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News From: Wednesday, April 21, 2010
	Belfast City Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Belfast Marathon May Be Held On A Sunday (Christian) The Belfast Marathon has traditionally been held on May Day bank holiday and race organizers are hoping to switch it to a Sunday which has many churchgoers in an uproar.
	Big Sur International Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Big Sur Joins Up With Boston Marathon (The Californian) The twenty-fifth anniversary of the Big Sur International Marathon kicks off this Sunday and the race teamed up with the Boston Marathon to create a program for athletes to run two marathons, two coasts, six days apart.
		Local Artist Paints Town For Big Sur Marathon (KSBW) The Big Sur Marathon will feature mural like mile markers painted by local artist John Cerney in honor of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the race.
	Boston Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Robert Kiprono Cheruiyot's Record Evokes Star Status (Boston Herald) Several luminary runners from the past believe that the newly crowned Boston Marathon champion Robert Cheruiyot has the ability to set a new world record
		It's One Big Cheruiyot Race (Boston Globe) Two Robert K Cheruiyots have been crowned champion at the Boston Marathon. The younger of which just set a new course record of 2 hours 5 minutes and 52 seconds. Kenya has more talent waiting in the wings.
	Loch Ness Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Loch Ness Marathon - New Finish Line Offers Potential For Faster Course (All Media) The Loch Ness Marathon kicks off on October 3, 2010 and a new finish line area will allow participants and spectators a better experience. Runners may notice faster times due to the finish line placement.
	London Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		London Marathon: British Airspace Reopens But Elite Athletes Still Delayed (Examiner.com) The volcano in Iceland spewed so much ash in the air that air travel to the UK was halted for five days. Delays from the missed flights are still affecting many of the elite athletes hoping to travel to the London Marathon being held on Sunday
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Wanjiru's Hopes Up (Sowetan) Olympic Gold Medalist Sammy Wanjiru is hoping to defend his London Marathon title despite a travel ban due to a thick ash cloud over much of the United Kingdom
		Not Even The Volcano Will Stop Kenyans (Daily Nation) The London Marathon has attracted five of the world's fastest marathon runners and even the huge cloud of ash will not stop the Kenyan contingent from making the London Marathon starting line.
		2009 London Marathon Winner Braves Travel Chaos (BBC News) Sammy Wanjiru, 2009 winner of the London Marathon sets off for London, despite travel concerns.
		London Marathon Field Could Be Weakened By No-Fly Travel Chaos (Guardian) The ash and smoke from the Eyjafjallajokull Volcano in Iceland is hampering the travel plans of several top marathon runners including Sammy Wanjiru, the defending champion.
		Wheelchair Champion Fearnley Set For London Marathon (BBC News) Having pulled out of the 2010 London Marathon on Tuesday due to travel conditions, defending wheelchair race champion, Kurt Fearnley may yet take part, as he has booked a flight for Friday.
	Toronto Waterfront Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Toronto Marathon Controversy Continues (Toronto Sun) While the two marathons in Toronto had come to an amicable agreement about spacing the events further apart, a third party has come forward to protest the dates that would have taken effect in May 2011.
News From: Tuesday, April 20, 2010
	Blue Ridge Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Former Marine To Run Marathon For Wounded Warriors (WDBJ7.com) Jeremy Soles will wear a gas mask for the length of the inaugural Blue Ridge Marathon to support the Wounded Warrior Project which helps soldiers who have been injured in Iraq or Afghanistan.
	Boston Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Van Dyk On Cloud Nine After A Close Call (Boston Globe) Thirty-seven year old Ernst Van Dyk had cause to sweat out the last eight-hundred meters of the Boston Marathon wheelchair race. Van Dyk won the race by just three seconds in the closest Boston he has faced in his nine wins.
		Human Interest Story
		'85 Boston Champion Got Family Into The Act (Boston Globe) Lisa Rainsberger was the last American female to win the Boston Marathon in 1985 with a time of 2 hours 34 minutes and 6 seconds. She commemorated her twenty-five year anniversary by running the marathon with her husband and daughter.
		Marathon Runner In His 60s Saved By Runners, Spectators And EMTs (Boston Globe) A man in his sixties was resuscitated after collapsing to the street in a full cardiac arrest during the Boston Marathon. Spectators began CPR and brought the runner back to consciousness.
		Team Hoyt Inspires Boston Marathon (NECN) Rick Hoyt of Team Hoyt used a new wheelchair for the 26.2 mile Boston Marathon race as his father, Dick, pushed him along for another marathon. Team Hoyt has raced together in thousands of races together.
		Keeping Pace With The Celebrity Watching (Boston Globe) Valerie Bertinelli, 49, ran the Boston Marathon for the Dana-Farber Foundation finished with a time of 5 hours and 14 minutes and was among a list of celebrities in the marathon.
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Former KU Athlete Higgins Top American Female Finisher At Boston Marathon (Lawrence Journal-World & News) Paige Higgins took home thirteenth place in the women's divistion of the Boston Marathon by clocking a time of 2 hours and 36 minutes. She is a former Kansas University track and field standout.
		Japan's Tsuchida Wins Women's Wheelchair Title In Boston (KWTX.com) Wakako Tsuchida of Japan won her fourth consecutive wheelchair Boston Marathon with a time of 1 hour 43 minutes and 32 seconds.
		Hall Plenty Fast, But Not Fast Enough (Boston Globe) Ryan Hall completed the Boston Marathon with the fastest time every by an American on the course with a time of 2 hours 8 minutes and 41 seconds and was good enough for fourth place.
		Cheruiyot, Erkessa Win 114th Boston Marathon (Boston Globe) Robert Cheruiyot won the one-hundred and fourteenth Boston Marathon in a course record time of 2 hours 5 minutes and 52 seconds. Erkesso of Ethiopia won the women's division with a time of 2 hours 26 minutes and 11 seconds.
		Americans Inch Closer (Boston Herald) The twenty-seven year drought of an American win at the Boston Marathon seems to be drawing ever closer to an end as Ryan Hall and Meb Keflezighi finished in fourth and fifth place respectively.
		A Name For Himself (Boston Globe) Robert Cheruiyot went with Deriba Merga the defending champion in the Boston Marathon and managed to win the race with a course record time of 2 hours 5 minutes and 52 seconds.
	Charlottesville Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Charlottesville Running Company Robbed After Annual Marathon (Charlottesville News & Arts) The Charlottesville Running Company was robbed about twelve hours after the last competitor crossed the finish line. It was done after some of the busiest business the store sees all year.
	Grandma's Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Grandma's Marathon Seeking Racecourse Entertainment (Pine Journal) Grandma's Marathon is seeking talented entertainers who want to showcase their skills along the 26.2 mile course during the race.
	London Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Kenya's London Marathon Party Beat Travel Chaos (Times of India) London Marathon organizers have made arrangements to secure the arrival of defending champion Sammy Wanjiru and world marathon champion Abel Kirui, both of Kenya.
		London Marathon In Elite Athlete Rescue Mission (LondonNet.co.uk) Several elite athletes expected to run in the London Marathon have been sent private planes to get them to the starting line on time.
		Sammy Wanjiru To Be Airlifted In For London Marathon (BBC Sport) Defending champion Sammy Wanjiru will have a private plane help him beat the travel disruption due to the Iceland volcano.