Marathon/Running News: 8/28/10 - 9/4/10

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News From: Saturday, September 4, 2010
	Bismarck Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Bismark Marathon Filling Fast (KXNET.com) More than seventeen-hundred runners have registered for the Bismark Marathon and it has a cap of only twenty-one hundred.
	Madison Marathon (Mad City Marathon)
		Human Interest Story
		Bandit Banned From Future Madison Marathons (Journal Sentinel Online) Ramona Vilareal has been banned from any future Madison Marathons as she was caught running in a race for which she had not registered.
	Milo Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Cebu Milo Marathon Lures Big Field (Phil Star) Defending champion, Mendel Lopez hopes to outlast more than twenty-three thousand runners in the Milo Marathon.
	Wolverhampton City Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Wolverhampton Marathon Preparations Nearing End (Express & Star) The Wolverhampton Marathon underwent final preparations for the marathon. The race starts at West Park and promises road closures along the course.
News From: Friday, September 3, 2010
	Berlin Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Berlin Marathon Still Banking On Speed (Race Results Weekly) With seven contenders, including Kenyans Patrick Makau and Geoffrey Mutai, with career best's under 2:07:00, the Berlin Marathon is setting up to be deliver some of the year's fastest marathon performances.
News From: Thursday, September 2, 2010
	Berlin Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Joe's Real Berlin Marathon In Aid Of The Parkinson's Disease Society. (Echo) Joe Elliott, 22, will run another marathon to raise money for the charity which cared for his grandfather who died from complications due to Parkinson's Disease.
	Big Wild Life Runs Marathon (prev. Humpy's Classic Marathon)
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Seward Runner Wins Two Marathons (The Seward Phoenix) Erik Johnson won the Humpy's Marathon and the Mayor's Marathon in Alaska this year. Johnson volunteers for the Alaska State Parks
	Chicago Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Shobukhova To Face Mikitenko At Chicago Marathon: World Marathon Majors Champion Likely To Be Crowned (Race Results Weekly) With the top 2-ranked women, Liliya Shobukhova and Irina Mikitenko, in the 2009/2010 World Marathon Majors points race going head to head at the Chicago Marathon, it's likely that the World Marathon Majors Championship is on the line.
	Nike 26.2 = Nike Women's Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Leukemia And Lymphoma Society Provides Hope, Answers For Many (The Western Edition) The Nike Women's Marathon is set for October and is just one of the many races that help to provide fundraising opportunities for runners running for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
	Odds And Ends
		Human Interest Story
		London 2012 Olympics: The Mall Set To Be Marathon Centerpiece (Telegrahph.co.uk) The 2012 London Olympic Marathon will likely finish at the The Mall although several different courses are under consideration.
		Bangkok Airways Holds First Samui Island Marathon 2010 (Phuket Index.com) Bangkok Airlines is offering a special discounted airfare for those runners hoping to participate in the Samui Island Marathon which takes place this month.
	Singapore International Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		A Record For Singapore Marathon (Today Online) The Singapore Marathon will kick off on December 5 at 5 am. The marathon will boast three different starting lines and hopes to have sixty-thousand participants.
News From: Wednesday, September 1, 2010
	Chicago Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		15 Free Entries To The Bank Of America Chicago Marathon - Join Team VW! (Chicago Now) The folks at Volkswagen have 15 free entries into the Chicago Marathon and all you have to do is sign up.
	City of Los Angeles Marathon (L.A. Marathon)
		Human Interest Story
		2011 Los Angeles Marathon To Begin In Chino Hills (ChinoHills.com) The Inland Empire Running Club of Chino Hill will kick off it's 26 week Los Angeles Marathon Training Program on September 11.
	Fox Cities Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Marathon Sponsors Essay Contest On 'Great Women' (Post Crescent) The Fox Cities Marathon is sponsoring a "Great Women of the Race" contest for those interested in writing an essay to gain entry into the race.
	Long Beach Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Run Or Bike The Long Beach Marathon And Support Special Olympics (Everything Long Beach) The Long Beach Marathon invites runners and cyclist to participate in the October 17 marathon to support Special Olympics
	Memphis Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		St. Jude Memphis Sells Out Half-Marathon Slots For December Race (Memphis Biz Journal) The half-marathon portion of the St. Jude Memphis Marathon has sold out with all eight-thousand, one hundred slots being filled.
	Milo Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Nestle Inaugurates 2010 Milo Marathon (Daily Guide Ghana) The twenty-fourth edition of the Milo Marathon kicks off on September 25th with hundreds of runners from Ghana and beyond.
	Phuket International Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Laguna Phuket International Marathon Breaks Records (Asia Travel Tips.com) The Laguna Phuket Marathon broke it's charity donations due in large part to it's biggest field of runners
	Victoria Falls Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Zimbo Wins Victoria Falls Marathon (The Zimbabwean) Tapiwa Chingandiya won the Victoria Falls Marathon with a time of 2 hours 21 minutes to outlast athletes from as far away as Canada, Spain, Japan, and Ethiopia.
News From: Tuesday, August 31, 2010
	Beijing Int'l Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Runner's Beijing Marathon Challenge For British Heart Foundation (Wales Online) Philip Jones will be hard to miss when he puts on his running vest with the Welsh dragon while running the Beijing Marahon in October.
	California International Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Ready To Run Uh, Rather Walk Fast In Another Marathon (Los Gatos Weekly Times) Marianne Hamilton finished the Marathon du Medoc nearly six years ago and vowed to never do it again. This year she hopes to finish the California International Marathon on December 5.
	Odds And Ends
		Human Interest Story
		Long-Distance Running Appears Safe For The Heart (Med Page Today) Another heart study shows that men and women who participate in endurance competition developed heart changes but none of which have long term adverse effeccts.
		Running Most Consecutive Marathons - Mike Buss Sets World Record (World Records Academy) Mike Buss, one of the UK's highest profile ultra-runners, set a new world record for running his fifty-first marathon in fifty-one days.
	Pocatello Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Running For The Love Of It (Idaho State Journal) John Creel will be close to the half way point of running a marathon in all 50 states when he completes the Pocatello Marathon in Idaho this weekend.
	The Santa Rosa Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Santa Rosa Marathon (KSRO.com) The Santa Rosa Marathon hosted competitors from thirty states and the events from the weekend raised more than fifteen-thousand dollars for city pools.
News From: Monday, August 30, 2010
	Galway City Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Historic Run Draws Local And International Heroes (Independent.com) Nearly fifteen hundred runners ran the first marathon in Galway in more than twenty-five years.
	Guernsey Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Chris Carre First Home In Guernsey Marathon (BBC.CO.UK) Chris Carre won the Guernsey Marathon with a time of 2 hours 41 minutes and 29 seconds.
	Hokkaido Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Njui And Hara Win Sweltering Hokkaido Marathon (IAAF.org) Cyrus Njui won the Hakkaido Marathon with a time of 2 hours 11 minutes and 22 seconds narrowly missing the course record.
	Odds And Ends
		Human Interest Story
		Antarctica Marathon (Sky News) A travel agency is offering traveling runners the chance to run a marathon on the continent of Antarctica.