Marathon/Running News: 8/25/09 - 9/1/09

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Berlin Marathon
	News From: Monday, August 31, 2009
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Gebrselassie to Face Rival in Berlin Marathon (Independent Online) Haile Gebrselassie ran 2 hours 3 minutes and 59 seconds during the 2008 Berlin Marathon and he will face Duncan Kibet who ran 2 hours 4 minutes and 27 seconds. The September 20th Berlin Marathon is building to one of best line-ups in the fall marathon season.
Boston Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, August 25, 2009
		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.
Cayman Islands Marathon
	News From: Thursday, August 27, 2009
		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.
Chicago Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, September 1, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Runners Gear Up For the Bank of America Chicago Marathon 2009 (MyBankTracker) The first Chicago Marathon was held in 1977 with four-thousand, two-hundred runners. This year the runners can go to the website and design their shoe tread for the race and a one-dollar donation will be sent to one of twenty-five charities.
	News From: Monday, August 31, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Bank of America Aims to Show Chicago Marathon's Impact (Chicago Sun Times) The Chicago Marathon has been a big deal to the city of Chicago for nearly three decades and the presenting sponsor, Bank of America, is working on a fifty-thousand dollar ad campaign to show the impact that the marathon has on runners, charities, and the city.
Clarendon Way Marathon
	News From: Wednesday, August 26, 2009
		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.
Fox Cities Marathon
	News From: Friday, August 28, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Community First Fox Cities Marathon Events Closing in on Entry Cap (Post-Crescent) The Fox Cities Marathon and accompanying events have more than five-thousand registrants for the running events that take place on September 18 through 20.
Frankenthon Monster Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, August 25, 2009
		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
Green Bay Marathon
	News From: Friday, August 28, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Green Bay Marathon Raises Record Amount for Charity (WBAY) The 2009 Cellcom Green Bay Marathon put more than seventy-thousand dollars in the coffers of local charities. Volunteers were credited with the largest amount of money raised in the events ten years history.
Hokkaido Marathon
	News From: Sunday, August 30, 2009
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Njenga and Shimahara win Hokkaido Marathon (IAAF.org) Laban Kagika left the pack of lead runners around the ten kilometer mark of the 26.2 mile marathon. He would go on tow win the marathon with a time of 2 hours 12 minues and 3 seconds
Johnstown Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, August 25, 2009
		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.
Knoxville Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, September 1, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		The Knoxville Marathon: Keys to Being a Great Runner (Examiner.com) March 28 of 2010 will mark the next Knoxville Marathon and registration is underway. More than four-hundred, seventy runners finished the 26.2 mile distance in 2009. The perfect runner seems to run high mileage and is very light in proportion to height.
Longford Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, September 1, 2009
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Crossan Impressive in Longford Marathon (Derry Journal) Helena Crossan notched a significant performance in the Longford Marathon by running just three minutes off of race winner Lucy Brennan. Crossan won the bronze medal earlier this year in the 100K European Championships
	News From: Wednesday, August 26, 2009
		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.
Mid Mountain Marathon
	News From: Friday, August 28, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Mid-Mountain Marathon (Park Record) The Mid-Mountain Marathon will take place on September 12th with an elevation starting height of eight-thousand feet. The course consists of single track trail for much of the 26.2 mile course
Milo Marathon
	News From: Thursday, August 27, 2009
		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
	News From: Thursday, August 27, 2009
		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
	News From: Tuesday, September 1, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Marathon study: Run More to Ease Heart Stress (Austin 360) A Harvard University study on marathon runners showed that no evidence of heart cell death occurred from running a marathon. Those who ran forty-five miles or more per week showed the least amount of heart stress. In a nutshell, Run More!
	News From: Monday, August 31, 2009
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Kenyan Runner Wins City to Surf Marathon (WAtoday.com.au) Joel Kiplimo Kemboi won the 2009 City to Surf marathon with a time of just over 2 hours and 15 minutes as Kenyans went 1,2 in the thirty-fifth year with over forty-thousand competitors.
		Dawes in the Money as Guernsey Marathon Returns (The Guernsey Press) One-hundred years after the start of the first Guernsey Marathon, which involved only four men, Steve Dawes claimed the renewed marathon title with a winning time of 2 hours 43 minutes and 54 seconds
	News From: Sunday, August 30, 2009
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Winners in Local Marathon Fundraiser (The Press Democrat) Hundreds of runners traversed the paths of Santa Rosa for the first annual Santa Rosa Marathon. Cool weather allowed for a smooth race as Jeff Gardina of Santa Clara ran a quick 2 hours 30 minutes and 5 seconds to walk away with top honors.
	News From: Friday, August 28, 2009
		Human Interest Story
		Survival Instinct Kicked in for Runner a Long Time Ago (Dallas Morning News) Dick Beardsley's inner drive has allowed him to overcome multiple life-threatening illnesses. From a farming accident to an auto accident, Beardsley has survived to run another day.
		'I made a big mistake' - Liza Hunter-Galvan (The Dominion Post) Marathon runner and Olympian Liza Hunter-Galva said she made "a terrible choice" when she took the banned substance erythropoietin (EPO) up to three times as she tested positive on March 23.
		Exercise Addicts Can Blame Their Brains (ABC News) Stan Jensen has progressed from the 26 miles of a marathon to the trail races and now he has competed in over 125 ultra marathons. He is among a group of athletes that may be addicted to exercise.
		Marathon Tech Review: Headphones for Runners (New York Times) Sony seems to be leading the way with innovation for runners wishing to wear headphones while participating in their sport of choice. Several models are available for around the ear and even behind the neck
		Sunday's Inaugural Santa Rosa Marathon is Sold Out (Press Democrat) The inaugural Santa Rosa Marathon, which starts at 7 am on Sunday, is sold out as the marathon and half-marathon race reached a capacity of six-hundred and fifty runners. Five-hundred runners will race in the half-marathon with the remaining slots going toward the marathon.
		Endurance Athlete Has no 'off' Switch (Detroit Free Press) Michael Wardian will not train for a year to run a marathon like most marathon runners. The celebrated ultra-runner has done as many as seven marathons in nine weeks and won three of them
	News From: Thursday, August 27, 2009
		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.
	News From: Wednesday, August 26, 2009
		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.