Marathon/Running News: 8/20/09 - 8/27/09

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News From: Thursday, August 27, 2009
	Cayman Islands Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Get Your Cayman Island Marathon Discount Now. (Caymanian Compass) The Cayman Island Marathon takes place on December 6 and race organizers are reminding possible registrants that the entry fee will increase next Tuesday by ten dollars for the marathon race.
	Milo Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Four More Races Before Milo Marathon Finals (ABS CBN News) The Thirty-third Milo National Marathon will take place in October and runners from Bacolod, Naga, Duaguete and San Pablo are still eligible to claim an entry into the race. August 30th and September 6th will be the final qualifying marathons for Milo on October 11th.
	New Forest Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Sutton runner Jim 'Manic' Mundy enters 200th marathon at New Forest (Guardian News) Jim 'Manic' Mundy will enter his two-hundredth marathon as he wears race number 200 on his chest during the New Forest Marathon. Mundy completed 51 marathons in 2008 and has run 26.2 miles every weekend since notching his 100th marathon in 2007
	Odds And Ends
		Human Interest Story
		A Marathon Maniac (LimaOhio.com) Dan Uhlenhake completed a marathon in every state as a way to end his cigarette smoking habbit of three packs a day. His wife laughed when he told her he wanted to run 26.2 miles. He finished the Columbus Marathon in 2000.
		Targhee to Wrap Up Summer Season With Three Weekends of Competition including Teton Trail Marathon (Teton Valley News) The Grand Targhee Resort is hosting several events over the next few weeks which include and ultra-marathon and a trail marathon that covers a 26.2 mile trail composed of single track and only three miles of paved surface.
	Park City Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		So I Forgot to Train for the Park City Marathon (Deseret News) Amy Donaldson forgot the she had signed up for the Park City Marathon which took place on August 22. Her rushed training schedule offers guidance and advice for the ill-prepared beginning runner.
	Santa Barbara International Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Full-length Marathon Coming to Santa Barbara in December (Presidio Sports) The city of Santa Barbara will host a marathon on December 6th with activities to include guest speaker and two-time Olympian Ed Eyestone. The race will wind through Goleta and Santa Barbara
News From: Wednesday, August 26, 2009
	Clarendon Way Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Thousands Prepare for Clarendon Marathon (Hampshire Chronicle) The Great Clarendon Marathon takes place on October 4. The twelfth annual race will traverse a 26.2 mile route from Salisbury and Winchester. Events also include a half-marathon and marathon relay.
	Longford Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Running for 102 Marathon at Longford (Westmeath Examiner) Tom Morgan has been running for fifty-six years and will complete the Longford Marathon as his one-hundred and second marathon on Sunday August 30th. The seventy-three year old will join the race to raise money for the Irish Heart Foundation.
	Odds And Ends
		Human Interest Story
		Seven Continents, Twenty-six Miles at a Time (The News Journal) Cathy West completed the Gold Coast Marathon in Australia and achieved an even bigger goal of running a marathon on every continent. The Great Wall Marathon in China and the Paris Marathon were also part of her world continental marathon tour.
	Patriots' Run
		Human Interest Story
		Military Officers From Fort Leavenworth Join For Patriots Run (Olathe News) Office Chad Weddell and eleven other officers from Ft. Leavenworth will participate in the Patriots Run on September 11 in Olathe Kansas as a memorial run to honor the victims of the 911 tragedy.
		Patriots Run Organizers Getting Set For Races in Olathe, Afghanistan (Olathe News) More than one-hundred and fifty runners will participate in the run at Two Trails Park in Olathe and they will be joined by nearly fifteen hundred runners in Afghanistan who will join the Patriots Run.
	Route 66 Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Bartlesville YMCA set to 'Run the Streets' at Route 66 Marathon (Bartlesville Live) The Bartlesville YMCA is following the example of some of the youth marathon programs of the bigger cities. The YMCA has started a 'Run the Streets' program to challenge youth to run 26.2 miles over an eleven week period culminating with the Route 66 Marathon.
News From: Tuesday, August 25, 2009
	Boston Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		John Hancock Sees Twelve Percent Increase in Donations for Charities Through its Boston Marathon Number Distribution Program (Patriot Ledger) The Boston Marathon Fundraising Program is running strong despite the recession. Nearly sixty charities benefited from the increase in giving of over four-hundred thousand dollars from 2008 to 2008 for a total of 3.7 million.
	Frankenthon Monster Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Frankenthon Race Will Give Runners a Taste of Marathon Distance (The Statesman) With large crowds, expensive travel and accommodations the fall marathons may be more cumbersome than some novice runners may want to face. The Frankenthon, based out of Austin, will offer runners the opportunity to run 26.2 miles on a three loop course
	Johnstown Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Aging Johnstown Marathon Needs Update (The Tribune-Democrat) The Johnstown Marathon held it's first race on October 4, 1975 with 109 runners starting the 26.2 mile race. The aging crowd has caused much concern for some runners in the area.
	Odds And Ends
		Human Interest Story
		London 2012 Olympic Marathon Shun Marathon Fun Run (Morethanthegames) Organizers of the 2012 Olympic Marathon, held in London, have put to rest rumors that there will not be a mass participation event following the Olympic Marathon. The three loop course will remain without allowing any type of a run following the elite athletes footsteps.
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Locals Dominate Econet Victoria Falls Marathon (Chronicle) Runners from as far away as the United States competed in the Victoria Falls Marathon. Prize money was handed out through the top seven finishers. Cephas Pasipamire won the overall marathon with a time of 2 hours 20 minutes and 37 seconds.
	Portland Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Ode to the Portland Marathon Course (RUN OREGON) The Portland Marathon Course has been daunting for many runners. Megan Clark tackled the last twenty miles of the course as she prepares for claiming her finishers shirt by running in Saturday group runs in Portland.
	Taroko International Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Taiwan Hosts Tenth Taroko Gorge Marathon (Easier.com) The Tarokao International Marathon is said to be the only marathon in the world held in a mountainous gorge will be held on November 7th and offers cash prizes as part of the tenth anniversary celebration.
	World Championships Men's Marathon 2009
		Human Interest Story
		World Championship Marathon Champ Now Trains Sights on World Record (Daily Nation) Abel Mutai says that he will run the marathon in 2 hours 3 minutes and 30 seconds which would eclipse the current world record by nearly 30 seconds. He is considering his attempt at Dubai or London.
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Marathon Runners do South Africa Proud (Sowetan) The South African marathon team of Norman Dlomo, Joseph Kekana, and Coolboy Ngamole took fifth place as a team in the IAAF World Championships Marathon by placing twelfth, seventeenth, and twenty-second respectively.
	World Championships Women's Marathon 2009
		Human Interest Story
		World Championship Marathon Medal Earned With Lift From Boulder (Denver Post) Yoshimi Ozaki took home a silver medal in the World Championship Marathon in Berlin. She trained in Boulder Colorado for nearly two months this summer in preparation for the marathon. She is following a precedent of Japanese women who have trained in Boulder.
News From: Monday, August 24, 2009
	Miami Marathon
		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.
	Odds And Ends
		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
	Hawke's Bay Marathon
		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
	Mudgee Marathon
		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.
	Odds And Ends
		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.
	World Championships Men's Marathon 2009
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Jenkins Places 63rd in Marathon at IAAF World Championship (UMASS LOWELL) Former University of Massachusetts at Lowell long distance runner, Nate Jenkins, placed sixty-third at the World Track and Field Marathon Championship race. Jenkins was hampered with a hamstring injury that seemed to slow him to a time of 2 hours 32 minutes and 16 seconds.
		Kingston Athlete Finishes 33rd in World Championship Marathon (The Kington Whig Standard) Dylan Wykes finished in the thirty-third position at the World Track and Field Marathon Championships in Berlin. He crossed the finish line in 2 hours and 18 minutes for his slowest marathon finish in three attempts.