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Bellingham Bay Marathon
	News From: Friday, July 2, 2010
		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
Big Sur International Marathon
	News From: Thursday, July 1, 2010
		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.
Boston Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, June 29, 2010
		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
	News From: Tuesday, June 29, 2010
		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.
	News From: Sunday, June 27, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Anderson Hits Milestone With His 200th Marathon (Lansing State Journal) Jeff Anderson completed his two-hundredth marathon when he crossed the finish line of the Charlevoix Marathon on Saturday with a time of 4 hours 41 minutes and 24 seconds.
Chicago Marathon
	News From: Friday, June 25, 2010
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Top Colorado Runners Join Women's Elite Field In Chicago (Examiner.com) Colleen DeReuck of Boulder and Tera Moody of Colorado Springs will join the growing list of elite females who will run the Chicago Marathon.
Dallas Marathon (formerly the Dallas White Rock Marathon)
	News From: Friday, July 2, 2010
		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.
Detroit International Marathon
	News From: Sunday, June 27, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Detroit Free Press Marathon Facts (Detroit Free Press) The thirty-third annual Detroit Free Press takes place on October 17 through the streets of Detroit and Windsor. Registration fees go up on July 1st.
Foot Traffic Flat Marathon
	News From: Friday, July 2, 2010
		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.
Fox Valley Marathon
	News From: Sunday, June 27, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Dick Pond To Sponsor Fox Valley Marathon (Daily Herald.) The Fox Valley Marathon will kick off on September 19 with Dick Pond Athletics leading the charge as a main sponsor.
Gold Coast Airport Marathon
	News From: Friday, July 2, 2010
		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.
		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.
	News From: Wednesday, June 30, 2010
		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.
	News From: Tuesday, June 29, 2010
		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.
	News From: Monday, June 28, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Coast Marathon Set Cracking Pace (Gold Coast News) Less than five days remain until the Gold Coast Airport Marathon. The marathon kicks off the busiest period for tourism during the winter season.
	News From: Friday, June 25, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Brits Lead Foreign Charge To Gold Coast (Gold Coast.com.au) More than fifteen-thousand runners are expected for the Gold Coast Airport Marathon. Direct flight into Brisbane are allowing more and more foreigners to run the marathon down under.
Grandma's Marathon
	News From: Friday, July 2, 2010
		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
	News From: Friday, July 2, 2010
		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.
Knysna Forest Marathon
	News From: Wednesday, June 30, 2010
		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
Kona Marathon
	News From: Monday, June 28, 2010
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Kona Marathon: Three-peat for Gillette; First Win For His Wife (Hawaii 24/7) Justin Gillette won his third Kona Marathon title with a time of 2 hours 34 minutes and 53 seconds. His wife, Melissa, won the women's event with a time of 3 hours 7 minutes and 51 seconds.
Kuala Lumpur Marathon
	News From: Monday, June 28, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Death Mars Kuala Lumpur Marathon (The Star) Over sixteen-thousand runners participated in the Kuala Lumpur Mararthon. Sadly Lim Wei Yee, 25, collapsed while competing in the race.
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Kuala Lumpur Marathon: Rotich Leads Kenyan Sweep (New Straits Timess) Nelson Kirwa Rotich moved up one notch from last year's second place finish to claim the top spot at the Kuala Lumpur Marathon with a time of 2 hours 16 minutes and 44 seconds
	News From: Sunday, June 27, 2010
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Kenyan Runners Sweep Kuala Lumpur Marathon (The Sun Daily) Nelson Kirwa Rotich led more than sixteen-thousand, five-hundred runners to win the Kuala Lumpur Marathon in course record fashion with a time of 2 hours 16 minutes and 44 seconds.
		Kenyans Dominate Kuala Lumpur Marahton 2010 (Bernama.com) Newlson Kirwa Rotich won the Kuala Lumpur Marathon with a course record of 2 hours 16 minutes and 44 seconds.
	News From: Friday, June 25, 2010
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Shaharudin Determined To Break Personal Mark In Kuala Lumpur Marathon (Bernama.com) Shaharudin Hashim is headed to the Kuala Lumpur Marathon with the goal of breaking his personal record of 2 hours 34 minutes and 24 seconds in the race to be held on Sunday.
Marine Corps Marathon
	News From: Thursday, July 1, 2010
		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
Mayo Midnight Marathon
	News From: Friday, June 25, 2010
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Mayo Midnight Marathon Welcomes Over 200 Runners (Whitehorse Star) The Mayo Midnight Marathon hosted more than two-hundred runners with a starting time of twelve midnight. Simon LaPointe won the event with a time of 3 hours 2 minutes and 49 seconds
Milo Marathon
	News From: Friday, June 25, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Foreign Bets Spice Up National Milo Marathon (MB.com.ph) The National Milo Marathon will open it's registration doors to foreign athletes for the first time in the race's thirty-four year history.