Marathon/Running News: 7/19/09 - 7/26/09

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News From: Sunday, July 26, 2009
	Carrollton Festival of Races
		Human Interest Story
		Carrollton Festival of Races features smoother course (Mlive.com) The Carrolton Festival of Races will kick off at 5 am for marathon walkers or those with disabilities who wish to attempt the marathon. More than 100 runners have signed up for the revamped course that involves three laps to complete the 26.2 mile course.
	Houston Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Houston Marathon training program week 1 (The Examiner) Kelly Smith is listing his specific training program in a week by week format for all runners to read and watch. His flexible plan provide for long runs, speed work and rest day.
	Mayor's Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Countdown begins for Mayor Marathon (The Times of India) The Mayor Marathon of Thane, India is ready to starts it's annual marathon slated for August 2. Total participation for the day's events will reach forty-five thousand runners.
	Odds And Ends
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Meb Keflezighi dominates Bix 7 in Davenport (Des Moines Register) The thirty-fifth annual Bix 7 road race marked the return of Meb Keflezighi to the running scene. Keflezighi, returning from a hip fracture, the 2004 Olympic Marathon silver medalist, ran the seven mile course in 32 minutes and 25 seconds solidifying his return to road racing.
	The San Francisco Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Pleasure and pain at the San Francisco Marathon (San Francisco Chronicle) Andrew Cook of Flower Mound Texas lead all twenty-one thousand runners across the finish line at the 32 edition of the San Francisco Marathon. Cooks time of 2 hours 26 minutes and 32 seconds was good enough for his third victory in the San Francisco race.
		Human Interest Story
		San Francisco Marathon runners will cross Golden Gate Bridge (KCBS) This Sunday the San Francisco marathon will take up three lanes of the Golden Gate Bridge with California Highway Patrol Monitoring the traffic that parallels the runners.
	Two Cities Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Yes, you can take first steps for a long run and the Eye Q Two Cities Marathon (The Fresno Bee) The second annual Two Cities Marathon will take place in just over 100 days and race officials have increased the registration limit by two-thousand over last years number as they turned away more than five-hundred runners last year who waited until the last minute to register.
News From: Saturday, July 25, 2009
	Deseret News Classic Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		'Tough' Deseret News Marathon conquered by Kenya's Yego (Deseret News) David Yego, Kenya, called the Deseret Morning News Marathon "tough". "too tough". But he was the first to cross the finish line as he pulled away at mile 19 to win with a time of 2 hours 25 minutes and 42 seconds
		Human Interest Story
		Marathon moxie: Scott survives fatigue, pain to claim women's crown at Deseret News Marathon (Deseret News) Allie Scott struggled the final three miles but managed a sub 3-hour marathon victory at the Deseret New Marathon on Friday. Her time of 2 hours 56 minutes and 41 seconds outdistanced Julie Thomas, 2nd place, who finished with a time of 3 hours 2 minutes and 11 seconds.
	Grandma's Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Marathon run was unfinished, but not unfulfilled (Post Bulletin) Joy Larson, 51, was running the Grandma's marathon last month when the heat advisory nearly canceled the race. At mile 19 she was not going to finish. The heat index had climbed to ninety-eight degrees. She told herself it was okay not to finish.
	Houston Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Houston Marathon sells out in 60 hours (Galveston County Daily News) You had to be a fast runner to get into the Houston Marathon and Half Marathon last weekend. The half-marathon filled to capacity of 11,000 entrants in less than 24-hours and the marathon filled to 11,000 entrants by the end of Sunday night.
	Johnstown Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		YMCA tackles Johnstown Marathon task. (The Tribune-Democrat) Organizers of the 34th Johnstown marathon had previously announced that the marathon would be canceled for 2009. Sharon Jones, Director of the YMCA, says they are about forty-five hundred dollars short of the goal of twelve-thousand to move the race forward. The race lost it's key corporate sponsor and that setback has put organizers into an overdrive fund raising mode.
	Odds And Ends
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Keflezighi and Huddle Win USA 7 Mile Titles (Race Results Weekly) 2004 Olympic Marathon Sliver Medalist won the 2009 USA 7 Mile Championships.
		Human Interest Story
		Marathon Tech Review: Sonys W-Series Walkman (The New York Time) Most runners will enjoy the Apple iPod as their music player while running. The new Sony Walkman "W" series has just three controls and removes the cumbersome nature of wires as it wraps behind the ears. Simple controls and compact design make this seventy-dollar music player a great option for runners.
		Finding a Marathon that's just right (The New York Times) The parade of marathons growing in the fall months appeal to all cultures. Variables such as price, proximity and prestige can make your choice in which fall marathon to run quite the conundrum.
		Elite entrants race to Berlin, Chicago, New York marathons (The Advocate) Each of the fall Major Marathon events took turns last week announcing elite runners who plan to attend their specific events. The top name on the list is current world record holder Haile Gebrselassie who will race fellow Kenyan country-men Duncan Kibet in the World Championship marathon in September.
News From: Friday, July 24, 2009
	Carrollton Festival of Races
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Carrollton Marathon Changes Route To Give Runners Extra Boost (The Saginaw News) Carrollton Marathon is being changed for the marathon's 10th anniversary. The monotonous eight laps around a five kilometer course will become something, race director, Craig Douglas, thinks will add a little more "zest".
	Deseret News Classic Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Utahn Wins Women's Deseret News Marathon (Deseret News) Allie Scott, 22 year old from Salt Lake City, prevailed from an agonizing final three miles to win the Deseret News Marathon. She was the only female runner to finish the race in sub 3 hour times.
		Kenyan Finishes Strong To Claim Deseret News Marathon Victory (Deseret News) David Yego wins the Deseret News Marathon after trailing the leader for the first 18 miles. On mile 19, Yego took the lead and never looked back.
	Mount Desert Island marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Really Relay at Mount Desert Island Marathon (Village Soup) While race director Gary Allen, of the Mount Desert Island Marathon, has been staunch about everyone running the marathon cover the same distance, the self-titled "stubborn" director has opted to add a new team relay division.
News From: Thursday, July 23, 2009
	Deseret News Classic Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Sticking to its roots: Deseret News Marathon celebrates 40th year (Deseret News) Jim Santomier asked Keith West to sponsor a "long distance" race in 1969 and forty-years later the Deseret News Marathon is still running strong. The first year saw 43 finishers and the tradition of holding a marathon on Pioneer Day continues.
	Frankfurt Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Cheruiyot and Kigen to meet in Frankfurt Marathon (Sporting Life) Robert Cheruiyot will take on fellow countrymen Wilfred Kigen at the Frankfurt Marathon on October 25. Cheruiyot, running in his first marathon last year, set a course record of 2 hours 7 minutes and 21 seconds eclipsing Kigen's record by 37 seconds.
	Grandfather Mountain Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Cowie Wins The 2009 Grandfather Mountain Marathon (Blue Ridge Parkway Guide) Steve Cowie from Greensboro North Carolina won the forty-second annual Grandfather Mountain marathon with a time of 2 hours 46 minutes and 31 seconds. Cowie, a civil engineer, trained about one-hundred miles a week getting ready for the event.
	Great Wall Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Oswestry runner 'hits wall' in first marathon at Great Wall Marathon (Advertizer) Joshua Alston ran the Great Wall Marathon as his first marathon. The marathon has over three-thousand, seven-hundred steps along the 26.2 mile course and Alston won his age group with a time of 4 hours, 34 minutes and placed 27th out of more than 800 runners.
	Houston Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Houston Marathon events shatter speed records. (Houston Chronicle) The Houston Marathon closed open registration for all events in just two and one half days after registration opened. Steven Karpas stated that people who were unable to get into the race last year seemed to rush to get into the race this year.
	Johnstown Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Still Hope For 34th Annual Johnstown Marathon (WJACTV.com) With more than twelve thousand dollars needed to keep the Johnstown marathon running this year, a local businessman has stepped forward and raised nearly half of the funds. Howard Bernstein of Penn Installations has called the community into action to keep the event alive.
News From: Wednesday, July 22, 2009
	Accra International Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Accra International Marathon scheduled for September 27 (Home Page Ghana) The Accra International Marathon will kick off on September 27 from the Ghanaman Soccer of Excellence and end at La Pleasure Beach. The 42-kilometer race is set to raise awareness of the link between health and lifestyle
	Chicago Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Olympic gold medalist Wanjiru makes U.S. marathon debut in Chicago (Examiner.com) Sammy Wanjiru ran to gold in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games with a marathon time of 2 hours, 6 minutes and 32 seconds. His PR of 2 hours, 5 minutes and 10 seconds will be his focus at the 2009 Chicago Marathon where Wanjiru hopes to not only break his own record but set a new world record on the flat and fast course.
	City of Los Angeles Marathon (L.A. Marathon)
		Human Interest Story
		Council moves Los Angeles Marathon back to March, shifts route (Los Angeles Times) The 24th annual City of Los Angeles Marathon has been unanimously voted by the city council to be moved back to March on the 21st. The new date and "stadium to sea" route is hoped to bring in a new record number of runners after a decline in participation in 2009
	Houston Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Getting Into The Houston Marathon Is Not A Sprint (Houston Press) With registration for the Houston Marathon filled to capacity and the hysteria over, at least until race day, many runners sat up late to hit the registration lines at precisely at 12:01 am. The overwhelming surge in registrants cause the sign-up site to crash. The transfer clause enacted for the 2010 race caused a flurry of registrants to stay up for the early morning registration to ensure their opportunity to snatch one of the twenty-two thousand spots.