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Air Force Marathon
	News From: Saturday, May 9, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		AETC seeks runners for 2009 U.S. Air Force Marathon (Air Education and Training Command) The thirteenth annual 2009 U.S. Air Force Marathon takes place on September 19 at Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton Ohio and the Air Education and Training Command will select two men and two women to represent the AETC in the marathon race which is open to the public.
Bayshore Marathon
	News From: Sunday, May 10, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Bayshore Marathon events could have 5,000 entrants (Traverse City Record-Eagle) The Bayshore Marathon was capped at seventeen hundred runners and the half-marathon was capped at fifteen hundred runners. Both races filled within seven weeks. With only two weeks to go until race day the 10K has over twelve hundred runners and still climbing.
Belfast City Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, May 5, 2009
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Belfast Marathon: Wind denies hat trick Mutai his Marathon Record (Athletics Ireland) Marty Deane's sub 2 hour and 16 minute Belfast Marathon will stand in the record books one more year as John Mutai faced difficult wind and missed the record despite an early record pace.
Berlin Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, May 5, 2009
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Ndereba may not defend title at Berlin (The Standard) A foot injury sustained at the London Marathon last month may force Catherine Ndereba out of her title defence in Berlin. Severe blistering on her feet slowed the runner as she managed to muster a sixth place finish.
Blue Nose International Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, May 12, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Blue Nose marathon gets overhaul to avoid last year's chaos (Metro Halifax) With an altered race route and new colored race numbers, organizers of the Blue Nose Marathon feel they have corrected the hitches in last years set up. Race organizers are hoping that number reach nine thousand participants this year.
	News From: Sunday, May 10, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Heck Of A Run For Blue Nose Marathon (The Chronicle Herald) Organizers of the Inaugural Blue Nose Marathon didn't know if anyone would show up for the first races in 2004. The number of participants could reach ten-thousand for the May 22 and 23 events.
Bob Potts Heritage Rail Trail Marathon
	News From: Sunday, May 10, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Bob Potts Marathon Ready For Chapter 2 (The York Dispatch) The second annual Bob Potts Marathon will kick off on Sunday at 6:30 am. The race will boast more than 24 states represented and three countries.
Boston Marathon
	News From: Thursday, May 7, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Senior Participates in 113th Boston Marathon, Practices What She Preaches (UW Spectator) Senior Madeline Duffy never intended to run a marathon, let alone anything further than the Cellcom half-marathon she participated in 2007 in Green Bay.
Brookings Marathon
	News From: Monday, May 11, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Brookings Marathon turns 40 (KXnet.com) The Brookings Marathon in South Dakota will host it's fortieth annual marathon this coming Saturday and nearly 140 runners have signed up for the 26.2 mile race. The scenic course will cover neighborhoods, parks and bike paths.
Cayman Islands Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, May 12, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Cayman Marathon boost at Boston run (Caymanian Compass.) The Cayman Island Marathon takes place on Sunday December 6, 2009. Sue Greene set up a booth at the Boston Marathon exposition to spread the news of the event and tourism on the Cayman Islands.
City of Christchurch Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, May 12, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Christchurchs Marathon Expecting Record Field (Scoop Independent News) Race organizers for the City of Christchurch Marathon are expecting another record setting year for participation. The 2008 event saw a record of 4601 participants in New Zealand's fastest road race slated for May 31 this year.
City of Los Angeles Marathon (L.A. Marathon)
	News From: Wednesday, May 6, 2009
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		L.A. Marathon May Be Heading Back to a Sunday in March (LA Times) With expected participation in this year's Memorial Day race down nearly 50%, a Los Angeles City Council committee voted Wednesday to move the Los Angeles Marathon back to a Sunday in March beginning next year.
Colfax Marathon
	News From: Monday, May 11, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Colorado Colfax Marathon May 17 (Denver Capitol Hill Examiner) The fourth annual Colorado Colfax Marathon takes place on May 17 at 6 AM along Colfax Avenue which is the longest continuous street in the United States measuring forty miles from start to finish.
Cox Sports Providence Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, May 5, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Cardiologist Nears 50-States Honor (Ft. Wayne News-Sentinel) For Mark O'Shaughnessy and marathons, it's been a love-hate relationship.
Edinburgh Marathon
	News From: Wednesday, May 6, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Firefighter Aiming to Break Marathon Record by Running in Full Uniform (Lancashire Telegraph) A Trawden man is in training to become the fastest firefighter to ever run a marathon in full kit.
Eugene Marathon
	News From: Wednesday, May 6, 2009
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		What It's Like to Run a 2:35 Marathon (Oregon Live) Joel Gordon, who works at Portland Running Company, ran his first marathon on Sunday at Eugene, finishing 8th overall in a time of 2:35:41.
Fargo Marathon
	News From: Sunday, May 10, 2009
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Rochesters Gilman outruns Kenyans (The Dickinson Press) Pete Gilman, 33, outlasted the Kenyan field in the fifth annual Fargo Marathon to win the overall marathon title with a time of 2 hours 24 minutes and 33 seconds.
		Cueno wins womens Fargo Marathon (The Dickinson Press) Nicole Cueno, 29, claimed the fifteen hundred dollar prize for first place in the fifth annual Fargo Marathon with a time of 2 hours 53 minutes and 15 seconds.
	News From: Saturday, May 9, 2009
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Minnesota runners take Fargo Marathon (KXnet.com) Despite a strong contingent of North Dakota residents entering the Fargo Marahton, it was Minnesotans that claimed the top spot in both the women and men's marathon races.
	News From: Wednesday, May 6, 2009
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Sondag Wont Be Able to Defend Fargo Title (Grand Forks Herald) Eric Sondags spirited charge in the final three miles helped the Grand Forks runner win last years Fargo Marathon.
	News From: Tuesday, May 5, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Happy Hooligan to Run Fargo Marathon... from Iraq (Dvids Military Media) Stating that Tech. Sgt. Sam A. Ruiz, a Fargo native and member of the 119th Wing Security Forces Squadron in the North Dakota Air National Guard, likes to run is an understatement.
Frederick Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, May 5, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Finding a Way (Frederick News-Post) When Dickson Mercer went to Africa to work in the Peace Corps in 2007, the former Frederick resident and avid runner wanted to make sure he could continue to run.
Fredericton Marathon
	News From: Monday, May 11, 2009
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Coffin captures 31st annual Fredericton Marathon (The Daily Gleaner) With numbers nearly twenty percent higher than last year, the inclement weather did not seem to be a factor for the Fredericton Marathon. Alex Coffin rolled to the victory in 2 hours 47 minutes and 34 seconds.
	News From: Friday, May 8, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		It's Marathon Weekend in Fredericton (The Daily Gleaner) The thirty-first annual Fredericton Marathon takes place this weekend. One of Canada's oldest and largest running events starts at 8 AM in front of Queen Square.
	News From: Wednesday, May 6, 2009
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Capital Hosts Grand Daddy of Marathons (New Brunswick Telegraph-Journal) It wasn't that long ago that we had to search for a race but now there are many times when we have two choices in the same weekend.
Geneva Marathon
	News From: Monday, May 11, 2009
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Geneva Marathon, few surprises, but could be last one (Geneva Lunch) Tsige Germa, Ethiopia, won the Geneva Marathon with a time of 2 hours 19 minutes and 49 seconds. The women's overall winner was Reulen Stijntje who ran a time of 2 hours 52 minutes and 47 seconds
Great Ocean Road Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, May 12, 2009
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Race for Geelong success in Ocean Road Marathon (Geelong Advertiser) With an African dominated race, Scott Rantall is striving to become the first Geelong athlete to take a podium spot in the Great Ocean Road Marathon. Rantall has won the last four Geelong half-marathon races. This year's marathon will be his first attempt at the premier road racing event.
Great Wall Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, May 12, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Appleton runner readies for Great Wall Marathon (Journal Sentinel) Kerrie Larson-Kerkman has earned an amazing chance to run the Great Wall Marathon. The trip is being paid for by the Project Athena Foundation
	News From: Friday, May 8, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Marine Trains to Hit the Wall (Dallas Morning News) Captain David Dixon, a U.S. Marine Corps pilot stationed in Japan, has a job that is a constant grind mentally, physically and emotionally.
Green Bay Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, May 12, 2009
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Cellcom Green Bay Marathon will be elite (FOX11online.com) The largest elite runner field in the ten-year history of the Green Bay Marathon will compete for over $20,000 in prize money on Sunday May 17. Charles Kamindo heads up the men's marathon field as the marathon winner in 2003 and 2004.