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Athens Marathon (Greece)
	News From: Monday, April 12, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		'Coincide Flights To Athens' With The Classical Marathon (Sunisle.co.uk) The Classical Athens Greek Marathon will be held on October 31. This year marks the twenty-five hundredth year since the Battle of Marathon in Ancient Greece took place.
Big Sur International Marathon
	News From: Friday, April 9, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Online Big Sur Marathon Video Gives Runners Sneak Peak (The Californian) The Big Sur International Marathon released a fifteen-minute video of the marathon course from a runner's-eye perspective. Twelve-thousand runners are expected for the April 25 marathon.
Big-D Texas Marathon
	News From: Sunday, April 11, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Big D Texas Marathon (WFAA.com) The Big D Texas Marathon kicks off in Fair Park near the famous Cotton Bowl near Dowtown Dallas at 8 am.
Boston Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, April 13, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Barefoot Running Craze Gains Momentum In Boston (The Boston Channel) The Boston Marathon kicks off on April 19 and will showcase plenty of runners embracing the barefoot or nearly barefoot world of running.
		Financial Bumps Get Smoothed Out Before Boston (Boston Globe) The cities and towns along the Boston Marathon course spend a significant amount of money to keep crowds at bay and ensure that the roads are safe for more than 25,000 runners.
		American Women Contenders Are A Distant Memory (Boston Globe) Paige Higgins appears to be the best U.S. contender for the one-hundred and fourteenth running of the Boston Marathon. The two most prominent American women marathon runners, Deena and Kara, are entered in the London marathon and having a baby respectively.
		Bertinelli To Run Boston Marathon (UPI.com) Valerie Bertinelli will join the list of celebrities that have run the Boston Marathon when she competes in the one-hundred and fourteenth running of the event on Monday.
	News From: Sunday, April 11, 2010
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Ndereba Withdraws From Boston (Boston Globe) Four-time Boston Marathon champion Catherine Ndereba has withdrawn from the one-hundred and fourteenth running of the famed 26.2 mile race due to a torn muscle in her hip.
	News From: Wednesday, April 7, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Boston Marathon Director Thankful For Support For Family (WBZTV.com) Dave McGillivray, race director for the Boston Marathon, has been running the marathon literally and figuratively. His running began by raising money for the Jimmy Fund. Now thousands of miles down the road Dave's daughter, Chloe seems to have benefited from Dave's good deeds.
	News From: Tuesday, April 6, 2010
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Van Dyk Seeks Record Ninth Wheelchair Win At Boston Marathon (Boston Running Examiner) Ernst Van Dyk, South Africa, is hoping to win his ninth wheelchair division of the Boston Marathon on Monday April 19. He will be joined by more than twenty other wheelchair competitors at the start line.
Canberra Marathon
	News From: Monday, April 12, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Canberra Marathon Spirit Lives On With Walk (Canberra Times) Linda Christison walked fifty-kilometers around Lake Burley Griffin to celebrate her strength and will. The Canberra Marathon was supposed to be part of her walk but the race was canceled due to feuding event managers.
	News From: Wednesday, April 7, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Bundanoon School Teacher Just An Everyday Hero (Southern Highland News) Linda Christison was diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease in 2003 and she was planning on running the Canberra Marathon to raise funds to fight the disease. A court case has forced the cancellation of the marathon but Christison will run just the same
Chicago Marathon
	News From: Wednesday, April 7, 2010
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Olympic Marathoner Hall Eyes U.S. Mark In Chicago (Daily Herald) Ryan Hall, who is just days away from running the famed Boston Marathon, says he intends to run the Chicago Marathon in October and take a shot at the U.S. marathon record.
Cincinnati Flying Pig Marathon
	News From: Sunday, April 11, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Runners Prepare For Flying Pig Marathon (WLWT.com) Runners from around the greater Cincinnati area showed up for a long run at Lunken Airport. Many of the runners are running the longest distance they have ever run in preparation for the 26.2 mile course.
Connemara International Marathon
	News From: Sunday, April 11, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Twelve Pins, No Needles For Cadets At Connemara Marathon (The Independent) More than three-thousand runners took on the Connemara Marathon. The course winds past Twelve Pin Mountain.
	News From: Friday, April 9, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Runners From All Over The World Descend On Connemara (Galway News) More than twenty-two countries will be represented in the Connemara Marathon. The event has become so popular that registrations slots filled up in December
Davy Crockett Bear Chase
	News From: Friday, April 9, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Davy Crockett Bear Chase Marathon Kicks Off Saturday (KTRE.com) The third annual Bear Chase Marathon will start at 7 am on Saturday. The marathon raised over twenty-thousand dollars for local charities.
Dead Sea Marathon
	News From: Monday, April 12, 2010
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Jordanian Runners Dominate Dead Sea Marathon (The Jordan Times) Jordan's Mohammad Abu Rezq took home top honors in the forty-two kilometer Dead Sea Marathon with Jordan runners taking home the top three spots.
	News From: Thursday, April 8, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Dead Sea Ultra Marathon Kicks Off Friday (The Jordan Times) Nearly six-thousand runners will take part in the Dead Sea Marathon that kicks off on Friday. Registration numbers are up nearly two-thousand over last years numbers.
Eisenhower Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, April 13, 2010
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Gypsum Man Wins Eisenhower Marathon (The Abiilene Reflector-Chronicle) Daniel Craig, 29, won the Eisenhower Marathon in a record time of 2 hours 32 minutes in nearly perfect racing conditions.
		Record Numbers Run 2010 Eisenhower Marathon In Abilene Kansas - New Course Record Set (Examiner.com) Nearly seven-hundred and fifty runners flooded the hotels of Abilene Kansas for the Eisenhower Marathon. Daniel Craig won the marathon in a new course record time of 2 hours 32 minutes and 1 second.
	News From: Sunday, April 11, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Record Number of Runners at Eisenhower Marathon (KSALLink.com) Record numbers of runners in the Eisenhower Marathon were greeted with cool temperatures and light winds allowed Gypsum native Daniel Craig to set a new course record.
	News From: Friday, April 9, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Over 750 Runners Expected At Eisenhower Marathon (KSALLink.com) More than seven-hundred and fifty runners traveling from forty states and countries such as Germany and Iceland will participate in the Eisenhower Marathon in Abilene Kansas.
	News From: Wednesday, April 7, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Icelanders Will Participate In Eisenhower Marathon (Abilene Reflector-Chronicle) The Group Study Exchange sponsored by the Rotary has a group visiting Rotary clubs in the U.S. Abilene Kansas, home of the Eisenhower Marathon will host three members who hope to complete the race this weekend.
Garmin Marathon (prev. Oz Marathon)
	News From: Monday, April 12, 2010
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Minnesota Runner Surprise Winner Of The Olathe Marathon (Kansas City Star) Brian Peterson won the Olathe Kansas Marathon with a time of 2 hours 36 minutes and 49 seconds to win by more than twelve minutes.
	News From: Wednesday, April 7, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Olathe Marathon Saturday (Kansas City Info Zine) More than two-thousand runners from all over the United States will converge on Olathe on April 10th for a marathon and half-marathon that will kick off at 7 am
GO! St. Louis Marathon
	News From: Monday, April 12, 2010
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Gilpin, Lossos Win GO! St. Louis Marathon (St.Louis Post Dispatch) Karl Gilpin told himself to "just win" in the GO! St. Louis Marathon. He did just that in a time of 2 hours 25 minutes and 41 seconds and took home his third title in four years at the marathon
	News From: Sunday, April 11, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Former Champion Makes Return Visit To GO! St. Louis (STLtoday.com) James McGown won the 1998 St.Louis marathon in 2 hours 26 minutes and 24 seconds and took the prize money of one-thousand dollars to buy his future wife a ring and a honeymoon trip.
Green Bay Marathon
	News From: Wednesday, April 7, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Green Bay Marathon Distance Events Nearly Full (FOX11online.com) The Green Bay Marathon has reached seventy-five percent capacity and is expected to fill in the coming weeks. The half-marathon is nearly ninety-percent full.
Kentucky Derby Festival Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, April 6, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Signups Closed For Kentucky Derby Festival Marathon (WFPL.com) The Kentucky Derby Festival Marathon and mini-marathon have reached capacity for the 2010 races. More than thirteen-thousand will race in the half-marathon and nearly three-thousand will participate in the marathon