Marathon/Running News: 5/19/07 - 5/26/07

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News From: Saturday, May 26, 2007
	General Running (Non-Specific)
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Gebrselassie Shows Excellent Form in Hengelo (Race Results Weekly) It has been nearly three years since he raced on the track, but HaileGebrselassie showed excellent form in Hengelo, breaking the 27minute barrier for the eighth time in his illustrious career.
News From: Friday, May 25, 2007
	Colfax Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Colfax Marathon Was Marathon-plus (Rocky Mountain News) Although USA Track and Field certified the course's length, the runners were steered the wrong way in City Park. Coming down the Escalade, they should have turned left at Martin Luther King Boulevard, but were steered farther west to the Pavilion before making their left.
	Edinburgh Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Sims Puts In Marathon Effort To Secure Edinburgh Race (Scotsman) With no title sponsor, no television and no financial support this year from the Edinburgh City Council due to a still unresolved dispute over last year's costs, the race takes place in direct competition with the Scottish Half Marathon Championships in Dunfermline and several other road races across the country.
	General Running (Non-Specific)
		Human Interest Story
		Geelong's Marathon Man Is Determined (Geelong Advertiser) Troop said the disappointment of not being chosen to run the marathon at last year's Commonwealth Games in Melbourne was a motivating factor as he strove to represent his country.
	Madison Marathon (Mad City Marathon)
		Human Interest Story
		Communication Key At Madison Marathon (The Capital Times) With last year's struggles in mind, Peterson set out to install a new communication system for the marathon that would allow event organizers an easy way to inform racers of any danger that may force the closing of the race.
	Odds And Ends
		Human Interest Story
		Big Money Marathon Planned (The Star Phoenix) Organizers of the world marathon majors are considering launching a season-ending race that would bring together all the top marathoners for an annual big-money showdown.
News From: Thursday, May 24, 2007
	City of Christchurch Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Course Changed At City of Christchurch Marathon (The Press) The new route for the marathon scheduled for Sunday, June 3, will reposition the event as a safer, more scenic and faster course.
	Madison Marathon (2000 and prior)
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Heat is on Madison Marathon (Wisconsin State Journal) The marathon has adopted a flag system for Sunday's race: Colored flags will be located at each water station and the finish line to alert runners to changing course and weather conditions.
	Med-City Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Med-City Marathon Changes Welcomed (Post Bulletin) The marathon will have an earlier start time, and the course has undergone some major changes.
	World Track & Field Championships Men's Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Kenya's Top Marathon Runners Snub World Championships (Reuters) World record holder Paul Tergat, London champion Martin Lel and Boston winner Robert Cheruiyot have all said they will not be available for August's world championships in Osaka.
News From: Wednesday, May 23, 2007
	Milo Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		African Unity Milo Marathon on July 1 (Accra Daily Mail) More than 5,000 athletes from Ghana, Kenya, Ethiopia and other African Countries are expected to participate.
	Ottawa Marathon (National Capital Race Weekend)
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Ottawa Marathon Looks To Stay On Course (Slam) This year there is a revamped course that is flatter with less turns in the first half. That should make it faster and heighten the possibility that a record time will be established.
News From: Tuesday, May 22, 2007
	Capital City Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Capital City Marathon Mixup Changes Most Men's Places (The Olympian) Official results listed Edin, 46, of Olympia, as the third-place finisher in the 26.2-mile marathon with a time of 2 hours, 43 minutes and 58 seconds; having run the half-marathon.
	Cincinnati Flying Pig Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Flying Pig Runner Died Of Heart Attack (Coshocton Tribune) Richard Paris had just completed a half marathon on May 6 when he collapsed at the finish line. Dr. Odell Owens ruled that Paris had a heart attack triggered by exceptionally high blood pressure and a progressive buildup of arterial plaque that reduced blood flow to the heart muscle. Richard Paris, 46, of Centerville, a Dayton suburb, had just completed a half marathon on May 6 when he collapsed at the finish line. ADVERTISEMENT Dr. Odell Owens ruled Tuesday that Paris had a heart attack triggered by exceptionally high blood pressure and a progressive buildup of arterial plaque that reduced blood flow to the heart muscle.
	General Running (Non-Specific)
		Training/ Health
		Officials Stress Health Tests Before Entering A Marathon (Clarion Ledger) Roberts' advice, based on all the data he has studied and compiled, is have a stress test if your doctor decides one's profile warrants it. Among the parts of the health profile doctors consider are high blood pressure, diabetes, family history, high cholesterol and other symptoms.
	Ottawa Marathon (National Capital Race Weekend)
		Human Interest Story
		No Accidental Shortcuts This Year: Ottawa Marathon Organizers (CBC Canada) Organizers of this weekend's Ottawa Marathon say they have made changes to keep runners on the right track since an accidental shortcut marred last year's race.
News From: Monday, May 21, 2007
	Blue Nose International Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		MacLennan Runs Away With It At Blue Nose Marathon (The Daily News) The 43-year-old from Scotsburn, Pictou Co., won his third Blue Nose full marathon in 2:46:15.5, more than three minutes ahead of his nearest competitor.
		Human Interest Story
		Blue Nose Marathon Comes Off Without A Hitch (The Daily News) Comments on the race
	Copenhagen Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Copenhagen Marathon A Victory For Organisers (The Copenhagen Post) The men's race was dominated by Kenyan Julius Mutai, whose time of 2 hours, 23 minutes and 54 seconds. His time was three minutes faster than the second-place finisher, Denmark's Torben Juul Nielsen, the winner of last year's event. Eight of the top 10 men's finishers were Danes.
	Delaware Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Septuagenarian Roy Completes 76th Marathon in Delaware (Indian Muslims) Roy, who will turn 75 June 1, completed the Delaware Marathon at Wilmington in five hours and 42 minutes.
	Great Ocean Road Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Stanton Smashes Women's Record in Great Ocean Road Marathon (Geelong Advertiser) Stanton ran the 45km marathon in two hours, 58 minutes and 18 seconds, taking more than 17 minutes off the race record set last year by Nadelle Legge.
		Kenyan Wins First Career Marathon At Great Ocean Road Race (The Hindu) Mutua dueled with last year's winner James Kariuki, also of Kenya, before breaking away over the last two kilometers to win the race between the southeastern Australian tourist towns of Lorne and Apollo Bay in 2 hours, 36 minutes, 35 seconds.
		Mutua King Of The Great Ocean Road Marathon (Geelong Advertiser) Mutua won with a time of two hours, 36 minutes and 38 seconds. However, he dashed the hopes his countryman James Kariuki had of making it back-to-back wins in the event.
	Great Wall Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Calvo Wins Great Wall Marathon In Record Time (The Japan Times) Comments on the race by Calvo, who set a course record by winning in 3 hours, 23 minutes, 10 seconds.
	Green Bay Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Cellcom Green Bay Marathon Women's Race: Bittersweet Victory for Moeller (Green Bay Press Gazette) Erin Moeller won recording a personal-record time of 2 hours, 40 minutes, 20 seconds, not enough for qualifying for "A" standards this year.
		Human Interest Story
		Cellcom Green Bay Marathon Profile Updates: Successful Runs Leave Our Team Tired, Thrilled (Green Bay Press Gazette) Updates on people profiled during the months leading up to Cellcom Green Bay Marathon.
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Cellcom Green Bay Marathon Men's Race: Wind Can't Slow Nyerere (Green Bay Press Gazette) Despite temperatures in the 30s and a wind that made it feel like November, Onesmus Nyerere didn't seem bothered. He won the event in 2 hours, 19 minutes, 58 seconds; almost a minute faster than runner-up Jeff Jonaitis who finished in 2:20:47.
		Kenyan Dominates Green Bay Marathon (Gannett Wisconsin Newspapers) Nyerere won in two hours, 19 minutes, 57 seconds. It almost was one minute faster than runner-up Jeff Jonaitis, who finished in 2:20:47.
News From: Sunday, May 20, 2007
	Capital City Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Olympia's Stevick Repeats as Capital City Marathon Winner (The Olympian) Jesse Stevick won the Capital City Marathon's men's race for the second straight year Sunday, winning with a time of 2 hours, 31 minutes and 50 seconds.
	Cleveland Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		North Carolina Man Wins Cleveland Marathon (Associated Press) Brian McNeil won with a time of two hours, 31 minutes and six seconds, followed by Gerado Avilla, who finished at 2:32:19. Third place went to Gregory Byrnes who had a finish of 2:36:07.