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

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Bayshore Marathon
	News From: Sunday, May 27, 2007
		Human Interest Story
		Bayshore Marathon Surprise (Record Eagle) Unbeknownst to Bill Strong, his wife Marie had arranged for Nick, a U.S. Army parachute infantry specialist on leave, to fly up and surprise his dad at the finish line of the first marathon the retired Coast Guard Lieutenant Commander had attempted since 1991.
Buffalo Marathon
	News From: Monday, May 28, 2007
		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.
Casper Wyoming Marathon
	News From: Saturday, June 2, 2007
		Human Interest Story
		Casper Marathon Draws Diverse Field (Star Tribune) Information on the marathon and on some of the participants in the several races.
Coeur d' Alene Marathon
	News From: Sunday, May 27, 2007
		Human Interest Story
		Runners See More, Stink Less As Race Takes Scenic Route, Ends At Showers (The Olympian) For the first time, locker rooms and showers at North Idaho College are being opened for runners.
Colfax Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, May 29, 2007
		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.
Deadwood-Mickelson Trail Marathon
	News From: Sunday, June 3, 2007
		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.
	News From: Saturday, June 2, 2007
		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.
	News From: Friday, June 1, 2007
		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.
Edinburgh Marathon
	News From: Monday, May 28, 2007
		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
	News From: Thursday, May 31, 2007
		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
		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.
	News From: Tuesday, May 29, 2007
		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.
	News From: Monday, May 28, 2007
		Human Interest Story
		Everest Marathon-2007 on Tuesday (Nepal News) Altogether 130 runners from 14 countries are participating in the Marathon.
Fox Cities Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, May 29, 2007
		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.
General Running (Non-Specific)
	News From: Sunday, June 3, 2007
		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.
	News From: Wednesday, May 30, 2007
		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.
God's Country Marathon
	News From: Sunday, June 3, 2007
		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:
Gold Coast Airport Marathon
	News From: Saturday, June 2, 2007
		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.
Green Bay Marathon
	News From: Sunday, May 27, 2007
		Human Interest Story
		Green Bay Marathon Organizers Hope For Same In '08 (Green Bay Press Gazette) Comments on the this year's turn-out and expectations for next year are given.
Madison Marathon (2000 and prior)
	News From: Monday, May 28, 2007
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Madison Marathon: Little Brother Wins Race, Rivalry (Wisconsin State Journal) Ricky Reusser won the race. His older sister, whose married name is Black, finished second in the women's race behind Linsey Smith, her close friend and former Badgers teammate.
		Madison Marathon: Laid-back Reusser Wins Men's Title (The Capital Times) Article on Reusser, who covered the redesigned 26.2-mile course in 2 hours, 29 minutes, 30 seconds, the third-fastest winning time ever behind Bill Kabasenche (2:27:15) in 1997 and David Worley (2:29:00) in the inaugural event in 1994.
		Madison Marathon: Former Teammates Badger Each Other to 1-2 Finish (The Capital Times) Results and comments on the race.
Madison Marathon (Mad City Marathon)
	News From: Monday, May 28, 2007
		Human Interest Story
		Madison Marathon Notes: Globetrotters Make Impact (The Capital Times) Heleno Ribeiro and his girlfriend, Juliana Braga, run 2 marathons in two months on two continents.
Med-City Marathon
	News From: Monday, May 28, 2007
		Human Interest Story
		Hills A New Challenge At Med-City Marathon (Post Bulletin) A change in the course gave the runners more elevation to deal with. Comments by some participants are given.
		Ideal Weather Aids Med-City Marathon Runners (Post-Bulletin) Comments on the race.
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Nick Payne First Across Med -City Finish Line (Post-Bulletin) Nick Payne cruised to victory in the 26.2-mile race that began in Byron and ended in Rochester. He beat runner-up Brett Evans, the 2006 winner, by more than a mile.
		Women's Med-City Winner Drew Inspiration From Family (Post Bulletin) With a finishing time of 3:14.10, Tammy Berg-Beniak of Mazeppa not only beat her personal best of 3:24 to win the women's Med-City Marathon on Sunday, but finished a full eight minutes ahead of her competition, while crushing her personal goal of 3:20 for the day.
Mt. Rushmore Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, May 29, 2007
		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.
Newport Marathon
	News From: Wednesday, May 30, 2007
		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.
Odds And Ends
	News From: Sunday, May 27, 2007
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		2:09:21 Course Record for Kemboi at Mombasa Marathon (IAAF) Peter Kemboi defied the scorching sun to win the Mombasa International Marathon, beating a modest field but finishing inside the course record of 2:11:06 set by Philip Kemei last year.