Marathon/Running News: 6/25/10 - 7/2/10

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News From: Friday, July 2, 2010
	Bellingham Bay Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Bellingham Bay Marathon Has A New Course (Seattle Post Intelligencer) The Bellingham Bay Marathon has a proposed point to point course that starts at Gooseberry Point
	Dallas Marathon (formerly the Dallas White Rock Marathon)
		Human Interest Story
		Dallas White Rock Course Shaping Up (Dallas Morning News) Just over five months remain until the start of the Dallas White Rock Marathon. Race organizers say that eighty-percent of the course will remain the same with part of the course going by the Art District.
	Foot Traffic Flat Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		2010 Foot Traffic Flat Marathon Information For Packet Pick-Up and Day-Of (Oregonlive.com) The Foot Traffic Flat kicks off this Sunday with the half-marathon sold out. The marathon starts at 6:30 am and a new Firecracker 5K has been added to this year's list of events.
	Gold Coast Airport Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Race On To Smash Gold Coast Marathon Record (Gold Coast.com.au) The fastest field in recent history is set to toe the line at the Gold Coast Marathon and race promoters feel the course record set in 1989 could fall.
		Human Interest Story
		Challenge Set For Gold Coast 42km Race (Tweed Daily News) The Gold Coast Marathon started thirty-one years ago and attracted one-hundred twenty-four runners. The 2010 race will host more than five-thousand participants.
		Gold Coast Marathon Effort For Athletes (The Gladstone Observer) Brett Stevens is hoping to run under three hours and thirty minutes for the Gold Coast Airport Marathon. Stevens is hoping to be in the top twenty to twenty-five percent of all finishers.
		Runner Takes On Marathon Challenge (The Chronicle) Catherine Laird will take off on her first half-marathon run at the Gold Coast Marathon events. It started as a way to recover from injuries sustained in a car accident. It has become a passion.
	Grandma's Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Grandma's Marathon Opens Registration (Duluth News Tribune) The thirty-fifth annual Grandma's Marathon will take place on June 18, 2011 and registration is now open on-line at www.grandmasmarathon.com
	Kentucky Derby Festival Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Registration Begins For 2011 Derby Festival Marathon Runs (WHAS11.com) The Kentucky Derby Marathon Festival opened online registration on July first for the 2011 running events.
	Odds And Ends
		Human Interest Story
		Free Wildwood City Marathon - Ultra Style - Scheduled For July 24th (Oregonlive.com) The Timberline Trail Running Club will be hosting a challenging marathon with some "wicked" hills. The start and finish line of the event occurs next to the 2010 Oregon Brewers Festival
News From: Thursday, July 1, 2010
	Big Sur International Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Big Sur Marathon Earns Gold Certification (The Californian) The Big Sur International Marathon has earned Gold Certification for it's "green" approach during the twenty-fifth edition of the marathon race.
	Marine Corps Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		GE Named A Presenting Sponsor Of The 35th Marine Corps Marathon (Market Watch.) The thirty-fifth Marine Corps Marathon announced today that GE will be a presenting sponsor for the marathon race that takes place on October 31, 2010
	Odds And Ends
		Human Interest Story
		Power Plus Pattaya Marathon (Pattaya People) More than fifteen hundred international runners and over eight-thousand domestic runners are expected to attend the inaugural Pattaya Marathon
		Prescott Marathon Journey Has Taken Her Around The World (Champion Newspaper) Kendel Prescott turns fifty years young on November 6 and has become the youngest and the first woman to complete a marathon in every state five times over.
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Successful First Portumna Marathon (Advertiser.ie) Portumna Forest Park hosted the inaugural Portumna Marathon, 50K, and 100K. John Desmond won the marathon with a time of 3 hours 4 minutes and 34 seconds.
		Human Interest Story
		Carmel Marathon Weekend Being Planned For 2011 (Indystar.com) Race organizers of the Carmel Marathon hope to draw more than seventy-five hundred runners for the June marathon.
	Shore to Shore Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Shore-to-Shore Marathon Canceled (Lake Chelan Mirror) Race director Keith Hughes has been forced to cancel the Shore-to-Shore Marathon due to his extensive recovery process from sugery.
	Victoria Falls Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Victoria Falls Marathon Attracts Thousands (The Zimbabwean.com.uk) The Victoria Falls Marathon kicks off on August 29 and offers a marathon, half-marathon and 5K fun run.
News From: Wednesday, June 30, 2010
	Gold Coast Airport Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Gold Coast Marathon Records On The Line (ABC.net.au) The Gold Coast Marathon kicks off this weekend with more than twenty-three thousand runners expecting to participate.
	Knysna Forest Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		SA Stars to Shine at the Knysna Oyster Festival (CXpress) Several stars will compete during the Knysna Oyster Festival events, includin actress Vanessa Haywood, nine-time Comrades winner Bruce Fordyce, and ultra-marathoner Ryan Sandes
	Missoula Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Brooklyn Woman Wins Spot In Frenchtown-to-Missoula Marathon (Clark Fork Chronicle) Monique Frazier won a spot in the Missoula Marathon during an episode of "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" and will walk the half marathon in Missoula.
		Missoula Montana Lures Dover Runners (Delaware Online) Jess Manning will travel to Missoula Montana to represent Delaware and complete the fifty states list for race organizers.
	Mount Desert Island marathon
		Human Interest Story
		MDI Running Event Helps Fill Local Charitable Coffers (Bar Harbor Times) Although registration for the 2010 Mount Desert Island Marathon has filled up, charity registrations, via the 'Beyond the Finish Line: Charitable Fundraising Program,' allow runners to participate while raising money for local charaties.
	Mount Lemmon Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Mount Lemmon Residents Voicing Concerns About New Marathon (KVOA.com) Local residents of Mount Lemmon are concerned about traffic tie-ups during the inaugural Mount Lemmon Marathon that kicks off in October.
	Odds And Ends
		Human Interest Story
		Caffeine Can Boost Endurance Racing (Telegraph.co.uk) Caffeine was removed from the banned substance list and in a recent study was shown to improve a person's power by as much as six percent.
	Sunburst Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Marathoner Ashis Roy Completes 104th Marathon (The Times of India) Ashis Roy turned 78 on June 1 but that has not slowed him down. He recently completed his 104th marathon in South Bend Indiana
	The North Devon AONB Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Sun Shines On North Devon Marathon Run (North Devon Gazette) More than four-hundred runners took part in the North Devon Marathon to raise funds for the North Devon Hospice.
News From: Tuesday, June 29, 2010
	Boston Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Dave McGillivray Receives Lifetime Commitment To Running Award (Wolfe News) Boston Marathon race director and president of DMSE Sports, Inc. received the Lifetime Commitment To Running Award.
	Charlevoix Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		'Marathon Junkie' Wins Second Straight Charlevoix Marathon (Charlevoix Courier) Chuck Engle won the fourth annual Run Charlevoix Marathon taking nearly two minutes off his winning time from 2009 by finishing the 26.2 miles in 2 hours 39 minutes and 26 seconds.
	Gold Coast Airport Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Gold Coast Marathon Fashion Running Hot (Goldcoast.com.au) Getting sweaty is taking on a whole new fashion statement at the Gold Coast Marathon. Neon colors have made a splashing return.