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News From: Saturday, September 11, 2010
	Avenue of the Giants Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Offers A Chance To Vacation For A Cause (PR-USA.net) Team in Training is offering a chance to train for the Avenue of the Giants Marathon on May 1, 2011
	Fox Valley Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Fox Valley To Host Marathon For First Time In Decades (The Beacon News) The Fox Valley Marathon will kick off on September 19 at 7 am and offer a marathon that will be run mostly on the river path.
	Mississippi Blues Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Shake, Rattle & Run! Mississippi Blues Marathon Partners With Elvis Presley Enterprises. (PR Newswire) The Fourth Annual Mississippi Blues Marathon will kick off on January 8th which is Elvis Presley's 76th birthday.
	Odds And Ends
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Defar Ready To Rock 'N' Roll In Philadelphia (Race Results Weekly) Moving up to the half-marathon distance at the 2010 Rock 'n' Roll Philadelphia Half Marathon will be two-time Olympic medallist and multiple world record holder, Meseret Defar.
		Kenyans Lead Visitors' Cast In Inaugural CamSur Marathon (GMA News.tv) John Mutai heads up the field for the inaugural CamSur Marahton. He has entered the race with a personal best of 2 hours 12 minutes and 19 seconds.
	Regina Queen City Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Queen City Marathon Still Running After Ten Years (Leader-Post) The tenth year of the Queen City Marathon will see more than three-thousand, eight-hundred runners.
	Rochester Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Rochester Marathon Draws A National Field (Democrat and Chronicle) More than three-thousand runners from all over the country will attend the Rochester Marathon on Sunday.
	Sioux Falls Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		300 Expected For Sioux Falls Marathon (Argus Leader) The Sioux Falls Marathon will kick off this Sunday. For the first time in more than a decade the area will host a marathon race.
		Sioux Falls Marathon Attracts Thousands (KELOLand.com) The inaugural Sioux Falls Marathon kicks off this weekend and the events included with the marathon are expected to draw thousands of runners and spectators.
News From: Friday, September 10, 2010
	Fox Cities Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Defending Champ Mike Heidke Of Neenah Behind In Training (Post Crescent) Mike Heidke won the 2009 Fox Cities Marathon and while he is not in the best shape he hopes to defend his title.
	Maui Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Maui Marathon To Debut New Events (Lahaina News) The fortieth Maui Marathon will celebrate it's anniversary with an inaugural "Warrior Challenge" which will combine three of the weekends events.
	Milo Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		2010 Milo Marathon Registration On Course (Daily Guide Ghana) The twenty-fourth Milo Marathon is on course to surpass previous registration numbers. The race kicks off on September 25.
	Moray Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Perth Road Runners In Moray Marathon (Perthshire Advertiser) Perth played host to an ultr-marathon, marathon and 10K last weekend. Area runners ran, volunteered, or took on course marshalling duties.
	New York City Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Edward Norton Sets $26 Million Goal For New York City Marathon (Mother Nature Network) Edward Norton hopes to raise one-million dollars per mile of the New York City Marathon for the Maasai Wilderness Conservation Trust
	Odds And Ends
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Olympic, World Championships Medallists Announced For Fifth Avenue Mile (Race Results Weekly) Two-time Olympica medallist Bernard Lagat and 2008 Olympic silver medallist, Nick Willis will highlight a fast field for the Fifth Avenue Mile which also includes Alan Webb and Morocco's Amine Laalou.
		Human Interest Story
		American Record Holders Lagat And Webb To Face Off In Fifth Avenue Mile (Examiner.com) On September 26 the streets of New York City will see a host of national caliber runnres including American record holders Bernard Lagat and Alan Webb.
		Abebe Bikilas 50th Anniversary Of Rome Olympic Victory Photo Exhibition Opens (Nazret.com) The fiftieth anniversary of Abebe Bikila's Olympic Marathon vicotory will be showcased in a month-long photographic exhibition at the Italian Cultrual Institute
		Lee Troop Treated For Blood Clot On Lung (Geelong Advertiser) Marathon champion Lee Troop left a Geelong Hospital after he was treated for a blood clot on his lung.
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Wreford Looks One To Beat At Dunedin Marathon (Otago Daily Times) Sam Wreford will represent Arthur Lydiard's legacy in the Dunedin Marathon.
		Human Interest Story
		Cyprus' First-Ever International Marathon (Cyprus Mail) Cyprus will host an international marathon on October 10 which will celebrate the 2500th anniversary of the fabled first marathon near Athens.
		Cornell Alum Youngest To Run A Marathon In All 50 States (The Cornell Daily Sun) Laura Skladzinski graduated from Cornell in 2007 and become the youngest runner to complete a marathon in all 50 states in June of 2010
		Former Olympian Helps Thousands Run/Walk/Run (T C Palm) Jeff Galloway's Run/Walk/Run program has helped thousands of people cross the finish line of many races - injury free.
	Quad Cities Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Quad Cities Marathon News & Updates (Quad Cities Online) The Quad Cities Marathon is gearing up for another banner year with kick off parties that will allow community members to meet race organizers.
	Regina Queen City Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Several Roads Closing For Queen City Marathon (Leader-Post) The tenth annual Queen City Marathon will cause several major road closures in Regina.
	Robin Hood Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Paralympian Richard Whitehead On Robin Hood Marathon (Nottingham) Richard Whitehead is a paralympian who holds the world record for running the fastest marathon for a double amputee. He hopes to run the Robin Hood Half-marathon in one-hour and 18 minutes.
	Rochester Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Norm Frank Keeps Hope Alive For Marathon Mark (Democrat and Chronicle) Norm Frank has completed 965 marathons and hopes to complete 1000 races of marathon distance or farther.
	Rock N Roll Denver Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Rock N Roll Denver Marathon Aims To Live Up To Its Name (Denver Westword) The organizers of the Denver Rock N Roll Marathon have convinced Semisonic to regroup just for the race.
News From: Thursday, September 9, 2010
	Air Force Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Air Force Chief Of Staff To Race At Base During Air Force Marathon (Dayton Daily News) General Norton Schwartz will run an event during the Air Force Marathon weekend for the second year in a row
	Athens Marathon (Greece)
		Human Interest Story
		Athens Marathon Battles For Higher Profile (Reuters.com) The Athens Classic Marathon held in Greece will use one of the most famous marathons in history to hopefully boost its international exposure.
	Leicester Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Around 2,000 Runners Sign Up For Leicester Marathon, Half-Marathon (This Is Leicester) The Leicester Marathon kicks off on October 10 and more than two-thousand runners will pound the streets for the marathon and half-marathon.