Marathon/Running News: 4/14/09 - 4/21/09

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News From: Tuesday, April 21, 2009
	Andrew Jackson Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Indiana's Mescal wins Andrew Jackson marathon (Jacson Sun) With about six miles to go, Indiana's Jeff Mescal believed he could run a personal best marathon and win the race. His time of 2 hours 45 minutes and 32 seconds was nearly 7 minutes ahead of a fading Josh Hite from Cookeville Tennessee.
	Boston Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		High hopes dashed as Sell fades, finishes 14th in Boston Marathon (Detroit Free Press) Brain Sell had his worst Boston finished in the eight years he has been training with the Hansons-Brooks Distance Project. His 2 hour 16 minute and 31 second finish time was still good enough for 14th place.
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Van Dyk wins eighth Boston Marathon (The Times) Ernst van Dyk of South Africa won his eighth Boston Marathon in 1 hour 33 minutes and 29 seconds on Monday. van Dyk was nearly 2 kilometers ahead of Japans Masazumi Soejima when he crossed the finish line.
		Merga makes up for Olympic fade with Boston Marathon win (The Star) Eithiopia's Deriba Merga redeemed himself from his Olympic Marathon fade by winning the 2009 edition of the Boston Marathon defeating a rising American star in Ryan Hall who would finish third.
		Close call in women's Boston Marathon. (Boston Globe) Dire Tune was transported to the hospital after a late race surge in the Boston Marathon that would earn her second place by one second, the closest margin of victory in the 113 year history of the Boston Marathon
		De Reuck masters the Boston Marathon course (Boston Globe) Colleen De Reuck, a mother of two, ran an amazingly strong Boston Marathon on Monday. The 45-year old and four-time Olympian ran a time of 2 hours 35 minutes and 37 seconds to win the masters division of the race and finishing in eighth place overall.
		Human Interest Story
		Gouchers Boston Marathon Finish: A Real Endorsement (CNBC) Kara Goucher faded to third place in the final few hundred meters of the Boston Marathon. She was there in large part to the Nike Orgon Project. Winning might have been the largest endorsement for the "swoosh" logo company.
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Cheruiyot, Tune eventually wither in weather (The Boston Globe) Three time Boston Marathon, and defending, champion Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot could not withstand the weather and a nagging back problem that would cause the hopeful winner to drop out of the marathon near the 25 kilometer mark. He and the women's defending champion, Dire Tune, who would finish second in the women's race by one second, were both taken to the hospital.
		Best showing for U.S. in Boston Marathon since 1985 (Los Angeles Times) Ryan Hall of Big Bear and Kara Goucher of Portland finished third in the male open and female open category of the Boston Marathon. The best finish for Americans in the Boston Marathon since 1985.
	Eugene Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Eugene Marathon organizers expect more participants this year (The Register-Guard) The Eugene Marathon, slated for May 3rd, is expecting more than seven thousand runners. Race director Richard Maher said that there are ten countries and forty-three states represented in this years field.
	London Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		London Marathon 2009: what makes the perfect marathon runner (Telegraph) The London Marathon takes place this Sunday and will showcase some of the most elite marathon runners in the world. With Haile Gebrselassie holding the world record of 2 hours 3 minutes and 58 seconds, many are asking is there a limit.
News From: Monday, April 20, 2009
	Boston Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Morning Baseball and a Marathon for Patriots. (New York Times) Somewhere along the way, however, Patriot's Day turned into a reason to run a marathon in Boston and play morning baseball at Fenway Park.
		Human Interest Story
		Sales of Marathon goods still strong (Boston Globe) With the US economy still hurting, consumers were still spending their money at the three-day John Hancock Sports and Fitness Expo preceding the 2009 Boston Marathon, some purchasing once in a lifetime Boston Marathon memorabilia. Expo sales projections comes on the heels of the biggest drop in US consumer spending in twenty-eight years at the end of 2008. 26,400 registered participants also have been stimulating the economy paying the $110 race registration fee and $250 per night for a hotel room.
	Charlottesville Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Engle breaks the tape at Charlottesville Marathon (Daily Progress) Chuck Engle of Dublin Ohio had something to prove Saturday at the Charlottesville Marathon. He finished second in 2006 after battling for much of the race only to fade over the heat and hills. He came back to run the course in 2 hours 38 minutes and 57 seconds to cruise to a nearly ten minute victory.
	GO! St. Louis Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Marathoners set course records at Go! St. Louis Marathon (St. Louis Dispatcher) Zac Freudenburg and Megan Earney set course records at the Go! St. Louis Marathon in muddier than usual conditions. Freudenberg won in a 2:23:57, beating defending champion two-time winner two-time winner and former men's record holder Karl Gilpin by almost three minutes. 2:51:20, breaking the women's course record of 2:52:38 set in 2007 by Christine Ensign.
News From: Sunday, April 19, 2009
	Boston Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Brian Sell hopes to repeat 2006 feat (Detroit Free Press) In his first big marathon following the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Brian Sell is aiming for a 2:10 finish. Sell, feeling fit, knows that a fourth place finish may be difficult in a deep field, but looks forward to a strong finish. Hansons-Brooks Distance Project has a number of other runners participating in the marathon as well - Luke Humphrey, Todd Snyder, Kyle O'Brien, Fred Joslyn and Pat Rizzo.
	Odds And Ends
		Training/ Health
		The Painful Truth about Trainers: Are Running Shoes a Waste of Money? (Daily Mail) Christopher McDougall claims that injury rates for runners are on the rise and that it might be better to run barefoot.
	Ozark Mountain Marathon and Ultramarathon (50K)
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Oates, Vest win their first Mountain Marathon (Cumberland-Times News) Doug Oates did not expect to win the Mountain Marathon; but he did in 2:44:04. Kim Vest won the women's race in 3:28:04. More than 480 participants from thirteen states and the District of Columbia registered for the event.
	Vienna City Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Kirwa triumphs in Vienna City Marathon (The Standard) Gilbert Kirwa won the unique debutants only Vienna City Marathon in Austria in a 2:08:81. Dereje Tulu was second in 2:09:25 while Joseph Maregu was third in 2:09:25. Andrea Mayr won the womens race in 2:30:43, beating Ethiopian pair, Derbe-Godana Gebissa (2:31:31) and Hayato-Zeineba Hasso (2:34:01) who were in second and third respectively.
News From: Friday, April 17, 2009
	Andrew Jackson Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Andrew Jackson Marathon this Saturday (Jackson Sun) The Andrew Jackson Marathon is the oldest marathon in Tennessee. The April 18th event held at Union University in Jackson, Tennessee will use the proceeds to support child abuse prevention. The marathon kicks of at 7 am.
	Boston Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Distant memories: The lure of adding to Boston Marathon's lore attracts Goucher (Boston Globe) Kara Goucher sits atop the American women's hopeful list to win the Boston Marathon. She has been reading books and immersing herself in Boston Marathon lore to prepare for, what she hopes will be, her chapter.
		First things first Making his debut at the Boston Marathon, Hall hopes to end domestic drought (The Boston Globe) Ryan Hall hopes to end the long distance running drought at the Boston Marathon on Monday by becoming the first American to win Boston since 1985. His training at Mammoth Lakes California could be the secret to his success.
		Boston Marathon Monday Etiquette (The Daily Free Press) With the Boston Marathon starting at noon on Monday the Boston Police Department will be out in full force issuing citations if the "day drinking" games get out of control. Spectators be warned.
	Green Bay Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Cellcom Green Bay Marathon/Half Marathon nearing capacity. (Greenbay PressGazette) The half-marathon of the Green Bay Marathon is over ninety-five percent full and should close by the end of the weekend. The marathon is nearly 85 percent capacity. Less than 200 spots remained for the May 17th event half marathon and just a few more for the marathon.
	Odds And Ends
		Training/ Health
		World's fastest marathoner gives advice on how to run really fast for 26.2 miles (Examiner.com) Haile Gebrselassie holds the fastest marathon time in the world at 2 hours 3 minutes and 59 seconds. There is an advantage by training at altitude and he suggest ignoring the pain late in the race.
	Salt Lake City Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Running Salt Lake City Marathon source of pride for family. (Salt Lake Tribune) Bill Cobler will be running his sixth Salt Lake City Marathon. He has run all of them and started running marathons at the age of 12. Only his first Salt Lake Marathon was over three hours and he has the fastest average time of any runner haveing done the previous five marathons.
		Salt Lake City Marathon organizers are racing to get permits (Deseret News) With less than 24 hours to go before the popular Salt Lake City Marathon kicks off, race organizers are having a race of their own to secure the proper permits to even hold the event.
News From: Thursday, April 16, 2009
	Boston Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Twists in the road as a Boston Marathon winner (Boston Globe) Lorraine Moller won the Boston Marathon in 1984 and was the only woman to run in each of the first four women's Olympic Marathon races, claiming the bronze medal in 1992 at 37 years of age.
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Bill Rodgers likes U.S.chances in Boston Marathon (Boston Herald) Bill Rodgers is pushing the serious chance for the Americans Ryan Hall and Kara Goucher to win the 113th running of the Boston Marathon. Rodgers also plans on running the marathon after a ten year hiatus from the race.
		Human Interest Story
		Hopkinton makes money on the Boston Marathon (The MetroWest Daily News) The small town of Hopkinton will be flooded with runners for the start of the 113th Boston Marathon. The city accrues about thirty-five to fifty thousand dollars in expenses by hosting the starting line. The B.A.A. reimburses the town sixty-eight thousand to cover the costs.