Marathon/Running News: 2/28/10 - 3/7/10

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Albany Marathon (formerly the Snickers Marathon Energy Bar Marathon)
	News From: Saturday, March 6, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Albany Set To Host Snickers Marathon Energy Bar Marathon. (WALB.com) Albany Georgia will be the host for the Snicker Marathon Energy Bar Marathon. The scenic course winds from the sands dunes to Doublegate and nearly every Albany police officer will be on to duty to guide the runners.
	News From: Friday, March 5, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Marathon Logistics Come Together For Snickers Marathon Energy Bar Marathon (WALB.com) The set up for the Snickers Marathon Energy Bar Marathon was being completed as race organizers finished distributing water to the seventeen aide stations along the 26.2 mile course.
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.
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: Friday, March 5, 2010
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Cowtown Race 'Disappointing' (Dallas News) A handful of lead runners in the marathon and 5K race events of the Cotown Marathon weekend were inadvertently misdirected. The majority of the 5K participants ran just under two miles instead of the standard three point one mile course.
	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.
Detroit International Marathon
	News From: Sunday, March 7, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Spring Weather? Time To Get Excited For The Detroit Free Press Marathon (Free Press.) The temperatures in Detroit reached the mid forty degree mark and most runners feel like it is spring. All the sun means it is time to gear up for the Detroit Free Press 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.
Gasparilla Distance Classic
	News From: Monday, March 1, 2010
		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.
		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
		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.
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: Saturday, March 6, 2010
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Returning Marathon Winners Feted (Saturday Nation) Cyprian Kiogora was the first athlete to arrive in Hong Kong for the marathon and he was the first to cross the finish line by outpacing compatriot John Chirchir by over 3 minutes.
	News From: Monday, March 1, 2010
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		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.
		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.
	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.
Houston Marathon
	News From: Thursday, March 4, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Marathon Two-fer Is A Coup (Houston Chronicle) The city of Houston will host both men and women's Olympic Marathon Trials on January 14, 2012. Houston was given both races based on topography, timing, race management and money.
	News From: Tuesday, March 2, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		2012 Olympics: Marathoners Making A Run For 2012 Are Starting Here! (Houston Chronicle) Roughly two-hundred and fifty athletes will compete in Houston for slots into the 2012 Olympic Marathon race. The races will be held on January 14, 2012 on day before the fortieth running of the Houston Marathon.
		Houston To Host 2012 Olympic Marathon Trials (Houston Chronicle) Houston will host the men and women's 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials which will be the first time any city has hosted both races. Houston outbid both Boston and New York to be the host site.
Hyannis Marathon
	News From: Thursday, March 4, 2010
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Cape Runners Make Their Mark In Hyannis Marathon (Wicked Local Chatham) Judson Cake of Bar Harbor Maine shattered the Hyannis Marathon Course record with a time of 2 hours 22 minutes and 22 seconds during the event's thirtieth running.
	News From: Monday, March 1, 2010
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Marathon: Hyannis Record Icing On Cake (Cape Cod Times) The thirtieth running of the Hyannis Marathon saw Judson Cake take home top honors with a time of 2 hours 22 minutes and 23 seconds breaking the course record of 2 hours 26 minutes and 51 seconds set in 1995.
Knoxville Marathon
	News From: Monday, March 1, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Knoxville Marathon Thinking Big Down the Road (Knoxnews.com) Race organizers for the sixth annual Knoxville Marathon are hoping for ten-thousand runners within the next three to four years. The March 28 marathon event hosted well over five-thousand runners for the 2009 date.