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Akron Marathon
	News From: Sunday, July 18, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Liberty Hill Baptist's Mark Johnson prepares for marathon, supports Cleveland schools (Cleveland.com) Reverand Mark Johnson prepares for the Akron Marathon. He wishes he could run the Rite Aid Cleveland Marathon, but feels that he could not preach after a 26.2 mile run.
Athens Marathon (Greece)
	News From: Tuesday, July 20, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		2,500 Years On, Marathon Remembered As It Began (The Independent) Two Greek Marathon runners will celebrate the anniversary of the creation of their sport that occurred twenty-five centuries ago.
		When The Marathon Going Gets Tough, Remember At Least Your Race Is 26 Miles....Not 325! (New York Daily News) Two elite marathon runners from Greece will commemorate the twenty-five hundredth anniversary of the marathon by running three-hundred, twenty-five miles along the original path from Athens to Sparta.
	News From: Monday, July 19, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Greeks To Recreate The Marathon Run Of Pheidippides (Reuters) The Battle of Marathon happened two and a half thousand years ago and two Greek runners are hoping to recreate the legendary feat of Pheidippides.
Atlantic City Marathon
	News From: Monday, July 19, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Atlantic City Marathon To Return In October With New Race Route (Press Of Atlantic City) The Atlantic City Marathon will return on Friday October 17 for it's fifty-second year and will showcase a new route that will be completely different from the old course.
Badwater Ultra Marathon
	News From: Wednesday, July 14, 2010
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Aurora Man Wins Punishing Badwater Marathon (Chicago Tribune) Zach Gingerich won the 2010 Badwater Ultramarathon through Death Valley. He ran the 135 mile race in 24 hours, 44 minutes and 48 seconds.
		Colorado Runner Jamie Donaldson Wins Her Third Badwater Ultramarathon And Sets New Course Record (Examiner.com) Jamie Donaldson won the women's division of the Badwater Ultramarathon for the third year in a row and set a new course record with a time of 26 hours, 16 minutes and 12 seconds.
Berlin Marathon
	News From: Friday, July 16, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		N-TV Nabs Berlin Marathon (Variety.com) German web TV N-TV has acquired the rights to the Berlin Marathon set to be held on September 26.
City of Los Angeles Marathon (L.A. Marathon)
	News From: Wednesday, July 14, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		2011 Honda LA Marathon Presented By K-Swiss Expects Record Field (PR-Newswire.com) Registration for the 2011 City of Los Angeles Marathon will open on Thursday July 15 and race organizers are expecting a record field for the March 20th, 2011 Race
Columbus Marathon
	News From: Wednesday, July 21, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Road To Columbus Starts In July (Cincinnati Enquirer) Jim Pleshinger will start his training for his annual Columbus Marathon to be held on October 17. The first long run of twelve miles came early in mid-July.
Comrades Marathon (88km)
	News From: Wednesday, July 21, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Comrades Cheat Gives Mthembu Third Place (IOL.CO.ZA) Sergio Motsoeeng who orginally place third at the eight-fifth Comrades Marathon was disqualified after testing positive for drugs.
Cowtown Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, July 20, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Cowtown Marathon Expands Race To Three Days (NBCDFW.com) The Cowtown Marathon and events is expanding to three days and moving to the Will Rogers Memorial Center for 2011
Delhi International Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, July 20, 2010
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Marathon Runners Eye Delhi (Southern-Courier) Jeff Hunt, 27, has earned an entry from Australia to run in the Commonwealth Games Marathon in October.
Deseret News Classic Marathon
	News From: Wednesday, July 21, 2010
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Expect A Colorful And Fast Deseret News Marathon (Deseret News) Jenn Shelton will bring her leg speed and experience to the forty-first edition of the Deseret News Marathon.
		Deseret News Marathon Event Preview: Ultra Runner Jenn Shelton Will Race (Examiner.com) Jenn Shelton has thrown her name in the hat for the Deseret News Marathon which kicks off on July 24 in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Fox Cities Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, July 20, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Community First Fox Cities Marathon Offers Fitness Challenge (Post Crescent) The twentieth annual Community First Fox Cities Marathon is promoting health and fitness to area companies by holding a friendly competition among all area businesses.
Grandfather Mountain Marathon
	News From: Wednesday, July 14, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Steve Cowie On Grandfather Marathon Weekend (News-Record) Steve Cowie won the Grandfather Mountain Marathon and completed a weekend of endurance events in the Boone North Carolina mountains.
Great Wall Marathon
	News From: Saturday, July 17, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Great Wall Makes For A Memorable Marathon (American-Statesman) The Great Wall Marathon beckons many to its alluring three-thousand, seven-hundred stone steps and for many it is just part of an amazing trip to China
Harrisburg Marathon
	News From: Wednesday, July 21, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Runners Stay On Track With Harrisburg Marathon Goals (Pennlive.com) November 14 is the date for the start of the thirty-eighth Harrisburg Marathon. Team Aspire will bring more than ninety runners to the starting line to compete in the 26.2 mile race.
Houston Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, July 20, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Houston Marathon Modifies Lottery System For Entry (Item Online) The Houston Marathon will be held on January 30, 2011. Those who have run the marathon ten years and above are to be exempt from the lottery and with a cap of eleven-thousand runners it will be slim pickings for the remaining marathon hopefuls.
Kiawah Island Marathon
	News From: Friday, July 16, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		A Goal In Mind, Runner Returns To The Streets For Kiawah Marathon (Winston Salem Journal) Mike Larson may have very little eyesight but the 43 year-old has not lost his love for life and running. He will compete in the Kiawah Marathon in December despite being legally blind
Marathon du Medoc
	News From: Wednesday, July 21, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		A Marathon For Gourmands - Marathon Du Medoc (Asia Travel Tips.com) The Marathon du Medoc will kick off on September 11 for it's twenty-sixth year. The course winds though the most famous wine regions in France
Marine Corps Marathon
	News From: Wednesday, July 14, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		The Marine Corps Marathon Voted Best Marathon For Families (News Blaze) Beginning on July 14, those who registered for the thirty-fifth Marine Corps Marathon who are unable to run the race may transfer their entry to a non-registered runner.
New York City Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, July 20, 2010
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Ritzenhein Ready To Return To New York (Race Results Weekly) Looking to re-debut his career, IAAF World Half-Marathon bronze medalist Dathan Ritzenhein will look to return, at the 2010 ING New York City Marathon.
Nike 26.2 = Nike Women's Marathon
	News From: Thursday, July 15, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Nike Women's Marathon Event (San Francisco Chroncile) Of the thirty-seven thousand people who signed up for the Nike Women's Marathon, only twenty-thousand were accepted. Lombardi sports has two entries that will be given away.
Odds And Ends
	News From: Wednesday, July 21, 2010
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Gold Medallists Wanjiru &Amp; Tadese To Face Off In Castelbuono (Race Results Weekly) Two of the world's finest running champions, Samuel Wanjiru and Zersenay Tadese, of Kenay and Eritrea respectively will face off at Monday's Giro Podistico Internazionale de Castelbuono
	News From: Tuesday, July 20, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Jogging With Smartphone, Apps (Detroit Free Press) Runners in marathon and other racing events have been using their smartphone and an application called runkeeper to provide real-time feedback of their running progress.
		Race Organizers Must Be Ready In Case Of Emergency. (Lansing State Journal) Certain inherent risks are taken by marathon runners and other race participants. Race organizers must still bare the brunt of the responsibility for runners safety and be prepared to handle a variety of situations.
	News From: Monday, July 19, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Ultr 'Races' Give Going To Extremes New Meaning (Coloradoan) When the distance of a marathon at twenty-six point two miles doesn't seem to phase you any longer, you can always run and Ultra Marathon.
	News From: Sunday, July 18, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Afghanistan Hero Mark Ormrod Joins Marine Pals in Marathon Across America (Mirror.co.uk) Mark Ormrod, of the UK, who had his legs and right arm blown off by a landmine while serving in Afghanistan, will be embarking on a 3,530 mile run across the United States called the "Gumpathon" after the Tom Hanks movie "Forest Gump." That is a total of 135 marathons, which Ormrod plans to take one mile at a time.