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News From: Wednesday, September 9, 2009
	Baltimore Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Course Changes for the Baltimore Marathon (The Baltimore Sun) The 2009 Baltimore Marathon has announced that the marathon course has undergone some revisions for the October 10th race. Renovations in Ft. McHenry will prevent the course from traversing through the fort.
	Big Bear Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Big Bear Lake Getting Ready for Marathon Event (The Sun) Saturday marks the inaugural Run the Bear Big Bear Lake Marathon. The marathon event also includes a bike tour around the lake and a half-marathon and 5K event.
	Heart of America Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Marathon Keeps Pace After 50 Years (Columbia Daily Tribune) The 50th Running of the Heart of America Marathon celebrated on Labor Day kicked off with a pasta dinner on Sunday evening prior to the race.
	Kauai Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Kauai Runners Join Kauai Marathons sea of athletes (The Garden Island) More than seventeen-hundred runners showed up before the sunrise to compete in the Kauai Marathon. J.T.Service of San Francisco took home top honors in the marathon with a time of 2 hours 44 minutes and 11 seconds.
	Marine Corps Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Marine Corps Marathon Expo: Bart Yasso, Free Samples And a Deluxe Porta Potty (Examiner.com) The Marine Corps Marathon's Expo will take place at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center with more than two-hundred vendors. Running experts, including Bart Yasso, will be on hand to give speeches on running
	Mid Mountain Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Mid-Mountain Marathon (Park Record) The Mid Mountain Marathon will kick off on September 12th. The single track marathon race will cover mostly single track trails from Deer Valley Resort to The Canyons Resort
	Quad Cities Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Save $$ if You Sign Up For The Quad Cities Marathon This Coming Weekend (The Dispatch) The Quad Cities Marathon in Moline Illinois is offering a five-dollar discount for the marathon or any other event slated for September 12th from the Noodles restaurant in Moline.
	Twin Cities Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Twin Cities Marathon, Inc. Surpasses 2009 Sponsorship Goals (Reuters) The 28th annual Twin Cities Marathon takes place on October 4th and support continues to be strong for the marathons initiative to promote health and fitness.
News From: Tuesday, September 8, 2009
	GO! St. Louis Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Registration Opens Today for GO! St.Louis Marathon (St. Louis Post-Dispatch) The GO! St. Louis Marathon weekend kicks off on April 10th and 11th. Prize money for this years race events has been increased to twenty-thousand dollars and those runners who register as one of the even thousandth runners will receive a one-hundred dollar bonus.
	Heart of America Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Heart of America Won by Marathon Rookie From Columbia (Missourian) Ryan Hauser, an assistant store manager at Menards in Columbia, won the Heart of American Marathon in 2 hours 53 mintutes and 5 seconds in his debut at the 26.2 mile distance.
	Jungfrau Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Wyatt Wins Uphill Jungfrau Marathon (The New Zealand Herald) Jonathan Wyatt of New Zealand, the six time world mountain running champion, added the Jungfrau Marathon title to his list of accolades. Wyatt put the uphill marathon away in a time of 2 hours 58 minutes and 33 seconds.
	Knoxville Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Covenant Health Marathon Team 'bigger and Better Than Ever' (The Daily Times) Each year the Knoxville Marathon selects a few people to act as ambassadors for the marathon event. The marathon has grown over the years and race director Jason Altman feels the team needs to grow along with the race.
	Odds And Ends
		Non-Marathon/ Other Running
		Paula Radcliffe In a 'Frustrating Period' But Will Run Half Marathon Championships (examiner.com) Paula Radcliffe has decided to run in the Half Marathon World Championship in Birmingham. Radcliffe recently won the 2009 NYC Half Marathon in dominating fashion.
		Human Interest Story
		Marathon Training Won't Rob You of Middle-Distance Speed (The Statesman) With the fall marathon schedule bearing down many runners have a fear that the longer miles will steal their middle distance speed. Dathan Ritzenhein had been training as a marathon runner when he recently smashed the thirteen year old American record in the 5,000 meters
		Non-Marathon/ Other Running
		Paula Radcliffe Named In Great Britain Team for World Half Marathon (guardian.co.uk) Paula Radcliffe will compete in the World Half Marathon Championships in Birmingham. Radcliffe withdrew from the World Championship Marathon held in Berlin in August after winning the 2009 NYC Half Marathon.
News From: Monday, September 7, 2009
	Boston Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Boston Marathon Registration Starts This Wednesday (Examiner.com) The one-hundred and fourteenth Boston Marathon will kick off registration on Wednesday September 9, 2009 with a cap of twenty-five thousand runners. Registration fees begin at one-hundred and thirty dollars before February 1, 2010.
	Heart of America Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Heart of America Marathon's 50th Anniversary (KOMU-TV8) The Heart of America Marathon turned 50 on Labor Day.
	London Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Three Marathons in Twenty-four Hours for PCs (The Sun) Major Phil Packer was injured by an Iraqi bomb blast almost two years ago. He went on to complete the London Marathon and inspired his friends to attempt to complete nearly eighty-four miles in twenty-four hours to raise money for Help for Heroes
	Odds And Ends
		Human Interest Story
		Masai Mara Marathon Inaugurated (Kenyan Broadcasting Company) The Mara Education Fund organized the inaugural Masai Mara Marathon and attracted over one-hundred and fifty athletes to raise money to uplift the standards of education within the community.
		Take On the Brighton Marathon Challenge! (South Downs Living Magazine) The first annual Brighton Marathon takes place on April 18th 2010 and the charities of St. Peter and St. James Hospice have twenty-five slots available for the marathon.
		First Amman International Marathon to be Held October 17 (The Jordan Times) The one-hundredth anniversary of Amman will kick off on October 17th with the first annual Amman International Marathon. The goal of the race is to promote athleticism among the youth and encouraging tourism.
		77-Year-Old Runner Still Hasn't Hit the Wall (Missourian) Jerry Smartt has about two-hundred medals that stretch over his sixty-two years of running. Smart was an alternate on the 1956 Olympic Team and competed in the 2006 Boston Marathon.
		Training/ Health
		Steps To Take To Prevent Running Injuries (The Baltimore Sun) Dr. Brian Polsky, a sports medicine specialist and orthopedic surgeon at St. Agnes Hospital, gives his expert advice on how runners can prevent injury.
News From: Sunday, September 6, 2009
	Heart of America Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Heart of America Marathon Doesn't Get Any Easier With Time (Columbia Daily Tribune) A look back at the Heart of America Marathon and why it is still such a tough marathon to run.
	Johnstown Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Thirty-fourth Johnstown Marathon Back on Track (Our Town) The Johnstown Marathon will be held for the thirty-fourth year thanks to local businesses, individual support and a nationally known company. Marathonguide.com and a large cross section of the community have come through to continue the marathon tradition in Johnstown.
	Kauai Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Kaua'i Marathon Boosts Local Economy (The Garden Island) With runners traveling from across the globe to run in the Kaua'i Marathon, the Kaua'i Office of Economic Development expects it to spark the local economy.
	Maine Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Entries Running at Record Pace for Maine Marathon (Portland Press Herald) With less than four weeks until the Maine Marathon kicks off on October 4th, there are fewer than seven-hundred and fifty spots left of the three-thousand runner cap. Registrations for the marathon and half-marathon are well ahead of last years pace.
	Marathon du Medoc
		Human Interest Story
		Amid the Food and Costumes of Medoc, France's Annual Marathon, There's Even Some Running (Dallas Morning News) The Marathon du Medoc rewards the winner of the 26.2 mile race with their body weight in a top-quality claret. The race passes fifty-five vineyards and fifty chateaus including that of Mouton-Rothschild.
	Pocatello Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Over One-thousand Take Place in Tenth Pocatello Marathon (Local News 8) The Tenth Annual Pocatello Marathon Marathon started at 6:15 am on Saturday and Jeff Shadley of Idaho Falls claimed top honors missing the course record by one minute. His time of 2 hours 37 minutes missed last years winning time of 2 hours and 36 minutes.
		Shadley Wins Pocatello Marathon (Idaho State Journal) Jeff Shadley bested his friend and two-time defending champion Kory Wheatley to win the 2009 Pocatello Marathon.