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Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
	Odds And Ends
		News From: Friday, April 16, 2010
		Strong Field For Lochaber Marathon (The Press And Journal) More than four-hundred and fifty runners, including two of the past three champions, are set to run the Lochaber Marathon during the twenty-sixth edition of the race.
	Boston Marathon
		News From: Wednesday, April 14, 2010
		2010 Boston Marathon Preview (The Sports Network) Deriba Merga and Salina Kosgei Of Kenyan will attempt to defend their men and women's titles of the Boston Marathon this coming Monday. Merga won the race last year with a time of 2 hours 8 minutes and 42 seconds.
	London Marathon
		News From: Tuesday, April 13, 2010
		Injury Forces Martin Lel Out of Running London Marathon (video) (Examiner.com) Kenya's Martin Lel, a three-time winner of the London Marathon, has been forced from the 2010 version due to a hip injury.
		Martin Lel Forced Out Of London Marathon For Second Year In A Row Through Injury (Telegraph.co.uk) Martin Lel will not be the first man in history to win the London Marathon four times. His attempt to do so will have to wait at least another twelve months.
	Rotterdam Marathon
		News From: Sunday, April 11, 2010
		Kwambai Target World Marathon Record (Daily Nation) A large contingent of Kenyans will amass at the starting line of the Rotterdam Marathon. James Kwambai is hoping to eclipse the world record mark currently held by Haile Gebrselassie
	Boston Marathon
		News From: Sunday, April 11, 2010
		Ndereba Withdraws From Boston (Boston Globe) Four-time Boston Marathon champion Catherine Ndereba has withdrawn from the one-hundred and fourteenth running of the famed 26.2 mile race due to a torn muscle in her hip.
	Paris Int'l Marathon
		News From: Friday, April 9, 2010
		Deep Field For Paris Marathon (Athletics Weekly) Last year's Paris Marathon produced the top six finishers in under 2 hours and 7 minutes. This year's field has twenty-two marathon runners with sub 2 hour and 10 minute personal bests. James Rotich leads the field with a 2 hour 7 minute and 12 second personal best.
		Ethiopias Bayisa To Defend Womens Crown; Kenyan Duo Favorites for Mens Marathon Title In Paris (IAAF.com) Josh Chelanga and James Rotich are listed as the favorites for the Paris Marathon with over forty-thousand runners expected to participate.
Post-Race Review/ Results
	Garmin Marathon (prev. Oz Marathon)
		News From: Wednesday, April 14, 2010
		Minnesota Friends Claim Another Olathe Marathon Win (Olathe News) Brian Peterson won the Olathe Marathon with a time of 2 hours 36 minutes and 49 seconds to shave 22 minutes off his previous best marathon time.
	Eisenhower Marathon
		News From: Tuesday, April 13, 2010
		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.
	Whidbey Island Marathon
		News From: Tuesday, April 13, 2010
		Whidbey Island Marathon And Half-Marathon Results (OregenLive.com) Uli Bromme of Boulder Colorado won the Whidbey Island Marathon with a time of 2 hours 54 minutes and 56 seconds. Spencer Walsh of Seattle Washington took home the overall title with a time of 2 hours and 30 minutes and 23 seconds.
	Odds And Ends
		News From: Tuesday, April 13, 2010
		Ethiopian Sweep At Daegu Marathon (IAAF.org) Deressa Chimsa won the Daegu Marathon with a time of 2 hours 8 minutes and 45 seconds. Yeshi Esayais continued the Ethiopian sweep of the titles by winning the woman's division of the marathon with a time of 2 hours 29 minutes and 17 seconds.
	Martian Marathon
		News From: Tuesday, April 13, 2010
		Mark Villwock Of Grand Blanc Places Second In Martian Marathon (MLive.com) Mark Villwock took home second place in the Martian Marathon in 2 hours 48 minutes and 55 seconds. Chuck Engle of Dublin Ohio won the event with a time of 2 hours 39 minutes and 30 seconds.
	Eisenhower Marathon
		News From: Tuesday, April 13, 2010
		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.
	GO! St. Louis Marathon
		News From: Monday, April 12, 2010
		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
	Paris Int'l Marathon
		News From: Monday, April 12, 2010
		Ethiopians Are Masters Of Paris (Next) Tadesse Tola and Atsede Bayisa won the men and women's marathon titles in Paris as Ethiopians dominated a race that Kenyans had previously controlled.
		Bayisa Defends Paris Title (The Sporting Life) Ethiopia's Atsede Bayisa defended her Paris Marathon title with a personal best marathon time and new course record of 2 hours 22 minutes and 4 seconds.
		Ethiopian Win Paris Marathon (RFI) The thirty-fourth Paris International Marathon was dominated by Ethiopian runners. Tadesse Tola took home the top spot with a time of 2 hours 6 minutes and 37 seconds while Atsede Bayasa set a new course record for the women with her winning time of 2 hours 22 minutes and 3 seconds.
	Dead Sea Marathon
		News From: Monday, April 12, 2010
		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.
	Garmin Marathon (prev. Oz Marathon)
		News From: Monday, April 12, 2010
		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.
	Rotterdam Marathon
		News From: Monday, April 12, 2010
		Makau Blasts To First Full Marathon Win In Rotterdam (The Standard) Peter Makau may not have finished the New York City Marathon last fall but he won the Rotterdam Marathon with the fourth fastest marathon of all time in a time of 2 hours 4 minutes and 45 seconds.
	Paris Int'l Marathon
		News From: Monday, April 12, 2010
		Kenyan Hold In Paris Broken By Tola (The Standard) Ethiopia's Tadesses Tola broke the Kenyan winning streak at the Paris Marathon by winning the title with a time of 2 hours 6 minutes and 41 seconds in just his second marathon.
	Milano City Marathon
		News From: Sunday, April 11, 2010
		Suprise Victories For Kipchumba and Mengistu In Milan (IAAF.org) Jafred Chirchir Kipchumba won the tenth annual Milan City Marahon with a time of 2 hours 9 minutes and 15 seconds. with a Egigayeuh Asnakesh won the woman's division with a time of 2 hours 25 minutes and 50 seconds
	Rotterdam Marathon
		News From: Sunday, April 11, 2010
		Kenyan Makau Wins Rotterdam Marathon (Times Of India) Patrick Makau won the Rotterdam Marathon with a time of 2 hours 4 minutes and 47 seconds and joined an elite list of runners that have broken the 2 hours and 5 minute barrier
	Paris Int'l Marathon
		News From: Sunday, April 11, 2010
		2:22:03 World Lead for Baysa, Tola Improves To 2:06:37 At Paris Marathon (IAAF.org) Atsede Baysa won the woman's division of the Paris Marathon while setting a new course record of 2 hours 22 minutes and 3 seconds. Tadesse Tola won the marathon with a time of 2 hours 6 minutes and 37 minutes
Human Interest Story
	Odds And Ends
		News From: Friday, April 16, 2010
		Palmiero-Winters Wins Sullivan Award As Nation's Top Amateur Athlete (USATF.org) Amy Palmiero-Winters won the Sullivan Award for her athletic achievements, contributions to society and embodying the ideals of amateurism.
	Boston Marathon
		News From: Friday, April 16, 2010
		The Boston Marathon Race (The Boston Globe) Neil Weygandt will run his forty-fourth consecutive Boston Marathon. While the crowds and long bus ride to the start are not among the things he likes, he does still enjoy the experience of Boston
	Marine Corps Marathon
		News From: Friday, April 16, 2010
		Marine Corps Marathon: 30K Runners In 6 Days (Army Times) The Marine Corps marathon posted the third fastest registration period ever. The marathon filled to a capacity of thirty-thousand in six days.
	Boston Marathon
		News From: Friday, April 16, 2010
		The Boston Marathon Course (The Boston Globe) Hopkinton has boasted a sign that shows "IT ALL STARTS HERE" since 1924 when the Boston Marathon moved from Ashland to the sleepy town. The race did start in Ashland in 1897 and continued until 1924 when the length of the marathon had to be adjusted.
	Marine Corps Marathon
		News From: Friday, April 16, 2010
		Marine Corps Marathon Start Comes To Burke (Burke Connection) Tim Schneller, a retired Marine, had the giant red arch of the Marine Corps Marathon starting line show up in his front yard to kick off registration for the thirty-fifth running of the race