Marathon/Running News: 8/15/10 - 8/22/10

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News From: Saturday, August 21, 2010
	Athens Marathon (Greece)
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Baltimore Police Commander Off To Athens For Marathon (Baltimore Sun) Chief of Patrol, Colonel John Skinner, will represent Baltimore in the 2010 Athens Marathon held in Greece.
	Edmonton Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Edmonton Marathon Features Big Field (Edmonton Sun) Gilbert Kiptoo of Kenyan and Mike Booth of Winnipeg will toe the line of the Edmonton Marathon this weekend. More than thirty six hundred runners will join them.
		Human Interest Story
		Smoke Unlikely To Hamper Sunday's Edmonton Marathon Race (Edomonton Journal) Race organizers have been watching the weather forecast and hope that the rain and wind will clear the air for the Edmonton Marathon on Sunday.
	Marathon Bahamas
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Boothe's Marathon Bahamas Confidence (The Freeport) Delroy Boothe helped to launch the Marathon Bahamas on Tuesday and hopes to return to the race on January 16, 2011 with the hopes of lowering the national record which stands at 2 hours 34 minutes.
	Melbourne Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Melbourne Marathon Milestone Could Get Record Across The Line (The Age) The Melbourne Marathon could set a participation record that has stood since the 1980's. In 2009, just over four-thousand people attended the race. This year more than five-thousand have registered.
	Odds And Ends
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Both Records Fall in Half Marathon (The Parkersburg News and Sentinel) Saturday's 24th The News and Sentinel Half Marathon saw records broken in the men's and women's half-marathon, and the men's two-mile, with Kenyan Julius Kogo, breaking Ethopian Alene Reta's three year reign, and 20 year old Ethiopian Mare Bibaba winning the women's race in her first American half-marathon. Tyler Cantley, a Warren High School graduate took his fourth consecutive two-mile title.
	Pikes Peak Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Pikes Peak Expo With Bart Yasso (Examiner.com) Bart Yasso was the guest speaker at the Pikes Peak Marathon pre-race dinner. He joined vendors and other runners at the race expo.
	Reykjavik Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Reykjavik Marathon Today, Disability Not The Barrier It Once Was (Ice News) Five runners who formerly would not have been able to complete a marathon have entered the Reykjavik Marathon in Iceland and will use prosthetics to comver the 26.2 miles
		Coales Hoping It Will Be Lucky 13 In Reykjavik (This Is Bristol) Dave Coales hopes to finish his thirteenth marathon in Reykjavik Iceland this weekend and he hopes to win.
News From: Friday, August 20, 2010
	Air Force Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		No More Room Left In The Air Force Marathon Field (Dayton Daily News) The Air Force Marathon and half-marathon reached capacity as of August 19. The marathon filled to a limit of three-thousand and the half-marathon filled to five-thousand registrants.
	Extraterrestrial Full Moon Midnight Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Extraterrestrial Full Moon Midnight Marathon And Half-Marathon Preview (Examiner.com) The ET Full Moon Marahon will allow runner to run along the edge of Area 51 near Rachel Nevada and the race starts at midnight on Saturday.
	Galway City Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Galway City Marathon And Sports Conference (Athletics Ireland) The Galway City Marathon will host an impressive line up of guest speakers for the marathon event on August 28.
	Odds And Ends
		Human Interest Story
		Marathon Runners Get Ready To Race (Channel Online) The Guernsey Marathon kicks off in just over a week. Among the runners is Mary Robertshaw who is a breast cancer survivor.
	Park City Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Utah Guardsman Set To Run 100th Marathon (Air Force Times) Kevin Eaton will compete in the Park City Marathon this Saturday and when finished he will have ran one-hundred marathons.
	Portland Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Mounted Patrol Getting Some Fresh Legs For Portland Marathon (Oregon Live) Runners of the Portland Marathon have the chance to raise money for the Police Bureau's Mounted Patrol as one of the marathon's official charities.
	Tamarindo Beach Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		The Fourth Annual Tamarindo Beach Marathon (i-Newswire.com) The fourth annual Tamarindo Beach Marathon kicks off on September 11 and events include the marathon along with the half-marathon, 10K and 5K.
News From: Thursday, August 19, 2010
	Amman International Marathon
		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.
	Houston Marathon
		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.
	Marathon Bahamas
		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.
	New York City Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		A Marathon Journey: The Training Pattern (NY1.com) The New York City Marathon is looming closer and thousands are gearing up to run five boroughs, five bridges and 26.2 miles.
	Odds And Ends
		Human Interest Story
		Slow And Steady Loses The Race (Wall Street Journal) More runners have entered the marathon running scene than ever before. Sadly, they are for the most part fatter, slower and more out of shape.
		One Week Left To Register For The 'Kerryman' Dingle Marathon (Run Direct) Registration for the second annual Dingle Marathon closes on Tuesday the 24th of August. More than two-thousand, five-hundred people will be in attendance.
	Reykjavik Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Coales Aims To Turn Up The Heat In Iceland (This Is Bath) Dave Coales has run some of the largest marathons in the world and this weekend he will conquer the Reykjavik Marathon in Iceland.
	Toronto Waterfront Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Marathon Volunteers Help Propel Runners Across The Finish Line (The Globe and Mail) Kathryn Garret finished her first half-marathon in 2003 and made her new goal to help others cross the finish line.
News From: Wednesday, August 18, 2010
	Austin Marathon
		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
		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
	Garmin Marathon (prev. Oz Marathon)
		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
		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.
	Houston Marathon
		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.