Marathon/Running News: 5/26/08 - 6/2/08

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News From: Monday, June 2, 2008
	City of Christchurch Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Hooper scores hometown win in Christchurch Marathon (Stuff.co.nz) Kiwi Rowan Hooper won his second marathon in New Zealand beating Australian Dave Ruschena to win the Christchurch Marathon in 2:21:41. Debuting in the distance, Ruschena took second in a 2:22:08 and Paul Martinico finished third. In the women's race Sandra Prosenica won the women's race in 2:57:37. Sally Anderson was second in a 2:59.
	Olympics 2008 (Women)
		Human Interest Story
		Athens' deserted Games sites a warning to London Olympics (Telegraph UK) Athens spent more than £9 billion on staging the Olympics, slightly less than the current estimate for the 2012 London Games, and leaving Greece with a national budget deficit of 6.1 percent. Of the twenty-two venues built in Athens, twenty-one are in a state of disrepair and closed to the public due to lack of interest and vandalism.
	Rock 'n' Roll Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Duel for lead decided by rare clothing failure at Rock 'n' Roll Marathon (Sign on San Diego) Kenyans Simon Wangai and Leonard Maina ran side-by-side as they raced towards the twenty-two mile marker in the men's race of the Rock 'n' Roll Marathon. When Wangai surged ahead just shy of 23 miles, Maina could not respond due to the socks bunched up at bunched at the bottom of his shoes causing blisters on the soles of his feet. Wangai won the race in 2:10:07 and Maina settled for second in 2:10:56.
News From: Sunday, June 1, 2008
	Everest Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Nepali runner Deepak Rai wins Everest marathon (Nepal News) Deepak Rai scored three successive victories in the 6th edition of Tenzing Hillary Everest Marathon winning the 2008 edition in 3:53:14, starting from the base camp of Mt. Everest at the altitude of 5,364 meters. Rai set the course record in 2006 in a 3:28:27. Phurba Tamang was second and Phuri Sherpa became third in 4:10:29. In the women's race Ang Phuti Sherpa clocked 5:33:10 beating Mingma Chamgi and Mingma Phuti Sherpa who are two Sherpa girls from the same village.
	Odds And Ends
		Non-Marathon/ Other Running
		Indefatigable Ndereba bags 10,000m title (Danily Nation) Catherine Ndereba, completed a rare double with victory in the 10,000m race Saturday at the Prisons national championships at the Nyayo National Stadium. Ndereba beat out Pauline Wangui and former London marathon runner-up, Salina Kosgei to win in 33:10.1. Wangui was second stopping the clock at 33:35.4 and Kosgei third in 33:53.2. Ndereba is heading back to the United States to train for the Beijing Games where she will run the marathon.
	Olympics 2008 (Women)
		Human Interest Story
		Radcliffe - It can't happen again (Guardian UK) At thirty-four years of age, Paula Radcliffe has been running for twenty three years and collected a number of accolades on the track, in cross country and on the roads in several high profile races such as the 2000 Sydney Olympics with international fields. Yet etched into the memories of many are scenes from the women's race at the 2004 Olympic marathon in Athens where Radcliffe dropped out during the race failing the crowds and herself. Radcliffe plans to run the Beijing Games and has kept her options open to run the London 2012 Olympic Games as well.
	Rock 'n' Roll Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Kenyan, Russian win Rock 'n' Roll Marathon in San Diego (International Herald Tribune) Defending Champion Simon Wangai edged out Leonard Maina to win the Rock 'n' Roll Marathon in 2:10:07. Kenyans swept the top four spots, Mania was second in 2:10:56, Hilary Kimaiyo was third in 2:11:27 and James Getanda was fourth in 2:11:50. In the woman's race Yulia Gromova won with a six minute personal best time of 2:28:23, followed by Jemima Sumgong in 2:30:18 and Nuta Olaru who was third in 2:30:54.
	Steamboat Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Running through the Boat (Steamboat Pilot and Today) Jason Saitta beat out the field of over sixteen thousand runners to win the Steamboat Marathon in 2:36:02. odd Trapp was second in 2:41:56 and Ian Mallams was third in 2:45:03. Holly Meyer won the women's race in 3;29:03 ninety seconds faster than next woman in.
News From: Saturday, May 31, 2008
	Odds And Ends
		Non-Marathon/ Other Running
		Queen Elizabeth marks 1908 London Olympics and Centenary of Classic Marathon Distance (IAAF) Queen Elizabeth II hosted a reception last night to mark the centenary of the 1908 London Olympic Games when the classic marathon distance of 26.2 miles was used for the first time to allow the Royal family to watch the start of the race from the window of the nursery in Windsor Castle. The 1908 Olympics were due to be held in Rome, but London stepped in when Mount Vesuvius erupted in 1906. The 1908 Olympic Marathon was famous for incident surrounding Italian Dorando Pietri who had led the race but collapsed after entering the stadium in first place; but was later disqualified and first place awarded to American Johnny Hayes.
	Olympics 2008 (Men)
		Human Interest Story
		U.S. Olympic marathon runner is hoping to inspire younger athletes (Ann Arbor News) Brian Sell who will represent the United States as part of the three-man marathon team at the Beijing Olympics along with Hansons-Brooks Distance Project teammate Clint Verran will appear at the expo that kicks off the weekend's annual Dexter-Ann Arbor Run. Sell, who finished second to controversial Ethiopian Alene Reta in last year's half-marathon, will not participate this year because it conflicts with his Olympic training schedule.
	Olympics 2008 (Women)
		Human Interest Story
		Legends back rejected mother's Olympic bid (New Zealand Herald) Liza Hunter-Galvan is determined to run at the Beijing Olympics to create new memories for her brain-injured daughter although New Zealand Athletics has ruled her out for Olympic berth. Hunter-Galvin, a mother-of-four who ran in the 2004 Athens Olympics, has fought back from her own injuries suffered when a truck ploughed into the family's car in the United States last year causing extensive brain damage to her daughter. Olympic triple gold medallist Peter Snell, and bronze medallists and marathon champions Lorraine Moller and Rod Dixon are supporting Hunter-Galvan as the tribunal makes a secondary consideration.
	Rock 'n' Roll Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Illness kept Chicago winner from Boston, but he'll be here (Sign on San Diego) A bout with malaria sidelined Kenyan elite Patrick Ivuti from the 2008 Boston Marathon allowing Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot to win unchallenged at the race and failing to qualify for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. Although not back in peak form, Ivuti will be back racing at the Rock 'n' Roll Marathon. Undiscouraged, he aims for the next World Championships and the 2012 London Olympics and perhaps even setting a new world record in between.
	Stockholm Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Korir wins Stockholm Marathon, Andersson first woman (International Herald Tribune) Willy Korir won the Stockholm Marathon in 2:16:03. Bernard Mutai was second in 2:17:57 and Paul Kipkemoi Tangus was third, while two-time defending champion Phillip Bandawe finished fourth. Isabellah Andersson of Sweden won the women's race in 2:34:14, more than six minutes ahead of Sweden's Lena Gavelin.
	Sunburst Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Marathon just another item on Gillette's to-do list (South Bend Tribune) Justin Gillette won the 2008 Sunburst Marathon in 2:30:30 despite participating in his brother's wedding rehearsal dinner the night before. Ryan Greutman was about six minutes behind finishing second. Tracy Wollschlager easily won the women's race in 3:06:36. Michelle Didion of LaPorte was second, more than eight minutes behind Wollschlager, and Elkhart's Meredith Lee was third.
	Vermont City Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Vermont City Marathon runner recovers from collapse (The Burlington Free Press) When Vermont City Marathon competitor Hardin Watkins woke up early Monday in the Intensive Care Unit, his first question was if he finished the race. In his eighth Vermont City Marathon, Watkins suffered from heat stroke as his internal body temperature hit 108.5 degrees after he collapsed fifty yards from the finish line. Watkins who finished in a 5:06:43 was fortunate to have been close to medical help when he collapsed.
News From: Friday, May 30, 2008
	Boston Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Bostons famed marathon a worthy for me and Lance Armstrong (Fort Collins Now) Felix Wong ran the Boston Marathon, the oldest annual marathon in the world, with grand plans. After training hard to qualify with a 3:03:24 at the St. George Marathon since men under thirty-five years must run a sub 3:10, Wong took to the start with anticipation. Although Wong was almost thirty minutes off ex-Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong, Wong was happy with his quad busting 3:28:46 time.
	Maui Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Early entry discounts for Maui Marathon end soon (Honolulu Advertiser) Early entry discounts for the Maui Marathon end May 31, 2008.
	Olympics 2008 (Men)
		Human Interest Story
		Beijing Olympic marathon dream comes to an end for Canadian Warwick (The Star Phoenix) Canadian Jason Warwick had one last shot at an Olympic berth at the ING Ottawa Marathon, having missed qualification at the Rotterdam Marathon in April. But due to difficult Olympic marathon standards set by Athletics Canada (a full four minutes faster than the international guidelines), Warwick and his fellow Canadian competitors had to step up his performance early on. No Canadian runner qualified for the Olympic marathon team at the Ottawa Marathon.
News From: Thursday, May 29, 2008
	Bayshore Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Gun Lake man at eighty sets marathon record (MLive.com) Back in 2001, Jerry Johncock set a personal goal to run at least one hundred marathons by the age of eighty. Johncock turned eighty earlier this year and posted an age group record time of 4:11:51 at the Traverse City State Bank Bayshore Marathon which was incidentally his 102nd marathon. Johncock plans to run a few more marathons before he retires from the sport.
	Comrades Marathon (88km)
		Human Interest Story
		Old gold and new for Comrades (IOL.CO.nz) Gold was the subject of discussion at a Comrades Marathon breakfast announcing the race's new title sponsor, the Gold Fields mining company. The rising price of gold was not the issue at hand, but a "missing" 100oz gold statuette for last year's record-breaking winner, Leonid Shvetsov. This is the base for the legal battle between the Comrades Marathon Association (CMA) and former race sponsor Harmony Gold.
		Marathon mum set to conquer South African race (Northern Territory News) Shaye Hatty, a thirty-seven year old mother of three has juggled work, training and family life in order to prepare for the grueling 86km Comrades Ultra Marathon in South Africa. Her schedule involves a 100km-a-week running routine that includes tempo runs, speed work and 65km long runs. Hatty has completed twelve marathons, but this will be her first ultra.
	Dallas Marathon (formerly the Dallas White Rock Marathon)
		Human Interest Story
		White Rock Marathon, title sponsor end agreement (The Dallas Morning News) After a five year sponsorship deal, Dallas White Rock Marathon officials have released Georgia-based Wellstone Communities from the remainder of its commitment as the race's title sponsor. Wellstone president and CEO John Lowery said the slow residential real estate market in the Dallas area makes it difficult for his company to justify the cost of sponsorship. Marathon officials said they will seek a new title sponsor.
	Everest Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Nepalese runner wins world's highest marathon for the third time (Earth Times) Two-time defending champion Dip Kumar Rai, a farmer by profession, had a three-peat at the Everest Marathon winning in 3:53:14. Phurba Tamang was second in 3:58. The race starts near Khumbhu icefall at an altitude of 5,400 meters near the Everest base camp and ended in the town of Namchebazar 2,000 meters below.
	Long Beach Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		New Long Beach Marathon Course Runs Through CSULB (Gazette News) International City Racing (ICR) and California State University, Long Beach, made a joint announcement about a major course change to the Long Beach Marathon. The course will be taken out of Naples and off Studebaker Road so that Belmont Shore residents will no longer be trapped by road closures.
	Mont Blanc Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Mont Blanc Marathon subscriptions already up on last year (Chamonix Chamonet) Chamonix Mont Blanc Marathon, which takes place the weekend of the 28 and 29 June, has attracted double the number of subscriptions compared with the same time last year. Although this year the race will be held in conjunction with the fifth stage of the Salomon-Endurance National Trail Challenge offering a mix of traditional marathon with a mountain race, the 42.195km marathon has a 2240m of positive height gain and 1190m of descending height change. also, new for this year, race organizers routed the race to take place on more trails than asphalt and limited the number of food and drink posts halved to four with in the hope of making the course more authentic.
	Ottawa Marathon (National Capital Race Weekend)
		Human Interest Story
		Marathon House athletes take top place in marathon (Inside Toronto) Tara Quinn-Smith, a member of the Brooks Canada Marathon Project (BCMP), was the women's Canadian champion and placed fourth internationally at the ING Ottawa Marathon with a time of 2:33:57 in her debut in the marathon distance. The twenty-eight-year-old and her husband Andrew Smith, with a time of 2:19:58, qualified for the Berlin World Championships in August 2009. There were five long-distance runners from High Park's 'Marathon House,' a residential program for competitive runners vying for the Olympics, who competed in Ottawa. The Brooks Canada Marathon Project is in it's second year offering lodging for its runners as well as medical and travel support and performance-based financial incentives due to a $1.5-million commitment from Brooks Canada founders.
	Rochester Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Kids to run their "marathon" in advance of Rochester's big race (Democrat and Chronicle) The YMCA of Greater Rochester and the Arthritis Foundation Upstate New York Chapter will be prepping kids for a marathon race finishing up with the Sept 14th Rochester Marathon. The children will run 25 miles over 5 weeks leading up to the last mile of the Rochester Marathon on race day in an effort to promote more physical activity.
	Rock 'n' Roll Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Rock 'N' Roll Marathon Information (LaJolla Light) The 2008 Rock 'N' Roll Marathon is set for Sunday, June 1, 2008, at 6:25 a.m. beginning at Balboa Park. Specific street closures and no parking zones are in effect through out the city.
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Prepare for big traffic snarls with Rock n Roll Marathon afoot (Peninsula Beacon News) This Sunday at 6:30 am the San Diego Marathon will kick off in downtown and travel through Mission Valley and Mission Bay. With over 40 bands and 25 stages, 17,000 runners will enjoy the 26.2 mile course and traffic will be haulted in the downtown area to allow for the race course to pass.
		Human Interest Story
		Don't like marathon road woes? Roll with it (Sign on San Diego) The Rock 'n' Roll Marathon takes over San Diego this weekend. To ease traffic congestion, if a runner is not on a certain pace, they are directed to make a turn that makes it a half-marathon by the time they reach SeaWorld. The impact on running to the community has brought $48 million in direct spending to the local economy.