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Montreal International Marathon - Sep 5 - Montreal, QC, Canada
Choge Julius Kirwa, of Kenya, won the 2010 Montreal International Marathon in dramatic fashion. Kirwa took the lead from Wiliam Naranjo, of Columbia, just steps before the finish line to win in 2:17:41. Naranjo, who finished fifth at the 2009 Country Music Marathon, was awarded the same finish time of 2:17:41. Meshack Kirwa, of Kenya, the winner of the 2008 Rock 'n' Roll San Antonio Marathon and third place finisher at the 2010 Rock 'n' Roll Arizona Marathon, finished third in 2:17:48.
In the women's field, Serkalem Abrha, of Ethiopia, who finished third in 2009, was the winner in 2:35:45. Abrha, who also finished third at the 2010 Rock 'n' Roll Marathon, 2009 Rock 'n' Roll Las Vegas Marathon and finished second at the 2010 Country Music Marathon, was never really challenged on the way to her victory. Myriam Grenon, of Longueuil, who was third in 2008 and fifth in 2009, finished second in 2:52:05. Marry Ptikany, of Kenya, was third in 2:54:25.
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The Kauai Marathon - Sep 5 - Poipu Beach Kauai, HI
One week after traveling across the Atlantic to compete and finish third at the 50K World Championships in Ireland; Michael Wardian, 36 of Arlington VA, traveled across the Pacific to compete to compete at the 2010 Kauai Marathon and chase their $15,000 time bonus for a sub-2:30 finish, a task that should have been easy for Wardian who had run ten sub-2:30 marathons previously in 2010 ... Afflicted by a case of the runs (you know what we mean) the night before the race, Wardian struggled with himself and the course but not the competition to win alone in 2:30:52. A win, but unfortunately not good enough for the bonus. Defending champion JT Service, of San Francisco CA; one of the organizers of the Silicon Valley Marathon, a 2008 US Marathon Olympic Trialist and all-around good guy; finished second in 2:41:24. Masandri Hagitani, of Sakura Chiba, was third in 2:50:09.
In the women's race, Becki Lynn Lassley, of Littleton CO, who finished second in 2009, was the winner in 3:23:46. Yoshiki Tanaka, of Shibuya Tokyo, finished second in 3:38:44. Brittany Fuentes, of Golden CO, was third in 3:41:06.
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American Discovery Trail Marathon - Sep 6 - Colorado Springs, CO
Alex Nichols, 25 of Colorado Springs CO, won the 2010 American Discovery Trail Marathon in a new course record time of 2:30:32. Kelly Mortenson, 39 of St. Paul MN, finished second in 2:36:59. Timmy Parr, 28 of Gunnison CO, the winner of the 2009/2010 A Run Through Time Marathons and the runner-up of the 2009 Cincinnati Flying Pig Marathon, was third in 2:38:42.
Michele Suszek, 28 of Longmont CO, the winner of the 2010 Pocono Mountain Run For The Red and 2009 Rock 'n' Roll Seattle Marathons, was the first female finisher in 2:57:04. Sharon Howard, 26 of Westminster CO, the winner of the 2009 Flagstaff Marathon, was the runner-up in 3:07:50. Tracy Thelen, 31 of Colorado Springs CO, the winner of the 2010 Haulin' Aspen Trail and 2009 New Hampshire Marathons, was third in 3:40:59.
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Heart of America Marathon - Sep 6 - Columbia, MO
Dann Fisher, 47 of Manhattan KS, who finished third in 2003 and was the runner-up in 2009, won the 2010 Heart of America Marathon in 2:54:10. Kevin Lambert, 26 of Kansas City MO, finished second in 2:54:43. Tom Whalen, 44 of Saint Louis MO, who finished second in 2002/2007 and third 2005/2008, was third again in 2:58:49.
Sara Major, 29 of Pittsburgh KS, who finished second at the 2007 Omaha Marathon, was the first female finisher in 3:16:16. Stacey Slover, 44 of Kansas City MO, finished second in 3:28:46. Allyson Weimer, 22 of Washington OK, the winner of the 2009 Gobbler Grind Marathon and third place finisher at the 2007/2008 Route 66 Marathons, was third in 3:28:59.
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Tupelo Marathon - Sep 5 - Tupelo, MS
Defending champion Justin Radke, 34 of Little Rock AR, successfully defended his title - winning the 2010 Tupelo Marathon in 2:40:08. Scott Eason, 45 of Conway AR, the runner-up at the 2009 Midsouth and Athens Big Fork Trail Marathons, finished second in 2:44:13. Jim Brown, 32 of Tupelo MS, was third in 2:45:15.
Two-time defending champion Leah Thorvilson, 31 of Little Rock AR, easily defended her title to finish as first female and fourth overall finisher in 2:54:29. Thorvilson, a 2012 Olympic Trials qualifier and with a personal best of 2:37 took the Tupelo Marathon as her third marathon win of the year (2010 Fargo Marathon and 2010 Little Rock Marathon) and is enroute to even bigger and better things. Serene Griffin, 40 of Roanoke TX, who won the 2010 Frisco Marathon, finished second in 3:16:28. Traci Falbo, 38 of Charlestown IN, the winner of the 2010 Flatlanders Marathon and third place finisher at the 2010 Texas Marathon, was third in 3:21:12.
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Idaho State Journal Pocatello Marathon - Sep 4 - Pocatello, ID
Pat Bragassa, of Rigby ID, who dealt with a sinus infection all week, won the 2010 Pocatello Marathon in 2:44:25. Bragassa, a four-time winner of the Mesa Falls Marathon, was able to fight off cramps that started forming during the sixteenth mile and hold on to the victory. Trevor Pincock, of Spokane WA, finished second in 2:45:48. Dan Bruner, of Pocatello ID, the runner-up at the 2008 Mesa Falls Marathon, was third in 2:50:32.
In the women's race, Penny Parrish, of Pocatello ID, was the winner in 3:12:28. Sarah Skeem, of Pocatello ID, who finished second in 2008, finished second again in 3:15:37. Mandi Janowitz, of West Valley UT, was third in 3:19:28.
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Beaver Island Chamber of Commerce Beaver Island Marathon - Sep 4 - Beaver Island, MI
Defending champion Rich Power, 46 of Rochester MI, the runner-up at the 2009 Martian Marathon and third place finisher of the 2008 Run Charlevoix Marathon, successful defended his title - winning the 2010 Beaver Island Marathon in 2:53:57. Doug Allie, 44 of Brant MI, finished second in 3:10:43. Bill Fix, 50 of Comstock Park, was third in 3:22:26.
Carolyn Corgel, 52 of Springville NY, was the first female finisher in 3:27:45. Lauren Buck, 22 of Flint MI, finished second in 3:31:21. Janel Cendak, 32 of Rocklin CA, was third in 3:43:12.
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Turtle Marathon - Sep 6 - Roswell, NM
Gary Krugger, 25, won his third marathon and made his eleventh podium appearance by winning the 2010 Turtle Marathon in 3:03:39. Steve Hibbs, 38, the runner-up at the 2010 Swan Lake Marathon, finished second in 3:05:29. Pete Livingstone, 46, was third in 3:28:20.
Maryanne Kos, 41, the winner of the 2010 Run the Caldera Marathon, was the first female finisher in 3:35:58. Jami Petner-Arrey, 29, was the runner-up in 3:55:39. Shirley Pratt, 48, was third in 3:57:55.
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Monster Trail Marathon - Sep 5 - Virgil, NY
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Buckeye Marathon - Sep 4 - Buckeye, AZ
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International Results

Carver Wolverhampton City Marathon - Sep 5 - Wolverhampton, United Kingdom
Matt Giles, who was third at the 2005 Shakespeare Marathon, won the 2010 Wolverhampton City Marathon in 2:35:07. Mark Hadley finished second in 2:37:35. Andres Rottler was third in 2:43:30.
Frances Cooke, who finished third at the 2010 Exmoor Marathon, was the first female finisher in 3:32:51. Leanne Foxall finished second in 3:34:04. Sarah Hutton was third in 3:38:24.
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Moray Marathon - Sep 5 - Elgin, United Kingdom
Steven Reid won the 2010 Moray Marathon in 2:45:57. Forbes Reid finished second in 2:49:52. Richard Watkinson, who finished second in 2008 and third in 2009, was third again in 2:54:21.
In the women's field, Kate Jenkins won for the fifth consecutive year in 3:01:30. Paula Wilson finished second in 3:18:20. Morag Taggart, who finished second in 2008 and fourth in 2006/2007/2009, was third in 3:23:35.
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Hawke's Bay Marathon - Sep 4 - Napier, New Zealand
Russell Hewitt won the 2010 Hawke's Bay Marathon when he crossed the finish line in 3:03:08. Erin Furness, who finished as the third female in 2009, was the first female finisher and second overall in 3:03:28. Lorna Mills, the winner of the women's race in 2006, finished second in the women's race and third overall in 3:08:58. Gareth Wright finished second in the men's race and fourth overall in 3:15:50. Radleigh Cairns was the third male finisher and fifth overall in 3:16:07. Rachel Udy was the third female to finish in 3:23:30.
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Frankische Schweiz Marathon - Sep 5 - Forchheim, Germany
Oliver Greger won the 2010 Frankische Schweiz Marathon in 2:29:02. Marco Diehl finished second in 2:32:53. Sascha Burkhardt was third in 2:33:08.
In the women's race, Kerstin Steg was the winner in 3:03:25. Ulrike Mayer-Tancic finished second in 3:06:39. Monika Bergmann was third in 3:23:50.

Saarschleife Marathon - Sep 5 - Saarschleife, Germany
Daniel Horst won the 2010 Saarschleife Marathon in 2:39:35. Patrick Leidlinger finished second in 2:43:45. Jorg Hoob was third in 2:44:19.
Julia Brengel-Keck was the first female finisher in 3:04:37. Tanja Hoob finished second in 3:08:13. Juliane Raubuch was third in 3:21:35.

Usedom Marathon - Sep 4 - Wolgast, Germany
Jaroslaw Janicki won the 2010 Usedom Marathon in 2:36:31. Lukas Hryciuk finished second in 2:37:14. Marek Dziegielewski was third in 2:42:04.
In the women's field, Angelika Schlender-Kamp was the winner in 3:08:06. Heike Stille finished second in 3:38:34. Janine Halbauer was third in 3:45:02.

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Chicago Marathon Puts Together Greatest Field Ever Assembled in North America
The Chicago Marathon has been the scene of world and American records and with the field assembled for the 2010 Marathon, both measures might be up for grabs... The Chicago Marathon has announced that some of the greatest marathoners in the world will be competing in the 2010 edition of the marathon as the race will feature three men who have run sub-2:06 marathons: the defending champion and reigning Olympic Gold Medalist, Sammy Wanjiru; the winner of the 2010 London Marathon, Tsegaye Kebede; and the winner of the 2010 Boston Marathon, Robert Kiprono Cheruiyot. Previously announced is Ryan Hall who stated that he would be chasing the American record at Chicago. We're looking forward to October 10th!
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Kastor, Pregnant, Out of NYC Marathon; Keitany In...
The New York Road Runners has made a couple of end-of-summer announcements leading up to their 2010 Marathon. The first release announced that Mary Keitany, the reigning Half Marathon world champion, would make her marathon debut in New York; joining the previously announced Shalane Flanagan who will debut at New York and Mara Yamauchi. On the men's side, the marathon will feature an incredibly strong field that will include Haile Gebrselassie, Meb Kefleziighi, Gebre Gebremarian, Abel Kirui and Emmanuel Mutai among others.
Deena Kastor - American's fastest female marathon - is pregnant and will not be able to run the New York City Marathon for which she was previously announced.
Press Release: Kastor Out of Marathon
Press Release: Keitany In Marathon

2009 Marathoning In the USA - 2009 Shows Unprecedented Growth
The most comprehensive report ever... The growth in numbers was the greatest ever at 9.9% and there were more NEW marathon finishes added in 2009 than had been added in the previous three years combined - wow! Read all about it...
2009 Marathoning in the USA

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