Marathon/Running News: 7/6/07 - 7/13/07

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News From: Friday, July 13, 2007
	Chicago Marathon
		Training/ Health
		Chicago Marathon Training Tips: Week 7 (CBS 2 Chicago) One thing that will ensure your body doesn't break down so you can cross the finish line smiling is keeping it flexible. Stretching has many benefits.
News From: Tuesday, July 10, 2007
	General Running (Non-Specific)
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Brown Poised For Wales Homecoming (BBC Sport) Brown, who has finished fourth in the last two Olympic Games marathons, is returning to Wales to run in the 10km BUPA Great Wales Run on Sunday 29 July.
		Gebrselassie To Run New York City Half-Marathon (USA Today) Two-time Olympic gold medalist Haile Gebrselassie will make his debut in the New York City Half-Marathon next month.
	New Denver Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		UAL 232 Survivor To Run Denver Marathon (CBS4 Denver) A young man who knows a bit about adversity is using the Denver Marathon to raise money for people with disabilities and special needs Brandon Bailey was just 6 years old when he was critically injured when United Flight 232 crashed in Sioux City, IA.
News From: Monday, July 9, 2007
	Calgary Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Runner Wins Second Calgary Marathon (Calgary Sun) Even though Ken Myers was competing in his second marathon in just over a month, the 27-year-old Calgary Spartans runner still had a little jump left for the finish.
	General Running (Non-Specific)
		Training/ Health
		Running To Complete, Not To Compete (The Kansas City Star) During the first running boom three decades ago, aspirants embarked upon a six-day regimen of arduous runs hell-bent on crossing the finish line in the fastest time possible. Hollow cheeks, hobbled feet and an overuse injury or two were badges of honor for the mostly middle-class men who tackled the 26.2-mile challenge. Their icon was Frank Shorter, a Yale-educated lawyer whose victory in the 1972 Olympic marathon ignited the mass running movement.
		Human Interest Story
		Salazar Released From Hospital One Week After Heart Attack (USA Today) Alberto Salazar was released from the hospital Saturday, one week after the three-time New York City Marathon champion had a heart attack.
	Odds And Ends
		Human Interest Story
		Body of Missing Marathon Runner Found (KVUE News) The body of a missing runner was discovered Sunday at the Barton Creek Greenbelt. 62 year old Richard Gastelum had been missing since Friday evening when he went out for a run and never came home.
News From: Friday, July 6, 2007
	Pasadena Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Date Set for Pasadena Marathon (The Arcadia Weekly) A tentative date of the last weekend of October 2008 has been proposed for the first Pasadena Marathon.