickly than water.
	News From: Thursday, February 25, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Cancer Survivor To Run 10 Marathons, Raise $500K (Kvue.com) Don Armstrong, a cancer survivor, hopes to raise half a million dollars for cancer research by running ten marathons. His first race will take place this weekend at the Cowtown Marathon.
Duchy Marathon
	News From: Wednesday, March 3, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Cancer Charity Inspires Marathon Runner Laura (Tavistock Times Gazette) Laura Stapleton has been running the streets and hills of Tavistock as she prepares for the Duchy Marathon which takes place on March 17. She is raising money for the cancer charity of Bowel Cancer West
El Paso Marathon
	News From: Thursday, March 4, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		In Lasting Memory: Forman To Run In El Paso Marathon To Honor Former Oñate Football Coach Tom Essex (Las Cruces Sun-News) Ross Forman, a sports-writer who used to cover Oñate Football Coach Tom Essex, will be running in the 2010 El Paso Marathon to honor the late coach.
	News From: Monday, March 1, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		26.2-Mile Test: Now That You're Ready For Michelob Ultra El Paso Marathon, Try To Relax (El Paso Times) Sixteen weeks of training will come to a close when the El Paso Marathon kicks of this weekend. The multi-state route runs along the Rio Grande in New Mexico before returning to El Paso, Texas.
Garmin Marathon (prev. Oz Marathon)
	News From: Thursday, February 25, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Olathe Marathon Expected To Draw Up To 2,500 Runners (Trading Markets.com) The Olathe Marathon is expecting to draw nearly twenty-five hundred runners on April 10. The marathon kicks off at 7 am and is accompanied by a half-marathon, 5K, and Kids Run.
Gasparilla Distance Classic
	News From: Monday, March 1, 2010
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Long Journey Ends With Victory In Gasparilla Marathon For Wilson Chepkwony (St. Petersburg Times) Wilson Chepkwony won the tenth and final Gasparilla Marathon after running a race the weekend before in Jacksonville Florida and traveling more than 24 hours in bus to hop in a plane to fly to Florida. He won by more than five minutes.
		Human Interest Story
		Deployed But Not Deterred, Marathoner Runs Overseas Route (The Tampa Tribune) Lieutenan Colonel Sam Armwood ran the last Gasparilla Marathon on a treadmill while stationed in Afghanistan. He planned to join his wife, Amy, for the race but was deployed with the Air Force in January.
		Conditions Ideal For Final Gasparilla Marathon Race (The Tampa Tribune) The tenth and final running of the Gasparilla Marathon had nearly ideal running conditions with temperatures in the mid-40s for the 6 am start unlike the previous nine years with hot humid weather or cold and windy conditions.
	News From: Sunday, February 28, 2010
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Chepkwony, Gacek Win Gasparilla Marathon (Tampa Bay Online) Wilson Chepkwony won the overall marathon title at the Gasparilla Distance Classic in Tampa Bay just seven days after running a marathon in Jacksonville. His winning time of 2 hours 24 minutes and 48 seconds was seven minutes slower than his time from one week ago.
		Human Interest Story
		Final Editions Of Gasparilla Marathon Draws Mixed Emotions (St. Petersburg Times) Joe Gliksman will join five other runners who have run all nine previous Gasparilla Marathons. The tenth edition of the marathon event will be the last as race organizers have not seen the growth in the marathon like the other races.
	News From: Friday, February 26, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Yet Another Cold Front Is Coming, But Runners Should Miss Rain (Tampa Bay Online) The Tampa Bay area is bracing for another record cold front. Runners are putting in final preparations for the Gasparilla Distance Classic and hoping that the rain will hold off for race day.
		Ending Gasparilla Marathon Saddens Runners (Tampa Bay Online) Six runners will run their "final voyage" of the Gasparilla Marathon this weekend. Only six runners have done all nine of the 26.2 mile events in Tampa Bay and the 2010 running will be the last marathon event included with the Gasparilla Distance Classic.
	News From: Thursday, February 25, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Gasparilla Classic This Weekend: Many Road Closures (10Connects.com) The Gasparilla Distance Classic kicks off this weekend in Tampa Florida. Many of the roads along the bay shore community will be closed from 5 am until noon.
GO! St. Louis Marathon
	News From: Thursday, March 4, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		St. Louis Marathon Full Of Fun For The Whole Family (KSDK.com) The GO! ST.Louis Marathon is only one month away and if 26.2 miles doesn't tickle your fancy there are plenty of other events for the whole family. Events take place on the weekend of April 10 and 11.
Great Ocean Road Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, March 2, 2010
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Scott Rantall Set To Tackle Great Ocean Road And Kenyans (Geelong Advertiser) Scott Rantall finished second to Kenyan athlete Charles Muturi during the 2009 Great Ocean Road Marathon. Rantall said he would be controlling the race for 2010 and would not make the same mistakes.
Hong Kong Marathon
	News From: Monday, March 1, 2010
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		The Toughest Hong Kong Marathon Yet (CNNGO.com) The Hong Kong marathon was considered one of the most difficult in the history of the race as a challenging new course, sweltering heat and ninety percent humidity stifled runners. Kiogara Mwobi managed a winning time of 2 hours 20 minutes and 12 seconds nearly 5 minutes slower than last year.
		Out Of Steam at the Hong Kong Marathon (The Standard) Fifty-five people were taken to local hospitals as heat, humidity and a challenging new course greeted more than fifty-two thousand runners in events surrounding the Hong Kong Marathon.
	News From: Sunday, February 28, 2010
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Indonesia's Trianingsih Wins Hong Kong Marathon (The Jakarta Post) Trianingsih ran a time of 2 hours and 47 minutes to dominate the women's division of the Hong Kong Marathon missing her personal best time by four minutes but finishing two minutes faster than second place.
		Kenyan Retains Hong Kong Marathon Title Despite Unpleasant Weather (Xinhuanet) Cyprian Kiorgora Mwobi successfully defened his Hong Kong Marathon title with a time of 2 hours 20 minutes and 12 seconds despite hot and humid conditions.
	News From: Friday, February 26, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Special Traffic Arrangements For Hong Kong Marathon (7th Space) The Hong Kong Marathon kicks of this Sunday and police will be enforcing traffic blockades beginning at 5 am for the race which will start at 6 am. The roads will re-open as the last runner clears the course.
	News From: Thursday, February 25, 2010
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Lopez, Echavez Aim High In Hong Kong Marathon (Philstar.com) Mendel Lopez is hoping to improve on his fourth place performance in the Hong Kong half-marathon from 2009. Lhoriz Eschavez had hoped to run the 26.2 mile race but could only find space in the half-marthon