Marathon/Running News: 5/18/08 - 5/25/08

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News From: Sunday, May 25, 2008
	Bayshore Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Reader sets record in Bayshore (Record Eagle) Defending Champion Marybeth Reader broke the Traverse City State Bank Bayshore Marathon course record by over two minutes 2:46:23. Surprised with her performance after battling plantar fascitis recently, Reader will use her winnings and time bonus to send her daughter to summer camp. Runner-up Janet Becker finished in a 2:59:17 and Val Thomasman was third in a 3:05:24. In the men's race Nick Allen defended his title to win in 2:21:46, followed by Matt Fecht in 2:23:39 and Kyle Baker in 2:33:02.
	Buffalo Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Bekele, Kotu win Buffalo Marathon (The Buffalo News) Ethiopians wont he men's and women's races at the 2008 Buffalo Marathon. Habtamu Bekele won in 2:26:05 followed by Jason Lokwatom second in 2:26:21. Meserte Kotu took the women's title in a course-record time of 2:43:08. Kotu was more than 10 minutes over defending champion Jessica Allen.
		Ethiopian stars win Buffalo Marathon (The Buffalo News) Habtamu Bekele won the Buffalo Marathon in 2:26:05. Jason Lokwatom was second in 2:26:21 and Paul Simboli was third in a 2:27:06. Meserte Kotu took the womenâs race in a course-record time of 2:43:10. Champion Jessica Allen was second in 2:54:48 and Jennifer Boerner was third in 2:58:14.
	Edinburgh Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		McNamara wins Edinburgh Marathon (RTE Sport) Paul McNamara won the 2008 Edinburgh International Marathon in 2:25:03. McNamara, a former athletics scholarship student at Providence College in America having recently returned to Ireland and competitive racing, was aiming for a sub 2:20 time.
	Madison Marathon (2000 and prior)
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Reusser repeats as Madison Marathon winner (The Capital Times) Ricky Reusser won his second straight Madison Marathon in a 2:31:42 just under three minutes ahead of runner-up Eric Pilling. Aimee Kurion, wife of the defending champion and fifth place male finisher, won the women's marathon in a 2:39:16.
		Human Interest Story
		Madison Marathon has a ring to it for one couple (The Capital Times) The time was right for romance at the Madison Marathon finish line Sunday when Dan Hogan met Gaby Canseco with a small jewelry box and a big question: "Will you marry me?" Hogan chose the finish line of their first race together after the couple tried time and again to run past races only to be thwarted by one thing and another. On Sunday, he raced to the finish line to be there waiting for her and she said yes.
	Med-City Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Med-City winner's method unorthodox but effective (Post Bulletin.com) Despite partying until eleven o'clock the night before the marathon, Mark Ott won the Med-City Marathon in 2:54:34, the second slowest winning time in the thirteen year history of the race. Ott runs a marathon per month and has won two of his last three races. Ron Giles finished second in 2:58:46 while Stephen Weigand was third in 2:58:58.
	Olympics 2008 (Women)
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		What next for Paula? (BBC Sport UK) World Record Holder and Great Britain's favorite to medal at the 2008 Beijing Games suffered a blow upon the discovery of a stress fracture of her femur. Having been sidelined from a toe injury earlier this year, many wonder if Radcliffe has had adequate training going into the Olympic marathon, a competition she dropped out of at the 2004 Athens Games. Radcliffe will follow doctors regimens, but seems determined to push through the pain.
	Ottawa Marathon (National Capital Race Weekend)
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Cheruiyot Completes Hat Trick at Ottawa Marathon (IAAF) Defending champion David Cheruiyot won the the 2008 ING Ottawa Marathon in a 2:10:59 to earn US $15,000. Solomon Molla was runner-up in a 2:11:04. In the women's race Asmae Leghazoui debuting in the marathon distance finished in a 2:28:43.9 collecting $15,000 prize money. Elsa Kireeva was second in 2:33:45 and Kebebush Haile was third in 2:33:47.
	Salt Lake City Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Organizer says Salt Lake Marathon on solid ground (Salt Lake City Tribune) Despite recent media coverage detailing the financial problems of the Las Vegas Marathon, the Salt Lake City Marathon also owned by Devine Racing does not have the same problems as the other races says the event management company president Chris Devine. Devine has mentioned the sale of two significant assets owned by Devine racing. The deals are expected to close by mid-June.
	Vermont City Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Pelletier wins third at Vermont City; Chewolo tops Westerling (The Rutland Herald) Matt Pelletier accomplished his three-peat in the men's race in a 2:20:44. Michael Wardian once again took second in 2:23:28 while Hilary Lelei in his first year racing the Vermont City Marathon came in third at 2:24:27. Caroline Chemwolo outsprinted Atalelech Asfaw to win the women's race in 2:47:38. Asfaw finished eight seconds behind in 2:47:46 and two-time defending champion Heidi Westerling was a disappointing third in 2:50:00.
News From: Saturday, May 24, 2008
	Med-City Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Former Med-City Marathon director will have new view of the race (Post Bulletin.com) Wally Arnold, former race director of the Med-City Marathon, will be running the Med-City Half Marathon if not the relay for the marathon. The Arnolds founded the race 13 years and nursed it along through many course changes and all types of weather conditions. The YMCA has taken over, with Teresa Byland as the new race director.
News From: Friday, May 23, 2008
	Med-City Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Bank on it: There will be a new Med-City Marathon champion (Post Bulletin.com) Med-City Relays and Marathon in their thirteenth year will have a new winner of its men's race. Never in the 12-year history of the race has a champion repeated in back-to-back performances. With defending champion Nick Payne who won last year in a 2:41:15, battling a leg injury, he opted for the half instead of the full marathon.
	Odds And Ends
		Non-Marathon/ Other Running
		For Asthmatic Marathoner Gebrselassie, the 10K Will Do (International Herald Tribune) After deciding against running the marathon in Beijing because of concerns about air pollution there, Gebrselassie is seeking to win a place on the Ethiopian 10,000-meter team for the Olympics with a sterling race at the FBK Games in Hengelo. Qualification would set him up for a unique Olympic triple after winning the 10,000 at Atlanta in 1996 and Sydney in 2000. He will certainly have plenty of opposition, since the Olympic silver medalist Sileshi Sihine and Abebe Dinkesa are other top Ethiopians in the race, and they could drive him on toward a great time.
	Olympics 2008 (Women)
		Human Interest Story
		Radcliffe femur injury is blow to Olympic hopes (Guardian) Paula Radcliffe has been told that it will be impossible for her to compete in the Beijing Olympics. She is hoping for a strong come back and a little bit of luck.
	Vermont City Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Two Kenyans will challenge for Vermont City Marathon crowns (Burlington Free Press) Last minute additions of two Kenyan runners to the invited field may affect the outcome of the 2008 Vermont City Marathon. Hilary Lelei and Caroline Chemwolo have been added to the field of about three dozen invited runners. Lelei with a personal best of 2L14 and a marathon victory last month in Kentucky will challenge two-time champion Matt Pelletier and Michael Wardian in the men's race. Chemwolo, whose top marathon time is 2:42, will push two-time defending champion Heidi Westerling and Atelech Asfaw.
News From: Thursday, May 22, 2008
	Air Force Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Air Force Marathon participants save money by registering early (Air Force Material Command) May 31st will mark the cut off date for the 65 dollar entry for the Air Force Marathon. Molly Louden announced that the rates will go as high as 95 dollar up through September 20th. Prices for the 1/2 marathon and 10K are also scheduled to increase through out the summer.
	Blue Nose International Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Blue Nose Marathon blues (The Nova Scotia News) Race officials of the Blue Nose Marathon are taking an official review of the latest edition of the race. Multiple complaints stemming from relay runners being jammed together and not being able to make the exchange have led to a complete race review.
	Brookings Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Paul Christian: Wrong turn costs Chris Koch the victory in Brookings Marathon (Postbulletin) Rosie Ruiz might be the most famous person to have been disqualified from a race. She unofficially won the Boston Race in 2 hours 31 minutes and 56 minutes but was later disqualified for not running the full 26.2 mile race. Chris Koch crossed the line at the Brookings marathon as the apparent winner only to be shocked that he was disqualified for zigging instead of zagging.
	Edinburgh Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Get on your marks as 13,000 gear up for biggest Edinburgh marathon (Scotsman News) Doubling the prize money has attracted more than just a few top runners to the Edinburgh Marathon, it has doubled the over all participation. Nearly 13,000 runners will run the 26.2 mile race and raise of 3 million euros for local charities.
	Quad Cities Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Quad Cities Marathon Date Set (KLJB) September 28th has been set for the Quad Cities Marathon. Joe Moreno, race director, expects more than 3,500 hundred runners to participate in this years race. The race course starts and finishes in Moline but passes through 3 other cities along the way.
News From: Wednesday, May 21, 2008
	Air Force Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Wright State students are getting involved in Air Force Marathon (The Guardian Online) Wright State will be a major part in the 2008 Air Force Marathon in hosting a 5-kilometer race being held on Friday, September 19, one day before the actual marathon itself. WSU President Dr. David Hopkins says it will benefit Wright Patterson employees and students alike.
	Vermont City Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Michael Wardian Wants KeyBank Vermont City Marathon Victory (Burlington Free Press) Michael Wardian, a four-time podium finisher at the KeyBank Vermont City Marathon, returns in hopes of capturing the Marathon title.
		Human Interest Story
		Friend, songs ease training for KeyBank Vermont City Marathon (Burlington Free Press) Hilary Spence and Sarah Willard will hope for better weather during this Sunday's 20th annual KeyBank Vermont City Marathon. Spence, 25, of Milton, and Willard, 24, of Williston, were forced to slog it out for their last 20 mile run this past weekend and sang songs. Any song they could think of that contained the word "rain".
News From: Tuesday, May 20, 2008
	Cleveland Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Cleveland Marathon winners corrected (Canton Rep) To correct previous erroneous results for the 2008 Cleveland Marathon, the top women finishers were Donna Palisca with a 3:07:27. Connie Gardner was runner up in 3:09:26 and Jenni Culbertson was third in 3:09:58. In the men's division, Retta Feyissa won with a time of 2:33:34, James Beyer finished second at 2:34:52 and Rob Juergens was third at 2:35:43.
	Great Wall Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Marathon runners reach a Great Wall (CNN) About one thousand six hundred athletes from forty-nine countries not only climbed but ran The 2008 Great Wall of China Marathon. Revered as one of the most challenging marathons in the world, runners clambered over thousands of steps, varying in length and size, to complete the course. Each year the number of runners who take part in the event increases, but this year participation in the marathon saw unprecedented growth of an extra fifty percent.
	Odds And Ends
		Human Interest Story
		Eye of the Tiger Tops Marathon Runners' Poll (In The News UK) Eye of the Tiger by the band Survivor, which topped the Billboard Hot 100 singles charts for six weeks in 1982, was voted the number one song to inspire runners to complete a lap in a poll carried out by UK based health website realbuzz.com. More than three thousand marathon runners took part in the poll. Runner-up was Queen's Don't Stop Me Now. The Spencer Davis Group's Keep on Running and Vangelis' Chariots of Fire - from the athletically-themed film of the same name - were voted into fourth and fifth place respectively.
	Pittsburgh Marathon (defunct: 1985-2003)
		Human Interest Story
		Pittsburgh Marathon to return after five-year lull (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review) Pittsburgh Marathon will return in May 2009 with title sponsor Dick's Sporting Goods. The 2004 race was canceled because the title sponsor, the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, pulled out. Then-mayor Tom Murphy said the city couldn't afford to pay the costs of extra police protection and cleanup because it was on the verge of bankruptcy and laid off over seven hundred workers.
	Twin Cities Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Registration closes for Twin Cities Marathon (Star Tribune) Registration for the twenty-seventh annual Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon officially closed Monday when the 11,000-runner field filled. But those who missed out can still reserve a spot through the Fundraiser Entry Program which will open up one hundred fifty additional spots to those who pay the $95 entry fee along with a $100-tax deductible donation benefiting Bolder Options, Migizi Communications and the YWCA of Minneapolis. Registration for the spots begin at noon Thursday and will be offered on a first-come, first-served basis.