| News From: Sunday, September 30, 2012 |
| | Akron Marathon |
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Richard Kessio Wins Akron Marathon
(Fox8.com) With its first ever sold out field, local runner Richard Kessio won the Akron Marathon with a time of 2 hours 18 minutes and 51 seconds.
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| | Berlin Marathon |
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Close Victory For Mutai But More Straightforward For Kebede In Berlin
(IAAF.org) Geoffrey Mutai won the Berlin Marathon with a time of 2 hours 4 minutes and 15 seconds beating his training partner Dennis Kimetto by one second. Kimetto recorded the fastest debut marathon ever with his 2 hours 4 minutes and 16 seconds.
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A Bizarre Berlin Marathon Ending To A Great Race
(Digibet.info) Dennis Kimetto and Geoffrey Mutai were on marathon world record pace with just a few kilometers to go. Kimetto, who has won several shorter races with astonishing times and blazing kicks, seemed to just settle behind Mutai to take 2nd place by a mere second.
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Mutai Wins Berlin Marathon, Likely Clinches WMM Points Title
(Race Results Weekly) Geoffrey Mutai, of Kenya outkicked Dennis Kimetto, his training partner, to win the 2012 Berlin Marathon in a narrow finish: 2:04:15 to 2:04:16.
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| | Manx Mountain Marathon |
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Taggart Retains Manx Moutain Marathon
(Isleofman.com) Lloyd Taggart won the Manx Mountain Marathon with a time of 4 hours 55 minutes and 56 seconds.
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Marathon Doping? Kenyans Under Scrutiny
(Boston Herald) Athletics Kenya is asking the World Doping Agency to investigate allegations of doping amongst its elite group of distance runners. Boston Marathon officials are said to be monitoring the agencies decisions.
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| News From: Saturday, September 29, 2012 |
| | Steamtown Marathon |
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Local Runners Return To Steamtown Marathon
(Go Lackawana) Heidi Peoples will return to the Steamtown Marathon to go for her third title in a row while Matt Byrne will try to win his third individual title on October 7
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| News From: Friday, September 28, 2012 |
| | Berlin Marathon |
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Makau Cross At Not Defending Berlin Title
(Captial FM.co.ke) Patrick Makau will not defend his Berlin Marathon this Sunday as his management team has decided to keep him out of the race.
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| | Boston Marathon |
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Spots Remain For 2013 Boston Marathon
(Boston Globe) One year after instituting a new entry process, the Boston Marathon has reached a comfortable registration pace as slots for the 2013 event remain unfilled.
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| | Chicago Marathon |
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Tips for a Successful Bank Of America Chicago Marathon
(ChicagoNow.com) A helpful guide for locals to prepare for the marathon (pre & post).
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| | Grandma's Marathon |
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Fink, One Of Grandma's Marathon Founders, Dies At 73
(Duluth News Tribune) George Fink helped to found the Grandma's Marathon in 1977. Fink was inducted into the inaugural Grandma's Hall of Fame class in 1996
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| | Lake Tahoe Marathon |
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Runners Lace Up For Lake Tahoe Marathon
(Tahoe Daily Tribune) The seventeenth annual Lake Tahoe Marathon kicks off today with over two-thousand athletes pouring into the city to run, walk, bike, swim or paddle through thirty different events.
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He's Capable Of Becoming World's Fastest Marathoner
(All Africa) Geoffrey Mutai seemed to wear invincibility on his chest when he crushed the Boston Marathon course in 2 hours 3 minutes and 2 seconds last year. He will attempt to better that time at Berlin this weekend
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| News From: Wednesday, September 26, 2012 |
| | Berlin Marathon |
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Berlin Marathon 2012: Route, Date, Start Time And TV Info
(Bleacher Report) The Berlin Marathon is one of the world's five major marathons and is home of the world record marathon time set just last year with Patrick Makau's time of 2 hours 3 minutes and 38 seconds.
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| | Fox Cities Marathon |
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Heidke Just Short Of 4-Peat
(Post Crescent) Mike Heidke was just a few minutes shy of winning his fourth consecutive Fox Cities Marathon title. His time of 2 hours 42 minutes and 15 seconds was good enough for third place overall.
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| | Kiawah Island Marathon |
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35th Annual Kiawah Marathon Steps It Up
(The Island Connection) The thirty-fifth annual Kiawah Marathon will load up a new single loop marathon course for this years race with new starting lines allowing more room for runners to start.
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| News From: Monday, September 24, 2012 |
| | Accra International Marathon |
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Alex Kimeli Wins 2012 Accra Milo Marathon
(Ghana.gov.gh) Alex Kimeli won the 2012 Accra Milo Marathon with a time of 2 hours 26 minutes.
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| | Adirondack Marathon |
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Adirondack Marathon Victories Come In Many Forms
(Post Star) Stanley Larkin won the Adirondack Marathon with a time of 2 hours 53 minutes.
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| | Fox Cities Marathon |
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Williams Beats Three-Time Champ To Win Fox Cities Marathon
(Post Crescent) Jordan Williams won the Fox Cities Marathon with a time of 2 hours 38 minutes and 2 seconds.
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| | Half Moon Bay International Marathon |
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Dynamic Duo Tie For First At Half Moon Bay Marathon
(Halfmoonbay.patch.com) Kimberly O'Donnell and Ryan Neely tied for first place at the Half Moon Bay Marathon with identical times of 2 hours 53 minutes and 58 seconds.
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| | New York City Marathon |
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Double Winner Gomes Dos Santos Joins New York Marathon Field
(Inside the Games.biz) Marilson Gomes dos Santos, the two time winner of the New York City Marathon, has been added to the field of the November 4 race.
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| | Odds And Ends |
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Lubbock Man, Denton Woman Win Panhandle Marathon
(Lubbock Avalanche Journal) Benjamin Tanui won the Panhandle Marathon with a time of 2 hours 52 minutes and 58 seconds.
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Chelimo's 2:10:37 Breaks Danish All-Comers Marathon Record At Hans Christian Anderson Marathon In Odense
(IAAF.org) Luka Kipkemboi Chelimo won the Hans Christian Anderson Marathon with a time of 2 hours 10 minutes and 37 seconds
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Davis Claims Birkebeiner Trail Marathon
(Duluth News Tribune) Wynn Davis won the Birkebeiner Trail Marathon with a time of 2 hours 45 minutes and 4 seconds.
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Australian Wins Patagonia Marathon
(Ilovechile.cl) Luke Myers won the inaugural Patatgonia International Marathon which was held completely inside the Torres del Paine National Park
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Run For Heroes Marathon Attendance Roughly Triples From Last Year
(Amherstburg Echo) Darl Sutherland won this year's Run For Heroes Marathon after recovering from a fractured patella and tibia.
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| | Quad Cities Marathon |
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New Winners Take Titles At Quad Cities Marathon
(WHBF.com) Phillip Lagat, of Kenya, won the Quad Cities Marathon in a time of 2 hours 19 minutes and 41 seconds.
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| | Rochester Marathon |
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Jason 'J-Mac' Mc Elwain Finishes 15th In Rochester Marathon, Qualifies For Boston
(Democrat and Chronicle) Jason McElwain ran a time of 3 hours, 1 minute and 41 seconds at the Rochester Marathon to qualify for the Boston Marathon in his first marathon.
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| | Thunder Bay Marathon - Miles with the Giant |
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Kiptoo Wins Thunder Bay Marathon Despite Course Confusion
(Chronicle Journal) Gilbert Kiptoo won the Thunder Bay Marathon in a time of 2 hours 38 minutes despite getting lost twice on the marathon course.
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| News From: Sunday, September 23, 2012 |
| | Fox Cities Marathon |
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Green Bay Runners Wins Fox Cities Women's Marathon
(Green Bay Press Gazette) Jessica Sigl won the women's division of the Fox Cities Marathon with a time of 3 hours 4 minutes and 43 seconds.
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