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News From: Friday, October 19, 2012
	Amsterdam Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Amsterdam Marathon Hoping for New Course Records (IAAF.org) The thirty-seventh annual Amsterdam Marathon will kick off on Sunday with a stacked field that could threaten the course record of 2:05:44. Wilson Chebet has run 2 hours 5 minutes and 27 seconds as he sits atop the men's field.
	Columbus Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Nationwide Children's Hospital Makes Strides in First Year of Columbus Marathon Tie-In. (Business First Columbus) The Nationwide Children's Hospital will participate at "title beneficiary" on October 21 as part of the Columbus Marathon. The marathon will boast over eighteen-thousand competitors lining the streets and running through the Ohio State football stadium
	Detroit Free Press International Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Windsorites Encouraged to Cheer On Detroit Free Press Marathon Runners, Sunday (Windsorite.ca) This weekend marks the thirty-fifth Detroit Marathon which takes place on both sides of the American-Canadian border. The course traverses the Ambassador Bridge between the two countries during runners 26.2 mile journey
	Grand Rapids Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		More than 4,000 Runners to Participate in Grand Rapids Marathon Sunday. Are You One of Them? (MLive.com) The Grand Rapids Marathon kicks off this Sunday with more than four-thousand expected to participate in the marathon, half-marathon, or relay.
	Kansas City Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Marathon to Close Kansas City Streets Saturday (Kansas City Star) The Kansas City Marathon hits the streets of Kansas City this coming Saturday morning and roads along the course will be closed several hours before and after the 7:05 am start
		Kansas City Marathon 2012 Preview: Thousands of Runners Scheduled to Run Saturday (SB Nation Kansas City) The Kansas City Marathon kicks off at 7:05 am on Saturday morning. The course record of 2 hours 30 minutes and 41 seconds was set in 2007.
	Mankato Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		The Third Annual Mankato Marathon Kicks Off This Sunday (KEYC.tv) Nearly four-thousand runners will toe the line of events surrounding the Mankato Marathon this weekend.
	Niagara Falls International Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Runners Ready To Take Their Marks at Niagara Falls International Marathon (Niagarathisweek.com) This Sunday marks the start of the 15th annual Niagara Falls International Marathon with a slight alteration to the course that should make the gradual downhill route even faster.
News From: Thursday, October 18, 2012
	Atlantic City Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Atlantic City Marathon Weekend (Atlantic City Weekly) The Atlantic City Marathon has recovered from a low point around 2008 to come on strong as a weekend-long event with over forty-five hundred competitors
	Des Moines Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Reliable Pacers Hit Mark, Motivate At Des Moines Marathon (Des Moines Register) Tom Perri has paced runners in one-hundred and seventy-six road races. The 24 he has run this year have all been on target. His next endeavor will join him with twenty-three other able bodied pacers at the Des Moines Marathon on Sunday.
	Detroit Free Press International Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		24,000 Signed Up For Detroit Marathon On October 21 (MLive.com) The thirty-fifth annual Detroit Free Press Marathon kicks off on Sunday October 21 and nearly twenty-four thousand runners have signed up for the weekend events
	Grand Rapids Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Flower Power Will Bloom For First Time In Grand Rapids Marathon (MLive.com) Hundreds of women runners will flock to the Grand Rapids Marathon this weekend adorned with flowers as part of the Fellow Flowers club.
		Grand Rapids Marathon Attracts Runners Around The World (WZZM13.com) The Grand Rapids Marathon will kick off this weekend with events expected to draw more than five-thousand runners from 35 states and five countries
	Lansing Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Lansing Gears Up For Second Marathon (WILX.com) The second annual Lansing Marathon is set to kick off on April 20-21 and over two-hundred and fifty runners have already registered.
	Run Mother Road Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Cassville Runners Tackle Mother Road Marathon Races (Cassville Democrat) Andrew Webb won the Mother Road Marathon with a new course record of 2 hours 46 minutes and 4 seconds.
News From: Wednesday, October 17, 2012
	Atlantic City Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Racers in Atlantic City Marathon Accept the Risk They Run (Press of Atlantic City) More than one-thousand people will take part in the Atlantic City Marathon and they have signed a waiver that they understand the event is dangerous. Training is the key to a safe race.
	Columbus Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Columbus Marathon To Funnel Runners Through The 'Shoe (The Lantern) Marathon runners in the Columbus Marathon get to run through the Ohio State University football stadium near mile eighteen of the 26.2 mile race.
	Niagara Falls International Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Morocco Ready for Niagara Falls International Marathon (St. Catharines Standard) Rick Morocco is ready to lead the 2012 Niagara Falls International Marathon after taking over as race director for the longtime director, Jim Ralston
	Olympics 2012 (Men)
		Human Interest Story
		Where is Ugandan Olympic Gold Medalist, Kiprotich? (Radio Netherlands Worldwide) Stephen Kiprotich will not be take part in the Amsterdam Marathon on October 21 nor will he be at the New York City Marathon on November 4. He plans on staying in his home village of Mount Elgon
News From: Tuesday, October 16, 2012
	Leicester Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Matthew Spencer Wins Leicester Marathon in His First Race Over Distance (This Is Leicester) Matthew Spencer won the Leicester Marathon with a time of 2 hours 42 minutes and 13 seconds on his debut at the 26.2 mile race.
	New York City Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Defending New York City Marathon Women's Champion Dado Will Miss 2012 Race (Business Week) Firehiwot Dado will miss her shot at defending her New York City Marathon title due to a foot injury.
	Odds And Ends
		Human Interest Story
		In Chase For Wins, A Runner Cheats (New York Times) Christian Hesch has won over forty-thousand dollars in prize money off of road races in the last two years. He admission to using the banned performance enhancing drug EPO will force him out of competition with a ban from USADA
		Paula Radcliffe, Michael Rimmer Have Funding Withdrawn (Manchester Evening News) Women's marathon world record holder, Paula Radcliffe has lost her National Lottery funding but has not intention of retiring.
	Rock 'n' Roll St. Louis Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		St. Louis Marathon Changes Course (St.Louis Post Dispatch) Race organizers of the St. Louis Marathon changed this year's race route so that it will avoid several neighborhoods that it crossed last year causing some traffic snarls.
	Walla Walla Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Day of Records During Walla Walla Marathon (Union-Bulletin) Robert Nelson won the Walla Walla Marathon with a new course record of 3 hours 7 minutes and 1 second.
		Wa-Hi Grad Wins Women's Walla Walla Marathon (Union-Bulletin) Helen Cantero won the women's division of the Walla Walla Marathon with a time of 3 hours 26 minutes and 27 seconds. Robert Neslon won top honors with his fastest overall time of 3 hours 7 minutes and 1 second.
News From: Sunday, October 14, 2012
	Baltimore Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Elfneshe Yado Takes First Place Women's Division, $25,000 Prize At Baltimore Marathon (Tadia.com) Elfneshe Yado won the women's division of the Baltimore Marathon by an inch with a time of 2 hours 28 minutes and 36 seconds.
	Eindhoven Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Chumba Extends Kenya's Winning Streak In Eindhowen With Course Record (Athletics-Africa) Dickson Chumba won the Eindhoven Marathon with a time of 2 hours 5 minutes and 46 seconds.
	Hartford Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Former Rhode Island High School Stars Shine at Hartford Marathon, Half-Marathon, 5K (Providence Journal) Hilary Dionne won the women's division of the Hartford Marathon with a time of 2 hours 40 minutes and 34 seconds.
	Mount Desert Island marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Louie Luchini Sets Course Record At Mount Desert Island Marathon (Bangor Daily News) Louie Luchini beat his own course record by more than a minute at the Mount Desert Island Marathon. P.J. Gorneault was the runner-up by four minutes.