Marathon/Running News: 5/16/10 - 5/23/10

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News From: Sunday, May 23, 2010
	Blue Nose International Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Nova Scotia Newcomer Wins Blue Nose Marathon (The Chronicle Herald) Greg Wieczorek won the Blue Nose International Marathon with a time of 2 hours 39 minutes and 3 seconds to dethrone perennial favorite David MacLennan.
	Fargo Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Fargo Marathon 2010 Results & Highlights: Chris Erichsen Wins Mens Marathon (LA News Monitor) Chris Eerichsen won the 2010 Fargo Marathon with a time of 2 hours 19 minutes and 55 seconds
		Fargo Marathon Winners: Erichsen & Thorvilson (YPPO.com) Chris Erichsen won the Fargo Marathon with a time of 2 hours 19 minutes and 55 seconds. Leah Thorvilson won the women's division with a time of 2 hours 41 minutes and 52 seconds.
		Human Interest Story
		Fargo Marathon: Challenges Fail To Stop Runners (InForum) Two featured runners in the Fargo Marathon had some unexpected trouble during the race but still managed to complete the task of running 26.2 miles
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Erichsen Blows Away Competition For Fargo Marathon Victory (InForum) Chris Erichsen dominated the Fargo Marathon race course with a time of 2 hours 19 minutes and 55 seconds to take home the victory.
	Gold Coast Airport Marathon
		Humor
		Fee Hike For Gold Coast Marathon (Gold Coast News) The entry fee for the Gold Coast Marathon have gone up by fifty percent over the last five years which has made it very difficult for the surrounding community members to participate.
	Grandma's Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Grandma's Marathon Registration Ends June 1 (Daily Globe) Registration for the Grandma's Marathon in Minnesota will end on June 1. Over seven-thousand runners have entered the marathon already.
	Nile Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		1600 Runners In Hared Source Of Nile Marathon (Sunday Vision) The second edition of the Nile Marathon will boast sixteen-hundred runners with forty teams in the corporate challenge category.
	Odds And Ends
		Human Interest Story
		Ultra-Marathoner Charlie Engle Arrested In Mortgage Fraud Case (News & Record) Charlie Engle, best known for his Running the Sahara movie was arrested on federal charges stemming from an alleged mortgage fraud scheme. The ultra-runner had just celebrated the release of his "Running America" movie.
	Porto Alegre Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		27th Porto Alegre International Marathon (Demotix) The twenty-seventh edition of the Porto Alegre International Marathon, which takes place on May 23, will bring together a total of 4348 competitors.
News From: Saturday, May 22, 2010
	Rock Creek Park Marathon and Relay
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Scenic City Trail Marathon & Half Marathon's Course Records Shattered With Phenomenal Speed (Rock/Creek Chronicle) Dane Mitchell shattered the course record in the Rock/Creek Marathon by 30 minutes when he won the second annual marathon with a time of 2 hours 43 minutes and 22 seconds
News From: Friday, May 21, 2010
	Blue Nose International Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		On Your Mark, Get Set, Giv'er (The Chronicle Herald) The seventh annual Blue Nose International Marathon keeps on growing. More than eighty-five hundred runners have signed up for the race events.
		Blue Nose Marathon Sets Sail This Weekend (Metro News.ca) The Blue Nose Marathon is expected to be the biggest and the best so far. The race organizers expect to hit nine-thousand participants for the first time.
	Boston Marathon
		Non-Marathon/ Other Running
		Later Start For Boston Marathon Registration Benefits Fall Qualifiers (Flint Journal) The Boston Marathon will open it's registration doors on October 18 and that later date will benefit those runners who get a qualifying time in the fall.
	Comrades Marathon (88km)
		Human Interest Story
		Heading Home For Milestone (The Observer) Peter Couperthwaite is headed back to the Comrades Marathon for the tenth time in the eighty-five year history of the race.
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		World's Elite Runners To Help Children In Africa (PR-Canada) The Comrades Marathon in South Africa will serve as host to over twenty-thousand athletes. Eighteen of them will kick of the race and a start to Team World Vision the humanitarian relief organization.
	Edinburgh Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Ron Hill's Digging Out His Trusty String Vest For The Edinburgh Marathon (Endinburgh Evening News) Ron Hill set the world record for the marathon in 1970 with a time of 2 hours 9 minutes and 28 seconds wearing a string vest. He returns with the vest to this year's marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Edinburgh Marathon: 25,000 Set To Hit Streets As Runners Gear Up For Race Day (Sport.Scotsman.com) The Edinburgh Marathon is expecting over twenty-five thousand runners to participate in the marathon or half-marathon with very few elites expected.
	Fargo Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Officials Prepare To Shut Race Down If Heat Is Too Much (In Forum) Race officials for the Fargo Marathon are prepared to shut the race down if the heat and humidity combine to put runners in danger. Temperatures are expected to hit the low to mid eighties.
		Running To Raise Awareness (WDAY) Kathleen Wrigley will join thousands of runners at this year's Fargo Marathon. Perhaps her purpose is bigger than all the other stories.
	Palos Verdes Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Morning Chill Helps Lower Times At 44th Annual Palos Verdes Marathon (Peninsula News) Patrick Sweeny won the Palos Verdes Marathon with a time of 2 hours 37 minutes and 14 seconds. The cool temperatures and overcast conditions seemed to help most runners to fast times.
News From: Thursday, May 20, 2010
	Auckland Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Auckland Full And Half Marathon Events Reach Capacity (Scoop Independent News) The Auckland Marathon event sold out just a few days after the half-marathon event closed it's registration doors.
	Blue Nose International Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		MacLennan Looking To Retain Bluenose Marathon Reputation (The News) Dave MacLennan will attempt to win the Bluenose Marathon in Halifax this weekend. He has won the event four of the last five times and carries a heavy burden into this year's race.
		Human Interest Story
		Runners To Tackle Blue Nose In The Dark (The Chronicle Herald) Ava Czapalay will keep her streak of 13 previous Blue Nose Marathons alive by running the 26.2 miles in the dark and then volunteering for the race come sunrise.
		Support The Nature Trust At The Blue Nose Marathon! (Rabble.ca) The Nova Scotia Nature Trust is looking for team members to participate in the Charity Challenge for the Blue Nose Marathon on May 22 and 23.
	Comrades Marathon (88km)
		Human Interest Story
		Comrades Marathon To Be Streamed Online (MyBroadBand.co.az) The Comrades Marathon will be streamed online for the eighty-fifth running of the event.
	Fargo Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Course For Fargo Marathon Changed Again (Greenwich Time) Fargo race officials have made an adjustment to the marathon course for the fifth time in six years.
	Memorial Day Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Inaugural Memorial Day Marathon Slated In Berkshire County (The Advocate) Hotels in the Berkshire county area are hoping that the Memorial Day Marathon will give an early kick-off to the tourist season.
	North Olympic Discovery Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Runners Have One Last Shot At Signing Up For North Olympic Discovery Marathon (Peninsula Daily News) Registration for the North Olympic Discovery Marathon and half-marathon has been reopened for the first 50 to register. Race organizer Larry Little had such a huge demand for registration that he reopened the doors for a lucky fifty.
	Ottawa Marathon (National Capital Race Weekend)
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Kenyan, Russian Runners Seek Record Fifth Wins (Ottawa Citizen) David Cheruiyot and Lioudmila Kortchaguina hope to win the Ottawa Marathon for a record fifth time on May 30. A quality field is expected in both races.