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News From: Friday, May 23, 2008
	Med-City Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Bank on it: There will be a new Med-City Marathon champion (Post Bulletin.com) Med-City Relays and Marathon in their thirteenth year will have a new winner of its men's race. Never in the 12-year history of the race has a champion repeated in back-to-back performances. With defending champion Nick Payne who won last year in a 2:41:15, battling a leg injury, he opted for the half instead of the full marathon.
	Odds And Ends
		Non-Marathon/ Other Running
		For Asthmatic Marathoner Gebrselassie, the 10K Will Do (International Herald Tribune) After deciding against running the marathon in Beijing because of concerns about air pollution there, Gebrselassie is seeking to win a place on the Ethiopian 10,000-meter team for the Olympics with a sterling race at the FBK Games in Hengelo. Qualification would set him up for a unique Olympic triple after winning the 10,000 at Atlanta in 1996 and Sydney in 2000. He will certainly have plenty of opposition, since the Olympic silver medalist Sileshi Sihine and Abebe Dinkesa are other top Ethiopians in the race, and they could drive him on toward a great time.
	Olympics 2008 (Women)
		Human Interest Story
		Radcliffe femur injury is blow to Olympic hopes (Guardian) Paula Radcliffe has been told that it will be impossible for her to compete in the Beijing Olympics. She is hoping for a strong come back and a little bit of luck.
	Vermont City Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Two Kenyans will challenge for Vermont City Marathon crowns (Burlington Free Press) Last minute additions of two Kenyan runners to the invited field may affect the outcome of the 2008 Vermont City Marathon. Hilary Lelei and Caroline Chemwolo have been added to the field of about three dozen invited runners. Lelei with a personal best of 2L14 and a marathon victory last month in Kentucky will challenge two-time champion Matt Pelletier and Michael Wardian in the men's race. Chemwolo, whose top marathon time is 2:42, will push two-time defending champion Heidi Westerling and Atelech Asfaw.
News From: Thursday, May 22, 2008
	Air Force Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Air Force Marathon participants save money by registering early (Air Force Material Command) May 31st will mark the cut off date for the 65 dollar entry for the Air Force Marathon. Molly Louden announced that the rates will go as high as 95 dollar up through September 20th. Prices for the 1/2 marathon and 10K are also scheduled to increase through out the summer.
	Blue Nose International Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Blue Nose Marathon blues (The Nova Scotia News) Race officials of the Blue Nose Marathon are taking an official review of the latest edition of the race. Multiple complaints stemming from relay runners being jammed together and not being able to make the exchange have led to a complete race review.
	Brookings Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Paul Christian: Wrong turn costs Chris Koch the victory in Brookings Marathon (Postbulletin) Rosie Ruiz might be the most famous person to have been disqualified from a race. She unofficially won the Boston Race in 2 hours 31 minutes and 56 minutes but was later disqualified for not running the full 26.2 mile race. Chris Koch crossed the line at the Brookings marathon as the apparent winner only to be shocked that he was disqualified for zigging instead of zagging.
	Edinburgh Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Get on your marks as 13,000 gear up for biggest Edinburgh marathon (Scotsman News) Doubling the prize money has attracted more than just a few top runners to the Edinburgh Marathon, it has doubled the over all participation. Nearly 13,000 runners will run the 26.2 mile race and raise of 3 million euros for local charities.
	Quad Cities Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Quad Cities Marathon Date Set (KLJB) September 28th has been set for the Quad Cities Marathon. Joe Moreno, race director, expects more than 3,500 hundred runners to participate in this years race. The race course starts and finishes in Moline but passes through 3 other cities along the way.
News From: Wednesday, May 21, 2008
	Air Force Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Wright State students are getting involved in Air Force Marathon (The Guardian Online) Wright State will be a major part in the 2008 Air Force Marathon in hosting a 5-kilometer race being held on Friday, September 19, one day before the actual marathon itself. WSU President Dr. David Hopkins says it will benefit Wright Patterson employees and students alike.
	Vermont City Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Friend, songs ease training for KeyBank Vermont City Marathon (Burlington Free Press) Hilary Spence and Sarah Willard will hope for better weather during this Sunday's 20th annual KeyBank Vermont City Marathon. Spence, 25, of Milton, and Willard, 24, of Williston, were forced to slog it out for their last 20 mile run this past weekend and sang songs. Any song they could think of that contained the word "rain".
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Michael Wardian Wants KeyBank Vermont City Marathon Victory (Burlington Free Press) Michael Wardian, a four-time podium finisher at the KeyBank Vermont City Marathon, returns in hopes of capturing the Marathon title.
News From: Tuesday, May 20, 2008
	Cleveland Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Cleveland Marathon winners corrected (Canton Rep) To correct previous erroneous results for the 2008 Cleveland Marathon, the top women finishers were Donna Palisca with a 3:07:27. Connie Gardner was runner up in 3:09:26 and Jenni Culbertson was third in 3:09:58. In the men's division, Retta Feyissa won with a time of 2:33:34, James Beyer finished second at 2:34:52 and Rob Juergens was third at 2:35:43.
	Great Wall Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Marathon runners reach a Great Wall (CNN) About one thousand six hundred athletes from forty-nine countries not only climbed but ran The 2008 Great Wall of China Marathon. Revered as one of the most challenging marathons in the world, runners clambered over thousands of steps, varying in length and size, to complete the course. Each year the number of runners who take part in the event increases, but this year participation in the marathon saw unprecedented growth of an extra fifty percent.
	Odds And Ends
		Human Interest Story
		Eye of the Tiger Tops Marathon Runners' Poll (In The News UK) Eye of the Tiger by the band Survivor, which topped the Billboard Hot 100 singles charts for six weeks in 1982, was voted the number one song to inspire runners to complete a lap in a poll carried out by UK based health website realbuzz.com. More than three thousand marathon runners took part in the poll. Runner-up was Queen's Don't Stop Me Now. The Spencer Davis Group's Keep on Running and Vangelis' Chariots of Fire - from the athletically-themed film of the same name - were voted into fourth and fifth place respectively.
	Pittsburgh Marathon (defunct: 1985-2003)
		Human Interest Story
		Pittsburgh Marathon to return after five-year lull (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review) Pittsburgh Marathon will return in May 2009 with title sponsor Dick's Sporting Goods. The 2004 race was canceled because the title sponsor, the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, pulled out. Then-mayor Tom Murphy said the city couldn't afford to pay the costs of extra police protection and cleanup because it was on the verge of bankruptcy and laid off over seven hundred workers.
	Twin Cities Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Only 50 spots left in Twin Cities Marathon (Star Tribune) The field for the 27th annual Twin Cities Marathon is nearly full. Fewer than 50 spots remained as of Monday morning, said race spokeswoman Kristine Smith. Registration will remain open until the race reaches its capacity of 11,000 runners. The 26.2-mile race on Oct. 5 begins near the Metrodome and ends at the State Capitol in St. Paul.
		Registration closes for Twin Cities Marathon (Star Tribune) Registration for the twenty-seventh annual Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon officially closed Monday when the 11,000-runner field filled. But those who missed out can still reserve a spot through the Fundraiser Entry Program which will open up one hundred fifty additional spots to those who pay the $95 entry fee along with a $100-tax deductible donation benefiting Bolder Options, Migizi Communications and the YWCA of Minneapolis. Registration for the spots begin at noon Thursday and will be offered on a first-come, first-served basis.
News From: Monday, May 19, 2008
	Blue Nose International Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Melloy wins Blue Nose Marathon by nearly seven minutes (The Chronicle Herald Sports) Terry Melloy won the 5th annual Blue Nose Marathon with a time of 2 hours 48 minutes and 45 seconds on Sunday.The marathon ran through the streets of Halifax and Dartmouth. It was Melloy's seventh career marathon the Boston Marathon veteran claimed his fifth victory. Melloy, 48, won by nearly seven minutes over the runner up from Summerside, Scott Clark. Clark, who was second for the second straight, year in a time of 2:55.12 with a field of 262 runners.
	Buffalo Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Buffalo Marathon on pace for record crowd (San Antonio Bizjournals) Organizers of the Buffalo Marathon say they are expecting the biggest field yet for the annual race with three thousand expected in the full or half marathon. Seven hundred additional participants have registered. This year's field will also include runners who are prepping for the Summer Olympics as well as the defending champion, Jacob Chamber of Kenya.
	Capital City Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		3-time Capital City Marathon winner has cool finish (The Olympian) Jesse Stevik won the Capital City Marathon for the third time in nearly ideal conditions with a time of 2 hours 35 minutes and 12 seconds. Annie Thiessen of Tacoma was the marathon's first women finisher. Thiessen, 37, finished in 3:05:34.
		Capital City Marathon starts, finishes strong (The Olympian) The twenty-seventh edition of the Capital City Marathon had perfect weather and for the third year the same overall winner. Jesse Stevick ran the last twenty-three miles of the marathon alone to a winning time of 2 hours, 35 minutes and 12 seconds. Annie Thiessen, Tacoma, took the women's title with a time of 3 hours 5 minutes and 34 seconds.
	Cleveland Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		New York City man wins Rite Aid Cleveland Marathon (Chicago Tribune) Retta Feyissa, 33, of Bronx, N.Y., won the Rite Aid Cleveland Marathon in a time of 2 hours 33 minutes. He was followed by Rob Juergens, 44, of Avon Lake, Ohio, who finished the 26.2 mile race 2 hours, 35 minutes and 52 seconds. Douglas Najor, 50, of Sterling Heights, Mich.,took third place with a finish time of 2 hours, 36 minutes and 54 seconds. Top honors in the women's division went to Jennifer Haynes, 28, of Columbus, Ohio, with a time of 3 hours, 5 minutes and 54 seconds. Donna Palisca, 30, of Norristown, Pa., took second at 3 hours, 7 minutes and 9 seconds, and Jenni Culbertson, 23, of Detroit, was third with a time of 3 hours, 9 minute sand 49 seconds.
		Cleveland marathon: Women's/men's marathon story (Plain Dealer) After 31 years of leading the Cleveland Marathon, Jack Staph will probably never see another double winner with the likes of Donna Palisca. She won the race in 2005 in 2 hours 54 minutes and 53 seconds. She ran nearly 12 minutes slower in Sundays marathon and still won. Her running has taken a considerable back seat to two new sons and a husband who is serving overseas in Iraq.
	Colfax Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Record participation at Colfax Marathon (Cleveland Examiner) Boulder resident Justin Mock won the annual Post-News Colorado Colfax Marathon for the second straight year, with a time of 2 hours 42 minutes and 27 seconds. The event drew the largest number of participants in the race's three-year history. 22-year-old Tristan Mitchell finished in 2:47.46 to take second place.
		Human Interest Story
		Error of their ways not an issue: For the second year running, field is led astray (Rocky Mountain News) The Colfax Marathon changed their course for this years 26.2 mile race. Justin Cox won the race in 2 hours 43 minutes and 22 seconds. This year race, similar to the misdirection in last years race, probably cost Justin 2 minutes as he ran an extra quarter mile. Cox won last years race, but his time this year was still a personal best despite the added length of the already brutal 26.2 mile race.
	Delaware Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Colombian man wins Delaware Marathon (Delaware Wired) Jorge Real of Bogota, Colombia, won the Christiana Care Health System Delaware Marathon with a time of 2 hours 33 minutes and 35 seconds. Thirty-five-year-old Eric Makovsky, of Washington D.C., took second place honors in 2 hours, 40 minutes and 20 seconds. While 24-year-old Kevin Beugless, of Media, Pennsylvania, came in third in two hours, 40 minutes and 30 seconds. Jaclyn Truncellito of Baltimore was women's champion in three hours, seven minutes and 17 seconds.
	Green Bay Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Miami man, Minnesota woman win Green Bay marathon (Chicago Tribune) Andrii Toptun, originally from the Ukraine, crossed the Green Bay Marathon finish line Sunday in two hours, 22 minutes, 51 seconds. Callen Areba, a Kenyan from Coon Rapids, Minnesota won the women's race in 2:52:29. The marathon race drew 7,288 runners, surpassing last year's participation of 6,700 participants.
	Olympics 2008 (Men)
		Human Interest Story
		Troop declares himself top 10 chance at Beijing Olympic Marathon (Geelong Advertiser) Lee Troop was the only Australian male to be selected for the 2008 Olympic team in Beijing. He is predicting a top 10 finish for himself. Troop said he wanted to emulate the feats of Australian marathon legends Rob de Castella and his coach Steve Moneghetti in achieving a top 10 placing at the Olympic Games. Both did it twice.

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Marathon/Running News: 5/16/08 - 5/23/08