Marathon/Running News: 7/8/09 - 7/15/09

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News From: Wednesday, July 15, 2009
	Albany Marathon (formerly the Snickers Marathon Energy Bar Marathon)
		Human Interest Story
		Former CVB vice president Sara Underdown dead at 51 (Albany Herald) One of the central figures in the creation of the Snickers Marathon Energy Bar Marathon has passed away. Sara Underdown succumbed to a lengthy battle with non-Hogdkin's Lymphoma
	Badwater Ultra Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Badwater race sends previous and new winners to the finish line (Examiner.com) Hutch DeLoach won the 135-mile Badwater Ultra Marathon with a time of 23 hours 39 minutes and 18 seconds missing the course record set in 2007 by just under one hour.
	Chicago Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Goucher to tune up for Berlin in Chicago Half Marathon (IAAF.org) Kara Goucher, having just won her second U.S. 5,000 meter championship, will make her half-marathon debut at the Rock n Roll Chicago Half-Marathon on August 2 just prior to her entry into the IAAF World Marathon Championships in Berlin
	Mongolia Sunrise to Sunset Ultra & Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Cycling Coach tackling Mongolian Ultra-Marathon (OutdoorMagic.com) Former Great Britain cycling coach, Dave Smith, is tackling the Mongolian Ultr-Marathon. The one-hundred kilometer race is contrary to anything Smith likes. Smith said he "hates running with a passion". Smith just wants to run a marathon once. He has chosen on of the top ten toughest endurance races in the world
	Mumbai Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		John Abraham is Mumbai Marathon Man (Eye TV India) John Abraham has been selected as the ambassador of the 2010 Mumbai Marathon and will be charged with organizing the event which is scheduled for January 17, 2010
	Odds And Ends
		Human Interest Story
		Marathoner hits all 50 states (Kansas City Star) Carol Goslin of Kansas City Missouri ran in the Charlevoix Marathon in Michigan in June. That 26.2 mile race marked the end of a one-thousand, three-hundred and ten mile goal that Goslin set in 1998. She finished a marathon in all fifty states. Goslin joins the ranks of over four-hundred runners nationwide who have accomplished this feat.
		Marathon training: shoe inserts (Examiner.com) Runners who like the cushioning of their current running shoes but need added stability may opt for shoe inserts for support and the possible correction of foot issues such as pronation or supination.
		Ndereba clashes with Kiplagat and Kastor in Half-Marathon (World-Track News Media) Catherine Ndereba, the two-time World marathon champion, will attempt to defend her New York Half-Marathon title against Lornah Kipligat and Deena Kastor on August 16. Kastor holds the American marathon record and Kipligat set the half-marathon world mark in 2007
		Planning crucial to picking a marathon (Go San Angelo.com) This is the time of year when runners begin researching and planning travel for marathons hosted in the late fall or early spring of 2010. Many marathons have seen a rise in registration and participants are scrambling to find races with a bit of mystique.
		Practice green running (Examiner.com) Many of the nations marathons and half marathons are practicing "green running" by using recycled materials, biodiesel fuel and online registration which helps to reduce paper waste.
	Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon leads to record donation (KTEN) A record donation of four-hundred and fifty-thousand dollars was donated to the Oklahoma City National Memorial and Museum due to the record participation in the ninth annual Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon.
News From: Tuesday, July 14, 2009
	Badwater Ultra Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Badwater, Better Known As Satan's Fun Run (The Sporting Blog) The Badwater Ultra-marathon starts at the lowest altitude in the United States at two-hundred and sixty feel below sea level and traverses through Death Valley and climbs Mt. Whitney covering one-hundred and thirty-five miles.
	Berlin Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Unknown Kibet Stalks World Marathon Record At September's Berlin Marathon (Daily Nation) Duncan Kibet, 30, is confident that he will break the world marathon record of 2:03.59 at September's Berlin Marathon.
	Grandfather Mountain Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Cowie Captures Victory In Grandfather Marathon (The Watauga Democrat) Steve Cowie from Greensboro won the Grandfather Mountain Marathon is 2:46.31. It was only his third marathon and he had placed in the top five in each of his previous two races.
	Houston Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Houston Marathon Registration Begins Friday (KHOU.com) Registration for the Houston Marathon begins this Friday. A total of 22,000 runners will take part in the races next January.
		Register For 2010 Chevron Houston Marathon (ABC13) Registration for the 2010 Chevron Houston Marathon is starting on July 17, 2009 at 12:01am Houston time.
News From: Monday, July 13, 2009
	Badwater Ultra Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Badwater Ultramarathon Begins Today (Gadling) The world's toughest foot race is the Badwater Ultramarathon and it starts today in Death Valley. It is a 135 mile run from Death Valley to the midway point of Mt. Whitney.
	Knee Knackering North Shore Trail Run
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Heidt Claims Victory And Course Record & Greenwood Takes Womens Title (Knee Knackering North Shore Trail Run) Saturday, July 11th marked the twenty-first annual running of the Knee Knackering North Shore Trail Run. This year featured the second slowest median finishing time ever.
	Missoula Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Helena native wins Missoula Marathon in record time (Missoulian) Kiefer Hahn, who is a fitness trainer in Missoula, smashed his own course record on Sunday in the Missoula Marathon. Hahn waited until the last possible moment to register and never looked at his watch winning the marathon with a time of 2 hours 33 minutes and 17 seconds.
		Records fall at 2009 Missoula marathon (KECI) Race organizers reported that cool weather on Sunday led to record setting times for the third annual Missoula Marathon. Kiefer Hahn of Missoula won the men's marathon with a time of 2 hours 33 minutes and 21 seconds. Annie Thiessen set a new women's marathon record on her way to winning with a time of 2 hours 57 minutes and 45 seconds.
	Odds And Ends
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Armymen sweep Thane Marathon (DNA Read the World) Nine of the top ten men in the Thane Varsha Monsoon Marathon were army men. The field was dominated by Deepchand Saharan with a time of 2 hours 27 minutes and 4 seconds. Saharan was nearly 12 minutes off the national record.
News From: Sunday, July 12, 2009
	Badwater Ultra Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Durability in the desert at Badwater Ultra-marathon (Denver Post) Jamie Donaldson experienced 124 degrees at last years Badwater Ultra-marathon at the thirty-fourth mile marker. The searing temperatures did not stop her from winning the race by shaving nearly thirty minutes off the previous course record.
	Grandfather Mountain Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		King and Queen of the Mountain Crowned (GoBlueRidge.com) Stevie Cowie, of Greensboro, won the Grandfather Mountain Marathon with an overall time of 2 hours 46 minutes and 31 seconds en route to being crowned King of the Mountain for the lowest overall time in three endurance events set just outside of Boone North Carolina.
	Missoula Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Missoula Marathon Reports Fast Times (Charleston Daily Mail) Organizers of the Missoula Marathon report that cool weather led to fast times for this years marathon, having both men and women setting new course records.
		Human Interest Story
		Racers flock to Missoula Marathon (Montana's News Station) Participants from around the nation showed up for a 6 am marathon start in the Garden City of Missoula Montana. Saturday night allowed the city to host a non-competitive 5 kilometer race in conjunction with the marathon. Record numbers were produced for each race
	Mumbai Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Mumbai Marathon not for fun (Mid Day) Registration for the seventh edition of the Mumbai Marathon, scheduled for January 17, 2010, began on July 9th and the entry fees have nearly doubled for the marathon and half marathon. The increase in fees is blamed on the use of a new "chip" timing system.
	Odds And Ends
		Human Interest Story
		Monsoon Marathon staged in Thane without any rain (Little About) The normal protocol for the Monsoon Marathon calls for torrential rains during the forty kilometer race. The rain gods proved to be absent from this years race which marked the twentieth anniversary of the race and the first time in it's history that rain was absent.
	Rock 'n' Roll USA Marathon (formerly the National Marathon)
		Human Interest Story
		Reifsnyder to direct D.C. marathons (Washington Times) Bill Reifsnyder is slated to be the new director of the National Marathon and Half-marathon in Washington D.C. The two-time U.S. Marathon champion brings a unique skill set to the directors position and will work to fulfill the goal of making the race a national and international success.
News From: Saturday, July 11, 2009
	City of Los Angeles Marathon (L.A. Marathon)
		Human Interest Story
		New LA Marathon Route Could End in Santa Monica (LAist) The city of Los Angeles is hoping that it's new race course would start at Dodger Stadium and end in Santa Monica. The course used in 2009 was considered a disappointment and race organizers hope the new route will make amends.
	Fallen 4 Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Diamond better than gold at marathon (Dailly Herald-Tribune) Shawn Grantham used the Fallen 4 Marathon and relay as a backdrop to propose to his girlfriend Leeanna Nagel. It would be the competitive couples first marathon and after 4 hours and 20 minutes together, Grantham dropped to one knee and proposed.