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News From: Tuesday, July 13, 2010
	Berlin Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		September's Berlin Marathon To Attract 40,000 Runners (Web Wire.com) More than forty-thousand runners are expected for this year's Berlin Marathon slated for September 26. Direct rooms says that the chance of finding a room to be slim heading into marathon weekend.
	Cowtown Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		The Cowtown Marathon Moves To Will Rogers, Expands To Two Days (Star-Telegram) The Cowtown Marathon has announced that it will be moving to the Will Rogers Memorial Center, changing the running courses and expanding the running event to two days on February 26 and 27 of 2011
	Missoula Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Thousands Race To Missoula To Compete In Fourth Annual Missoula Marathon (KBZK) The Missoula Marathon nearly doubled it's total participation from 2009 after "Runners World" magazine voted it the best overall marathon out of over 400 others.
	Odds And Ends
		Human Interest Story
		Stay Inmotion After A Marathon (The Gazette) Deep Vein Thrombosis should be a concern for athletes combining long-distance travel and competition.
		Long-Distance Running Is A Sport For The Ages (Star Advertiser.com) Anthony Famiglietti is helping people to realize that running is a long-term sport and success happens over time and not over night.
		Keeping A Decade Long Promise, Gebrselassie To Race At Great North Run (IAAF.org) Marathon world record holder Haile Gebrselassie will run in the thirtieth annual Bupa Great North Run in September.
	Route 66 Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Route 66 Marathon (KTUL.com) Many people have driven on the famed Route 66 Marathon. Fall marathon training for the Route 66 Marathon will kick off on August 7th in downtown Tulsa with a quarter-marathon.
	The San Francisco Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		The Race Even Marathoners Fear (Wall Street Journal) The July 25th San Francisco Marathon drew 7,000 runner in 2009 and still has slots open for this year's race. The course is not for the casual runner and many dread the overall challenge of the course.
		The San Francisco Marathon Adds Munchkin Kids Fun Run to Benefit San Francisco Child Abuse Prevention Center (i-Newswire.com) The San Francisco Marathon has added the Munchkin Kids Fun Run to their July 25th Marathon events. The fun run will start at 8:30 am and benefit the San Francisco Child Abuse Prevention Center.
News From: Monday, July 12, 2010
	Istanbul Eurasia Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Istanbul Marathon Challenge For Abthorpe Friends (Towcester and NN!2) Tim Pope and Alan Eastwood are hoping to finish the Istanbul Marathon on October 17. They are finding a way to run through the heat of the summer in hopes that the temperatures in October will be much lower.
	Missoula Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Helena Native Hahn Wins Third Missoula Marathon (Helenair.com) Kiefer Hahn won his third Missoula Marathon title on Sunday with a time of 2 hours 30 minutes and 37 seconds.
		Local Pair Takes Missoula Marathon Titles (KECI.com) Kiefer Hahn broke his own course record by winning the Missoula Marathon with a time of 2 hours 30 minutes and 37 seconds.
		Thousands Race to Missoula to Compete in Fourth Annual Missoula Marathon (KXLF.com) After receiving the distinction of Best Overall Marathon from a vote in Runner's World magazine, the 2010 Missoula Marathon nearly doubled its number of participants to over 4,200.
	Odds And Ends
		Human Interest Story
		Mastering Miles, Bit By Bit (The Philadelphia Inquirer) Pat Croce has always applied the African proverb of eating an elephant one slice at a time to his distance running. With today's ultra race extending well beyond the marathon distance, his advice seems fitting
	Roaring Fork Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		On The Run: A Marathon Dress Rehearsal (Aspen Times) The Roaring Fork Marathon bailed in 2001. Organizers of the Aspen Valley Half Marathon hope to resurrect a marathon in the valley after the success of the half-marathon.
News From: Sunday, July 11, 2010
	Detroit International Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Detroit Free Press Marathon (Detroit Free Press) The Detroit Free Press Marathon is hoping to get you involved with the race without running a step of the 26.2 mile marathon.
	Grandfather Mountain Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Cowie, Tolley Take Grandfather Mountain Marathon (Go Blue Ridge) Steve Cowie won the Grandfather Mountain Marathon with a time of 2 hours 56 minutes and 54 seconds.
		Cowie Captures Second Win (Seymour Herald) Steve Cowie, of Greensboro, North Carolina repeated as overall winner of the Grandfather Mountain marathon with a time of 2:56:54.
		Steve Cowie: Grandfather Time (News-Record) Steve Cowie won the Grandfather mountain for the second consecutive time with a time of 2 hours 56 minutes and 54 seconds on a course with notorious elevation gains.
	Missoula Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Missoula Marathon: Record Number of Runners Convene For Race (Missoulian) With nearly 5,000 participants among the events, the Missoula Marathon, voted in January 2010's Runner's World magazine as the Best Overall marathon in America, easily eclipsed their previous high turnout.
		Kiefer Hahn Wins 2010 Missoula Marathon (Missoulian) Kiefer Hahn won the Missoula Marathon for the third straight year and his time of 2 hours 30 minutes and 37 seconds was nearly three minutes faster than the course record he set last year.
	Odds And Ends
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Record-Breaker: Men's, Women's Boilermaker Winners Set New Marks (Observer-Dispatch) The Boilermaker 15 K saw more than thirteen-thousand entries and course records were set in the men's and women's race.
	Pittsburgh Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		The Dick's Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon Announces Race Date Of Sunday May 15, 2011 (PR-USA.net) The Pittsburgh Marathon will start registration on Monday August 2, 2010 for the May 15, 2011 race date.
News From: Friday, July 9, 2010
	Big Sur International Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Big Sur International Marathon Honored For 'Green' Program (The Californian) The Big Sur Marathon is gathering up more honors. The latest honor being given by the Council for Responsible Sport for the marathon's effort toward waste, climate, equipment, promotion and innovation.
	Grandfather Mountain Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Cowie Fourth In The Bear, Defends Marathon Title On Saturday (News-Record) Steve Cowie hopes to defend his Grandfather Mountain Marathon title on Saturday. Cowie ran the Bear five mile run on Thursday as part of the warm up for the marathon.
	Missoula Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		First Year to Use Camera for Missoula Marathon (KECI.com) This year's Missoula Marathon will feature a special camera taking each finisher's picture as they cross the finsih line, to be available online for runners, friends, family & supporters to view.
	Odds And Ends
		Human Interest Story
		Bonny Doon Woman Running The World One Continent At A Time (Santa Cruz Sentinel) Toni Casselberry completed her latest race in Madagascar on her quest to run a marathon on all seven continents.
		Run For Pasig River To Break World Record With 120,000 Runners (Phil Star) Manila's Run For the Pasig River is hoping to break the Guinness Book of Record for the largest number of participants in a footrace which will be held on October 10 which would break the current record held by the Bay to Breakers race in San Francisco from 1988
News From: Thursday, July 8, 2010
	2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Women's Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Goucher Takes Year Off For Childbirth Before Getting Ready For 2012 Olympics (Sacramento Bee) Kara Goucher had a connection with the marathon from her childhood by growing up in Duluth Minnesota with the Grandma's Marathon in the background.
	Grandfather Mountain Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Grandfather Preps For Games (The Mountain Times) Frank Vance discusses all preparations for making the Grandfather Mountain Marathon successful.