Marathon/Running News: 5/27/07 - 6/3/07

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News From: Sunday, June 3, 2007
	Deadwood-Mickelson Trail Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Deadwood-Mickelson Marathon a Step Closer to Ultimate Road Race (Rapid City Journal) Jonathan Nygard wants to run in the Boston Marathon. While the Deadwood-Mickelson Trail event is not a race conducive to running a low enough time to qualify for one of the worlds most famous long-distance events, it is still a big part of Nygards training.
	General Running (Non-Specific)
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Kosgei and Masai Make the Headlines Kenyan Prison Champs (IAAF) Edith Masai and Selina Kosgei won in contrasting styles on the final day of competition. Masai denied four-times Boston marathon winner Catherine Ndereba victory in the 10,000m metres in the most thrilling race of the day.
	God's Country Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Banchy wins God's Country Marathon (The Bradford Era) There were nearly as many interesting stories as there were participants in Saturday's 33rd running of the God's Country Marathon:
	Rock 'n' Roll Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Wounded Marine performs well in his marathon debut (North County Times) It was only fitting that Robert Pratt's first marathon ended right where his military career began -- on the parade deck at Marine Corp Recruit Depot.
		SEAL to Headline San Diego Rock 'n' Roll Marathon Post-race Concert (Huliq) The international music sensation will top off a world-class race weekend featuring 20,000 runners and walkers from all 50 states and around the world. These runners will be motivated by the tunes of more than 40 live bands staged along the 26.2-mile course.
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Yego Runs Away With Rock 'n' Roll Marathon (The Mercury News) The 27-year-old Kenyan pulled away from the lead pack just after the mile 19 marker, finishing in 2 hours, 9 minutes, 4 seconds.
	Sao Paulo International Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Reuben Chepkwek and Jacquiline Chebor Win Sao Paulo marathon for Kenyan 1-2 (The Associated Press) Chepkwek took the men's race in 2 hours, 16 minutes, 5 seconds, beating Michael Tluway Mislay of Tanzania by 22 seconds. In the women's race, Chebor finished in 2:40:17 to beat Marizete Moreira Santos of Brazil by 37 seconds.
	The Montana Governor's Cup Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		2007 Governor's Cup: 4,300 left breathless (Helena Independent Record) More than 4,300 runners and walkers turned out on a gorgeous Saturday morning for the 34th annual Governor's Cup, and more than 260 participants had registered for today's new bicycle event, set to begin at 8 a.m.
News From: Saturday, June 2, 2007
	Casper Wyoming Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Casper Marathon Draws Diverse Field (Star Tribune) Information on the marathon and on some of the participants in the several races.
	Deadwood-Mickelson Trail Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Deadwood-Micckelson Trail Marathon: Gomez Gets A Headstart (Rapid City Journal) Article on fourteen-year-old Adam Gomez of Spearfish who is ready to run.
	Gold Coast Airport Marathon
		Training/ Health
		Top Contenders Set To Run In Hot Gold Coast Marathon Fields (Gold Coast Bulletin) In the women, West Australian 30-year-old Lauren Shelley will be one of the leading contenders with a runner-up finish on the Gold Coast in 2005. The men's marathon also looks strong with a tri-nations battle set to develop between Australia, New Zealand and South Africa.
	Rock 'n' Roll Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Rock 'n Roll Marathon: African Rivalry That Runs The Gamut (Sign On San Diego) Of the 24 professional male runners entered in Rock 'n' Roll Marathon, only two countries are represented: Kenya and Ethiopia. Comparison among them.
		Human Interest Story
		Rock 'n' Roll Marathon Road Closures (Sign On San Diego) Informaion on the marathon and road closures, and a link to a complete detail of these is given.
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Marathon Rock 'n' Roll On 10th Birthday (North County Times) Comments on the race by one of the co-founders and by the race director. Also, the top field is mentioned.
	The Montana Governor's Cup Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Running Goveror's Cup Marathon, But Not To Win (Great Falls Tribune) Hajime Nishi will be jogging slowly, taking photographs and high-definition movies. He started running after his wife died, and when he realized that was not going to win, decided to enjoy and also look at environmental impact of races.
News From: Friday, June 1, 2007
	Deadwood-Mickelson Trail Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Deadwood-Mickelson Trail Annual Marathon Will Have A New Winner (Rapid City Journal) Defending champions Scott Colford (marathon) and Brian Clark (half-marathon) are not entered in this years event.
News From: Thursday, May 31, 2007
	Everest Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Runners Proud of Completing Qomolangma Marathon (People's Daily Online) Comments on the race. Defending champion Deepak Rai from Nepal retained his title.
News From: Wednesday, May 30, 2007
	Everest Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Deepak Rai Wins Everest Marathon Title (Kantipur) Defending champion Deepak Rai braved his ailing knees through the highest glaciers and moraines in the world to win in 3hr:59min:24sec.
	General Running (Non-Specific)
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Boston & NYC Marathon Champions to Clash at Mini 10-K (Race Results Weekly) Lidiya Grigoryeva, who notched her first Boston Marathon victory last April in the midst of a driving rain, will race again against two-time defending ING New York City Marathon champion, Jelena Prokopcuka, who finished second to Grigoryeva in Boston.
	Newport Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Runners Hit Town For 9th Annual Newport Marathon on Saturday (Newport News Times) Participants are coming from 33 states and two Canadian provinces. Weather forecast is also given.
News From: Tuesday, May 29, 2007
	Colfax Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		It's Official: Colfax Marathon Course Too Long (Denver Post) Over the weekend, course certifiers found that it was .513 of a mile too long.
	Everest Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Farmer Wins Everest Marathon (Iafrica) A Nepali farmer won the Tenzing Hillary Everest Marathon, completing the gruelling high altitude route from Everest base camp in just under four hours.
	Fox Cities Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Fox Cities Marathon Reverses Course (WBay) Organizers announced that the 26.2-mile course will begin at Fox Valley Technical College in Menasha and end at Riverside Park in Neenah.
	Mt. Rushmore Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		A Monumental Task: The Mount Rushmore Marathon (Competitor Southeast) The race director of the Mount Rushmore Marathon discusses the challenges of (re-) building a world-class destination athletic event.
	Ottawa Marathon (National Capital Race Weekend)
		Human Interest Story
		Njoroge Places Sixth at 2007 ING Ottawa Marathon (Hamilton Scores) Results of runners from Hamilton. Njoroge completed the course in 2:11.14 which placed him third in the Men's 25-29 bracket.
	Rock 'n' Roll Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Amazing Feet and Feats at 84 in Rock 'n Roll Marathon (The Charlotte Observer) At 84, Harriette Line Thompson is training for her ninth 26.2-mile Rock 'n' Roll Marathon to raise money for leukemia research.
	Vermont City Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		First Repeat Winners in Vermont City Marathon (The Associated Press) Matt Pelletier, 27, won for the second consecutive year Sunday, with a time of 2 hours, 19 minutes, while 24-year-old Heidi Westerling of Acworth, N.H., was again the women's champion, crossing the finish line at 2:48:56.
News From: Monday, May 28, 2007
	Buffalo Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Buffalo Marathon Record Falls (The Buffalo News) Jacob Chamar of Kenya smashed the event record as he finished in 2:17:55.
	Edinburgh Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Runners Weather The Rain To Finish Edinburg Marathon (Evening News) Comments on the race, some given by marathon participants.
	Everest Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Everest Marathon-2007 on Tuesday (Nepal News) Altogether 130 runners from 14 countries are participating in the Marathon.