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

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Direct Links: 26.2 with Donna: The National Marathon to Finish Breast Cancer Air Force Marathon Amman International Marathon Athens Marathon (Greece) Auckland Marathon Austin Marathon Berlin Marathon Big Wild Life Runs Marathon (prev. Humpy's Classic Marathon) Chester Marathon City of Los Angeles Marathon (L.A. Marathon) Crater Lake Marathon Denver Marathon (2000-2004) Detroit International Marathon Edmonton Marathon Extraterrestrial Full Moon Midnight Marathon Galway City Marathon Garmin Marathon (prev. Oz Marathon) Haulin' Aspen Trail Marathon Houston Marathon Lake Tahoe Marathon LEADING LADIES' MARATHON Marathon Bahamas Marine Corps Marathon
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 20, 2010
		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.
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.
Athens Marathon (Greece)
	News From: Saturday, August 21, 2010
		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.
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
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.
Edmonton Marathon
	News From: Saturday, August 21, 2010
		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.
		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.
Extraterrestrial Full Moon Midnight Marathon
	News From: Friday, August 20, 2010
		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.
	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
Galway City Marathon
	News From: Friday, August 20, 2010
		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.
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.
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
		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.
		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.
	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.
Marathon Bahamas
	News From: Saturday, August 21, 2010
		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.
	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.
Marine Corps Marathon
	News From: Wednesday, August 18, 2010
		Human Interest Story
		Marine Corps Marathon Announces First-Timer Marathon Event (News Blaze) The Marine Corps Marathon will host more than eleven-thousand new marathon runners at the October 31 event.