Marathon/Running News: 6/30/09 - 7/7/09

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News From: Tuesday, July 7, 2009
	Grandma's Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Former Grandma's Champ Faces Doping Accusations (Northland's News Center) Marathon runner Liza Hunter-Galvan, who won the 2008 Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon and competed for New Zealand in the marathon event at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, has been accused of doping.
	Icebreaker Indoor Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Pettit Will Host More Events at the InStep Icebreaker Indoor Marathon (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) The InStep Icebreaker Indoor Marathon will be adding a half marathon and marathon relay for its second year.
	Odds And Ends
		Human Interest Story
		Marathon In Iraq Brings In $7,000 For Fallen-Soldiers Fund (Pennsylvania Local News) A Memorial Day marathon, the largest organized event held in Camp Taji, Iraq, raised nearly $7,000 for the 56th Stryker Brigade's Fallen Soldiers fund.
		Liza Hunter-Galvan Will Not Discuss Doping Reports (San Antonio Express News) Liza Hunter-Galvan, who competed in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games Marathon for New Zeland, has been accused of doping.
News From: Monday, July 6, 2009
	Marine Corps Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Harris Corp. Patrols Virtual Marathon for Marine Corps Marathon (Orlando Sentinel) Harris Corp., a company know for selling combat related systems to US Military has developed a 3D tour of the Marine Corps Marathon course.
News From: Sunday, July 5, 2009
	Big Sur International Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Big Sur Marathon adds more character to event (The Californian) The twenty-fifth running of the Big Sur Marathon will give runners and spectators newly designed mile markers to view during one of the nations most scenic marathon next April
	Gold Coast Airport Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Kenyan takes out Gold Coast Marathon on debut (Brisbane Times) Kenyan William Chebor took out the top seeded Shane Nankervis of Victoria to capture the overall Gold Coast Marathon title with a time of 2 hours 12 minutes nearly 5 minutes ahead of Nankervis
	Illinois Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Champaign marathon back for 2010 with a new date (Chicago Tribune) The second running of Illinois' newest running event, the Champaign Marathon, will return in 2010 on May 1st. The April date was scratched due to the possibility of early snow.
	Missoula Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Sport of Running takes off: 2000 Marathon racers expected at Missoula Marathon (Missoulian.com) The third annual Missoula Marathon is expecting over two-thousand runners for the annual running of the 26.2 mile event. Over eighteen-hundred had registered for the event as of July 3rd.
	Odds And Ends
		Human Interest Story
		Local Nurse Completes Marathons In All 50 States (Central Florida News) Fiona Wright, 46, is the only woman in Brevard County to complete marathons in all 50 states. She has only been seriously running since 2002.
	Pittsburgh Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		More than 1,000 sign up for 2010 Pittsburgh Marathon in first day (Pittsburgh Tribune) The second annual version of the newly revived Pittsburgh marathon will be held on May 2, 2010 and over one thousand registrants took advantage of the first day of registration.
News From: Saturday, July 4, 2009
	Pittsburgh Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		1,300 Early Birds Sign Up For 2010 Pittsburgh Marathon (Pittsburgh Post Gazette) With a little less than 10 months until the 2010 Pittsburgh Marathon, nearly 1,300 runners took advantage of early online registration and its discounted rates on entry fees.
News From: Friday, July 3, 2009
	Big Wild Life Runs Marathon (prev. Humpy's Classic Marathon)
		Human Interest Story
		Celebrity Marathon Runner: Sarah Palin (Examiner.com) Sarah Palin is not only a politician, she is also a marathon runner. She ran in the 2005 Humpy's Marathon in Anchorage.
	Marine Corps Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Marine Corps Marathon Scores Convention Center As Expo Venue (Washington Business Journal) The Marine Corps Marathon will host its Health & Fitness Expo at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. It has taken nearly 5 years for the event to get into that venue.
News From: Thursday, July 2, 2009
	Gold Coast Airport Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Records already broken at Gold Coast Maratrhon (Gold Coast News) For eight years in a row the Gold Coast Marathon has set a new registration record. Numbers have soared from sixteen-thousand to twenty-one thousand in just three years.
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Nankervis wary of African wild cards in Gold Coast Marathon (Gold Coast News) Shane Nankervis has Australia's highest seeding in this weekend's Gold Coast Airport Marathon. He is wary of a group of four African runners who could show up and do anything. Nankervis is hoping to run 2 hours and 14 minutes to snatch a spot on the podium.
		Human Interest Story
		Bulletin pair tackle the long run at Gold Coast Marathon (Gold Coast News) Cameron Hart, Queensland Events general manager, knows the starting line at Broadwater Parklands will be a tight squeeze for the twenty-one thousand runners. Kenyans are staged to break the course record and members of the Bulletin staff are expected to complete the 26.2 mile distance as well.
	Milo Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Milo Marathon continues simultaneous races (ABS-CBN News) The thirty-third National Milo Marathon will kick off it's series of races after a four month break. Nearly forty-thousand runners are expected to participate in events ranging from the 42.195 kilometer marathon down to the 3 kilometer kiddie run.
	Odds And Ends
		Human Interest Story
		The Athlete: Abebe Bikila (Variety) Ethiopia's first Olympic Gold Medalist, Abebe Bikila, is featured in a film titled "the Athlete". The film chronicles the life of Bikila and his climb to Olympic Marathon immortality.
News From: Wednesday, July 1, 2009
	Big Sur International Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Big Sur Marathon selling mile markers - with pic (The Californian) The 25th annual Big Sur Marathon slated for April 2010 will boast humorous mile markers along the 26.2 mile course. John Ceney, a local muralist, will be creating the markers that are available for sponsorship through the marathon organizers.
	Odds And Ends
		Human Interest Story
		Sarah Palin: Run against the President? You betcha! (Times Online) Sarah Palin was not igniting her early launch for the 2012 presidential race but was drawing attention to her "inner circle" claim to running fame of a sub four hour marathon. The forty-five year older former beauty queen is quite the running advocate.
		Moswasi defends title but misses Berlin target (Mmegi Online) Keineestse Moswasi crossed the finish line of the Bosele Marathon in first place with a time of 2 hours 24 minutes and 13 seconds. And while he reputation as an elite runners is growing, he missed the Berlin World Championships qualifying time of 2 hours and 18 minutes.
	Rock 'n' Roll USA Marathon (formerly the National Marathon)
		Human Interest Story
		Registration opens for SunTrust National Marathon (Examiner.com) The Sun Trust National Marathon is just one of many races in the Washington D.C. area that tops the list of quality races. The National Marathon will celebrate it's fifth year on March 20 of 2010 and the fast course attracts a multitude of runners seeking personal best times.
	Soweto Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Mema targets Soweto Marathon win (Dispatch Online) Mbuyiseli Mema, of East London, missed his goal of a top 10 finish in the famed Comrades Marathon. But Mema is back on his feet and targeting a win at the Soweto Marathon later this year.
	Via Marathon (formerly the Lehigh Valley Hospital Marathon for Via)
		Human Interest Story
		Registration deadline looming for Lehigh Valley marathon (Lehigh Valley Live) Another registration deadline for Lehigh Valley Marathon will come to pass on July 15. The marathon registration fee will go up by ten dollars for the September 13 race.
	World Track & Field Championships Women's Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		After 5,000, Goucher alive, kicking for marathon (USA Today) Kara Goucher has raced the 5000 meter at the U.S. National meet to work on her finishing kick that can often determine a race. Her third place finish at the Boston Marathon had her feeling a little uneasy with her kick as she heads into the World Track and Field Marathon Championships at Berlin in August.
News From: Tuesday, June 30, 2009
	Fallen 4 Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Warm reception at Fallen 4 relay and marathon (Edson Leader) The First Annual Fallen 4 Marathon and Relay greeted participant with cool weather and rain. Race organizers felt the rain was fairly symbolic of the tear shed for family members who have lost their lives in the line of duty.
	Mayor's Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Going 'green' at Mayor's Marathon (The Northern Light) The thirty-sixth annual Mayor's Marathon in Anchorage helds it's eighth "green" marathon in an effort to reduce landfill waste generated by the race. The increased use of biodegradable products made for an even "greener" event for the 2009 event.
	Odds And Ends
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Western States 100 has high attrition rate (Tahoe Daily Tribune) Many of the Western States 100 mile runners are challenged, not only by the distance but also by extreme elevation changes. Intense heat also greeted the four-hundred participants. Hal Koerner won the race for the second consecutive time in nearly 16 hours and 25 minutes.
		Human Interest Story
		Austin runner conquers marathons in all 50 states (Statesman.com) Frank Livaudais has joined the short list of runners completing a marathon in all 50 states. Livaudais ran the Vermont City Marathon in 3 hours and 9 minutes and 51 seconds. He started the quest in 2002 at the Austin Marathon