Marathon/Running News: 6/25/09 - 7/2/09

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Big Sur International Marathon
	News From: Wednesday, July 1, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Big Sur Marathon selling mile markers - with pic (The Californian) The 25th annual Big Sur Marathon slated for April 2010 will boast humorous mile markers along the 26.2 mile course. John Ceney, a local muralist, will be creating the markers that are available for sponsorship through the marathon organizers.
Fallen 4 Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, June 30, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Warm reception at Fallen 4 relay and marathon (Edson Leader) The First Annual Fallen 4 Marathon and Relay greeted participant with cool weather and rain. Race organizers felt the rain was fairly symbolic of the tear shed for family members who have lost their lives in the line of duty.
	News From: Thursday, June 25, 2009
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		First Fallen 4 Marathon draws hundreds despite the rain (Mayerthorpe News) Thomas McGrath cried as he crossed the line at the first Fallen 4 Marathon with a time of 2 hours 50 minutes and 58 seconds. McGrath stated that his achilles tendon nagged him while enduring some of the larger climbs on the course
Gold Coast Airport Marathon
	News From: Thursday, July 2, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Bulletin pair tackle the long run at Gold Coast Marathon (Gold Coast News) Cameron Hart, Queensland Events general manager, knows the starting line at Broadwater Parklands will be a tight squeeze for the twenty-one thousand runners. Kenyans are staged to break the course record and members of the Bulletin staff are expected to complete the 26.2 mile distance as well.
		Records already broken at Gold Coast Maratrhon (Gold Coast News) For eight years in a row the Gold Coast Marathon has set a new registration record. Numbers have soared from sixteen-thousand to twenty-one thousand in just three years.
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Nankervis wary of African wild cards in Gold Coast Marathon (Gold Coast News) Shane Nankervis has Australia's highest seeding in this weekend's Gold Coast Airport Marathon. He is wary of a group of four African runners who could show up and do anything. Nankervis is hoping to run 2 hours and 14 minutes to snatch a spot on the podium.
Kona Marathon
	News From: Monday, June 29, 2009
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		No Stopping Gillette from Kona Marathon Repeat (West Hawaii Today) Just Gillette repeated at the Kona Marathon champion with a time of 2 hours 42 minutes and 6 seconds despite cramps over the last four miles which slowed his pace from the five minute range to the lower seven minute range.
	News From: Saturday, June 27, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		New Entries Abound for Kona Marathon (West Hawaii Today) The Kona Marathon saw about a thirty percent spike in participation for the 2009 race. More than one-thousand, one-hundred and twenty-five runners had registered for events ranging from the 5K to the marathon.
Kuala Lumpur Marathon
	News From: Monday, June 29, 2009
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Kuala Lumpur Marathon Runners left thirsty and frustrated (New Straits Times) While Kenyans were busy claiming the top three places in the overall marathon, the top runner in the Kuala Lumpur five-kilometer race took some research to find our the real local winner and many runners found a shortfall of water on the course.
		Kenyans Dominate Inaugural Standard Chartered Kuala Lumpur Marathon (Bernama) Juluis Karinga ran his first marathon and celebrated by winning the inaugural Kuala Lumpur Marathon with a time of 2 hours 17 minutes and 2 seconds as Kenyans swept the top 3 positions in the race.
	News From: Sunday, June 28, 2009
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Kenyan runners rule Kuala Lumpur Marathon (The Star) The Kuala Lumpur Marathon was dominated by Kenyan runners as they claimed the top three finishing spots. Juluis Karinga won the men's race in a time of 2 hours 17 minutes and 2 seconds.
	News From: Thursday, June 25, 2009
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Kuala Lumpur Set For Biggest Marathon Race On Sunday (Bernama.com) Kuala Lumpur will host the countries largest race event which begins at Dataran Merdeka on Sunday. The twelve-thousand, five hundred participants will chase the largest cash award offered by the marathon. Lawrence Kiptoo Saina is expected to steal top honors in the men's marathon.
Madison Marathon (2000 and prior)
	News From: Sunday, June 28, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		The Highest Marathon in America Runs Again (The Yellowstone News) After a successful 2008 marathon, the Madison Marathon, which runs through the Gravely Mountains, will be held on Sunday August 2. The marathon boasts being the highest marathon in the states with a starting line over nine-thousand feet.
Mayor's Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, June 30, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Going 'green' at Mayor's Marathon (The Northern Light) The thirty-sixth annual Mayor's Marathon in Anchorage helds it's eighth "green" marathon in an effort to reduce landfill waste generated by the race. The increased use of biodegradable products made for an even "greener" event for the 2009 event.
	News From: Thursday, June 25, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Seward newcomer making his name with his feet at Mayor's Marathon (The Seward Phoenix Log) Erik Johnson recently moved to Seward Alaska for a job with the state parks department. Johnson won the Exit Glacier 10K in May and just missed a top five finish at the Mayor's Marathon in Anchorage last weekend.
Milo Marathon
	News From: Thursday, July 2, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Milo Marathon continues simultaneous races (ABS-CBN News) The thirty-third National Milo Marathon will kick off it's series of races after a four month break. Nearly forty-thousand runners are expected to participate in events ranging from the 42.195 kilometer marathon down to the 3 kilometer kiddie run.
Mont Blanc Marathon
	News From: Monday, June 29, 2009
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Mont Blanc Marathon an example of true sportsmanship (Chamonix Resort News) Clear and sunny skies greeted fifteen-hundred runners for the Mont Blanc Marathon in the town of Chamonix. First and second place were separated by one second at Christophe Assailly won the hot and hilly marathon with a time of 4 hours 3 minutes and 23 seconds.
Odds And Ends
	News From: Thursday, July 2, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		The Athlete: Abebe Bikila (Variety) Ethiopia's first Olympic Gold Medalist, Abebe Bikila, is featured in a film titled "the Athlete". The film chronicles the life of Bikila and his climb to Olympic Marathon immortality.
	News From: Wednesday, July 1, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Sarah Palin: Run against the President? You betcha! (Times Online) Sarah Palin was not igniting her early launch for the 2012 presidential race but was drawing attention to her "inner circle" claim to running fame of a sub four hour marathon. The forty-five year older former beauty queen is quite the running advocate.
		Moswasi defends title but misses Berlin target (Mmegi Online) Keineestse Moswasi crossed the finish line of the Bosele Marathon in first place with a time of 2 hours 24 minutes and 13 seconds. And while he reputation as an elite runners is growing, he missed the Berlin World Championships qualifying time of 2 hours and 18 minutes.
	News From: Tuesday, June 30, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Marathon training: Learning the lingo (Herald.ie) From the long run to cross training, runners will need to learn marathon training lingo. Relative terms, such as long run, are used by coaches and athletes alike to prep runners for the grueling 26.2 mile race.
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Palmerston North runners on winning streak (Manawatu Standard) Blair van Stipriaan finished third in the marathon held in Wellington. He was unable to overtake five-time winner Grant McLean who won the 26.2 mile race with a time of 2 hours 49 minutes and 28 seconds.
		Human Interest Story
		Austin runner conquers marathons in all 50 states (Statesman.com) Frank Livaudais has joined the short list of runners completing a marathon in all 50 states. Livaudais ran the Vermont City Marathon in 3 hours and 9 minutes and 51 seconds. He started the quest in 2002 at the Austin Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Western States 100 has high attrition rate (Tahoe Daily Tribune) Many of the Western States 100 mile runners are challenged, not only by the distance but also by extreme elevation changes. Intense heat also greeted the four-hundred participants. Hal Koerner won the race for the second consecutive time in nearly 16 hours and 25 minutes.
		Human Interest Story
		Marathon Junkie (Columbus Dispatch) Chuck Engle, a.k.a marathon junkie, has embraced the name he was given by an Omaha news journalist. Engle won the Charlevoix marathon in Michigan on Saturday making it his thirty-first marathon of the year and just one more win is his growing list of marathon victories.
	News From: Sunday, June 28, 2009
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		The marathon is on at Bosele (Mmegi Online) The annual Cresta Bosele Phikwe Marathon will host at least one-thousand athletes with a prize money payout that goes five deep for the marathon field. The overall course record stands at 2 hours 14 minutes and 57 seconds.
		Human Interest Story
		Might as well call him Mr. Marathon (Dallas Morning News) Kevin Brosi has run the marathon at least one-hundred times. His North Olympic Discovery Marathon on May 30th was his one-hundredth marathon overall. Brosi has started his quest to finish two-hundred marathons as part of his fun on the weekends.
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Going the extra mile at the Western States 100 (Mail Tribune) Hal Koerner won the Western States 100 mile endurance race for the second straight year with a time of sixteen hours and 25 minutes. The race began at 5 am on Saturday and traversed one of the most difficult terrains in the country.
	News From: Friday, June 26, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Varsha Marathon on July 12 (The Times of India) The Varsha Marathon is expecting over fifteen thousand participants at the July 12 race. The twentieth edition of the race, held annually during the monsoon season, promises a large cash purse to the overall winners.
		Western States returns to Auburn (Carl Journal News) After the 2008 cancellation of the Western States 100 Endurance run due to wildfires, the 2009 edition promises to offer a challenging course if the 100 miles of mountain climbs and high altitude are not enough to deter even the most hardy of athletes.