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Air Force Marathon | ||
News From: Wednesday, August 29, 2007 | ||
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 | ||
News From: Wednesday, August 29, 2007 | ||
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 | ||
News From: Wednesday, August 29, 2007 | ||
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. | ||
Chicago Marathon | ||
News From: Thursday, August 30, 2007 | ||
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. | ||
News From: Sunday, August 26, 2007 | ||
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. | ||
News From: Thursday, August 23, 2007 | ||
Training/ Health | ||
Chicago Marathon Training Tips: Week 13 (CBS 2 Chicago) Article on dressing appropriately for the marathon. | ||
Dong-A Ilbo Gyeongju International Marathon | ||
News From: Tuesday, August 28, 2007 | ||
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. | ||
Edinburgh Marathon | ||
News From: Monday, August 27, 2007 | ||
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. | ||
Everest Marathon | ||
News From: Tuesday, August 28, 2007 | ||
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. | ||
Fox Cities Marathon | ||
News From: Thursday, August 23, 2007 | ||
Human Interest Story | ||
Fox Cities Marathon Events To End In Medals (Post Crescent) Those completing the marathon, half marathon, powerwalk and relay marathon will receive the first of a series of seven collectible medals. The medals will feature scenes on the 26.2-mile course from the seven Fox Cities communities. | ||
General Running (Non-Specific) | ||
News From: Thursday, August 30, 2007 | ||
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. | ||
News From: Sunday, August 26, 2007 | ||
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. | ||
News From: Saturday, August 25, 2007 | ||
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. | ||
News From: Friday, August 24, 2007 | ||
Human Interest Story | ||
Marathon Champ McCann Battling Breast Cancer (National Nine News) Two-time Commonwealth Games marathon champion Kerryn McCann is battling breast cancer. McCann, 40, is due to have her third child early next month. | ||
News From: Thursday, August 23, 2007 | ||
Human Interest Story | ||
IAAF Reiterates Support for Four-Year Doping Ban, Coe, Bubka Elected VPs (Race Results Weekly) At the IAAF Congress, the sport's ruling body endorsed a resolution first passed at its last Congress two years ago in Helsinki when member federations unanimously called for a move to increast penalties for doping offenses, in the case of serious infractions, from the current two year ban to four years. | ||
Marathon Runner Jenny Crain Remains In Critical Condition (Associated Press) Jenny Crain was hit by a car and injured Tuesday while jogging near her home on Milwaukee's east side. Police say the accident happened as a light was about to change. | ||
Hawke's Bay Marathon | ||
News From: Monday, August 27, 2007 | ||
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. | ||
Houston Marathon | ||
News From: Wednesday, August 29, 2007 | ||
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 | ||
News From: Wednesday, August 29, 2007 | ||
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. | ||
Las Vegas International Marathon | ||
News From: Tuesday, August 28, 2007 | ||
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 | ||
News From: Tuesday, August 28, 2007 | ||
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. | ||
Marine Corps Marathon | ||
News From: Monday, August 27, 2007 | ||
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. | ||
Mesa Falls Marathon | ||
News From: Thursday, August 30, 2007 | ||
Human Interest Story | ||
Mesa Falls Is Idaho's Must-run Marathon (Chronicle) Comments on the race by a participant. | ||
Mexico City International Marathon | ||
News From: Monday, August 27, 2007 | ||
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. | ||
News From: Sunday, August 26, 2007 | ||
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. | ||
Nairobi Marathon | ||
News From: Saturday, August 25, 2007 | ||
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. | ||
New York City Marathon | ||
News From: Tuesday, August 28, 2007 | ||
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 | ||
News From: Tuesday, August 28, 2007 | ||
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 | ||
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. | ||
Reykjavik Marathon | ||
News From: Wednesday, August 29, 2007 | ||
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. | ||
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