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News From: Friday, May 7, 2010
	Colorado Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		There Are Plenty Of Numbers To Ponder At Hugely-Popular Colorado Marathon (Coloradoan) Less than two days until the Colorado Marathon kicks off. More than three-hundred volunteers will be on the course for the over four-thousand runners expected to take part in race day events.
	Comrades Marathon (88km)
		Human Interest Story
		Comrades Will Be 110 Meters Longer (Times Live) The 2010 course for the Comrades Marathon will be eighty-nine point twenty-eight kilometers in 2010. The course was altered slightly to accommodate more than twenty-three thousand runners.
	Fox Cities Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Kimberly-Clark Solidifies Marathon Partnership With Community First Fox Cities Marathon (Post Crescent) Kimberly-Clark will expand it's role with the Fox Cities Festival of Races scheduled for September 17 and 19
	Fredericton Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Record Turnout Expected For Fredericton Marathon (Daily Gleaner) The thirty-second annual Fredericton Marathon is pouring prize money into what could be a record setting participation year. More than one-thousand runners have already signed up for the weekend events.
		Fredericton Marathon Set For Sunday (Telegraph-Journal) The thirty-second annual Fredericton Marathon could break a participation record. The number of registered marathon runners has already set a new record.
	Geneva Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Geneva Marathon Adds Races, Builds Ties With Unicef (Geneva Lunch) Two courses have been added for children and one course for women only to the line-up of the Geneva Marathon Events in Switzerland
	Grand Valley Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Get Ready To Run...And Run The Grand Valley Marathon (Grand Junction Free Press) Sunday May 8 marks the kick off of the Grand Valley Marathon. The events for the weekend include the marathon, half-marathon, 10K and 5K.
	Green Bay Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Running Gaining Popularity (Fox11online.com) The Cellcom Greenbay Marathon closed it's registration doors on April 22 which was the earliest the race has filled in the past ten year history.
	Journeys Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		800 Enter Journeys Marathon (News of the North) The fourteenth annual Journeys Marathon kicks off on Saturday with over eight-hundred runners registered. More than one-thousand are expected by race start.
	Marine Corps Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Marine Corps Marathon's Kids Race Promotes Health & Fitness For Life (News Blaze) The Marine Corps Marathon's kids race is growing in registration numbers for the one-mile race that takes place on October 30 just a day prior to the thirty-fifth marathon.
	Ogden Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Ogden Marathon Needs Volunteers (Hilltop Times) The tenth annual Ogden Marathon will take place on May 15 and volunteer opportunities still exist for the event.
News From: Thursday, May 6, 2010
	Boston Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Lisa Rainsberger Commemorates 1985 Boston Marathon Victory (ColoradoTriathlete.com) Lisa Rainsberger was the last American woman to win the Boston Marathon some twenty-five years ago. She commemorated her twenty-fifth anniversary by running the marathon with her husband and daughter.
	Gansett Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Walter Childs Memorial Race Of Champions Marathon Draws Rhode Island Marathon Race Director Mike Tammaro (Mass Live.com) Mike Tammaro hosted the Exeter Marathon on April 17 which was two days before the Boston Marathon. The marathon race was for qualified runners only and had standards more rigid than the famed Boston Marathon.
	International Peace Marathon in Rwanda
		Human Interest Story
		Kigali International Marathon Organizers Coy On Big Turn Up (All Africa) Race organizers for the Kigali International Marathon still expect to hit the target numbers of four-thousand participants.
	Long Island Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Lybrook Man Wins Long Island Marathon (Long Island Herald) Dan McGrath won the Long Island Marathon with a time of 2 hours 29 minutes and 44 seconds
	Marine Corps Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Marine Corps Marathon Offers Deferments For 2010 Marathon Runners (News Blaze) The thirty-fifth Marine Corps Marathon takes place on October 31 and runners who know they will be unable to participate are offered the opportunity to defer their entry until 2011
	Wisconsin Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Ruffalo, Ryf And Miller Set The Pace On Wisconsin Marathon Weekend (The Journal Sentinel) Andy Ruffalo won the second annual Wisconsin Marathon with a time of 2 hours 39 minutes and 14 seconds. Wendy Miller won the Eau Claire Marathon in the women's division with a time of 3 hours 12 minutes and 18 seconds
News From: Wednesday, May 5, 2010
	Blue Nose International Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Chasing A 5th Blue Nose Title (The Chronicle Herald) David MacLennan has battled the course and the weather of the Blue Nose Marathon. At forty-six MacLennan will attend the race in hopes of defending his title from last year and winning his fifth overall title.
	Fargo Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Fargo Marathon: Lisbon Runner Ready To Race (The Jamestown Sun) Gina Aalgaard Kelly has transformed herself from a recreational runner into a contender. She won the Disney Princess Half-Marathon with a time of 1 hours 23 minutes and 58 seconds to beat more than ten-thousand other competitors
	Fredericton Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Capital Marathon Attracts A Crowd (Telegraph-Journal) New Brunswick will play host to the Fredericton Marathon which is the provincial championship with more than one-thousand runners expected.
	Great Ocean Road Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Record Entries For Great Ocean Road Marathon (Geelong Advertiser) More than three-thousand runners have signed up for the Great Ocean Road Marathon. Over one-thousand runners entered the race during the final week of registration.
	Lincoln Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Oregon, Utah Runners Top Guard Marathon Field (Ethiopian Reviews) Two-hundred and sixty runners represented forty-seven states and territories for the National Guard during the Lincoln Marathon. Steven Richmond, of Oregon, took top honors among guardsmen with a fourth place overall and a time of 2 hours 42 minutes and 24 seconds.
	OC Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Runner, 46, Dies In OC Marathon (San Gabriel Valley Tribune) A forty-six year-old man died after completing the OC half-marathon. Geoffrey Jonathon Chao passed away about and hour after collapsing at the finish line of the 13.1 mile race.
	Odds And Ends
		Human Interest Story
		Liverpool Marathon Is Set To Return In 2011 (Maghull & Aintree Star) The Liverpool Marathon has put out a call for contractors to run the Liverpool Marathon and hopes to grow the race to the one of the top three most popular distance events in the UK
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Disi Backtracks On Kigali International Marathon (All Africa) Dieudonne Disi will now run the sixth annual Kigali Marathon after previously announcing that he would not attend the event. The marathon winner will take home two-thousand, five-hundred dollars.
		Human Interest Story
		More Than 400 Will Run First North Devon Marathon (Devon 24) North Devon will host the city's first marathon in more than twenty years. The race will take place on June 27 and more than four-hundred runners had already signed up for the event.
News From: Tuesday, May 4, 2010
	Great Ocean Road Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Great Ocean Road International Marathon (ABC South West Victoria) The Great Ocean Road Marathon will take place on the weekend of May 15 and 16. It is considered one of the most challenging marathons in the world
	OC Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Nearly 1,500 Race On Scenic OC Marathon Course (Orange County Local News Network) James Krawczyk, 26, took home top honors in the OC Marathon with a time of two hours, 27 minutes, 50 seconds. Maika Nelson of Anaheim won the sixth annual OC women's Marathon.
	Odds And Ends
		Human Interest Story
		Austrian Marathon Runner Eva-Maria Gradwohl Refuses Doping Test, Ends Career (Sports News) Marathon runner Eva-Maria Gradwohl retired from the sport after refusing to take a doping test.
	Palos Verdes Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		San Pedro Residents Try To Block Palos Verdes Marathon Permit Over Parking (Daily Breeze) Residents in San Pedro area hope to block a permit that would allow the Palos Verdes Marathon to take place on the 15 of May. The residents are upset at the lack of street parking during the event.