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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: Monday, April 13, 2009
		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.
	News From: Sunday, April 12, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		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.
		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.
	News From: Saturday, April 11, 2009
		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
		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".
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.
Dallas Marathon (formerly the Dallas White Rock Marathon)
	News From: Sunday, April 12, 2009
		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.
Dead Sea Marathon
	News From: Monday, April 13, 2009
		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.
	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.
GO! St. Louis Marathon
	News From: Sunday, April 12, 2009
		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.
Grandma's Marathon
	News From: Monday, April 13, 2009
		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.
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.
Illinois Marathon
	News From: Sunday, April 12, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		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
		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.
	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