Marathon/Running News: 7/13/08 - 7/20/08

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News From: Saturday, July 19, 2008
	Pattaya Queen's Cup Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Runners From Around The World Join The 15th Pattaya Marathon 2008 (Pattaya City Daily News) Pattaya city gave a warm welcome to the runners who would compete in the 15th Pattaya Marathon on July 20, 2008 at 4AM.
News From: Tuesday, July 15, 2008
	Great Wall Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Rusk High Grad Runs Great Wall of China Marathon (TylerPaper.com) Jennifer Dyess, a Rusk High School graduate who works as an English teacher in China, placed seventh in the 20-29 womens age division and was 33rd overall in the Great Wall of China Marathon. Normally a 3:45 marathoner, Dyess expressed the enjoyments and challenges of running the race which she finished in 5:03. Portions of running on the Wall itself is like running on the side of a cliff with no guardrails.
	Olympics 2008 (Men)
		Non-Marathon/ Other Running
		Gebreselassie Named to Ethiopian Olympic Team (CBCSports.ca) World Record Marathon Holder Ethiopias Haile Gebrselassie, considered the worlds greatest distance runner, has been named to his countrys Olympic team for the 10,000m. Despite Gebrselassies decision against running the marathon due to poor air quality, the Ethiopian Federation is allowing him to return to the 10,000 meter track race. Geb is no stranger to the track being the former world 5,000m and 10,000m record holder and having won gold medals in the 1996 and 2000 Olympic Games at 10,000m, and four consecutive IAAF World Championship gold medals at 10,000m between 1993 and 1999.
	Olympics 2008 (Women)
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Beijing Olympics: Radcliffe Given Until Eve of Marathon to Declare Her Fitness (Guardian.co.uk) World Record Marathon Holder Paula Radcliffe, who has been sidelined with a stress fracture at the top of her left femur, has been unable to train properly for the past ten weeks as the Beijing Olympics marathon date closes in. After receiving a check-up, UK Athletics is giving a deadline of less than twenty-four hours before the Olympic marathon in Beijing by which to confirm her fitness to race. Radcliffe is receiving such privilege since she is a world record-holder, a world champion and one of Great Britains only hopes to medal.
News From: Monday, July 14, 2008
	Knysna Forest Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Kites, Naval Parade, Marathon Mark The End of Krysna Oyster Fest (The Herald) The Knysna Forest Marathon started in biting cold at 7am on Saturday with runners lining up for the start beginning at 4:00am. There was also a three-day display featured kite flying, kite ballet and kite fighting.
	Missoula Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Runners Compete In Missoula Marathon (KPAX-TV) Over 1,100 runners covered the roads of Missoula on Sunday to take part in the second annual Missoula Marathon and almost 400 completed the 26.2 mile course before lunch.
		It's Better The Second Time Around: Missoula's Bassett, Kalispell's Schuster Win Second Missoula Marathon (The Missoulian) Over 1,000 runner's hit the streets for the 2008 Missoula Marathon. The race started shortly after 6:00 AM.
		Human Interest Story
		Missoula Marathon is One Stop On Australian Couple's 8-race, 8-country Journey (TheMissoulian.com) Sue and Andrew O'Brien, from Melbourne, Australia, picked Missoula Marathon as their only U.S. stopover as they run eight marathons in eight countries over the course of eight weeks. Their debut run began with the 87 km (54 miles) Comrades marathon, then through courses on Mauritius, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Alberta, Canada. The couple will fly to Thailand for the Pattaya Marathon, then onto the Swiss Alpine Marathon finally the Townsville Marathon back in Australia.
	Pattaya Queen's Cup Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Pattaya City Is All Set For The Pattaya Marathon 2008! (Pattaya City Daily News) The Thailand based Pattaya Marathon will stage its fourteenth event this month. There will be multiple events for race weekend marathon, half marathon, a wheelchair race, a 10K and 5k race.
	Twin Cities Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Salazar Will Join at Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon Events (MarketWatch) Former Olympian and World-Record Marathon Runner Alberto Salazar who was named Honorary Captain of Medtronic Global Heroes will join twenty-five runners benefiting from medical technology at the 2008 Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon or Medtronic TC 10 Mile. Heroes program celebrates the accomplishments of runners who enjoy the benefits of medical devices to treat conditions such as heart disease, diabetes, spinal disorders, chronic pain, or neurological disorders, and whose continued passion for running serves as an inspiration to others. Salazar received a Medtronic implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) implanted following sudden cardiac arrest in 2007.
News From: Sunday, July 13, 2008
	Missoula Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Local Man Takes First Place In Missoula Marathon; Kalispell Teacher Is Women's Winner (The Missoulian) Local runner Elliott Bassett won the 2008 Missoula Marathon in just over 2 hours and 44 minutes. Jamie Schuster, a Kalispell teacher, took home the top honors in the women's race in a little over 3 hours and 15 minutes.