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

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Andrew Jackson Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, April 21, 2009
		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.
	News From: Friday, April 17, 2009
		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.
Big Sur International Marathon
	News From: Wednesday, April 15, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Big Sur Marathon Information (KSBW) April 26th will be the twenty-fourth running of the Big Sur International Marathon and accompanying events. More than ten thousand runners are expected to traverse the point to point course from Big Sur to Carmel
Boston Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, April 21, 2009
		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.
		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.
		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
		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.
		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.
		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.
	News From: Monday, April 20, 2009
		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.
		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.
	News From: Sunday, April 19, 2009
		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.
	News From: Friday, April 17, 2009
		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.
		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.
		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.
	News From: Thursday, April 16, 2009
		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.
		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
		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.
	News From: Wednesday, April 15, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		26.2 more miles for Boston Billy (Boston Globe) For the first time in ten years Bill "Boston Billy" Rodgers will return to the starting line of the Boston Marathon. rodgers won the Boston Marathon four times in six years and he set an American record of 2 hours 9 minutes and 55 seconds in his first Boston Marathon of 1975.
	News From: Tuesday, April 14, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		7 days to Boston Marathon, Team Hoyt (Examiner) Dick and Rick Hoyt will be running the Boston Marathon. The father son duo have done marathons and the Ironman World Championships. Rick, 47, is pushed by his father and the two have completed over 1,000 races. Boston is their hometown which will make this marathon even more special.
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Americans Hope To End 23-Year Boston Marathon Drought (WCVB) Since 1985 no American, man or woman, has won the humbling Boston Marathon. Olympians Kara Goucher and Ryan Hall will chase that dream this coming Monday as they run on one of the biggest marathon stages in the country.
Brainerd Jaycee Run for the Lakes
	News From: Thursday, April 16, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Brainerd Jaycees to host second annual Run for the Lakes marathon April 25 in Nisswa (PineandLakes.com) The second annual Run for the Lakes Marathon will be hosted in Nisswa on April 25th and feature a scenic route around seven area lakes and part of the Paul Bunyan Trail.
Charlottesville Marathon
	News From: Monday, April 20, 2009
		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.
Davy Crockett Bear Chase
	News From: Tuesday, April 14, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Davy Crockett Bear Chase Marathon stimulates economy (KTRE) Steve and Paula Boone met 11 years ago at the Boston Marathon and founded the 50 states marathon club. This Saturday they put their shoes up and hosted the Davy Crockett Bear Chase Marathon which brought in between ten and twenty thousand for the Groveton Texas Chamber of Commerce
Eisenhower Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, April 14, 2009
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Ben Nganga captures title at Eisenhower Marathon (Abilene Reflector-Chronicle) Ben Nganga decided on Friday to compete in the Eisenhower Marathon in Abilene, Kansas and the Kenyan native captured the overall title with a time of 2 hours 33 minutes and 51 seconds.
Eugene Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, April 21, 2009
		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.
Fargo Marathon
	News From: Wednesday, April 15, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Flood forces Fargo Marathon course adjustment (Inforum) The Red River flooding has forced race organizers to loop the half marathon course twice for the 5th annual Fargo Marathon to be held on May 9.
GO! St. Louis Marathon
	News From: Monday, April 20, 2009
		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.