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News From: Sunday, April 15, 2012
	Boston Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Boston Marathon Runners Will Feel The Burn (Boston Herald) Marathon Monday might soon be known as Meltdown Monday with temperatures expecting to soar into the high eighties.
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Mutai Hoping For More Marathon Gold. (Boston Globe) Geoffrey Mutai won the 2011 Boston Marathon and set course records in Boston and New York in the same year. He hopes to impress enough on Monday with his title defense to earn a spot on the Olympic Marathon Team.
		Human Interest Story
		Sumer Heat For Boston Marathon, Cooler By Wednesday (Boston.com) Temperatures will climb into the upper 70's on Sunday in the Boston area and they are expected to reach the high 80's on Monday during the running of the 116th Boston Marahton
	Canberra Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Farrugia Beats Pain To Take Out Canberra Marathon (Canberra Times) Anthony Farrugia won the Canberra Marathon with a time of 2 hours 28 minutes and 23 seconds.
	Odds And Ends
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Tearful Paula Radcliffe Sees Hopes Of Olympic Medal Fade In Vienna (Guardian) Paula Radcliffe ran the slowest half-marathon time of her career in Vienna. The clock showed 1 hour 12 minutes and 3 seconds.
	Paris Int'l Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Kenya's Biwott Sets Paris Marathon Record, Parisien Says (Bloomberg) Stanley Biwott won the Paris Marathon with a time of 2 hours 5 minutes and 11 seconds to set a new course record.
	Rotterdam Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Yemane Adhane of Ethiopia Wins Rotterdam Marathon, Mosop's World Record Bid Blown Away By Wind (Washington Post) Extremely windy conditions halted Moses Mosop's World Record Marathon bid in Rotterdam as Yemane Adhane won the marathon with a time of 2 hours 4 minutes and 48 seconds
		Adhane Wins Rotterdam Marathon (Race Results Weekly) Yemane Tsegaye of Ethiopia, won the 2012 Rotterdam Marathon with an impressive 2:04:47, just three seconds ahead of fellow Ethiopian Getu Feleke, both setting personal bests.
		Ethiopian Adhane Wins Rotterdam Marathon (Ethio Sports) Yermane Adhane of Ethiiopia won the Rotterdam marathon with a time of 2 hours 4 minutes and 48 seconds.
News From: Saturday, April 14, 2012
	Boston Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Heat Causes Boston Marathon Organizers To Allow Deferred Entries (Race Results Weekly) Due to expected temperatures in the 80s, organizers have allowed participants in Monday's Boston Marathon to defer to the 2013 event, should they choose not to start the event.
		Human Interest Story
		Family Ties Matter for Gebremariam & Kidane (Race Results Weekly) Although the husband and wife pairing of Gebre Gebremariam and Werknesh Kidane each completed last year's Boston Marathon in personal best times of 2:04:53 and 2:26:15 respectively, those results were not enough to satisfy their young children, who are looking for wins this weekend, as Kidane participates in the 5K event and Gebremariam takes on the elite marathon roster.
News From: Friday, April 13, 2012
	Boston Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Arciniaga, Hartmann Hope for Boston Marathon Success (Race Results Weekly) After their 8th and 32nd finishes, at January's Olympic Trials, both Nick Arciniaga and Jason Hartmann are looking to capitalize on new training routines to make their mark at Monday's Boston Marathon.
		Top Athletes Shrug Off Heat Worries in Boston (Race Results Weekly) Though temperatures are expected to be very high for Monday's Boston Marathon, near 80 degrees, many elite runners are not concerned, and expect a safe and fast race.
	Rotterdam Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Complete Rotterdam Elite Field Released (Race Results Weekly) The following is the final elite roster for this weekend's Rotterdam Marathon.
News From: Thursday, April 12, 2012
	Boston Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Geoffrey Kiprono Mutai Saves Best For Hub (Boston Herald) Geoffrey Mutai may have run the '11 Boston Marathon in 2 hours 3 minutes and 2 seconds. But the downhill course nullified his would be world record.
		Why Geoffrey Mutai Will Break 2-Hour Mark (Bleacher Report) With the wind at his back and a clear sunny day, many think that Geoffrey Mutai may break the 2 hour mark in the Boston Marathon this Monday.
		Human Interest Story
		Changeable Weather Expected For The Boston Marathon (Accu Weather.com) The one-hundred and sixteenth Boston Marathon kicks off this coming Monday and the weather appears to be just one more obstacle in the gauntlet for marathon runners.
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		2010 Boston Marathon Champion Robert Cheruiyot Withdraws (Boston Globe) Robert Kiprono Cheruiyot set a course record in the Boston Marathon two years ago but has withdrawn from this Monday's race citing injuries.
		Human Interest Story
		Tom Gounley Will Run The Boston Marathon While Juggling (Huffington Post) Tom Gounley will attempt to run the entire Boston Marathon while juggling balls. He'll switch to beanbags while going up the notorious Heartbreak Hill.
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Field Limited By Games-manship (Boston Herald) Des Davila earned her spot in the London Olympics and will not return to the Boston Marathon after her second place finish last year. Caroline Kilel of Kenyan hopes to defend her title and earn her spot on the Kenyan Marathon team which has not been selected yet.
	Eisenhower Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Eisenhower Marathon Has New Look (Abilene Reflector-Chronicle) The Eisenhower Marathon will hold its tenth annual marathon this Saturday with a new look. A new t-shirt design will adorn the race shirts.
	London Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		After All The Agony, Paula Radcliffe Is Ready For The Mother Of All Battles (This Is London.co.uk) Pain and agony just begin to describe Paula Radcliffe's last two Olympic marathon appearances. She hopes to break her Olympic jinx in London this year, finally.
	Odds And Ends
		Human Interest Story
		Race To These Top 5 Marathons In North America (Fox Business) Some of the top marathons in the country attract thousands of runners. The New York City Marathon seems to top the list annually.
News From: Wednesday, April 11, 2012
	Boston Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Boston Marathon: Samuelson Running, Keflezighi Will Grand Marshal (CBSlocal.com) Joan Benoit Samuelson will toe the line of the 2012 Boston Marathon. She ran the 2011 race in 2 hours 51 minutes and 29 seconds.
		Human Interest Story
		Boston Marathon Full Elite Field Released (Runners Space.com) Race organizers of the one-hundred and sixteenth running of the Boston Marathon have released the list of elite athletes expected to compete on Monday.
		Dick And Rick Hoyt Preparing For 30th Boston Marathon (CBSlocal.com) Seventy-two year old Dick Hoyt will join his son Rick on Monday at the Boston Marathon. The 116th edition of the race will be the thirtieth marathon for the father son duo.
		Brian Boyle Takes Long Road Back (Boston Herald) Brian Boyle has been through a lot since July 6, 2004 so you will have to excuse him if he talks about how easy running the Boston Marathon on Monday could be for him.
		Boston Marathon Champions In Town For Events (Milford Daily News) Several former champions of the Boston Marathon are in Beantown to participate in events surrounding the race. Most notably, Joan Benoit Samuelson, '79 and '83 champion, has entered the race.
		Hopkinton Begins Final Preparations For Marathon (Metro West Daily) The Boston Marathon is looming ever closer and the town of Hopkinton is very busy preparing for the mass of athletes who will descend into the town's holding area known as Athlete's Village.
	Disney World Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Walt Disney World Marathon Registration Opens (WESH.com) The twentieth anniversary of the Walt Disney World Marathon opened Tuesday and runners will receive a special twentieth anniversary medal upon completion of the race.