Marathon/Running News: 8/9/09 - 8/16/09

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News From: Sunday, August 16, 2009
	Edmonton Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Edmonton Marathon No Sweat for Death Race Vet (Edomonton Sun) Edmonton's Jack Cook will run the Edmonton Marathon in just over three hours and it will seem like a walk in the park after his fourteen hour victories in each of three Canadian Death Race victories
News From: Saturday, August 15, 2009
	Blue Ridge Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Inaugural Blue Ridge Marathon Takes Starter's Gun in April (The Franklin News Post) April 24, 2010 will mark the beginning of the Blue Ridge Marathon that kicks off in Roanoke Virginia. The race will cover some of the highest peaks on the famed Blue Ridge Parkway during it's 75th anniversary.
	Log Train Trail Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Sunday Fun at Log Train Trail Marathon (Alberni Valley News) The twentieth anniversary of the Log Train Trail races takes place this Sunday beginning at 10 am at McLean Mill. The whole event is not about awarding first place, but rather a coming together of like-minded people, runners and walkers.
	Odds And Ends
		Human Interest Story
		Energizing Socks Enhances Running Performance During SmoothToe New England Marathon (Business Wire) David O'Meara is hoping to run a marathon in under 2 hours and 11 minutes. He hopes to do it one mile at a time. The 46 year-old is racing in the Smooth Toe New England Marathon and will cover one mile at a time during 27 one mile races.
	Pikes Peak Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		A Race To The Sky...And Back (The Denver Post) One of the oldest annually run marathons in the country is also the toughest. The 54th Pikes Peak Marathon kicks off this Sunday and will climb to over fourteen thousand feet before coming back down to base camp in Colorado Springs.
	Rock 'n' Roll Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Rock N Roll Marathon Organizers Repay City (Sign On San Diego) Race organizers of the Rock N Roll Marathon in San Diego returned nearly one-hundred and fourteen thousand dollars to the city of San Diego for inappropriate discounts given to the race over the last four years.
	World Track & Field Championships Men's Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Lagat Headlines Team USA Men's Runners at World Outdoor Championships (USATF.org) Bernard Lagat, the reigning world outdoor 1500 m and 5000m champion will headline the distance runnners for Team USA at the World Championships in Berlin. Dan Browne joins Nate Jenkins and Justin Young in the men's marathon field
	World Track & Field Championships Women's Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Buffs Set For World Championships (CUBuffs.com) The best track and field athletes from the United States will face the worlds best in Berlin at the IAAF World Championships. Kara Goucher and Tera Moody are joined by coach Casey Malone of Colorado University in the marathon while Dathan Ritzenhein will run the 10K
	Yellowknife Marathon (formerly the Overlander Sports Marathon)
		Human Interest Story
		Runners in Yellowknife Overlander Marathon at the Ready (Northern News Service) The Yellowknife Overlander Marathon will play host to close to one-hundred runners this year. Participants are registered from as far away as Texas and Washington state for the forty-two kilometer race
News From: Friday, August 14, 2009
	Fargo Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Fargo Marathon Gives Away Record Amount For Charity (WDAY.com) The finish line of the Fargo Marathon was closed several months ago. But the charity line was closed just this week when Mark Knutson, race director, announce that the race gave away nearly sixty-three thousand dollars to charity.
	London Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		London Marathon Organizer To Manage 2012 Olympic Race (The Event) The London Marathon organizer has been recruited to manage the Olympic and Paralympic marathons for the 2012 Games. The wealth of expertise of the London Marathon was cited as invaluable in mapping out the 2012 marathon events.
	Myrtle Beach Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Myrtle Beach Marathon Registration Now Open (CarolinaLive.com) The Myrtle Beach Marathon will be held the weekend of February 14th and events include the marathon, half-marathon, a bicycle ride and a 5K fun run. More than ten-thousand people took part in the 2009 event.
	Odds And Ends
		Human Interest Story
		As Marathons Attract More Fundraisers, Some Worry Amateurs Are Not Ready For Rigors Of Grinding Out 26.2 Miles (Lower Hudson Valley) Many amateur runners are getting into previously closed races by signing up to raise money for a charity and thereby gaining entry to the race. A marathon can be a grueling race and some speculate that the 26.2 miles may be too much for an ill-prepared amateur.
		Tips To Keep With This Sport For The Long Run (Seattle Post Inteligencer) From sharing the long run with a friend to running different types of routes and terrains, running can be a life time activity of fun and health. Being creative in order to get a run completed may be one of the challenges of sticking with running.
	Pikes Peak Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Tough Challenger, Mejia, Awaits Carpenter on Pikes Peak (The Gazette) Matt Carpenter has won the pikes peak marathon fifteen times and this Sunday the last person to beat Carpenter in 1992, Ricardo Mejia will return to challenge the veteran and defending champion
	World Track & Field Championships Women's Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Disi Ready For Berlin World Championship Marathon Challenge (AllAfrica.com) Dieudonne Disi will challenge the world's elite runners at the twelfth world championships marathon in Berlin. Disi has been training in the French Pyrenees and will arrive in Berlin on August twentieth
News From: Wednesday, August 12, 2009
	Albany Marathon (formerly the Snickers Marathon Energy Bar Marathon)
		Human Interest Story
		Marathon's Success Adds Up For Willson Hospice House (WALB.com) The Snickers Marathon Energy Bar Marathon has grown to host nearly fifteen-hundred runners and create a fund raising event worth over twenty-five thousand dollars to Willson Hospice House
	Houston Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Marathoners, It's That Time of Year Again (Houston Chronicle) Memorial Park in Houston has become more crowded than normal as the Houston Marathon training program kicked off this August with thousands of runners pushing through long runs in sweltering heat.
	Kentucky Derby Festival Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Wal-Mart to Return as Kentucky Derby Festival Marathon Sponsor (Business First) Wal-Mart Stores Incorporated has renewed its contract with the Kentucky Derby Festival Road Races that will be held on April 24, 2010. Over twelve-thousand runners are expected to participate in the marathon and half-marathon.
	Odds And Ends
		Human Interest Story
		New Carlingford Marathon Added to Racing Calendar (Dundalk Democrat) The Irish marathon calendar just picked up one more marathon to be held on September 6 following the success of the Wicklow Half Mountain Marathon. The Carlingford Mountain Run Challenge Marathon will cover a very challenging course race officials stated.
		Phys Ed: Can Running Actually Help Your Knees (The New York Times) Most runners hear that running will ruin your knees later in life. The early onset of arthritis seems inevitable. But despite this common thought, runners don't seem prone to degenerative knee disorders according to one 2008 study.
		First Roanoke Based Marathon in Twenty-seven Years to Feature 16 Miles of Mountains (The Roanoke Times) Roanoke Valley will host it's first marathon since the 1980's and will incorporate part of the Blue Ridge Parkway for a challenging mountainous 26.2 mile race. The April 24, 2010 race will coincide with the parkway's seventy-fifth anniversary
	Silicon Labs Austin Marathon Relay
		Human Interest Story
		Silicon Labs Marathon Relay To Make Up, Set New Guinness World Record (Austinist) The Guinness Book of World Records will recognize the overall winning team of the Austin Marathon Relay as holding the world record for the fastest marathon relay. Last years winning time was 2 hours 21 minutes and 15 seconds
	World Track & Field Championships Men's Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Flagstaff's Higgins to Run World Championships Marathon (AZcentral.com) Paige Higgins left her full time job to become a professional runner with McMillan Elite in Flagstaff. It was a gamble that has paid off as Higgins will make her international running debut on August 23 with Desiree Davila, Arizona State, who will run the World Championship Marathon in Berlin.
News From: Tuesday, August 11, 2009
	Las Vegas International Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Runners to Rock the Vegas Strip (Hot Indie News) The inaugural Rock N Roll Las Vegas Marathon will mark the first ever strip closing for a private event. December 6 will show runners a revamped course that will close the Las Vegas Boulevard to all vehicles.
	Odds And Ends
		Human Interest Story
		Adding Speed Workouts to Marathon Training (The New York Times) Greg McMillan coaches some of the world's top distance runners and suggests that every runner should do interval training to increase your average speed. Beginning runners may see the most benefit from some form of speed work.
	Panama City International Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Milan Grad Completes Panama International Marathon (Monroe News) Katie Okonski of Milan was fourth among the non-elite women runners. Okonski won $150 for her place with a time of 4 hours, 49 minutes and 43 seconds. It was Okonski's first marathon.
	Philippines Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Philippine International Marathon Advocates Bid to Clean Up Pasig River (Business Minor) The Philipine International Marathon will be held on November 8 and covers the major streets of Metro Manila and will cover eight bridges. The 42 kilometer race hopes to raise funds to rehabilitate the Pasig River.
	Reykjavik Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Culture Night in Reykjavik More Than Just a Soiree (eNews Wire) Iceland will host the Reykjavik Marathon during the capital city's anniversary. The Culture Night celebration will provide an exciting post race atmosphere for marathon runners from around the world
	World Track & Field Championships Men's Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Kirwa to Lead Kenya's Athletics Gold Hunt in Berlin (Afriica News) Afred Yego Kirwa is expected to win the 800 meter gold medal at the Berlin World Championships. The marathon is the only event where the defending champions will not be racing. Catherine Ndereba had pulled out and Luke Kibet has been demoted to the reserve team.