Marathon/Running News: 5/24/09 - 5/31/09

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News From: Sunday, May 31, 2009
	Bob Potts Heritage Rail Trail Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Big day at Bob Potts Marathon (Daily Record) It was a perfect day for the inaugural Bob Potts Marathon. Two men from Ohio, Chuck Engle and Feliciano Vega Aguilar opened up an early lead and never looked back. Engle took home top honors with a time of 2 hours 41 minutes and 34 seconds with Aguilar following in 2 hours 44 minutes and 37 seconds.
	Edinburgh Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Police officer wins Edinburgh Marathon (BBC News) Martin Williams, a police officer, wond the Edinburgh Marathon with a time of 2 hours 18 minutes and 24 seconds in only his third marathon. Holly Rush, Bradford, took top honors in the women's marathon with a time of 2 hours 41 minutes and 38 seconds.
		Williams warms to Edinburgh marathon (The Scotsman) Martin Williams found an extra gear with two miles to go in the Edinburgh Marathon to take the overall marathon title over Andi Jones. Williams finished his third marathon with a time of 2 hours 18 minutes and 24 seconds with Jones finishing just 24 seconds behind.
		Human Interest Story
		12,000 have Edinburgh Marathon licked (The Scotsman) Nearly twelve-thousand participants completed the grueling 26.2 mile course in Edinburgh despite the highest temperatures of the year. Race director Neil Kilgour stated that the seventh Edinburgh marathon was a huge success.
	Minneapolis Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		More than 1,500 turn out for first Minneapolis Marathon (Minnesota Public Radio) Tom Tissel, 41, of St.Paul, and Jessica Pink, 29, of Hopkins had some large advantages that the finish line of the inaugural Minneapolis Marathon. Tissel took the tape with a time of 2 hours 42 minutes and 57 seconds, a fifteen minute margin of victory. Pink would win the women's race by over nine minutes.
		Casual flavor to an inaugural race (Star Tribune) Tom Tissel, 41, won the inaugural Minneapolis Marathon with a time of 2 hours 42 minutes and 57 seconds. It was Tissel's third marathon in the month of May. Jessica Pink, 29, took the overall women's marathon title with a time of 3 hours 4 minutes and 16 seconds.
	Rock 'n' Roll Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Moroccan El Boumlili wins Rock n Roll Marathon (San Diego Union-Tribune) Khalid El Boumlili won the the twelfth annual Rock N Roll Marathon with a time of 2 hours 11 minutes and 16 seconds. Boumlili pulled away from a large pack at the 7 mile mark and never looked back. Yuliya Gromova, Russian, defended her overall women's marathon title with a time of 2 hours 27 minutes and 36 seconds.
	Sao Paulo International Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Chelimo, Moreira, win Sao Paulo marathon (Taiwan News) Elias Kemboi Chelimo, Kenya, won the Sao Paulo Marathon with a time of 2 hours 13 minutes and 59 seconds in windy conditions. Marizete Moreira, Brazil, won the women's Sao Paulo Marathon title with a time of 2 hours 41 minutes and 45 seconds.
	Stockholm Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Kipkemei wins Stockholm Marathon (MSN) Paul Kipkemei led all comers to a Kenya 1-2 finish at the Stockholm Marathon. Kipkemei finished the 26.2 mile race with a time of 2 hours 15 minutes and 35 seconds. It was the fastest time in the last four years for the thirty-one year old marathon.
News From: Saturday, May 30, 2009
	Edinburgh Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Warning for Edinburgh Marathon racers as country is hit by high temperatures (Sunday Mail) Well over thirty-thousand liters of water will be consumed during the Edinburgh Marathon. Temperatures are expected to climb into the lower seventies which will make marathon weekend the hottest of the year so far.
	Everest Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Phurba caps Everest Marathon (eKantipur.com) Phurba Tamang won the seventh annual Tenzing Hillary Everest Marathon after finishing as the runner-up in the 2008 edition. Tamang finished the race, which starts at the Everest base camp at 5300 meters, in a time of 3 hours 40 minutes and 46 seconds.
	Newport Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		2009 Newport Marathon results (Run Oregon) Tom Clarke of Anthem Arizona won the Newport Marathon with a time of 2 hours 32 minutes and 11 seconds. He was followed by Stephen Clarke of New Mexico with a time of 2 hours 38 minutes and 31 seconds.
	Rock 'n' Roll Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Browne 'win' would be Yankee doodle dandy at Rock N Roll Marathon (San Diego Union-Tribune) The Rock n Roll Marathon has been dominated by Kenyans over the past eleven years with only one American placing in the top ten. Dan Browne hopes to rewrite history by "going for the win".
News From: Friday, May 29, 2009
	26.2 with Donna: The National Marathon to Finish Breast Cancer
		Human Interest Story
		Hundreds Sign Up to Train for 26.2 With Donna (First Coast News) Jeff Galloway is encouraging others to empower themselves by recruiting hundreds to start training for the National Marathon to Fight Breast Cancer in Jacksonville Florida
	City of Christchurch Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		5,000 gear up for City of Christchurch Marathon (The Press) The city of Christchurch will host it's biggest marathon ever this Sunday when over five-thousand runners lace up their running shoes for the 26.2 mile race. Michael Aish headlines the local field of runners with a marathon best of 2 hours 13 minutes and 20 seconds.
	Edge to Edge Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Edge to Edge Marathon approaching quickly (Canada.com) The Tenth Annual Edge to Edge Marathon will be held on June 14. Donna Fraser is offering training and running tips. This Sunday will be the last group long run before the marathon and half-marathon.
	Edinburgh Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		One challenge after another for a remarkable Chris Moon (The Herald) Chris Moon should not have lived past 1995. Despite losing nearly all of the blood in his body and two limbs in a terrible explosion, Moon has completed at least 70 marathons, and attacked the Badwater ultra-marathon three times. Edinburgh should be a walk in the park
	Grandma's Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Grandma's Marathon Sees Decline In Participants (Northland's NewsCenter) It has been fifteen years since the Grandma's Marathon has not been run at full capacity. With three weeks to go until race day, race organizers do not expect to fill the nine-thousand, five-hundred entries.
	Mt. Everest Challenge Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Highest yearly Qomolangma marathon starts (China View) The highest altitude yearly marathon is held on the south side of Mt.Qomolangma. Most adventure junkies will know this mountain better as Mt. Everest. The race kicked of at 7 am with 52 international participants from 12 countries represented.
	Nile Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Nile Marathon show set (The New Vision) The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, will preside over the inaugural Hared Source of the Nile Marathon in Junja on Sunday. Well over nine-hundred runners have registered for the event which starts and finishes at the source of the Nile River
	Odds And Ends
		Human Interest Story
		Wednesday is National Running Day (The Daily News) The first National Running Day will take place this coming Wednesday and many local running groups are heading up activities. The National Running Day hopes to promote running as a healthy, easy and accessible form of exercise and to celebrate the benefits of running for people of all ages.
		From the streets of Nazret to the top of the World - Tilahun Regassa, an Ethiopian promise (EthioPlanet) While Kenya may be on the top of everyone's mind when it comes to distance running, Ethiopia is quick to remind us all of the dominant number of Gold medals and world records that the nation has earned.
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Ndereba could run with sore toe (Daily Nation) Catherine Ndereba will lace up her shoes for the Kenya Prisons Athletics Championship. Despite a swollen toe, Ndereba says she feels good enough to race and is planning on the World Marathon Championships at Berlin in August.
	Rock 'n' Roll Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Marathoners these days see little need for speed (Sign On San Diego) Chuck Hartle struggled to outkick a man wearing a pink tutu in an Arizona Marathon only to find out that several others wearing pink tutus had finished over one hour ahead of him. Hartle is seeking revenge at this weekends San Diego Rock N Roll Marathon.
	World Track & Field Championships Men's Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Wanjiru withdraws from Worlds to run Berlin marathon (Daily Times) Sammy Wanjiru has pulled his name from the entrants list for this summer's World Athletics Championship. Wajiru has opted to race in Berlin where he intends to break the current marathon world record.
News From: Thursday, May 28, 2009
	City of Los Angeles Marathon (L.A. Marathon)
		Human Interest Story
		Orange County Marathoners are the Wheel Deal (OC Weekly) Four wheel chair participants from Orange County finished in the top 15 at the Los Angeles Marathon. Among other notable finishers was Katherine Jobe who won the 90 to 98 age group with a marathon time of 4 hours 56 minutes and 8 seconds.
	Edinburgh Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Blind runners plan Edinburgh marathon effort (News Scotsman.com) A team of blind runners will take part in the Edinburgh Marathon to represent the London based charity Blind in Business. The charity raises money to help young blind people or partially sighted to find employment
		Edinburgh Marathon runners head east (East Lothian News) Sunday May 31st will be filled with road closures and traffic interruptions in East Lothian. Several thousand runners will participate in the event to raise money for over two-hundred charities.
	Gold Coast Airport Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Gold Coast Marathon (Australia.to News) Sunday July 5th will mark the start of another Gold Coast Airport Marathon in the land down under. Entries for the marathon are thirty-two percent higher than previous years and entries from interstate and overseas are on the rise as well.
	Grandma's Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Deadline nears for Grandma's Marathon (Superior Telegram) The 33rd Annual Grandma's Marathon will close registration on June 1. The 26.2 mile race from Two Harbors to Duluth will take place on June 20th and has over eight-thousand registered for the marathon.