Marathon/Running News: 4/6/09 - 4/13/09

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News From: Monday, April 13, 2009
	Boston Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Barefoot Boston Marathon Runner Raises Money (WVCB) Rick Roeber is running barefoot. His barefoot marathon running has brought him some publicity and he has turned that into raising money and awareness for disabled around the world and as a statement of his religous views.
		Adidas unveils Boston Marathon shoe (The Boston Globe) Celebrating twenty years of partnership with the Boston Marathon, Adidas will sell a limited edition Supernova Running shoe. Eight hundred pairs of the shoe are available for purchase for $100.
	Dead Sea Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Jordanians place well in Dead Sea Marathon (The Jordan Times) The sixteenth running of the Dead Sea Marathon showed strong finishes from Jordanian runners. Suleiman Zboun captured the overall title with a new course record of 2 hours 11 minutes and 14 seconds. Jordan's Kholoud Atieh took home top honors for the women's field with a time of 2 hours 51 minutes and 39 seconds.
	Grandma's Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Grandma's Marathon is far from capacity (Star Tribune) The Grandma's Marathon still has a few hundred spots left for registrants with a mere 10 weeks to go until the gun is fired at the starting line. The June 20th race has a field limit of 9500 and the last time it did not reach capacity was 1994.
News From: Sunday, April 12, 2009
	Boston Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Boston Marathon bib 1549: Controller from Hudson splashdown (Port clinton News Herald) Patrick Harten will wear the number 1549 on his chest during the Boston Marathon to honor his role in the landing of U.S. Airways Flight 1549 in the Hudson River. The air traffic controller scrambled to assist flight 1549 when the plane stalled after hitting a flock of geese.
		Race route gets ready for Boston Marathon (MetroWest Daily News) Small towns along the Boston Marathon route are feeling the pressure of international attention. From Hopkington to Boston towns like Ashland and Framingham are scouring their streets to prevent trips, spills and falls from runners an wheeled participants.
	Dallas Marathon (formerly the Dallas White Rock Marathon)
		Human Interest Story
		Registration opens for the Dallas White Rock Marathon. (North Texas E-news) The Dallas White Rock Marathon opened the doors of registration for the December 13th race. Early registrants benefit from reduced prices and a guaranteed spot in the 20,000 participant event.
	GO! St. Louis Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Friends say Nancy Lieberman is what makes GO! St. Louis run. (The Southern) Nancy Lieberman, 59, picked up an abondoned marathon nine years ago with a mission to promote fintess in her community. This weekend her "tough and focused attitude" will help 18,000 people fulfill their fitness goals.
	Illinois Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Thousands participate in first Illinois Marathon (Associated Press) The Illinois marathon hosted more than eight thousand runners and forty-eight states and five countries were represented in Saturday's marathon.
		Thousands Run in Inaugural Illinios Marathon (WCIA NEWS) Meghan Kennihan called the Inaugural Illinois Marathon a "flat course" which was a "little windy" at parts. Just over eight thousand runners entered Memorial Stadium for the finish of the 13.1 and 26.2 mile
	Odds And Ends
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Korean marathon hope re-emerges to win 2009 Daegu Int. Marathon (IAAF) Jee Young-Jun took home top honors on Sunday winning the Daegu International Marathon with a personal best time of 2 hours 8 minutes and 30 seconds.
		Ahamada wins Moroni International Marathon (Africa News) Hakim Ahamada, from Comoran, won the Mornoni International Marathon with a time of 2 hours 48 minutes and 35 seconds. Corinne Redon won the womens race with a time of 4 hours and 9 minutes.
		Human Interest Story
		Radcliffe bides time on comeback. (BBC) Paula Radcliffe is keen on regaining her IAAF World Marathon title which she won two years ago. Radcliffe battled a stress fracture in her right femur during her preparation for the 2008 Olympics. She finished a disappointing 23rd overall.
		Gold medalist, Johnny Hayes, burned up local track (Bangor Daily News) In an era when marathon running was raw and uncommercialized Johnny Hayes traveled to Bangor Maine to run against a relay of two local running talents. Hayes is still legendary for his controversial win in London at the 1908 Olympic Marathon.
	Salt Lake City Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Salt Lake marathon boss has been sued and sued and sued (The Salt Lake Tribune) Chris Devine, owner of the Salt Lake City Marathon and other business interests, has been sued numerous times over the years by people and companies who feel he has not paid bills or held up his end of certain business obligations.
		Owner's legal problems not slowing Salt Lake City marathon registration (The Salt Lake Tribune) Managers of elite runners are apt to avoid entering their runners into the Salt Lake City Marathon due to his business practices. Local participation, however, has not been hindered.
	Two Oceans Marathon (56km)
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Moyo wins Two Oceans Marathon (The Zimbabwean) Samkeliso Moyo emerged from the pack of runners to capture the women's title in the Two Oceans Marathon in a time of 3 hours 58 minutes and 49 seconds.
		Death at finish line mars Two Oceans Marathon (Weekend Argus) The Two Oceans Marathon hosted a record setting number of runners on a nearly perfect day for running. The death of a 55 year old man at the finish line left a black eye on the days events.
News From: Saturday, April 11, 2009
	Boston Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Marathon runner combines inspiration and meditation (Middletown Journal) Tammy Tremanman is a forty year old mother of five and will run the Boston Marathon on April 20 in honor of her friends who have cancer and those friends who are cancer survivors. She will run to raise money for The American Cancer Society.
News From: Friday, April 10, 2009
	Boston Marathon
		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
	Big Sur International Marathon
		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.
	Boston Marathon
		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.
		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.
		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.
	City of Los Angeles Marathon (L.A. Marathon)
		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.
	Illinois Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Prepare for Illinois Marathon to Disrupt Local Traffic (News-Gazette) Local officials in Champaign-Urbana prepare for the Illinois Marathon.
	North Pole Marathon
		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.
	Odds And Ends
		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.
	Pittsburgh Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		2009 PITTSBURGH MARATHON: Fueling for the long runs takes care (Pittsburgh Post Gazette) Fueling and re-hydrating your body before, during and after the marathon is critical for performance and recovery. Important facts that the 10,500 runners of the Pittsburgh Marathon should know.