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News From: Tuesday, June 8, 2010
	Deadwood-Mickelson Trail Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		More Than 1,950 Runners Run The Mickelson (Black Hills Pioneer) Ryan Kircher won the Deadwood Mickelson Marathon with a time of 2 hours 52 minutes and 6 seconds
	Grandma's Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Grandma's Marathon Running Until It Hurts (Twin Cities Daily Planet) The thirty-fourth Grandma's Marathon kicks off this weekend and Jonathan Stefonek will participate in the race and add to the diversity of body types that are represented.
	Houston Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Houston Marathon Goes To Lottery System For Entries (Houston Chronicle) The thirty-ninth Houston Marathon will switch to a lottery system when selecting runners for the January 30th race.
	Knoxville Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Covenant Health Will Sponsor Knoxville Marathon For Next Three Years (Knoxville Biz.com) Covenant Health has added three year to their contract with the Knoxville Marathon as the largest road race in East Tennessee.
	Malibu International Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		6 Months To The Malibu International Marathon 2010 Edition: Register & Start Your Training to the "Run To Paradise" (Earth Times) The second edition of the Malibu Marathon kicks off on November 14th. The race has selected Speed Fleet and Diaz Human Performace as the official coaching and training program.
	Newport Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		2010 Newport Marathon Recap (OregonLive.com) The Newport Marathon sells out every year with a cap of eight-hundred runners. Tom Clarke won the men's race with a time of 2 hours 37 minutes and 51 seconds.
	Odds And Ends
		Human Interest Story
		Kalyn Jolivette To Run 11 Marathons In 11 Days (This Week News) Kayly Jolivette will run eleven marathons in eleven days to raise money for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation of Central Ohio. She will run each of the marathons on a track near Pickerington, Ohio
	Ridge Runner Races
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Marathon Runners Hit North Bend Trail (WVpubcast.org) Chuck Engle won the Ridge Runner Race Marathon event with a time of 2 hours 52 minutes and 55 seconds. Krista Shibley won the women's category with a time of 3 hours 32 minutes and 14 seconds.
	Rock 'n' Roll Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		The Marathon Mission: Running 26.2 Miles: Yes, It Can Be Done! (Virgin Islands Daily News) Staff writer Aaron Gray reports on his experience running the Rock n Roll Marathon in San Diego.
	Twin Cities Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Twin Cities Marathon Is Full, But There's Still A Way To Enter (Star Tribune) The twenty-ninth annual Twin Cities Marathon has closed open registration with a cap of eleven-thousand, two-hundred runners.
News From: Monday, June 7, 2010
	Casper Wyoming Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Casper Native Matt Beamer Wins Casper Marathon In Record Time (Star Tribune) Matt Beamer won the Casper Wyoming Marathon with a course record time of 2 hours 31 minutes and 1 second in nearly perfect racing conditions.
	City of Christchurch Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Smith Wins Cold, Wet Christchurch Marathon (Stuff.co.nz) Matt Smith won the City of Christchurch Marathon with a time of 2 hours 18 minutes and 14 seconds in cold and damp conditions.
	Comrades Marathon (88km)
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Comrades' Marathon Winner Zim Has Chosen To Forget (The Standard.) Stephen Muzhingi was hoping that his nation would celebrate his back to back Comrades Marathon victories. The country and the government seem to have forgotten his success.
	Deadwood-Mickelson Trail Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Mickelson Trail Marathon Comes Down To A Sprint (Rapid City Journal) Ryan Kircher won the Deadwood Mickelson Trail Marathon with a time of 2 hours 52 minutes and 4 seconds.
	Fallen 4 Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Fallen Four Marathon Run In Whitecourt (Edmonton Sun) Tom McGrath won the Fallen Four Marathon with a time of 3 hours 8 minutes and 7 seconds.
	Lewis and Clark Marathon (MT)
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Montana State's Adams, Curry Top Field At Sentimental Race (Bozeman Daily Chronicle) Matt Adams won the Lewis and Clark Marathon in Bozeman Montana with a time of 2 hours 38 minutes and 7 seconds.
	Minneapolis Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Runners Hit The Pavement For Minneapolis Marathon (WCCO.com) Tom Tisell won the Mineapolis Marathon with a time of 2 hours 37 minutes and 25 seconds. Anja Joela won the women's division with a time of 3 hours 13 minutes and 59 seconds.
	NipMuck Trail Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Herr, Livingston Win Nipmuck Marathon (Hartford Courant) David Herr won the Nipmuck Marathon with a time of 3 hours 37 minutes and 57 seconds despite the hills, heat, and humidity.
	North Olympic Discovery Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Experienced Runners Blow Away The Field At 2010 North Olympic Discovery Marathon (Peninsula Daily News) Anthony Skuce won the North Olympic Discovery Marathon with a time of 2 hours 37 minutes. Regina Joyce won the women's division with a time of 3 hours 23 minutes.
	Odds And Ends
		Human Interest Story
		Lebanon's Marathon Record Holder Muses On His Beirut Inspiratons (Daily Star) Hussein Awada ran his first competitive marathon in 2003 and now has a new coach to help prepare him for what he hopes will be a very successful 2010
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Marathon News - Twin Cities Sells Out; Houston Adopts Lottery System (Race Results Weekly) Reflecting the increasing interest in marathons, organizers of two of the largest marathons in the US made announcements concerning their field capacity. Twin Cities in Motion announced they have reached their 11,200 capacity for its 2010 event, and the organizers of the Chevron Houston Marathon announced they will utilize a lottery system to better manage demand for their event.
	Rock 'n' Roll Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Thousands Of Runners Rock Out For A Cause (760kfmb.com) More than thirty-thousand runners ran the annual Rock and Roll Marathon with dozens of bands along the course that finished at Sea World
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		2010 San Diego Rock And Roll Marathon Concludes (The Epoch Timess) The 2010 Marathon concluded Sunday with former five-thousand meter champion Richard Limo take top honors with a time of 2 hours 9 minutes and 58 seconds.
		Some 30,000 Runners Rock 'N' Roll Their Way Through San Diego (Examiner.com) Kenyan Richard Limo lead more than thirty-thousand runners across the finish line of the Rock N Roll Marathon on Sunday.
		Human Interest Story
		King-Size Marathon (Sign On San Diego) The Rock N Roll Marathon meant something different for many of the runners the participated in the race. Many of the them saw the 26.2 mile course as one big party.
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Rock N Roll Marathon: Limo Stretches Out (Sign On San Diego) Richard Limo won the Rock N Roll San Diego Marathon with a time of 2 hours 9 minutes and 56 seconds to capture his first marathon victory.
	Steamboat Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Runners Flood Steamboat For Annual Marathon, Half-Marathon And 10K (Steamboat Pilot) Dan Edstrom won the Steamboat Marathon with a time of 2 hours 47 minutes and 37 seconds.
News From: Sunday, June 6, 2010
	Calgary Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Runner Tests Limits Of Endurance And Sanity Chasing Her Passion (Calgary Herald) Ellie Greenwood stepped down to the marathon distance in the Calgary Marathon and obliterated the women's field with a time of 2 hours 52 minutes and 23 seconds.
	Casper Wyoming Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		The Casper Marathon Looks To Set New Participation Marks (Star-Tribune) The eighth edition of the Casper Wyoming Marathon will see an increase in numbers largely due to the marathon relay race.
		Casper Marathon Draws Traveling Runners (Casper Star-Tribune) Vicki Becker of New York will complete the Casper Marathon as her final marathon of the fifty states and she does so one day before her fiftieth birthday.