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Air Force Marathon
	News From: Wednesday, July 29, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Air Force Marathon Fees Increase August 2 (WHIOTV.com) The fees for the U.S. Air Force Marathon, half-marathon and 5K will be increasing on August 2. The marathon and the half will increase ten dollars and the 5K will go up by five dollars with the 10K remaining the same.
Boston Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, July 28, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Rossi-Fogle ran through pain at Boston Marathon (York Daily Record) Nancy Rossi-Fogle found out she was pregnant and had a bleeding ulcer after she finished a grueling march of 26.2 miles while finishing the Boston Marathon in 3 hours and 51 minutes. Perserverance was only half of her battle.
Carrollton Festival of Races
	News From: Monday, July 27, 2009
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Carrollton Festival of Races draws record turnout. (MLive.com) Nearly three-hundred runners showed up to support their physical fitness and local charities by competing in the Carrollton Festival of Races. Andres Pelikan of Kirkwood Missouri won the overall marathon with a time of 3 hours 5 minutes and 48 seconds.
	News From: Sunday, July 26, 2009
		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.
	News From: Friday, July 24, 2009
		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".
Chennai Marathon
	News From: Wednesday, July 29, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Chennai marathon postponed to September 27 (Press Trust of India) The Chennai Marathon was slated to take place on August 22 has been moved to September 27 to prevent any conflicts with the World Track and Field Championships being held in Berlin from August 15 to 23.
Cities Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, July 28, 2009
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Title defenders win M7 Cities Marathon (Blacktown Sun) Julius Maratim won the Cities Marathon on Sunday with a time of 2 hours 23 minutes and 12 seconds. Magda Karimalipoulos won the women's marathon title for the third year in a row.
City of Los Angeles Marathon (L.A. Marathon)
	News From: Thursday, July 30, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Los Angeles Marathon Get Early Nod From Council (Santa Monica Daily Press) The final leg of the Los Angeles Marathon has been given approval by the city council of Santa Monica to traverse streets that have previously only allowed 5K and 10K runs.
Comrades Marathon (88km)
	News From: Wednesday, July 29, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Comrades Marathon 2010 (Limpopo Informatnt) If you are dreaming of running the Comrades Marathon in 2010 for the eighty-fifth running of the race registration and training programs are starting up.
Deseret News Classic Marathon
	News From: Saturday, July 25, 2009
		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.
	News From: Friday, July 24, 2009
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		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.
		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.
Grandma's Marathon
	News From: Saturday, July 25, 2009
		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.
Green Bay Marathon
	News From: Thursday, July 30, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Mom, Can I Run a Marathon? (Sun Sentinel) Dan Anderson completed the Green Bay Marathon at the age of 14. Despite starting to blow up around mile 17, cheering crowds fueled him toward the finish line to join the elite club of young long-distance runners.
Grizzly Marathon
	News From: Wednesday, July 29, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		More than 300 runners sign up to run Grizzly Marathon Events (Choteau Acantha) The Grizzly Marathon, located in Choteau Montana, will hold it's eighth annual event on Saturday August 1st. Race Director Syd Rogers stated that 92 marathon runners had signed up for the newly revamped course.
Houston Marathon
	News From: Sunday, July 26, 2009
		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.
	News From: Saturday, July 25, 2009
		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.
Johnny Miles Marathon
	News From: Wednesday, July 29, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Everything in place for annual Johnny Miles Festival (Cape Breton Post) The legacy of Johnny Miles lives on with the Johnny Miles Festival held from July 31 to August 2 in Sydney Mines. Miles broke the marathon world record in Boston in 1926 by four minutes and won the prestigious race again in 1929
Johnstown Marathon
	News From: Saturday, July 25, 2009
		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.
Mayor's Marathon
	News From: Sunday, July 26, 2009
		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.
Mount Desert Island marathon
	News From: Tuesday, July 28, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Participation Tourism with the Mount Desert Island Marathon (Village Soup) The Mount Desert Island Marathon is looking for individuals and businesses who want to help grow the race. The marathon brings people from all over the world to the great state of Maine to participate in the 26.2 mile race.
		Ten things you should know about supporting the Mount Desert Island Marathon (Village Soup) The Mount Deseret Island Marathon provides a list of the top ten reasons why supporting the 501-c-3 not for profit organization is a great idea.
	News From: Friday, July 24, 2009
		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.
Mt. Everest Challenge Marathon
	News From: Wednesday, July 29, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Runner steps up for orphans after Everest Marathon (East and Bays Courier) Glenn Marvin ran the Tenzing Hillary Everest Marathon on May 29 after a two-week long sickness and very little sleep. Marvin went on to an orphanage where ten-thousand dollars that he raised is being used to provide home and schooling to orphans and destitute children.
New York City Marathon
	News From: Thursday, July 30, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Healthy Samuelson mulls running fall marathon (Sun Journal) Joan Benoit Samuelson, who won the first women's marathon Olympic Gold Medal in 1984 at the Los Angles Games, may run a fall marathon and it could be New York City
Nova Scotia Marathon
	News From: Monday, July 27, 2009
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Ray Moorehead wins Nova Scotia marathon (The Chronicle Herald) Ray Moorehead, Dartmouth, won the 39th annual Nova Scotia Marathon with a time of 2 hours 49 minutes and 33 seconds defeating the defending champion Marco Albright who was second in 2:58:07
Odds And Ends
	News From: Thursday, July 30, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Long Runs Are Important To All Running Programs (Examiner.com) Long distance running is proving more and more beneficial for runners in the 5K and 10K category as well as the marathon and half.
		United Kingdom Athletics Downgrade Marathon Selection Standards For 2010 (UK Press) Mara Yamauchi and Paula Radcliffe were the only two women who qualified for the World Championship Marathon next month. The top man, Andi Jones who has a personal best of 2 hours and 15 minutes, was three minuts shy of the old qualifying standard.
		Morning Running - Still Better Than a Treadmill (RUNOREGON) Running in the morning can be a difficult way to train for many athletes training for a fall marathon. Are treadmills the answer for you?