Marathon/Running News: 4/3/09 - 4/10/09

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Athens Marathon (Ohio)
	News From: Tuesday, April 7, 2009
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Record field runs for the glory at Athens Marathon (Athen News) While eighteen student were busy spreading the healthy word about not smoking, first time marathon runner Austin Schiele of Hudson, Ohio won the overall marathon title with a time of 2 hours 44 minutes and 25 seconds.
Big Sur International Marathon
	News From: Thursday, April 9, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		The Running Life: Boston or Big Sur? (Monterey County - The Herald) For one weekend in April the Monterey peninsula and the little town of Carmel will be as big as the famed marathon cities of Boston, London and Paris. The Big Sur Marathon will make for a difficult choice for most marathon runners as it is voted one of the best marathons in North America by several publications.
Big-D Texas Marathon
	News From: Monday, April 6, 2009
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Big D Texas Marathon race results (Examiner) Andy Gardner destroyed the field at the Big D Texas Marathon despite temperatures in the mid 40's and winds that gusted into the thirties. His time was just under ten minutes off the course record.
Blackpool Marathon
	News From: Monday, April 6, 2009
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		'Best' marathon may be the last for Blackpool (Blackpool Gazette) Over two-thousand runners participated in the tenth running of the Blackpool marathon but race organizer Ron McAndrew said that rising prices and fees will make the event cost prohibitive in the coming years.
Boston Marathon
	News From: Friday, April 10, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Training Partner's Death Inspires Area Runner (Dallas Morning News) A Dallas resident will run Boston in memory of her running partner, who died of breast cancer.
	News From: Thursday, April 9, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Boston Bib 1549: Controller from Hudson Splashdown (Sports Illustrated) Patrick Harten will wear number 1549 on his chest for the Boston Marathon to honor his role in the dramatic safe landing of US Airways Flight 1549 in the Hudson River.
		At 72, Woman to Run Boston Marathon (Arizona Republic) North Phoenix resident Kay Martin had always led an active life filled with exercise, but it wasn't until she turned 58 that she took up running.
		Last-minute advice for Boston Marathon Monday (Salem News) April 20 will mean a normal Monday for most Americans. However, for 20,000 plus it will be the culmination of sweat, training and months of preparation for the 2009 edition of the Boston Marathon. Several things can make the race go a little smoother for participants including when to go to the race expo and what to wear race day.
	News From: Wednesday, April 8, 2009
		Training/ Health
		Picking Marathon Brains (BU Today) Interviews with marathon experts and veterans help one runner prepare for the 2009 Boston Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, April 7, 2009
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Hall Pushes To Pull Out A 'W' At Boston Marathon (WBZ) Two weeks from Monday Ryan Hall will run his first Boston Marathon and famed running legend Bill Rodgers thinks that Hall has very strong chances to pull of the "W".
	News From: Sunday, April 5, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Teens take to Boston Marathon challenge (Metro West Daily News) Teenage bandits have jumped into the Boston marathon in the past. The numbers are very low as only twenty-eight in 2009 are 18 years of age and another sixty are 19 years of age. Low numbers that seem to speak to the damage that can be done from running extreme distances at such early ages.
		Son in U.S., dad in Iraq to run Boston Marathon together (Patriot Ledger) Matt Baker is off the couch and pounding the pavement in an effort to join his father who will run the 26.2 mile Boston Marathon in Iraq. The B.A.A. is supporting and sanctioning the marathon run in Iraq.
City of Los Angeles Marathon (L.A. Marathon)
	News From: Thursday, April 9, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Three council members want to move Los AngelesMarathon to a new date (Los Angeles Times) Members of the Los Angeles City Council introduced a bill that would move the date of the Los Angeles Marathon back to a Sunday in March. The Marathon has lost television air time and registrants that many of the council members feel are insurmountable obstacles in the way of a successful marathon.
Cox Sports Providence Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, April 7, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Newton South students train for Providence Marathon (Newton Daily News Tribune) Nine students from Newton South School have been putting in the miles to prepare for the Providence Marathon. Jamie Chaloff started the team to teach students about goals and confidence.
Dead Sea Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, April 7, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Bashar and Salma participate in 16th Dead Sea Marathon (AME Info) The sixteenth running of the Dead Sea Marathon is set for April tenth with nearly thirty-five hundred registered runners set to compete in one of five events ranging from the 50K down to the junior marathon of 4.2K.
Garden Spot Village Marathon
	News From: Sunday, April 5, 2009
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Hager captures breezy marathon at first Garden Spot Village Marathon (Lancaster Online) Forty mile an hour wind gusts did not discourage three hundred and eighty runners from participating in the first Garden Spot Village Marathon
Green Bay Marathon
	News From: Monday, April 6, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Registration for full, half-marathon on upswing at Green Bay Marathon (Green Bay Press Gazette) The 2009 edition of the Green Bay marathon is eighty percent higher in registration numbers when compared to this same time last year. As of the end of March there were nearly 6,300 registered athletes.
Hogeye Marathon
	News From: Monday, April 6, 2009
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Marathon Junkie Engle Wins Hogeye Marathon (The Morning News) Chuck Engle of Dublin Ohio won Akransas' oldest marathon with a time 2 hours 43 minutes and 34 seconds. Will Pickhardt was second with a time of 2 hours 48 minutes and 26 seconds.
	News From: Sunday, April 5, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Hogeye Marathon glance (Arkansas Democrat Gazette) Sunday marks the thirty-third annual Hogeye Marathon. More than 900 runners have signed up for the days events with proceeds going to the Jackson L. Graves Foundation.
Illinois Marathon
	News From: Thursday, April 9, 2009
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Prepare for Illinois Marathon to Disrupt Local Traffic (News-Gazette) Local officials in Champaign-Urbana prepare for the Illinois Marathon.
	News From: Tuesday, April 7, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Students mark Illinois Marathon by running their own in bits (The News Gazette) Westview Elementary is located at the thirteen mile mark of the Illinois Marathon that takes place this Saturday. Students of the school are raising awareness about the marathon by running small segments of 26.2 miles leading up to Memorial Day.
Kentucky Derby Festival Marathon
	News From: Monday, April 6, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Registration closes for Kentucky Derby Festival marathon, mini-marathon (Business First) The Kentucky Derby Festival Marathon has closed off registration after reaching the cap of 12,000 registrants.
Lakefront Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, April 7, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Lakefront Marathon adds charity partner (Journal Sentinel) The American Cancer Society has added volunteers to the Lakefront Marathon course and will host the official pre-race pasta party for the October 4th running of the 29th annual Lakefront Marathon
London Marathon
	News From: Sunday, April 5, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Why runners are doing the London Marathon (Oxford Mail) Fund raising for charities is a big part of the London Marathon. Many runners will raise tens of thousands of dollars while competing in the April, 26 race.
North Pole Marathon
	News From: Thursday, April 9, 2009
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		British Opera Singer Runs North Pole Marathon (Daily Mail) The 36-year-old former opera singer completed the gruelling feat in a respectable nine and a half hours, finishing 26th out of 38 runners.
	News From: Tuesday, April 7, 2009
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Scots prepare for one of worlds toughest races; North Pole Marathon (Sunday Herald) The North Pole Marathon is the most northerly race in the world. And while dangers from Polar Bears are scarce, the negative thirty degrees Celsius should be enough to frieghten any of the fiercest competitors.
Odds And Ends
	News From: Thursday, April 9, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Ngorongoro Marathon (ThisDay) The second annual Ngorongoro Marathon will take place in Karatu, Arusha on April 18. The event aims to develop public awarness of malaria control. The mobile phone company Tigo has signed on to help sponsor the marathon.
		Strap on the running shoes: Marathons sprout with coming of spring (Wausau Daily Herald) Jay Punke has not let the diminutive appearance of most elite runners frighten him away from the marathon distance. Punke is preparing for the Grandma's Marthon in Duluth. At 48 years of age he doesn't plan on slowing down. His 2 hour and 51 minute performance at last year's Mad City Marathon is proof enough.
	News From: Tuesday, April 7, 2009
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Association Okays Dar Marathon (The Citizen) The Dar Es Salaam Amateur Athletics Association has officially sanctioned the Dar Es Salaam Marathon.
Paris Int'l Marathon
	News From: Sunday, April 5, 2009
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Kipruto wins in Paris Marathon (Sky Sports) Twenty-one year old Vincent Kipruto surged late in the Paris to not only win the 26.2 mile race but set a new course record by 49 seconds. His winning time of 2 hour 5 minutes and 44 seconds.