Marathon/Running News: 3/29/10 - 4/5/10

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News From: Monday, April 5, 2010
	Bayshore Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Sticking With The Same Plan To Replicate Success In Bayshore Marathon (MLive.com) Bill Khan is planning on repeating his race on May 29 in Traverse City when he competes in the Bayshore Marathon. His training plan is simple. Replicate what he did last year for the race.
	Boston Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		On The Road To Boston (Recordnet.com) Haley Rush will be running the Boston Marathon on April 19 after running her very first marathon in a time of 3 hours 22 minutes and 18 seconds at the Napa Valley Marathon
		Brookline Dad To Run Boston Marathon For Daughter's Care (Wicked Local.com) Ted Johnson will run the 2010 Boston Marathon on April 19 while raising money for the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary's Team Eye and Ear after his daughter developed a sevee infection but was able to receive treatment
	Hong Kong Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Trianingsih: Run, Tri, Run (The Jakarta Post) The Hong Kong Marathon is a notoriously difficult and humid 26.2 mile course. Trianingsih or "Tri" as her friends call her sand and hummed her was to the woman's overall title last month with a time of 2 hours and 47 minutes.
	London Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Charities To Benefit As Mums Enter London Marathon (Manx Radio) The London Marathon kicks off on April 25th and three mothers from the Isle of Man are raising as much money as possible for special charities by walking the 26.2 mile race through the street of London.
		Man Takes On London Marahton In Honor Of Grandad (Community Newswire) Iain Plant is hoping to raise two-thousand pounds for Alzheimer's Research Trust after his father was diagnosed with dementia three years ago. Plant will run the London Marathon as part of his fund raising effort.
	Marathon des Sables
		Human Interest Story
		The Marathon des Sables Begins Today (Gadling.com) The twenty-fourth annual Marathon des Sables kicks off in Morocco. The ultra-marathon will cover just over one-hundred and fifty-one miles as running hit the sand with temperatures soaring to over one-hundred twenty degrees.
		Maltese Runners Find Sahara As Tough As Expected (Times Of Malta) Nathan Farrugia and Douglas Barbaro Sant joined over one-thousand men and women at the start of the Marathon des Sables. The 250 kilometer race has a short day of 21 kilometers and a long day of 83 kilometers
	Phuket International Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Carnival Spirit Of Laguna Phuket International Marathon Attracts Increasing Numbers (Phuket Index.com) June 13 will mark the fifth annual Laguna Phuket International Marathon. Entries are up fifteen-percent over this same time period last year. More than five-thousand runners are registered to date.
	Two Oceans Marathon (56km)
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		First-timer's 10th Spot In Two Oceans (Weekend Post) Sandile Ngunuza finished in tenth spot at the Two Oceans Marathon as the first South African to finish the 56 kilometer race with a time of 3 hours 15 minutes and 42 seconds.
		Athletes Clinch Four Top 10 Spots In Two Oceans Marathon (The Herald) Four athletes from Zimbabwe claimed spots in the top ten of the Two Oceans Marathon while three Lesotho athletes dominated the top three spots with Mabuthile Lebopo won the race with a time of 3 hours 6 minutes and 18 seconds
		Lesotho Trio Dominate Two Oceans (Dispatch Online) Mabuthile Lebopo won the forty-first annual Two Oceans Marathon with a time of 3 hours, 6 minutes and 18 seconds and led a contingent of three Lesotho athletes across the line of the 56 kilometer race
	Vienna City Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Felix Limo At The Ready For Vienna City Marathon (Austrian Independent) Felix Limo has a personal best marathon time of 2 hours 6 minutes and 14 seconds. Limo, who has marathon titles in London, Chicago, Berlin and Rotterdam will compete in the twenty-seventh Vienna City Marathon
News From: Saturday, April 3, 2010
	Boston Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Outsourcing The Boston Marahton (NECN.com) Runmyerrand.com, based out of New England, allows users to sign on and get small tasks and errands completed. Greg Zunkiewicz will run the Boston Marathon in April for one his clients.
	Fargo Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Fargo Marathon: Runner Entries Up By 2,000 (IN Forum) While Fargo might have been worried about competition from the Stillwater Marathon and the Minneapolis Marathon, registrations this year are up more than two-thousand entries from this time last year.
	Gopher Attack Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Renouf Wins Look Matters Gopher Attack Marathon (Leader-Post) Conor Renouf won the 2010 Gopher Attack Marathon in 2:59:38.
	Lincoln Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Lincoln Marathon Will End Inside Memorial Stadium (Huskerextra.com) More than eight-thousand runners participating in events surrounding the Lincoln Memorial Marathon will have the opportunity to finish their race inside of Memorial Stadium for the first time in the races thirty-three year history.
	Odds And Ends
		Human Interest Story
		Marathon Runners Should Pick Cherries For Speedy Recovery (Science Daily) Dr.Glyn Howatson, exercise physiologist, found that athletes who consumed cherry juice recovered faster after a marathon than athletes who drank a placebo post race.
	Two Oceans Marathon (56km)
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Lesotho Runners Rule The Oceans (IOL.co.za) Mabuthile Lebopo won the forty-first Two Oceans Marathon in a time of 3 hours 6 minutes and 18 seconds. Olesya Nrugalieva took home top honors for the women with a time of 3 hours 19 minutes and 48 seconds
News From: Friday, April 2, 2010
	GO! St. Louis Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		23,000 To Participate In GO! St. Louis Marathon & Family Fitness Weekend (St. Louis Business Journal) More than twenty-three thousand participants have registered for event surrounding the GO! St. Louis Marathon scheduled on April 11. The half-marathon filled to it's capacity of twelve-thousand registrants in record time.
	Odds And Ends
		Human Interest Story
		Tart Cherry Juice Possibly Useful For Marathon Runners (Health Jockey) A recent study from Northumbria University claims that cherry juice helps in the recuperation from strenuous exercise and marathon runners benefit from drinking the juice before and after long distance running.
		Marathon Races Will Not Kill You, Shows New Study (Heatlh Jockey.com) Runners may suffer fatal heart attacks while running a marathon, but a recent study shows that the number of fatal traffic accidents while a marathon is taking place in a city is significantly reduced.
		Night Marathon Draws 20,000 (Straits Times) More than twenty-thousand runners will participate in events surrounding the Adidas Sundown Marathon on May 29. The event has more than doubled in the last two years.
	Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon Launches iPhone App (GTNews.com) Organizers of the Oklahoma City Marathon have launched a new iPhone application that will provide, among other things, BIB number tracking. The app is available for free at Apple's App Store
	Two Oceans Marathon (56km)
		Human Interest Story
		Rainy Weather For Two Oceans Marathon (EyeWitnessNews) Long distance runners can expect a little rain for the start of the Two Oceans Marathon. Winds will pick up to around twenty plus miles and hour near starting time.
	Whidbey Island Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Marathon Runners Will Take To Whidbey Roads (The Whidbey Examiner) April 11 marks the start of the Whidbey Island Marathon. More than sixteen-hundred runners will participate in the days events. Motorists are cautioned to watch for slowing traffic and runners on the road.
News From: Thursday, April 1, 2010
	Boston Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Taking On The Boston Marathon (Valley Breeze) Patrick Canning has not run a marathon in ten years. Never mind the fact that he has also had two knee surgeries since then. Canning will attempt to complete the famed Boston Marathon while raising money for the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.
	Dallas Marathon (formerly the Dallas White Rock Marathon)
		Human Interest Story
		Dallas White Rock Marathon Announces Largest Donation To Texas Scottish Rite Hospital For Children In Race's History (PR WEB.com) The Dallas White Rock Marathon presented a check for three-hundred, sixty-two thousand dollars to the Texas Scottish Rite Hospital For Children, the largest in the race's history. In total the race has donated just over one point three million to the hospital
	Estes Park Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Scenic Estes Park Marathon Going Cup Free (Estes Park Trail) One of the most scenic marathons in the country, Estes Park Marathon, is going cup free. Hydra Pouch, a Boulder company, is eliminating the use of cups from the 26.2 mile course
	GO! St. Louis Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Pacers Lead The Way In Marathons (StlToday.com) On April 11, nearly fifteen-thousand runners will cross the start line of the GO! St. Louis Marathon, half-marathon and relay. Many of them will follow guys like Paul Carringer who will lead a group to complete the race in four hours.