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News From: Thursday, August 26, 2010
	Fox Cities Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Community First Fox Cities Marathon Contest Under Way (Green Bay Press Gazette) The Fox Cities Marathon is offering a contest for "Great Women Of The Race." Essay entries for the contest will be accepted until September 3.
	Friendly Massey Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Runners Take Strides At Friendly Massey Marathon (Northern Life) Runners in the Friendly Massey Marathon produced many unique stories by showing up for the race and completing the 26.2 mile race.
	Marine Corps Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Runners Prep For Marine Corps Marathon (The Riverbank News) Several runners will pay tribute to the life of James Layton by running in the Marine Corps Marathon at the end of October.
	New York City Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Pregnant Kastor Will Miss ING NYC Marathon (Race Results Weekly) Due to her announced pregnancy, American marathon record-holder and Olympic bronze medalist Deena Kaster will not be participating in this year's ING New York City Marathon.
		Keitany To Make Marathon Debut In New York (IAAF.org) Mary Keitany, who holds the current world record in the half-marathon and 25K will make her marathon debut on November 7 at the New York City Marathon.
	OBX Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Tourism Board Awards $60K to Events Group (The Outer Banks Sentinel) The Dare County Tourism Board has awarded funds to various events groups, including the Outer Banks Marathon.
	Odds And Ends
		Human Interest Story
		New Galveston Mardi Gras Marathon Events Should Fill Void (Houston Chronicle) The Galveston area has answered the call for pepople looking to enter a marathon early in 2011. The marathon will debut on February 20.
		Running Up The Entry Fees (News Observer) While some races may offer a discount for early registration, prices still seem to be getting a bit out of control during this running boom.
	Pocatello Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Marathoner Kory Wheatley Hit By Truck Is ISU Employee (ISU Voice) Kory Wheatly who won the Pocatello two years in a row and finished second last year will be forced to sit out this year's race after being hit by a truck on Tuesday morning while running.
News From: Wednesday, August 25, 2010
	Chicago Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Kebede, Cheruiyot To Race Chicago (Race Results Weekly) Race organizers have announced that, for the first time, Samuel Wanjiru, Tsegaye Kebede, and Robert Kiprono Cheruiyot will race one another at the Chicago Marathon.
	Des Moines Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Des Moines Marathon Plans Special Announcement, Run Thursday (Des Moines Register) Race organizers of the Des Moines Marahton will hold a special run at the Nollen Plaza on Thursday.
	Fox Cities Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Fox Cities Marathon Offers Essay Contest For Women (Post Crescent) The Fox Cities Marathon is offering an essay contest to recognize the "Great Women of the Race." Race organizers want to find inspiring women who are running an event during marathon weekend.
	Harrisburg Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Team Inspires Runners To Keep Training For Harrisburg Marathon (Penn Live) More than ninety runners are supported by Team Aspire and will run the 38th annual Harrisburg Marathon.
	New York City Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		World Champion Keitany To Make Marathon Debut In New York (Race Results Weekly) Current world half-marathon and world 25K record holder Mary Keitany, will be looking to put her stamp on the marathon, as she makes her marathon debut at the 2010 New York City Marathon.
	Odds And Ends
		Human Interest Story
		Bumper Entry For Great Highlands Marathon (Capital Sports) The Great Highlands Marathon kicks off on September 4 and more than one-thousand runners are expected to participate.
		Lel Confirmed For Tyneside Defence (Athletics Weekly) Martin Lel and Haile Gebrselassie will run head to head at the Great North Run on September 19th.
	Park City Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		More Than 1,000 Race In Park City Marathon (Park Record) The Park City Marathon was held at nearly seven-thousand feet and more than 1,000 people showed up for the race day events.
News From: Tuesday, August 24, 2010
	Chicago Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Big Hitters Wanjiru, Kebede & Cheruiyot To Battle In Chicago (Race Results Weekly) For the very first time, Samuel Wanjiru (2008 Olympic champion), Tsegaye Kebede (2010 London Marathon winner), and Robert Kiprono Cheruiyot (2010 Boston Marathon winner) will face off, at this years Chicago Marathon.
	Edmonton Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Lunty Bowls 'Em Over At Edmonton Marathon (The Vancouver Sun) Brendan Lunty won the Edmonton Marathon and nearly bowled over a runner who was finishing the half-marathon.
		Greenwood Wins Smoky Edmonton Marathon (The Vancouver Sun) Ellie Greenwood didn't mind the poor air quality at the Edomonton Marathon. Originally from the UK where smog seems to be more the rule than the exception.
	Mercedes Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Mercedes Puts Workers On Road To Good Health (AL.com) Employees of the Mercedes-Benz plant in Alabama are on the path to better fitness. The employees are being encouraged to participate in the upcoming Mercedes Marathon weekend.
	Odds And Ends
		Human Interest Story
		Approximately 120 Foreign Runners For Colombo Marathon (Daily Mirror) Runner from Kenya, Germany and Japan will be running the Colombo Marathon on October 3. The race starts at Torrington Square
		How To Run On All Cylinders (Telegraph.co.uk) Many runners want to know any little tidbits that might help them to have that extra edge when it comes to running and staying fit.
	Pikes Peak Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Pikes Peak Event Is Humbling For City Runner Ward Moya (News Sentinel) Ward Moya took nearly twice as long to complete the Pikes Peak Marathon as his normal flat land marathon race.
	Reykjavik Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Icelanders Win Reykjavik Marahton (Iceland Review) Bjorn Margeirsson won the Reykjavik Marathon and was the first Icelander to do so since 1984
	Victoria Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Victoria Marathon On Track For Record Turnout (Oak Bay News) The Victoria Marathon is set for October 10 and there is more than eight-thousand, two-hundred runners already registered.
News From: Monday, August 23, 2010
	Air Force Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Two To Represent Hill At Upcoming Air Force Marathon In Ohio (Standard) Senior Master Sargeant Rich Barber will represnet Hill Air Force Base in the upcoming Air Force Marathon held in Dayton Ohio
	Drake Well Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Virginia Man Wins Drak Well Marathon (Erie Times-News) Winchester, VA's Ben Ingram took the overall first place at Sunday's Drake Well Marathon with a winning time of 2:45:33.
	Edmonton Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Camrose Runner Fastest In Edomonton Marathon (Calgary Herald) Brendan Lunty won the Edmonton Marathon with a time of 2 hours 33 minutes and 21 seconds.
		Smoke No Problem For Scottish Marathoner (Times Colonist) Lingering smoke couldn't stop Ellie Greenwood from taking home top honors in the women's division of the Edmonton Marathon