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

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News From: Monday, May 10, 2010
	Colorado Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Colorado Marathon Results And Race Recap For 2010 (Examiner.com) Daniel Kenney won the Colorado Marathon with a time of 2 hours 38 minutes and 20 seconds while Kristine Klotzbach won the women's division with a time of 3 hours 6 minutes and 53 seconds
	Colorado Marathon (prev. Fort Collins Old Town Marathon)
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Former Rocky Runner Finishes First at Colorado Marathon (Fort Collins Coloradoan) Daniel Kenney, a 2007 University of Colorado graduate attained the lead during the final third of the race and held on to win with a time of 2:38:20, on a perfect day for marathon running.
	Fredericton Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Saint John Runner Wins N.B. Marathon Crown (Telegraph-Journal) Chris Brake, of Saint John won the men's race for the seventh time, with a time of 2:34:46, while Maggie Johnson returned to the race (after opting for last years Boston Marathon) and won with new personal best of 3:15:50, making for a very special Mother's Day.
		Familiar First Place Finishers At Fredericton Marathon (Daily Gleaner) Chris Brake won the Fredericton Marathon with a time of 2 hours 34 minutes and 46 seconds to secure his seventh overall title.
		Human Interest Story
		Fredericton Marathon Runner Thrives After Receiving Organ Donations In 2002 (Daily Gleaner) Martin Black, of Moncton, who received organ donations just eight years ago, continues to defy the odds, as he raises awareness of organ donation, through his marathon running.
	Odds And Ends
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Novice Sets Record Time In Mombasa Marathon (Daily Nation) James Kariuki Mbugua won the Mombasa Marathon with a time of 2 hours 8 minutes and 5 seconds to set a new course record by over six minutes.
		Langat, Cherobon Repeat As Winners Of The 500 Festival Mini-Marathon (WISH.TV) Festus Langat won the nation's largest half-marathon in Indianapolis at the Indy Mini with a time of 1 hour 2 minutes and 50 seconds. Janet Cherobon won the women's division with a new course record of 1 hour 10 minutes and 57 seconds
		Kosgei And Keitany Make It Unique Double World Record Performances (World Track) Samuel Kosgei won the Big 25 Berlin race with a new 25K world record time of 1 hour 11 minutes and 50 seconds. The women's winner, Mary Keitany ran 1 hour 19 minutes and 53 seconds to set a new world record and is the first woman to run under 1 hour and 20 minutes.
	Prague International Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Breakthrough Performance For Kiptanui In Prague (Athletics Weekly) Eliud Kiptanui smashed the course record at the Prague Marathon with his 2 hour 5 minute and 39 second marathon time.
News From: Sunday, May 9, 2010
	Colorado Marathon (prev. Fort Collins Old Town Marathon)
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Rocky Mountain HS grad, Parker Woman Win Colorado Marathon (Fort Collins Coloradoan) Kris Klotzbach, now of Parker, CO, and Dan Kenney, a 2003 graduate of Rocky Mountain High School, won the women's and men's Colorado Marathon Sunday, May 9, 2010.
	Grand Valley Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Man Running 60 Marathons For Autism (KJCT8.com) Sam Felsenfeld ran the Grand Valley Marathon on Saturday as part of his goal to run 60 marathons in one year to raise money and awareness for autism.
	Journeys Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Snow Hammers North, Frost Possible South (Journal Sentinel) Runners ran through snow and blowing wind during the Journeys Marathon on Saturday. Temperatures at the start of the race were near the freezing point.
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		800 Run In Journeys Marathon In North (News Of The North) Larry Coons won the fourteenth annual Journeys Marathon with a time of 2 hours 44 minutes and 17 seconds despite cold weather and blowing snow.
	Kavarna Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Kenyan Wins Kavarna International Marathon (Focus-fen.net) Obed Kipkurui won the second Kavarna International Marathon with a time of 2 hours 16 minutes and 35 seconds and took home more than seven-thousand dollars in prize money
	Prague International Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Prague International Marathon Results (American Chronicle) Kenayan Eliud Kiptanui won the Prague International Marathon with a time f 2 hours 5 minutes and 39 seconds.
		Massive Breakthrough For Kiptanui - 2:05:39 In Prague (IAAF.org) Eliud Kiptanui was unable to make the Vienna Marathon due to flight restriction from volcanic ash. Instead the young Kenyan ran 2 hours 5 minutes and 39 seconds to win the Prague International Marathon
News From: Friday, May 7, 2010
	Colorado Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		There Are Plenty Of Numbers To Ponder At Hugely-Popular Colorado Marathon (Coloradoan) Less than two days until the Colorado Marathon kicks off. More than three-hundred volunteers will be on the course for the over four-thousand runners expected to take part in race day events.
	Comrades Marathon (88km)
		Human Interest Story
		Comrades Will Be 110 Meters Longer (Times Live) The 2010 course for the Comrades Marathon will be eighty-nine point twenty-eight kilometers in 2010. The course was altered slightly to accommodate more than twenty-three thousand runners.
	Fox Cities Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Kimberly-Clark Solidifies Marathon Partnership With Community First Fox Cities Marathon (Post Crescent) Kimberly-Clark will expand it's role with the Fox Cities Festival of Races scheduled for September 17 and 19
	Fredericton Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Fredericton Marathon Set For Sunday (Telegraph-Journal) The thirty-second annual Fredericton Marathon could break a participation record. The number of registered marathon runners has already set a new record.
		Record Turnout Expected For Fredericton Marathon (Daily Gleaner) The thirty-second annual Fredericton Marathon is pouring prize money into what could be a record setting participation year. More than one-thousand runners have already signed up for the weekend events.
	Geneva Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Geneva Marathon Adds Races, Builds Ties With Unicef (Geneva Lunch) Two courses have been added for children and one course for women only to the line-up of the Geneva Marathon Events in Switzerland
	Grand Valley Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Get Ready To Run...And Run The Grand Valley Marathon (Grand Junction Free Press) Sunday May 8 marks the kick off of the Grand Valley Marathon. The events for the weekend include the marathon, half-marathon, 10K and 5K.
	Green Bay Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Running Gaining Popularity (Fox11online.com) The Cellcom Greenbay Marathon closed it's registration doors on April 22 which was the earliest the race has filled in the past ten year history.
	Journeys Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		800 Enter Journeys Marathon (News of the North) The fourteenth annual Journeys Marathon kicks off on Saturday with over eight-hundred runners registered. More than one-thousand are expected by race start.
	Marine Corps Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Marine Corps Marathon's Kids Race Promotes Health & Fitness For Life (News Blaze) The Marine Corps Marathon's kids race is growing in registration numbers for the one-mile race that takes place on October 30 just a day prior to the thirty-fifth marathon.
	Ogden Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Ogden Marathon Needs Volunteers (Hilltop Times) The tenth annual Ogden Marathon will take place on May 15 and volunteer opportunities still exist for the event.
News From: Thursday, May 6, 2010
	Boston Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Lisa Rainsberger Commemorates 1985 Boston Marathon Victory (ColoradoTriathlete.com) Lisa Rainsberger was the last American woman to win the Boston Marathon some twenty-five years ago. She commemorated her twenty-fifth anniversary by running the marathon with her husband and daughter.
	Gansett Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Walter Childs Memorial Race Of Champions Marathon Draws Rhode Island Marathon Race Director Mike Tammaro (Mass Live.com) Mike Tammaro hosted the Exeter Marathon on April 17 which was two days before the Boston Marathon. The marathon race was for qualified runners only and had standards more rigid than the famed Boston Marathon.
	International Peace Marathon in Rwanda
		Human Interest Story
		Kigali International Marathon Organizers Coy On Big Turn Up (All Africa) Race organizers for the Kigali International Marathon still expect to hit the target numbers of four-thousand participants.