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News From: Tuesday, December 15, 2009
	Austin Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Focus Turns To Austin Marathon (Austin Statesman) The final race in the Austin Distance Challenge will kick off on February 14 with the Austin Marathon. The Decker half-marathon was completed last weekend and the final training stretch to the marathon has kicked into high gear.
	Dallas Marathon (formerly the Dallas White Rock Marathon)
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Tabut And Jebet Take 2009 White Rock Marathon (Examiner.com) The fortieth annual Dallas White Rock Marathon saw Kenyan Edward Tabut take the overall title with a time of 2 hours 16 minutes and 55 seconds to lead an all-Kenyan sweep of the days events.
		Human Interest Story
		Scenes From The White Rock, The Classiest Marathon In Town (Dallas Observer) The Dallas White Rock provided stories of inspiration, endurance and some interesting attire. While Edward Tabut ran the marathon in 2 hours 16 minutes and 53 seconds others took to the roads with a more festive attitude.
	Green Bay Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Cellcom Green Bay Marathon Spreads Its Races Over 2 days (Green Bay Press Gazette) The Green Bay Marathon will expand to a two-day format to reduce congestion and allow for more participants. The marathon and marathon-relay will be held on Sunday May 16 while the shorter races are held on Saturday.
	Myrtle Beach Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Changes Coming To Myrtle Beach Marathon (WMBFnews.com) After some congestion issues during the 2009 Myrtle Beach Maraton race organizers will spread the course throughout the Market Common area. The half-marathon has already filled to capacity and the marathon should sell out by Christmas.
	Odds And Ends
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Golden Double In Marathon (Business Mirror) Eduardo "Bertek" Buenavista took home the gold medal at the twenty-fifth Southeast Asian Games with a winning time of 2 hours 21 minutes and 10 seconds. Jho-An Banayag sprinted the homestretch to win the women's marathon with a time of 2 hours 46 minutes and 34 seconds.
		Banayag Almost Quit Race (Manilla Bulletin) Jho-An Banayag was rushed to the medical clinic after coming from behind in the last twenty meters to catch a fading Sunisa Sailomyen of Thailand to win the women's marathon in the Southeast Asian Games
	Thunder Bay Marathon - Miles with the Giant
		Human Interest Story
		Thunder Bay Marathon - Online Registration Open Now (New News Ledger) The Thunder Bay Marathon - Miles with the Giant kicks off on September 19, 2010 and the Board of Directors has announced that registration is now open. Dick Beardsley is expected to attend the event.
News From: Monday, December 14, 2009
	Dallas Marathon (formerly the Dallas White Rock Marathon)
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Tabut Of Kenya Dashes To PR, Win In Men's Dallas White Rock Marathon (Dallas Morning News) Edward Tabut ran stride for stride with his AmeriKenyan Running Club teammates until past half way. Tabut would win the overall marathon title with a time of 2 hours 16 minutes and 53 seconds.
		Human Interest Story
		Amputee Hopes To Help Others Through Her Running (Dallas Morning News) Amy Palmiero-Winters ran the Dallas White Rock Marathon. Winters, an amputee, ran along side of 6-year-old Ryanne Carr who completed the 26.2 mile race in her wheel chair. Winters holds twelve world records for amputee athletes.
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Cooler Conditions Didn't Faze Women's Dallas White Rock Marathon Winner (Dallas Morning News) Rose Jebet arrived in Dallas near 6 pm on Saturday and that proved to be enough time to eat, rest and win the women's division of the marathon with a time of 2 hours 48 minutes and 21 seconds.
	Honolulu Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Kenya's Ivuti Wins Men's Race For 2nd Year In Row; Russia's Zakharova Wins Women's Race (Honolulu Advertiser) Patrick Ivuti of Kenya won the overall title in the Honolulu Marathon with a time of 2 hours 12 minutes and 14 seconds. Svetlana Zakharova took the women's top honors for the third time, having won in 1997 and 2002
		Zakharova Wins Honolulu Marathon For Third Time (Honolulu Star Bulletin) Svetlana Zakharova of Russia won her third Honolulu Marathon in the women's division with a time of 2 hours 28 minutes and 34 seconds. She ran with defending champion Kyoko Shimahara until mile 18.
		Hawaii Marathon Attracts Tens Of Thousands (KITV.com) The thirty-seventh annual Honolulu Marathon saw more than twenty-three thousand runners and walkers toe the line. Kenyan Patrick Ivuti successfully defended his title with a time of 2 hours 12 minutes and 14 seconds.
		Thousands Participate In 37th Annual Honolulu Marathon (KHON.com) The thirty-seventh annual Honolulu Marathon greeted twenty-three thousand runners with cool weather and clear skies. More than half of all participants were from Hawaii.
		39-Year-Old Makes Triumphant Return In Women's Race (Honolulu Advertiser) Svetlana Zakharova put on an impressive finish to win the women's division of the Honolulu Marathon with a time of 2 hours 28 minutes and 34 seconds. Zakharova walked away with forty-thousand dollars for her victory.
		Kenya' Ivuti, Russia's Zakharova Run Away (Honolulu Advertiser) Weather and a fast pace proved beneficial for defending champion Patrick Ivuti of Kenya as he won the Honolulu Marathon with a time of 2 hours 12 minutes and 14 seconds.
	Odds And Ends
		Human Interest Story
		Area Running Getting Stronger (Ottawa Citizen) Ottawa Canada seems to be uniting in their efforts to promote running. The National Capital Runners Association and Ottawa Race Weekend have merged to become Run Ottawa Club. The club's marquee event will still be the Ottawa Race Weekend.
	Singapore International Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		StanChart Singapore Marathon Running Ahead Of Pack (Asia One) The 2009 Singapore Marathon hosted more than fifty-thousand participants in races ranging from a ten-kilometer race to the full marathon. Registration opened on July 16 with eighty percent of participants signing up in less than one month.
News From: Sunday, December 13, 2009
	Charlotte's Thunder Road Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Thunder Road Marathon Unites People The Right Way (Charlotte Observer) The battle of runner versus motorist did not go uncontested in Charlotte on Saturday. Those with the true Christmas Spirit took the opportunity to embrace the holiday runners before trekking out on their shopping adventures.
	Dallas Marathon (formerly the Dallas White Rock Marathon)
		Human Interest Story
		Field Of 20,000 Expected For White Rock Marathon (Dallas Morning News) The fortieth annual Dallas White Rock Marathon, which starts at the American Airlines Center, will host more than twenty-thousand runners. Nearly ideal race-conditions will great runner for the 26.2 mile race.
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Kenyans Winners In 40th Dallas White Rock Marathon (Dallas Morning News) Fog may have slowed down the aerial coverage of the Dallas White Rock Marathon but Edward Tabut of Kenya surged to the lead at mile 18 and went on to win the men's race with a time of 2 hours 16 minutes and 53 seconds.
	Honolulu Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Whitaker In Honolulu Marathon For Wounded Soldiers (The Hawk Eye) Nathan Whitaker will run the Honolulu marathon to help raise money for his fallen comrades. He will be joined by three other U.S. Marines who hope to raise any amount for wounded soldiers or families of deceased warriors.
	Kiawah Island Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Teal, Jacobs Top Field At Kiawah (Post and Courier) The thirty-second annual Kiawah Island Marathon was won by debutante Blair Teal, 23, of Gastonia, North Carolina with a time of 2 hours 29 minutes and 57 seconds. Jenniifer Jacobs won her sixth consecutive women's title with a time of 2 hours 55 minutes and 34 seconds.
	Odds And Ends
		Human Interest Story
		International Marathon in Nagpur (Pres Trust of India) Nagpur will host the second annual Nagpur International Marathon which will mark the anniversary of the death of Mahatma Gandhi on January 31. More than fifty-international runners are expected to participate.
		26.2gether : Adams Family Finished Provo Marathon en Masse (East Oregonian) Mariann Adams dismissed her first thought of running a marathon after a serious car accident. Her family soon got involved and several ran the relay while four more completed the whole 26.2 miles.
	Rocket City Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Local Runner Riddle Wins Rocket City Marathon (Huntsville-Times) David Riddle won the Rocket City Marathon with a time of 2 hours 26 minutes and 23 seconds. Riddle broke away from the pack at mile 15 and never looked back. Janet Cherobon won the women's title in 2 hours 37 minutes and 24 seconds.
	Roxbury Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Marathoner Nears Goal Of Running In Every State (EnterpriseNews.com) Evelyn Smith will be one step closer to completing her goal of completing a marathon race in each of the fifty states when she competes in Roxbury Connecticut. It will be her forty-eighth state.
	Tucson Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Tucson Marathon (Arizona Daily Start) The Tucson Marathon kicks off today and will drop nearly twenty-two hundred feet from start to finish while traveling along the North Oracle Road.
News From: Saturday, December 12, 2009
	Honolulu Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Elite Kenyan Runners Take Aim At Men's Record (Honolulu Advertiser) Patrick Ivuti arrived later than expected into Honolulu and will spend Saturday just moving around after sitting on a plane for over a day. There are four men that have run under 2 hours and 10 minutes and could break the course record of 2 hours and 11 minutes.

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Marathon/Running News: 12/8/09 - 12/15/09