Marathon/Running News: 5/16/09 - 5/23/09

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News From: Saturday, May 23, 2009
	Bayshore Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Peters, Plaxton set pace in Bayshore Marathon (Travers City Record-Eagle) Nathan Peters ran in memory of his mother who passed away in 2005 from brain cancer. That much motivation seemed to propel him effortlessly to the win with a time of 2 hours 26 minutes and 47 seconds a mere 50 seconds ahead of Jerome Recker.
	Buffalo Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Orlova, Lokwaton win Buffalo Marathon (The Buffalo News) Three of the top seven overall finishers in the Buffalo Marathon were women. The first of which, Elena Orlova of Russia, broke the course record for women with a finishing time of 2 hours 42 minutes and 44 seconds.
	City of Los Angeles Marathon (L.A. Marathon)
		Human Interest Story
		McCourt's big plans to be tested in Monday Los Angles Marathon (L. A. Times) Fran McCourt has plans to move the Los Angeles Marathon to a Monday date in March. The Los Angeles Dodgers owner is calling the marathon an untapped civic asset.
		U.S. soldiers in Iraq to run in 'shadow' L.A. Marathon (L.A. Times) The Los Angles Marathon will be run in 100 degree heat and participants will have to side-step scorpions and run in sand. The "shadow" Los Angeles Marathon will host a few hundred runners at Camp Taji just north of Baghdad.
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Petrova seeking first LA Marathon win (The Bleacher Report) Tatiana Petrova, who finised fourth in the 3000 meter steeplechase at the Beijing Olympics will headline the women's line up for the Los Angeles Marathon which takes place on Monday.
		Human Interest Story
		Jose Nebrida: Marathon Machine (Asian Journal) Jose Nebrida, 67, will be wearing the stars and stripes as he completes his 166th marathon in Los Angeles on Monday. Captain America, as he is known to friends, is hoping to finish a marathon in all 50 states while carrying the U.S. flag.
	God's Country Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		God's Country Marathon on tap June 6 (Endeavor News) The 35th running of God's Country Marathon will take place on June 6 at 7 am. This years marathon is slated to start one hour earlier than in past years and will finish at the courthouse in downtown Coudersport.
	Honolulu Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		1400 take advantage of Honolulu Marathon early sign-up (Honolulu Advertiser) The Sports Authority in Wiakele saw nearly 1500 people who took advantage of the extremely low thirty dollar registration fee for the Honolulu Marathon. The normal fee is eighty-five dollars.
	Ottawa Marathon (National Capital Race Weekend)
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Kenyan wins fourth Ottawa marathon (The Ottawa Citizen) The Ottawa Marathon was decided over the final 200 meters with David Cheruiyot, Kenya, overtaking, Wegayehu Girma in the final 200 meters for the win with a time of 2 hours and 13 minutes.
	Vermont City Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Records, rain fall in Vermont City Marathon (Burlington Free Press) John Crews, Raleigh, beat five time runner-up Michael Wardian, Arlington by less than a minute at the 21st Vermont City Marathon. The women's overall winner smashed the course record with a time of 2 hours 35 minutes 3 seconds.
News From: Wednesday, May 20, 2009
	Brookings Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Perfect weather highlights 40th Brookings Marathon (Brookings Register) Near perfect conditions greeted runners of the fortieth annual Brookings Marathon. Chuck Engle of Dublin Ohio enjoyed the scenic course and the weather by winning the overall marathon title with a time of 2 hours 39 minutes and 21 seconds.
	City of Los Angeles Marathon (L.A. Marathon)
		Human Interest Story
		A Marathon is not Enough: Dean Karnazes to Run 100 Miles to L.A. and Then Run the Los Angeles Marathon (PRNewswire) Dean Karnazes, 46, will run from Santa Barbara to Los Angeles and then run the City of Los Angeles Marathon on Monday morning. Karnazes, who grew up in southern California, reported that he has a fondness for the Los Angeles marathon due to memories of his father running the race during its inaugural year.
	Honolulu Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Honolulu Marathon early signups set (The Honolulu Advertiser) The thirty-seventh annual Honolulu Marathon will kick off on December 13th at 5 am with an early entry fee of only thirty-dollars. Mail-in entries and on-site registration for the marathon will be accepted at the early bird rate until May 31.
	Lakefront Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Lakefront Marathon filled to capacity - 2750 runners (The Journal-Sentinel) Kris Hinrichs, race director, reported that the Lakefront Marathon, slated for October 4th has filled to capacity with two-thousand, seven-hundred and fifty registrations which further supports the notion that long distance races may be recession proof.
	Odds And Ends
		Human Interest Story
		ING europe Luxembourg Marathon Arrangements (News Station Lu) The third annual Luxembourg Marathon will be held this Saturday starting and finishing in Kirchberg. The race start is schedule for 6 pm with roads closed until midnight.
		Getting mileage out of Minnesota marathons (StarTribune) Minnesota is stepping up to the proverbial marathon plate with its offerings. Two first-time marathons popped up in the state and that has put a little bit of a strain on Grandma's marathon which may not fill to capacity for the first time in fifteen years.
		Kara Goucher on First Marathons (The New York Times) Kara Goucher ran an American record for a female debut marathon runner with a time of 2 hours 25 minutes and 53 seconds and most recently finished third at the Boston Marathon. Goucher answers some questions about running and racing.
	Sugarloaf Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		LaBelle first in Sugarloaf Marathon (Village Soup) Amanda LaBelle, running in her second marathon, won the woman's title in the Sugarloaf Marathon with a time of 2 hours 58 minutes and 24 seconds. She organized a 5K road race in Alewife the day before her marathon victory.
News From: Tuesday, May 19, 2009
	Cleveland Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Cleveland Marathon attracts record number of runners (Plain Dealer) More than twelve-thousand, four-hundred runners registered for the Cleveland Marathon. Jack Staph, race director, said that the registration numbers are a record for the event.
	Delaware Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Capelli leads procession of victors at Delaware Marathon (The News Journal) Marco Capelli had finished second in the Delaware Marathon in 2006 and 2007. The newly designed 2009 marathon course proved to be a winning combination as Capelli surged ahead at the 10 mile mark to win with a time of 2 hours, 40 minutes and 13 seconds.
	Odds And Ends
		Human Interest Story
		Marathon coming to Santa Rosa (The Press Democrat) Arthur Webb has run marathons in most every major city in California save Santa Rosa. Webb teamed up with Orhan Sarabi to get permits and design the course for the first Santa Rosa Marathon that launches August 30.
	Pocono Mountain Run For The Red Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Soreness aside, smiles abound day after Run for the Red Marathon (Pocono Record) The Run for the Red Marathon is in the history books and Bob Werts, race director, is confident that the race raised nearly twenty-thousand dollars for the American Red Cross.
News From: Monday, May 18, 2009
	Capital City Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Stevick sticks to it for 4th win at Capital City Marathon (The Olympian) Jesse Stevick, 27, of Olympia, won the Capital City Marathon for the fourth time in 2 hours 40 minutes and 9 seconds. Second place was nearly 10 minutes behind the four-time champion.
	Cleveland Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Ohio natives claim top prizes in Cleveland Marathon (The News-Herald) With a record number of participants at the Cleveland Marathon, it was a native Ohioan who ran away with the overall marathon title. Joe Stansloski, 23, who now resides in Tulsa won the marathon with a time of 2 hours 27 minutes and 37 seconds.
	Colfax Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		First-timers win at Colfax Marathon (Denver Post) Heater Urata won the woman's title at the Colfax Marathon in Colorado with a time of 3 hours 13 minutes and 48 seconds. The man's overall champion went to Matt Kempton with a time of 2 hours 41 minutes.
	Green Bay Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Kiprotich gladly waits for win at Green Bay Marathon (Post Crescent) Geoffrey Kiprotich won the Green Bay Marathon with a time of 2 hours 20 minutes and 6 seconds. Race organizers were not sure if he had won. One of the lead runners fell on the course and the lead vehicle went back for that runner and lost the new race leader which caused the mix-up at the finish line
	Odds And Ends
		Human Interest Story
		Mascom Sponsor Bosele Marathon (Mmegi Online) Cellular phone service provider Mascom had injected a monetary sponsorship to the Bosele Marathon which race organizers hope will lure international athletes to the June 27 42.2 kilometer race
	Pocono Mountain Run For The Red Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Morseman wins Run for the Red; Haas repeats as women's winner (Pocono Record) Bryan Morseman, 23, of Addison New York trains in a region similar to the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania. The training seemed to pay off for Morseman as he won the overall marathon title at the Run for the Red with a time of 2 hours 23 minutes and 59 seconds.
	Riga Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Belarusian runners take top honors at Riga Marathon (The Baltic Course) Oleg Gur, of Belarus, won the Riga Marathon with a time of 2 hours 18 minutes and 35 seconds. Katarina Demidova won the woman's overall marathon title with a time of 2 hours 47 minutes and 30 seconds.
	Rockford Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Polish man wins Rockford Marathon (Rockford Register Star) Janusz Sarnicki won the second annual Rockford Marathon after finishing as runner up in the inaugural race in 2008. His time of 2 hours, 36 minutes and 22 seconds was eight seconds faster than the winning time in 2008.