Marathon/Running News: 8/23/07 - 8/30/07

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News From: Thursday, August 30, 2007
	Chicago Marathon
		Training/ Health
		Chicago Marathon Training Tips: Week 14 (CBS 2 Chicago) Schedule for the week, and comments on John Bingham, the hero of plodding runners. He was once an overweight couch potato with some bad habits, started running at 43 and now has completed more than 40 marathons.
	General Running (Non-Specific)
		Human Interest Story
		Crain Makes Small Strides (Journal Sentinel) Jenny Crain, the elite-level runner who was hit by a car while running, suffered serious head and neck injuries. She is showing continued minimal measured improvement in her condition.
	Mesa Falls Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Mesa Falls Is Idaho's Must-run Marathon (Chronicle) Comments on the race by a participant.
News From: Wednesday, August 29, 2007
	Air Force Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		C-5 To Be Showcased At Air Force Marathon (Air Force Link) The official aircraft of the 11th annual Air Force Marathon is the C-5 Galaxy and marathon participants, spectators and volunteers will see the aircraft fly over the course of the race Sept. 15 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.
	Baltimore Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Dunkin' Donuts Among New Baltimore Marathon Sponsors (Baltimore Business Journal) Dunkin' Donuts and USAA Worldwide Insurance have inked deals to become sponsors of the fall event.
	C&D Marathon Run Fest
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Chesapeake and Delaware Canal Marathon Course Offers A Long And Short Haul (The News Journal) The course, which horizontally bisects the state of Delaware along the C&D canal, features different turnaround points for each distance, with marathoners winging a U-turn just short of the state line.
	Houston Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Houston Marathon On Record-setting Pace (Houston Business Journal) Organizers said Wednesday that 9,163 runners have registered for the two races, compared with 2,728 registered at the same time in 2006. The race limit for 2008 was increased to 17,000 for the full and half marathons after the races reached their 15,000 cap six weeks prior to race day in 2007.
	Knoxville Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon To Keep On Running (Knox News) Using a finish-line clock with 3:30.08 on it, officials also announced that this years race is scheduled for March 30, 2008. Early registration began Tuesday.
	Reykjavik Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Area Attorney Top American Finisher In Marathon In Iceland (Lynchburg News & Advance) Rick Sorenson, run in his first marathon at the age of 41 and placed eighth overall, and first among Americans, out of an international field of 500. His comments on the race are shared.
	Tupelo Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Tupelo Marathon: 25 Years Of Craziness (Daily Journal) Lail expects nearly 400 runners from 32 states to compete in Sunday's 14.2-mile and 26.2-mile races. One of those will be five-time champion and course record holder Chuck Engle.
	World Track & Field Championships Men's Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Neighbours Admire World Championship Marathon King Kibet (The Standard) Kibet has abruptly become a household name at his working place, the Nairobi Short Sentence Prison in Industrial Area, where everyone is now talking about the warder who has now been promoted to a corporal.
News From: Tuesday, August 28, 2007
	Dong-A Ilbo Gyeongju International Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Dong-A Ilbo Gyeongju Marathon Turns International (Dong-A Ilbo) The Dong-A Ilbo 2007 Gyeongju International Marathon (October 21), which will be reintroduced as an international marathon, will offer Koreas flattest running course.
	Everest Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Kaipara Eventers Set On Everest Marathon (The Northern Advocate) Shelley Gosse and Ross Friedrich dream of competing in the Everest Marathon is about to come true in a few months. The partners set themselves the goal about seven years ago.
	Las Vegas International Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Zappos Joins Las Vegas Marathon In Sponsorship Deal (Las Vegas Sun) A southern Nevada online shoe seller, Zappos.com, is stepping in as the first title sponsor of the Las Vegas Marathon.
	London Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Anger Grows Over London Marathon Places (Guardian Unlimited) Organisers reject any suggestion that change is needed, arguing the popularity of the race means some within every category of entrants must lose out. They point out that the event raises £45m for charity annually, five times the amount raised at comparable events such as the New York Marathon.
	New York City Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Heikki Kovalainen To Run New York Marathon (Due Motori) The Renault rookie, who is hoping to be retained by the French team for 2007, said he would try to beat the benchmark set by fellow formula one driver Jarno Trulli in the race a few years ago.
	Pocatello Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		The Quirks Of Marathoners (Idaho State Journal) Quirks of local athletes who prepare for the Idaho State Journal Pocatello Marathon.
News From: Monday, August 27, 2007
	Edinburgh Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		It's A May Day For Edinburgh Marathon (Scotsman) The popular event is scheduled to take place on May 25, a Bank Holiday weekend. Entries for the 2008 Edinburgh Marathon will open next Saturday.
	Hawke's Bay Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Hawke's Bay Marathon: Late Entry, First Back (Hawke's Bay Today) Levin's Billy MacDougall arrived in 2:55.04 to win the 42.2km event.
	Marine Corps Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Marine Corps Marathon Announces On-Course Photo Locations (News Blaze) Showcasing their technology capabilities, MarathonFoto will replace the groundbreaking, interactive results CD with the new finisher web pages. The individualized pages will scrapbook various finisher services into individual pages for runners and supporters to enjoy and share.
	Mexico City International Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Mexico City's 25th International Marathon Begins (People's Daily Online) The women's race started at Zocalo, Mexico City's central square, at 7.00 a.m. local time, and the men's group started 15 minutes later.
	Pocatello Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Pocatello Marathon: Why Run? (Idaho State Journal) Marathon runners find peace in the training, confidence in the accomplishment and a feeling of euphoria and relief when crossing the finish line.
News From: Sunday, August 26, 2007
	Chicago Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		General Marches Into Sixth Marathon Trials At Chicago (The Washington Times) Darrell General will take his long and illustrious running career to Chicago on Oct. 7 with a chance to make history. No runner has qualified for six Olympic Marathon trials. General, along with Doug Kurtis, Ric Sayre and Ed Eyestone, have qualified for five.
	General Running (Non-Specific)
		Human Interest Story
		Marathoner McCann Fighting Breast Cancer (Race Results Weekly) Two-time Commonwealth Games marathon champion Kerryn McCann, 40, of Australia is fighting breast cancer, Australian newspapers are reporting. Complicating the situation is that she is pregnant with her third child, due next month.
	Mexico City International Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Runner Dies in Mexico City Marathon (China View) A 47-year-old Mexican athlete died from a heart attack while taking part in the Mexico Marathon.
	World Track & Field Championships Men's Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Runners Beat Heat To Finish World Championship Marathon (Daily Yomiuri) The marathon turned into a survival test, with temperatures exceeding 30 C, causing 30 percent of the runners to drop out midway.
News From: Saturday, August 25, 2007
	General Running (Non-Specific)
		Human Interest Story
		Gold Medal Marathon Mum In Fight For Life (Herald Sun) She was diagnosed only two weeks ago, but has had some good news in that the doctors say it is treatable.
	Nairobi Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Time to Trim Those Bulges, Sign Up for Nairobi Marathon (All Africa) Information on the race is given, as well as motivation to participate.
	World Track & Field Championships Men's Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Kibet Ends Kenyan Wait For Marathon Title At World Championship (Guardian Unlimited) The 24-year-old prison guard overcame searing heat and high humidity to clinch gold in two hours, 15 minutes and 59 seconds.
		Switzerland's Röthlin Takes Marathon Bronze (European Athletics) Highlights of european athletes' performance.