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

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Direct Links: 26.2 with Donna: The National Marathon to Finish Breast Cancer Bayshore Marathon Bob Potts Heritage Rail Trail Marathon Buffalo Marathon City of Christchurch Marathon City of Los Angeles Marathon (L.A. Marathon) Coeur d' Alene Marathon Comrades Marathon (88km) Edge to Edge Marathon Edinburgh Marathon Everest Marathon Fox Cities Marathon Gold Coast Airport Marathon
26.2 with Donna: The National Marathon to Finish Breast Cancer
	News From: Friday, May 29, 2009
		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
Bayshore Marathon
	News From: Wednesday, May 27, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Traverse City Bayshore Marathon races a big hit (Lansing State Journal) Memorial Day weekend proved to be a perfect setting for thousands of runners to descend on Traverse City Michigan for running events ranging from the 26.2 mile marathon to a 10K race. Over 4000 runners participated in the weekend events.
Bob Potts Heritage Rail Trail Marathon
	News From: Sunday, May 31, 2009
		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.
	News From: Tuesday, May 26, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Bob Potts Marathon wait is finally over (York Daily Record) The inaugural Bob Potts Heritage Rail Trail Marathon is only five days away. The marathon has 388 registrants and Sean Potts, race director, is about to close the race due to capacity. Online registration closes on Tuesday at midnight.
Buffalo Marathon
	News From: Monday, May 25, 2009
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Buffalo Marathon winds through the Queen City (WIVB.com) Near perfect weather conditions greeted runners for the annual Buffalo Marathon. The 2008 runner-up in the marathon Jason Lokwadrm, Kenya, returned to win the 2009 edition with a time of 2 hours 24 minutes and 44 seconds.
	News From: Sunday, May 24, 2009
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Marathon Madness Invades Buffalo (WKBW.com) Thousands of runners paced themselves through the Queen City Street during the Buffalo Marathon on Sunday. Jason Lokwatom, Kenya, won the men's overall marathon title after finishing in second place in 2008
City of Christchurch Marathon
	News From: Friday, May 29, 2009
		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.
City of Los Angeles Marathon (L.A. Marathon)
	News From: Thursday, May 28, 2009
		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.
	News From: Tuesday, May 26, 2009
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Korir, Petrova take titles at Los Angeles Marathon (Taiwan News) Wesley Korir, Kenya, won the Los Angeles marathon on Monday in a record setting time of 2 hours 8 minutes and 24 seconds over one minute ahead of second place Tariku Jafar of Ethiopia.
		Thousands run in Los Angeles Marathon (Examiner.com) Fears of the heat and humidity impacting the Los Angeles Marathon were put to rest as thousands of runners flooded the streets for the Monday Los Angeles Marathon. The ideal conditions propelled Wesley Korir to a record time of 2 hours 8 minutes and 24 seconds.
		Human Interest Story
		Runners pack downtown for Los Angeles Marathon (KABC 7) The city streets of Los Angeles were flooded Monday morning with thousands of runners despite fears of hot and humid weather. More than 200 runners in this year's marathon have run in all twenty-four Los Angeles Marathons.
		Los Angeles marathon held as US troops in Iraq prepare to run (Thaindian Times) More than seventeen-thousand people participated in the Los Angeles Marathon on Monday with cool, overcast weather. The main field left downtown Los Angeles at 7:24 am and headed out on the 26.2 mile course used during the 2005 and 2006 marathon, which was called the fastest course in the twenty-four year history.
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Cool runnings for Los Angeles Marathon (Los Angeles Times) Kenyan runner Wesley Korir set a course record of 2 hours 8 minutes and 24 seconds at the Los Angeles Marathon on Monday. Ideal conditions propelled the elite runner along the 26.2 mile race course
	News From: Monday, May 25, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Reverting Los Angeles Marathon date to March can take heat off everyone (Daily News) Race officials at the Los Angeles marathon are breathing a sigh of relief at temperatures and sweltering heat were not a factor. Heat related illness could have been a huge factor for the marathon which may switch back to a traditional date in March.
Coeur d' Alene Marathon
	News From: Monday, May 25, 2009
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Hadley overcomes hills, heat at Coeur d'Alene Marathon (CDApress.com) The thirty-second Coeur d'Alene Marathon took place Sunday. Brian Hadley of Coeur d'Alene won the race with a time of 2 hours 47 minutes and 24 seconds for his second victory in the marathon.
Comrades Marathon (88km)
	News From: Monday, May 25, 2009
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Russian women dominate Comrades Marathon (BUA News) Olesya and Elena Nurgalieva, twin sisters from Russia, took home the top honors at the Comrades Marathon by claiming first and second place in the woman's overall ultra-marathon race. Their final times were less than one minute apart for the 88 kilometer race
	News From: Sunday, May 24, 2009
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Zimbabwean Muzhingi wins Comrades Marathon (Daily Times) Stephen Mushingi topped the field of nearly thirteen thousand runners at the Comrades Marathon by winning the 88 kilometer race with a time of 5 hours 23 minutes and 27 seconds.
Edge to Edge Marathon
	News From: Friday, May 29, 2009
		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
	News From: Sunday, May 31, 2009
		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.
	News From: Saturday, May 30, 2009
		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.
	News From: Friday, May 29, 2009
		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
	News From: Thursday, May 28, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		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.
		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
Everest Marathon
	News From: Saturday, May 30, 2009
		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.
	News From: Wednesday, May 27, 2009
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Heavy snowfall hits Everest Marathon (Indopia) Over one foot of snow has blanketed the base camp of Mt. Everest which will be the starting point for the Tenzing Hillary International Marathon that starts on May 29. Forty-five international participants are set to scale the worlds highest peak the Sir Edmund Hillary first peaked in on the same day in 1953.
Fox Cities Marathon
	News From: Wednesday, May 27, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Menasha approves permit for Fox Cities Marathon (Post Crescent) The Fox Cities Marathon takes place on September 20 and starts at the University of Wisconsin-Fox-Valley. Five thousand runners and walkers are expected for the race and the city of Menasha has granted permits for the race street closure.
	News From: Tuesday, May 26, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		As recession rolls on, Fox Valley companies still score with sponsorships (Post Crescent) The Fox City Marathon relies on fifteen high level sponsors to fund the marathon and running events which take place on September 19 and 20. And while the recession seems to be gripping the rest of the country the Fox City Marathon will rake in nearly a half-million dollars in sponsorship funds.
Gold Coast Airport Marathon
	News From: Thursday, May 28, 2009
		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.