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Athens Marathon (Greece)
	News From: Wednesday, June 25, 2008
		Human Interest Story
		AIMS Marathon Symposium 2008 (IAAF) The Athens Classic Marathon which boasts the original marathon course will be host to the second annual AIMS Marathon Symposium. The theme of this years event is Adding Value To Your Marathon. The aim of the symposium is to encourage close cooperation and exchange of views on issues of mutual interest, and relate the organization of a successful marathon to World Peace, Olympic Ideals and Fair Play.
Boston Marathon
	News From: Wednesday, June 25, 2008
		Human Interest Story
		Waite tackles Boston Marathon (East Arizona Courier) Natalie Waite ran the 2008 Boston Marathon and was pleased by the support from the spectators along the course and her family who was there to support her every step of the way. Waite finished in a 3:28.55.
	News From: Tuesday, June 24, 2008
		Human Interest Story
		Surplus Boston Marathon T-shirts put to good use (MetroWest Daily News) A decades worth of unsold Boston Marathon T-shirts has been sent to Chris Cheboiboch, an elite marathoner who has visited Hopkinton's Elmwood Elementary School with fellow Kenyan runners in years past. The shirts will be distributed to a new elementary school in Iten, Kenya. Other shirts were sent to Christian relief agency World Vision for distribution to poor people across the globe. A third and final shipment went to Marathon, Greece, which is Hopkinton's sister city and provided a ceremonial flame before this year's race.
Chicago Marathon
	News From: Sunday, June 22, 2008
		Human Interest Story
		Group running to give back in Chicago Marathon (The Pantagraph) A group of seven made a resolution in January to get fit by setting a goal - running the Chicago Marathon. They are raising money to help the Baby Fold serve children and families in Normal. The group includes Matt Havens, Mike Rudicil, Barry DeBord, Megan Mueller, Jamie Darr, DJ Bagwell and Carla Fritz.
Detroit International Marathon
	News From: Thursday, June 19, 2008
		Human Interest Story
		Work now will pay off later (Detroit Free Press) With four months to go for the Detroit Free Press/Flagstar Marathon and Half Marathon, runners should be focused on committing to the distance, preparation and training. About 10% of entrants typically don't make it to the starting line. Race director Patricia Ball ran her first marathon in 1982 in Detroit as a way to quit smoking and has since completed more than twenty marathons.
Gold Coast Airport Marathon
	News From: Thursday, June 19, 2008
		Human Interest Story
		Champ's dismay as Gold Coast Marathon record stands (Goldcoast.com.au) Course record holder from 1989 Brad Camp is disappointed his Gold Coast Marathon record still stands after nineteen years. Seoul Olympian Camp said Australian athletics desperately needed to attract top athletes from other sports into disciplines. His standing record remains at 2:10:11.
Grandma's Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, June 24, 2008
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Prentice, Ruffini pace area finishers at Grandma's Marathon (Stillwater Gazette) Tom Prentice of Lake Elmo and Krista Ruffini of Stillwater were the top area finishers at Saturday's 32nd Annual Grandma's Marathon. Prentice, at forty-eight, completed the marathon in 2:59:05 finishing 108th overall. Ruffini was the 54th female with a finish of 3:27:04.
	News From: Monday, June 23, 2008
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Grandma's Marathon: Fittingly, the winner wore No. 6 (Minnesota Star Tribune) Lamech Mokono did not realize the significance of the bib number he was wearing when he won the 2008 Grandma's Marathon. The same number was worn by fellow Kenyan and training partner Wesly Ngetich, the defending champion of the race who was slain in Kenya earlier this year. Mokono ran a 2:13:39, David Tuwei was runner-up with a 2:13:44.
		Akor's second victory in 48 days was 'fun' run (Minneapolis Star Tribune) Two-time champion of the 2008 Grandma's Marathon, Mary Akor won the race in 2:38:50. This was her second marathon win following the Vancouver Marathon forty-eight days ago. She completed seventeen in 2005 and 2006 alone. But, preparing for Boston, she decided to change her training approach. Instead of using marathons as training runs -- she doesn't always run her hardest, she had limited her miles in the months before the 2008 Biejing Olympics U.S. Women's Marathon Team trials.
	News From: Sunday, June 22, 2008
		Human Interest Story
		76-year-old Indian marathon runner completes 83rd race (Hindustan Times) India's seventy-six-year-old marathon runner Ashis Roy has completed his eighty-third marathon, finishing third in his age group at the Grandma's marathon. Having completed the Atlanta Marathon in March 30 and the Delaware Marathon in May 18, Roy finished in a 6:20 and plans to meet his goal of running one hundred marathons by age eighty.
	News From: Saturday, June 21, 2008
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Kenyan breezes in third marathon win at Grandma's (Twin Cities.com) Lamech Mokono took his third marathon win of his career at the Grandma's Marathon in cooler but humid conditions with a 2:13:39 finish. David Tuwei closed a big gap to finish five seconds later in second place, followed by Benson Cheruiyot in third with a 2:14:20 and David Cheruiyot in fourth with a 2:15:33, who are not related. The women's race was dominated by defending champion Mary Akor who won in a 2:38:50 leading in nearly three minutes over Margaret Toroitich.
	News From: Friday, June 20, 2008
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Rested Sammy Malakwen ready for 2008 Grandmas Marathon (Lake County News Chronicle) Sammy Malakwen will only drive a leisurely 5 miles to the start of the Grandma's marathon. He hopes to run under 2 hours and 15 minutes for the 26.2 mile race. The 38 year old Cheryiout is one of the hopefuls for the race and hopes to run as fast as 2 hours and 10 minutes.
		Last year's Grandma's Marathon winner is racing on a rebound (Duluth News Tribune) Mary Akor posted more qualifying times for the U.S. Olympic Trials than anyone else with eleven. She won last year's Grandma's Marathon by over three minutes and was the first American to win the race since 1996.
		Human Interest Story
		Marathon More Than A Race For Longtime Lovers (Northlands News Center) Grandma's Marathon is more than just a race for many, for Art and Helen Wright Grandma's holds a special place in their hearts as they have volunteered for the event every year since the race began. The race event eventually became a family affair for the Wrights as their kids took up running. Art Wright who is ninety-five years old has announced that he will be retiring from his volunteer post this weekend.
	News From: Thursday, June 19, 2008
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		THE 32ND GRANDMA'S MARATHON (Star Tribune) The 32nd Grandma's Marathon has 9,888 entrants and the half marathon has over 6,000 entrants. The nearly 10,000 entrants places the race 12th overall on the list of U.S. marathons. The race starts on Saturday at 7:30 am.
		Human Interest Story
		Scraper Accident Closes Lane Indefinitely on I-35. Traveling woes for Grandma's Participants (WDIO) Participants in the 32nd annual Grandma's Marathon will face difficult traveling northbound on Interstate 35. The left hand northbound lane will be closed indefinitely until a piece of an overpass can be repaired.
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Record field set for Grandmas Marathon (Pine Journal) A record field will be expected at the 2008 Grandmas Marathon, but there are no clear cut favorite. David Cheruiyot, winner of the Houston and Ottawa Marathons, will be among the leaders. In the women's field defending champion, Mary Akor, is sure to lead the field.
		Human Interest Story
		Lodging fees hit runners' high for Grandma's (The Star Tribune) With a record number of 18,000 runners expected in Duluth, Minnesota to participate in the Grandma's Marathon and other two races, hotel rooms are inflated with rates reaching $500 per night two night minimum. Many runners made these reservations one year in advance. In the off season the same hotels could go for $99 per night.
Grizzly Marathon
	News From: Thursday, June 19, 2008
		Human Interest Story
		Get ready to run, run, run at the Grizzly Marathon (Big Bear Grizzly) The Big Bear Grizzly Marathon kicks off on September 6th in Montana with over ten thousand dollars in cash and prizes available for awards. The 26.2 mile course will lap around the lake and finish in the Village.
Hastings Marathon
	News From: Thursday, June 26, 2008
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Hastings Marathon entries reach 1,000 (Rye and Battle Observer) Entries for the Hastings 100th Anniversary Marathon have nearly topped one thousand for the marathon event which is nearly double the race organizer's expectations who will cap registration at two thousand. The event will commemorate the 100th anniversary of the 1908 Hastings Marathon which attracted fifty-one competitors, including a number of Olympic athletes.
Honolulu Marathon
	News From: Thursday, June 26, 2008
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Tolosa Claims Innocence (Race Results Weekly) Disqualified 2007 Honolulu Marathon winner, Ambesse Tolossa has been stripped of his title after testing positive for morphine in his 'A' and "B' samples taken post-race. Despite claims of innocence, Tolossa, a high profile elite runner who has participated for the Ethiopian team at the Olympics and World Championships, has been banned by the Ethiopian Athletics Federation (EAF) for two years through Feb. 4, 2010.
	News From: Wednesday, June 25, 2008
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Honolulu Marathon winner disqualified (Honolulu Advertiser) Ethiopian runner Ambesse Tolossa, winner of the 2006 and 2007 Honolulu Marathon, has been disqualified as the 2007 Honolulu Marathon men's champion and will serve a two-year international ban on racing after his 'A' sample tested positive for morphine. Runner-up Jimmy Muindi was awarded the title, making him the first man to win the Honolulu Marathon six times. This is the second consecutive year in which the IAAF has banned a reigning Honolulu Marathon winner from competition. Lyubov Denisova, the 2006 Honolulu Marathon women's champion, is serving a two-year suspension for testing positive for elevated testosterone levels.
Houston Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, June 24, 2008
		Human Interest Story
		Local marathoner beats cancer not once, but three times (Houston Community Newspaper) At fifty-three, Sharon Maguire had a difficult past ten years, but discovered a passion for running in the interim. Following a fight with breast cancer in 2002, Maguire ran the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure which inspired her to run the Houston Marathonm, then the Austin Marathon with hopes of qualifying for Boston. Maguire was soon diagnosed with bone marrow cancer that was unrelated to her prior breast cancer episode and while getting treated she was diagnosed with Acute Myelogenous Leukemia - a blood cancer. Six months after a stem cell transplant donated by her brother, Maguire plans to get in shape in time for the 2009 Houston Marathon.
Kroll's Diner North Dakota Roughrider Marathon
	News From: Thursday, June 26, 2008
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		N.D. Roughrider Marathon Sept. 20 (Jamestown Sun) The Krolls Diner N.D. Roughrider Marathon with its marathon, half marathon and marathon relay is on target for its September event date. The deadline to register is September 10.
Lake Tahoe Marathon
	News From: Wednesday, June 25, 2008
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Lake Tahoe Marathon Offers 5K, 10K and 20-Mile Walk and Run (Yuba.net) With a weekend of running events, the Lake Tahoe Marathon weekend has something for everyone. Those new to running and walking or for participants that enjoy shorter distances can now register for the Lake Tahoe Marathon's 5K, 10K or the event's popular, non-competitive 20-Miler Run, Power Walk and Jog.
Martian Marathon
	News From: Thursday, June 26, 2008
		Human Interest Story
		Copley Mother Runs to First Place in Marathon (Akron Ohio News) Michele Sollenberger completed the Chicago Marathon swearing it would be her last, but found herself qualifying for the Boston Marathon. About two years later, Sollenberger is the humble first-place female winner of her fifth marathon, the Martian Marathon. Now, she is hooked and looking into triathlons as well.
Mayor's Marathon
	News From: Sunday, June 22, 2008
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Ross wins Mayor's Marathon with relative ease (Anchorage Daily News) Native Alaskans nabbed the top three sports at the Mayor's Marathon. Defending champion Jerry Ross won in 2:36:38 followed by followed by Jeff Heuseveldt of Anchorage, runner-up in a personal-best 2:41:20, and third-place finisher Mark Lindberg of Fairbanks in 2:41:50. Annie Thiessen in her 101st career marathon, nabbed her sixth straight marathon victory this year with a 3:01:34 which was a 20-minute gap over runner-up Dorothy Shearn.
	News From: Saturday, June 21, 2008
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		More than 4,000 run in Mayor's Marathon (KTUU) The 2008 Mayor's Marathon in Anchorage, Alaska saw over four thousand in their running events and sixteen hundred competitors for their marathon. Defending champion Jerome Ross won in 2:19. In the women's race, Annie Thiessen in her 101st marathon won in 3:01.
	News From: Friday, June 20, 2008
		Human Interest Story
		In Alaska, summer solstice is a stunner (Los Angeles Times) With over 19 hours of sunlight and afternoon temperatures people flock to Anchorage Alaska for the Summer Solstice Festival. Nearly every hotel room is filled with thousands of runners from across the lower 48 states who will compete in the 26.2 mile marathon and the 13.1 mile half marathon.
Mount Desert Island marathon
	News From: Sunday, June 22, 2008
		Non-Marathon/ Other Running
		State's first 'marathon' celebrated with 100th anniversary run (Portland Press Marathon) The 100th anniversary of Maine's first marathon is commemorated with a 23.26 mile re-creation of the initial event in Rockland, Maine. This August's celebration is not a race, emphasizes event organizer Gary Allen, but a no-entry-fee, group run. Numbers are of little concern to Allen, who notes that he only wants the occasion to be saluted, that after all the race was run by the few in the first place, and that he would happily run by himself, if it came to it.