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Belfast City Marathon
	News From: Thursday, May 13, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Belfast Sunday Marathon Plans On Hold After Church Row (Belfast Telegraph) The Belfast Marathon will not move from Monday to Sunday for at least one more year as church leaders raised a big fuss about the move from the May Day holiday.
Bob Potts Heritage Rail Trail Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, May 11, 2010
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Bob Potts Marathon Set For Round 2 (York Daily Record) There are only five days to go before the second annual Bot Potts Marathon kicks off. Last year's runner up Feliciano Vega Aguilar is the favorite to win the marathon.
Boston
	News From: Thursday, May 13, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		George Is A Marathon Marvel (Clarion Ledger) Jim George has emerged a world class athlete after starting off his athletic career a little undersized. He finished second in the 50 to 54 age category in Boston with a time of 2 hours 40 minutes and 54 seconds.
Casper Wyoming Marathon
	News From: Friday, May 14, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Casper Marathon Registrations Accepted (Casper Journal) The eighth annual Casper Marathon is set for Sunday June 6th and will kick off at 6:30 am. The race will offer a marathon, half-marathon and relay.
Cleveland Marathon
	News From: Friday, May 14, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Concord Township woman is 62 and running in 70th marathon in Cleveland on Sunday (The Plain Dealer) Jeannie Rice will run the Cleveland Marathon on Sunday and complete her seventieth marathon in doing so. She took up running in 1983 and completed her sixtieth marathon in 2008 at the Cleveland Marathon.
		Cleveland students will show off their conditioning efforts by running races this weekend (The Plain Dealer) More than five-hundred Cleveland public school students will complete the final 1.2 miles of the Cleveland Marathon and more than 100 will complete the 10K races associated with the Cleveland Marathon.
Colfax Marathon
	News From: Friday, May 14, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Colorado Colfax Marathon Entries On the Upswing (Denver Post) The Colorado Colfax Marathon has seen revamped courses and five different race directors in as many years and numbers for the race still continue to climb.
	News From: Thursday, May 13, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Runners Readying For Colfax Marathon (Aurora Sentinel) More than thirty-five hundred runners have signed up for the Colorado Colfax Marathon this weekend. The marathon kicks off at 8:30 am at City Park
	News From: Tuesday, May 11, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Colfax Marathon & Relay - Sunday, May 16 (9NEWS.com) The Colfax Marathon will start and finish in Denver's City Park. Events include the marathon, half-marathon, marathon relay and kids running events on Saturday.
Colorado Marathon
	News From: Monday, May 10, 2010
		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)
	News From: Monday, May 10, 2010
		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.
	News From: Sunday, May 9, 2010
		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.
Delaware Marathon
	News From: Friday, May 14, 2010
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Familiar Faces Will Dot Delaware Marathon's Biggest Field (The News Journal) The seventh annual Delaware Marathon will feature the current course record holder and and the 2009 marathon winner.
	News From: Tuesday, May 11, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Delaware Marathon Coming Sunday (Newark Post) The Delaware Marathon begins at 7 am at Riverfront Park along the Wilmington Delaware Riverfront. More than two-thousand, one-hundred runners are expected for the weekend events.
Edge to Edge Marathon
	News From: Thursday, May 13, 2010
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Edge to Edge Marathon A Few Weeks Away, Event Needs Local Support (Canada.com) On June 13 the Edge to Edge Marathon will have an all-time record number of runners participating in the event. With the record number of runners comes a need for an increased number of volunteers to ensure a smooth, safe and successful race.
	News From: Wednesday, May 12, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Record Numbers Expected For Edge To Edge Marathon (West Coaster) The 2010 Edge to Edge Marathon is expecting more than nine-hundred runners for the course that runs between Tofino and Ucluelet
Eugene Marathon
	News From: Wednesday, May 12, 2010
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Folsom Mom Wins Marathon (Folsom Telegraph) Midori Sperandeo is a forty-three year-old who won the Eugene Marathon with a time of 2 hours 44 minutes and 21 seconds which has qualified her for the Olympic Trials for the fourth time.
Fredericton Marathon
	News From: Monday, May 10, 2010
		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.
		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.
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		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.
Gold Coast Airport Marathon
	News From: Friday, May 14, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		The Marathon Effect (Coolum & North Shore News) Running a marathon takes between thirty-thousand and fifty-thousand steps to run a marathon. The stress on the body is more than most any other physical challenge yet every year thousands pound the pavement leading to the Gold Coast Marathon
Grand Valley Marathon
	News From: Sunday, May 9, 2010
		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.
Great Ocean Road Marathon
	News From: Thursday, May 13, 2010
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Defending Champion May Not Run In Great Ocean Road Marathon (Geelong Advertiser) Charles Muturi may not make the starting line of the Great Ocean Road Marathon to defend his title. The Australian embassy his visa application along with several other African runners.
Green Bay Marathon
	News From: Friday, May 14, 2010
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Cellcom Green Bay Marathon: Preble Grad Among Elite Runners (Green Bay Press Gazette) Jessica Jacobs has always had determination and confidence. She is entered as one of the seventeen elite females in the Green Bay Marathon including last years winner Janet Cherobon.
	News From: Thursday, May 13, 2010
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		79 "Elite" Athletes In Green Bay Marathon (FOX11Online.com) The Green Bay Marathon will host seventy-nine elite athletes who will chase down twenty-thousand dollars in prize money.
	News From: Wednesday, May 12, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Green Bay Marathon Organizers Lace Up The Final Preparations (WBAY.com) The Green Bay Marathon is just a few days away and the final details are being put together for more than ten-thousand runners who are expected to participate.
Journeys Marathon
	News From: Sunday, May 9, 2010
		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.
		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.
Kavarna Marathon
	News From: Sunday, May 9, 2010
		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
Med-City Marathon
	News From: Friday, May 14, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Hit Ground Running At Med-City Marathon (Post-Bulletin) The Med-City Marathon will take place on May 30 and will offer a half-marathon, 20-mile run and a 5K.