Marathon/Running News: 8/12/10 - 8/19/10

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Direct Links: 26.2 with Donna: The National Marathon to Finish Breast Cancer Air Force Marathon Amman International Marathon Auckland Marathon Austin Marathon Berlin Marathon Big Wild Life Runs Marathon (prev. Humpy's Classic Marathon) Chester Marathon Chicago Marathon City of Los Angeles Marathon (L.A. Marathon) Crater Lake Marathon Denver Marathon (2000-2004) Detroit International Marathon Equinox Marathon Extraterrestrial Full Moon Midnight Marathon Fox Valley Marathon Garmin Marathon (prev. Oz Marathon) Haulin' Aspen Trail Marathon Helsinki City Marathon Houston Marathon Lake Tahoe Marathon LEADING LADIES' MARATHON Log Train Trail Marathon Marathon Bahamas
26.2 with Donna: The National Marathon to Finish Breast Cancer
	News From: Sunday, August 15, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Fighting The 'Good Fight' (St. Augustine.com) 26.2 With Donna will kick off it's fourth year in 2011 and the race is all about Donna Deegan helping to make life better for those in need.
Air Force Marathon
	News From: Friday, August 13, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Air Force Marathon Registers 10,000 Runners (Military.com) The fourteen year old Air Force Marathon registered it's ten-thousandth runner on August 12 for the September 18 event.
	News From: Thursday, August 12, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Air Force Marathon Officials Select AFMC Team (Air Force Material Command) Air Force Marathon Officials have selected the individuals that will represent the Air Force Material Command for the September 18 marathon to be held at Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton.
Amman International Marathon
	News From: Thursday, August 19, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Amman Marathon Is One Of The Most Important International Marathons (Albawaba) The Amman Marathon race organizers hope to increas the deep roots into everyday sports culture and promote running and its health benefits.
Auckland Marathon
	News From: Sunday, August 15, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Cashing In On Auckland's Marathon (NZHerald.co.nz) Auckland Marathon organizers are hoping to back changes to the law that would prevent profiteers from re-selling entries to the marathon at a huge profit.
Austin Marathon
	News From: Wednesday, August 18, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Many Austin Marathon Training Programs To Choose From (Austin 360) Preparing for the Austin Marathon in heat and humidity can be a challenge to many runners. The Austin Marathon has many types of training programs to prepare for the 26.2 mile race.
Berlin Marathon
	News From: Wednesday, August 18, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Runners Head To Berlin For September Marathon (Just The Flight) The Berlin Marathon will see more than forty-thousand runners hit the streets of the popular German city and sights such as Victory Column and Castle Bridge
Big Wild Life Runs Marathon (prev. Humpy's Classic Marathon)
	News From: Monday, August 16, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Volunteers Make Big Wild Life Run Possible (KTUU.com) Nearly twenty-five hundred runners showed up to run in one of the four events surrounding the Humpy's Classic Marathon.
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Ex-Olympian, 53, Wins Humpy's Marathon (Anchorage Daily News) Regina Joyce won the women's division of the Humpy's Classic Marathon in a time of 3 hours 9 minutes and 49 seconds.
Chester Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, August 17, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Plans In Pipeline For Second Chester Marathon (The Chester Standard) Race organizers have opened up entry places for runners who wish to run in the 2011 Chester Marathon
Chicago Marathon
	News From: Thursday, August 12, 2010
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Olympic Marathon Champion Eyes World Record (Xinhuanet.com) Samuel Wanjiru has set his sights on the Chicago Marathon and making a charge for breaking the world marathon record of 2 hours 3 minutes and 59 seconds set by Haile Gebrselassie
City of Los Angeles Marathon (L.A. Marathon)
	News From: Monday, August 16, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Building A Brand: The Los Angeles Marathon (PSFK.com) The organizers of the Los Angeles Marathon are building a brand by using multiple digital platforms to reach participants, sponsors, visitors and city residents and inform them about the 2011 marathon.
Crater Lake Marathon
	News From: Sunday, August 15, 2010
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		The Path To Victory (Mail Tribune) David Pokorny won the Crater Lake Marathon with a time of 3 hours 12 minutes and 12 seconds
Denver Marathon (2000-2004)
	News From: Sunday, August 15, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Race Creator, Jeff Fryer, Who Ran Up Debt Is Back In Denver (Denver Post) Jeff Fryer organized the 1993 Denver International Marathon and slipped out of town owing more than one-hundred thousand dollars to vendors,athletes, race staff and others.
Detroit International Marathon
	News From: Sunday, August 15, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Detroit Free Press Marathon (Detroit Free Press) Registration for the thirty-third Detroit Free Press Marathon will increase fees again on September 8 by nearly fifteen dollars.
Equinox Marathon
	News From: Friday, August 13, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Running Club Seeks Equinox Marathon Director (News Miner) Running Club North is hoping to fill the vacancy made by Steve Bainbridge at the helm of the Equinox Marathon for the race which takes place on September 18.
Extraterrestrial Full Moon Midnight Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, August 17, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Extraterrestrial Full Moon Midnight Marathon (Examiner.com) The E.T. Full Moon Marathon kicks off at midnight along the outer edge of Area 51 near Rachel Nevada
Fox Valley Marathon
	News From: Thursday, August 12, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Fox Valley To Host First Marathon In 30 Years (My Suburban Life.com) St. Charles Illinois will host the Fox Valley Marathon which will be the first marathon in the area in thirty years and starts on September 19.
Garmin Marathon (prev. Oz Marathon)
	News From: Wednesday, August 18, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Olathe Road Races Take On OZ Theme (Kansas City Star) The Olathe Marathon will undergo a name change to the OZ Marathon for next year's race.
Haulin' Aspen Trail Marathon
	News From: Wednesday, August 18, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		2010 Haulin' Aspen Marathon In Bend (Oregon Live) Some last minute course adjustments and clear, cool air greeted runners on August 8th at the Haulin Aspen Marathon near Bend Oregon.
Helsinki City Marathon
	News From: Friday, August 13, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Helsinki Marathon Likely To Hamper Traffic (Helsingin Sanomat International) The Helsinki Marathon along with the Flow Festival and Ankkarock will bring tens of thousands of people to the city and the ensuing traffic could cause some snarls for travelers.
	News From: Thursday, August 12, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		On The Run At Helsinki Marathon (Helsinki Times) The Helsinki Marathon kicks off this Saturday with the thirtieth anniversary. More than half of the course is run along the coastline of the Baltic Sea
Houston Marathon
	News From: Thursday, August 19, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Winner, Losers Lament Lottery (Houston Chronicle) Successful registrants for the Houston Marathon wonder why a city the size of Houston has a limit of eleven-thousand for the marathon and half-marathon.
	News From: Wednesday, August 18, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Marathon Tips Will Help You Get Off On The Right Foot (Houston Chronicle) Some simple plans will help make your marathon experience a positive one. If you were not among the eleven-thousand selected for the Houston Marathon fear not as Texas has more winter marathons.
		What To Do If You Didn't Win The Houston Marathon Lottery: Ways To Still Get Into The Race (Nudity Optional) (Cultrue Map) There are many options to still get into the Houston Marathon in January of 2011 if you were not one of the lucky lottery winners.
	News From: Tuesday, August 17, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Committee Announces Runners Selected For 2011 Chevron Houston Marathon (KHOU.com) Twenty-two thousand runners were selected from the twenty-nine thousand runners who entered the Houston Marathon slated for January 30, 2011
Lake Tahoe Marathon
	News From: Wednesday, August 18, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Lake Tahoe Marathon Expands Events (Tahoe Daily Tribune) The Lake Tahoe Marathon is offering the back to back to back marathons around Lake Tahoe in the opposite direction in years past.
LEADING LADIES' MARATHON
	News From: Wednesday, August 18, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Olsen Wins Leading Ladies Marathon (Black Hills Pioneer) Roxi Ericksen Olsen won the Leading Ladies Marathon with a time of 3 hours 15 minutes and 16 seconds.
Log Train Trail Marathon
	News From: Friday, August 13, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Salt Spring Teen Takes Log Train Trail Marathon Run At Famine Relief (BC Local News.com) Luke Benson will tackle the Log Train Trail Marathon with a fifty pound back pack one day before he turns eighteen.
Marathon Bahamas
	News From: Thursday, August 19, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		2nd Marathon Bahamas Has New Route, Slogan (The Tribune) The second edition of the Marathon Bahamas has a new slogan and a route that will entice all runners.