Marathon/Running News: 4/17/07 - 4/24/07

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Belgrade Marathon
	News From: Saturday, April 21, 2007
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Jevtic, Maluni Take Belgrade Marathon Titles (IAAF) Olivera Jevtic did not disappoint her home fans, when she won the 20th Belgrade Banca Intesa Marathon, in 2:35:46. The battle of the celebrity coaches was won in a pesonal best of 2:11:53, by John Maluni of Kenya on behalf of Cosmas Ndeti, the three-time Boston Marathon winner.
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Belgrade Marathon Today (Race Results Weekly) Andrew Sambu of Tanzania is the leading entrant in the men's race with a 2:09:52 personal best.
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Hobbling Home, Jevtic Wins Belgrade Marathon (Race Results Weekly) Olivera Jevtic finished in 2:35:46, after an injured ankle forced her to slow the pace.
	News From: Friday, April 20, 2007
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Jevtic Strong Favourite for Belgrade Marathon (European Athletics) Comments on the race by Jevtic
Boston Marathon
	News From: Sunday, April 22, 2007
		Human Interest Story
		Marathon Winner Discusses Racing, Kenya (The Associated Press) Robert Cheruiyot's past is still a powerful driving force.
	News From: Friday, April 20, 2007
		Human Interest Story
		Kingston's Sweet Runs Boston Marathon (Seacoast Online) Sweet run the marathon for The Respite Center in Hopkinton, Mass., raising more than $5,400 this time around.
	News From: Wednesday, April 18, 2007
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Lozano Simply Masterful At Boston Marathon (Chron) Article on Heidy Lozano, who captured the women's masters division of the Boston Marathon.
		Human Interest Story
		Military Runners Conquer Boston Marathon Far from Home (infoZine) Servicemembers deployed overseas joined in to participate in the prestigious race, in So-called "satellite" races.
		Marathon Organizer Was Sleepless In Boston (The Associated Press) Race director Dave McGillivray had to make a difficult decision on whether to cancel the race or not, and prepare for contingencies.
	News From: Tuesday, April 17, 2007
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Kenyan Cheruiyot Captures Third Boston Marathon Win (The World Link) After a slick surface in Chicago nearly cost Robert Cheruiyot his career, the remnants of a soaking nor'easter were no match for the Kenyan as he captured his third Boston Marathon.
		Third Time, Still Charmed With Boston Maraton (The Associated Press) Comments on the race, and in particular from Cheruiyot and Gilmore (1st American to finish).
		Human Interest Story
		Pelham Man, Milford Woman, Top New Hampshire Finishers In Boston Marathon (The Associated Press) Patrick Moulton finished in two hours, 24 minutes and 58 seconds, while Tammie Robie's time was three hours, three minutes and 59 seconds.
		Boston Publicity Stunt Is Ultimately Hollow - Shoes Are Not Banned (Race Results Weekly) In a brief written statement, USATF confirmed today that the shoes aren't banned: "Because of pending litigation, USATF cannot comment ..."
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Despite Weather, Most Finished Boston Marathon (ABC News) Nearly 99 percent of the runners who started the Boston Marathon finished the race, despite the wind and rain from a spring nor'easter. The percentage of finishers was actually slightly higher than in 2006, when 97.8 percent of the runners made it to the finish line on a warm day.
		Weather Not A Hindrance For Boston Marathon Winner (Seacoast Online) Comments on the race by Robert Cheruiyot (winner) and others.
		Human Interest Story
		Local Runners Take On Boston Marathon (Seacoast Online) Comments on some of the New Hampshire's Seacoast runners.
		Astronaut Runs Space Boston Marathon (ABC News) Williams, an accomplished marathon runner who said she ran in order to "encourage kids to start making physical fitness part of their daily lives," finished the 42 kilometres in four hours and 24 minutes.
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Cheruiyot, Grigoryeva Storm To Victory In Boston Marathon (The York Dispatch) Robert Cheruiyot won the Boston Marathon for the third time yesterday, defending his title in the remnants of a soaking nor'easter to bring Kenya its 15th victory in 17 years.
Charlottesville Marathon
	News From: Sunday, April 22, 2007
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Charlottesvile Marathon: Kessenich Chases Field For Charity (Daily Progress) Comments on the race and some participants.
	News From: Friday, April 20, 2007
		Human Interest Story
		Charlottesville Marathon: Runners In For A Hill Of A Race (Daily Progress) Comments on the race. Boasting one of the most beautiful courses on the East Coast, the Charlottesville Marathon is a vicious vixen - seducing runners with her stunning good looks and then making them suffer with her unreasonable demands of climbing hill after hill.
Chicago Marathon
	News From: Thursday, April 19, 2007
		Human Interest Story
		Chicago Marathon Hits 45,000 Runner Limit (Daily Herald) Despite an increase in available entries from 40,000 in 2006 to 45,000 in 2007, registration for the 26.2-mile race closed slightly ahead of the 2006 pace.
Dubai Marathon
	News From: Wednesday, April 18, 2007
		Human Interest Story
		Dubai Marathon Officials Hail Boston Visit As Huge Success (Gulf News) Representatives and officials of the Dubai Marathon visited the Boston event recently to help spread the word about the world's richest long-distance race that is scheduled to be held in Dubai next year.
	News From: Tuesday, April 17, 2007
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Marathon in Dubai to Offer $1MM Prize Money Purse (Race Results Weekly) Dubai Marathon announced that the next edition of their event, scheduled for Friday, January 18, 2008, would offer a $1,000,000 prize money purse plus an additional $1,000,000 world record bonus. Both the male and female winners will receive $250,000, the largest guaranteed prize money payments in marathon running.
Earth Day Challenge
	News From: Monday, April 23, 2007
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Riley, Stone Finish Earth Day Challenge Run First (Mount Vernon News) Comments on the races, in which over 130 runners participated in the inaugural Marathon and Marathon Relay.
Enschede Marathon
	News From: Sunday, April 22, 2007
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Cherogony Wins Enschede Marathon (IAAF) Thomson Cherogony of Kenya was with 2:11:35 the fastest runner on a rather warm day.
Fox Cities Marathon
	News From: Wednesday, April 18, 2007
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Fox Cities Marathon Gets New Route (Post Crescent) The route for the CommunityFirst Fox Cities Marathon will be run backward this fall, starting in Menasha and ending at Riverside Park in Neenah.
General Running (Non-Specific)
	News From: Monday, April 23, 2007
		Human Interest Story
		Radcliffe Key to Britain's Marathon Bid (Scotsman) Paula Radcliffe holds the key to whether the British selectors send a women's marathon side to compete at this August's World Championships in Osaka.
	News From: Sunday, April 22, 2007
		Human Interest Story
		Radcliffe - Minor Injury Setback - Yet To Decide on 10,000m or Marathon for Osaka (IAAF) Radcliffe, the reigning World Marathon champion, works her way back to full fitness after becoming a mother. She wants to continue racing through until 2012, when London will stage the Olympic Games.
	News From: Tuesday, April 17, 2007
		Human Interest Story
		Marathon Ace Loroupe Faces Huge Kenya Tax Claims (Turkish Press) Loroupe is required to make arrangement how to repay the bill accrued from unpaid rental income for the athlete's premises.
Honolulu Marathon
	News From: Wednesday, April 18, 2007
		Human Interest Story
		Honolulu Marathon Taking Online Registration (The Honolulu Advertiser) Information on where to register, and fees, is given.