Marathon/Running News: 8/17/09 - 8/24/09

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Big Wild Life Runs Marathon (prev. Humpy's Classic Marathon)
	News From: Tuesday, August 18, 2009
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Cropper Wins Third Straight Humpy's Marathon (Anchorage Daily News) Debbie Cropper will return to Willow Crest Elementary with one of the best summer stories for her students to hear. She won her third Humpy's Classic Marathon with a time of 3 hours 14 minutes and 9 seconds.
		Rainy Weather Doesn't Deter Sunday Humpy's Marathon (KTUU.com) Cloudy skies dominated the horizon for Humpy's Marathon on Sunday. The weather didn't stop more than two-thousand runners from completing races. Vin Robinson took home top honors in the marathon with a time of 2 hours, 56 minutes and 14 seconds.
Blue Ridge Marathon
	News From: Thursday, August 20, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Inaugural Blue Ridge Marathon on the Parkway Announced (Blue Ridge Parkway Guide) Roanoke will host the inaugural Blue Ridge Marathon on April 24, 2010. The challenging course will start and finish in downtown Roanoke. The marathon is being held in conjunction with the parkway's 75th anniversary.
Edmonton Marathon
	News From: Monday, August 17, 2009
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Edmonton Marathon Records Shredded (Edomonton Sun) Runners from Africa tore up the record books of the Edmonton Marathon on Sunday. The perfect conditions on a cool, no wind morning allowed Hilary Cheruiyot to take more than ten minutes off the record formerly held by Dallas Raudebaugh
Hawke's Bay Marathon
	News From: Sunday, August 23, 2009
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Hawke's Bay Marathon: Furness Fit to Tackle Challenging Taupo Event (Hawke's Bay Today) Erin Furness won the women's open Hawke's Bay Marathon with a time of 3 hours 28 minutes and 54 seconds and then announced that it was a training run for the iron distance triathlon in Taupo next March
Helsinki City Marathon
	News From: Monday, August 17, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Helsinki City Marathon Jumbles Capital's Traffic (YLE.fi) More than six-thousand runners from forty-six countries raced the 26.2 mile course of the Helsinki City Marathon on Saturday. The event which started at 3 pm snarled traffic past 9 pm along the main street of Mannerheimintie.
Houston Marathon
	News From: Friday, August 21, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Houston Marathon Event Becoming an Easy Sell (The Dallas Morning News) The Houston half-marathon sold all of the 11,000 slots within twenty-four hours of opening registration. The marathon event sold out within sixty hours. Event director Steven Karpas had hoped for a three week sellout. But to do so in less than three days shocked everyone at the Houston Marathon
	News From: Thursday, August 20, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Get Your Running Shoes On - The Houston Marathon Is In January (Examiner.com) Runners from all over the world will be traveling to Houston Texas this January for the Marathon and Half Marathon. Some are participating for one of the many charities which have race slots available.
	News From: Tuesday, August 18, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Run For a Reason (Examiner.com) While the Houston Marathon sold out in record time, as of Sunday morning, there were still one-hundred and seventeen "Hero" entries left. The Run for a Reason program allows race participants to run for one of the marathon's official charity partners
Kentucky Derby Festival Marathon
	News From: Friday, August 21, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Derby Festival Race Registration Open, Already Exceeds 1000 Entrants (WHAS) The Kentucky Derby Festival Marathon has already eclipsed the one-thousand runner mark and race officials expect that it will reach the twelve-thousand runner capacity well before the April 23 race date.
Lake Tahoe Marathon
	News From: Wednesday, August 19, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Lake Tahoe Marathon Offers 78.6 Mile and 124.6 Mile Ultra Runs (YubaNet.com) The Ninth Annual Lake Tahoe Marathon will conclude on September 27 after offering several choices for ultra runners and marathon runners. The world-record for the fastest three day marathon was set by South African Oosthuizen with a time of 8 hours 11 minutes and 8 seconds.
Mayor's Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, August 18, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Marathon Man: Rifle Runner Has Lofty Goal (Post Independent) Ken Skelly ran his first marathon at the Albuquerque New Mexico Marathon in September of 1989. Since then he has completed 42 more marathons in 41 states on his way to finishing a marathon in every state.
Mesa Falls Marathon
	News From: Saturday, August 22, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		50 Marathons 50 States continued at Mesa Falls Marathon (LocalNews8.com) Kurt Bauman, who was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes, has run ten marathons out of his goal of running fifty marathons to inspire people to stay healthy. He runs the marathons in just under five hours and will race five marathons per year to complete the goal.
Miami Marathon
	News From: Monday, August 24, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Miami Marathon Director Has University of Miami Ties (The Miami Herald) The ING Miami Marathon has a new race director. David Scott worked with University of Miami athletes for twenty-eight years. The Miami Marathon will kick off it's eighth year of racing on January 31, 2010.
Mudgee Marathon
	News From: Sunday, August 23, 2009
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Tragedy Leads to Triumph at Mudgee Marathon (Mudgee Guardian) John Fuller was set in motion last year to run a race in each state of Australia. The loss of his daughter after just twelve days of life compelled Fuller to want to run. His time of 2 hours 53 minutes and 34 seconds was good enough for a personal best and first place.
	News From: Friday, August 21, 2009
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Over 170 Runners Will Compete in Mudgee Marathon Events on Sunday (Mudgee Guardian) Record numbers of runners have registered for the Mudgee Marathon and half-marathon. The inaugural winner of the marathon, Nick Kastelein, will not start the race for the first time in the race's history. The course record of 2 hours 44 minutes was set in 2002 by Guy Doulman.
Odds And Ends
	News From: Monday, August 24, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Confessions of a Running Addict (Telegraph.co.uk) A recent study published in the medical journal Behavioural Neuroscience indicates that long distance runners are no better than most drug addicts. Long distance running can create a euphoria in a runner similar to that of Class A narcotics.
	News From: Sunday, August 23, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Check Out Some of The Upcoming Marathons in San Diego (San Diego Entertainer) The Rock N Roll Marathon and the Carlsbad Marathon are two of the best and most challenging marathons in California. Several area races are offered as preparation for the two marathons that take place early next year.
	News From: Saturday, August 22, 2009
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Test of Grit and Endurance at Econet Victoria Falls Marathon (The Standard) Felix Mhushurwa, the defending champion of the Victoria Falls Marathon, will chase money in the marathon after the race took one year off to gain the support of more sponsors.
	News From: Thursday, August 20, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Athletics Appreciation Night in November for Kota Kinabalu Marathon (Daily Express) The Sabah AAA will be hosting an Athletics Appreciation night in November as a fund raising activity for events to take place in 2010 including the Kota Kinabalu International Marathon to be held in December and includes a marathon and half-marathon.
	News From: Wednesday, August 19, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Marathon in Hyderabad on August 30 (Press Trust of India) The second annual Hyderabad Marathon will take place on August 30th. Events include the 42 kilometer marathon, 21 kilometer half-marathon, and the 10 kilometer race. The marathon will start at 5 am.
		Discovery of Running Talent a Pleasant Surprise for Air Force Lieutenant (Schriever Air Force Base) Caroline White is a 1st Lieutenant who has pole vaulted and jumped from airplanes. In 2007 she was talked into running her first marathon. She shattered her own expectations by running 3 hours and 9 minutes.
	News From: Tuesday, August 18, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Running is a Sport With An Empowering Effect (Lansing State Journal) Being a runner is more than doing track workouts or setting personal records. From and early age Ann Crane recognized, like many other runners, that running gave her something back immediately. She could run and feel free.
		Three-Provinces Marathon Presents Rural Challenge (Independent Online) The Powerade Three-Provinces Marathon will race through the Northern Cape, North West and the Free State along it's 42 kilometer challenging course. Over 400 hundred athletes are expected for the race with the hope of qualifying for the Two Oceans and Comrades Marathon
	News From: Monday, August 17, 2009
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Radcliffe Takes Familiar Path to the Finish Line at New York City Half-Marathon (The New York Times) Paula Radcliffe raced down seventh avenue to capture the New York City Half-Marathon title with at time of 1 hour, 9 minutes and 45 seconds to complete her return after a nine month layoff. American Ryan Hall finished third in the men's half marathon in 1 hour 2 minutes and 35 seconds.
		Human Interest Story
		Another Reminder Colorado is Best (The Denver Post) From the Leadville 100 mountain bike race, which Lance Armstron won this year, to the Pikes Peak Ascent and Marathon over the weekend, Colorado is proving to be an endurance athletes paradise.
		Marathon Training - The Ice Bath. Running For a Cause Means Learning Runners' Tips and Tricks (Examiner.com) The Silicon Valley Running for a Cause training group is helped out by Jennifer Ibarra and she offers advice to beginning runners. The ice bath is a great way to help speed recovery especially after the groups longest run of the training season.
Park City Marathon
	News From: Saturday, August 22, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Park City Marathon Course (Park Record) The Park City Marathon will begin at 6:30 am at the Newpark Plaza. The challenging 26.2 mile course will run along trails and paved bike paths. The race is expected to host over twelve-hundred runners.
Pikes Peak Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, August 18, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Ultradistance Champ In It For Fun Of It All (Denver Post) Anita Ortiz set an age group record in winning the Pikes Peak Marathon on her first attempt. Ortiz, 45, of Eagle Colorado does not own a television set but drew a little inspiration from the early days of TV.
	News From: Monday, August 17, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Streaks Continue at Pikes Peak Marathon (The Gazette) Brenton Buston finished the Pikes Peak Ascent and Marathon for the seventeenth year while Bill Coffelt ran the marathon for the 26th time in a row. And for a race that involved 150 injuries, ten of which needed stretches, streaks mean so much more