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May 19, 2013
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 Marathon/Running News: 1/20/13 - 1/27/13
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Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
 City of Los Angeles Marathon (L.A. Marathon)
  News From: Tuesday, January 22, 2013
   Kastor To Run USA Cross Country Champs then LA Marathon (Race Results Weekly)
American record-holder Deena Kastor will have a busy few weeks. She'll be competing in the USA National Cross Country Championships in early February, then head to Los Angeles to compete in the 2013 LA Marathon in mid-March.


Post-Race Review/ Results
 Miami Marathon
  News From: Sunday, January 27, 2013
   Miami Marathon Winner Luis Carlos Rivero Gonzalez Inspired by Father's Murder (Miami Herald)
Luis Gonzalez won the Miami Marathon with a time of 2 hours 26 minutes and 14 seconds.


 Yuma Territorial Marathon and Half Marathon
  News From: Sunday, January 27, 2013
   Despite Slick, Muddy Roads in Yuma Territorial Marathon, Krugger Dominates (Yuma Sun)
Gary Krugger won the Yuma Territorial Marathon with a time of 2 hours 47 minutes and 22 seconds despite slick and muddy conditions for unusual amounts of rain.


 Dubai Marathon
  News From: Saturday, January 26, 2013
   Ethiopians Win in Dubai Marathon (ESPN.go.com)
Ethiopia ran away with the Dubai Marathon as Lelisa Desisa won the marathon with a time of 2 hours 4 minutes and 45 seconds in his debut at the 26.2 mile distance.

   Ethiopians Take Dubai Top Spots (Arab Times)
Ethiopians swept the top 4 spots in the Dubai Marathon with Leilsa Desisa winning top honors with a time of 2 hours 4 minutes and 45 seconds.

  News From: Thursday, January 24, 2013
   Dubai Marathon: Eshetu Wendimu Out to Prove a Point in Dubai (7Daysindubai.com)
Eshetu Wendimu believes his fifth start at the Dubai Marathon will lead him to victory.


 Rock 'n' Roll Arizona Marathon
  News From: Monday, January 21, 2013
   Ryan Neely Passes Fading Roosevelt Cook for Rock N Roll Arizona Marathon Win (AZ Central)
Ryan Neely won the Rock N Roll Arizona Marathon with a time of 2 hours 31 minutes and 6 seconds taking the lead for the win just before mile 23.


 Mumbai Marathon
  News From: Monday, January 21, 2013
   Mumbai Marathon: Ugandan Kiprop Sets Course Record on Debut (Times of India)
Jackson Kiprop won the Mumbai Marathon in his debut at the distance with a course record time of 2 hours 9 minutes and 32 seconds.


 Louisiana Marathon
  News From: Monday, January 21, 2013
   New Orleans Native Drew Haro Wins Louisiana Marathon; Rosalie Teeuwen of Baton Rouge Takes Women's Race (NOLA.com)
Drew Haro just missed the course record when he won the Louisiana Marathon with a time of 2 hours 34 minutes and 2 seconds.


 Mumbai Marathon
  News From: Monday, January 21, 2013
   Mumbai Marathon Course Records Fall On A Cool Day (Hindustan Times)
Jackson Kiprop won the Mumbai Marathon in a wire to wire with a new course record of 2 hours 9 minutes and 22 seconds.


 Riverfront Race Festival Charleston Marathon
  News From: Monday, January 21, 2013
   Craig Coon Wins Third Charleston Marathon: Former Collegiate Runners Take 3 of Top 4 Finishes (Post and Courier)
Craig Coon won the third annual Charleston Marathon with a time of 2 hours 31 minutes and 45 seconds.


 Redding Marathon
  News From: Monday, January 21, 2013
   Redding Marathon Course Offers Scenic Diversion For Runners (Record Searchlight)
Chuck Engle won the Redding Marathon with a time of 2 hours 36 minutes and 55 seconds.


 Bermuda Marathon
  News From: Monday, January 21, 2013
   Bermuda Marathon Winners Needed Medical Attention (Bermuda Sun)
Richard Kessio of Kenya won the Bermuda Marathon with a time of 2 hours 27 minutes 8 seconds and was taken to the hospital as a precaution shortly thereafter.


 Museum of Aviation Foundation Marathon
  News From: Sunday, January 20, 2013
   Indiana Man Breaks Course Record in Museum Marathon (The Telegraph)
Justin Gillette won the Museum of Aviation Marathon with a time of 2 hours 33 minutes.


Human Interest Story
 Yukon Arctic Ultra
  News From: Saturday, January 26, 2013
   9-Year Old Prepares For Marathon in Antarctica (CBS.local)
Tara Toocheck is proud of her nine-year-old son who will attempt to run a marathon in Antarctica as a way to raise money for a family charity.


 Carlsbad Marathon
  News From: Saturday, January 26, 2013
   Runners Take Over Carlsbad This Weekend (UT San Diego)
More than ten-thousand runners are expected for the Carlsbad Marathon and surrounding events.


 San Antonio Marathon-Marathon of the Americas
  News From: Saturday, January 26, 2013
   San Antonio Marathon Date Moved After Conflicting with Dallas Marathon (KVUE.com)
CEO of Competitor Group has changed the date of the Rock 'n' Roll San Antonio Marathon from December 8 to November 17 to avoid a conflict with the Dallas Marathon.


 Miracle Match Marathon
  News From: Saturday, January 26, 2013
   Central Texas Families Kick Off Miracle Match Marathon Weekend (KCENTV.com)
The Waco Fire Department wanted to make miracles happen for people around the nation and the Miracle Match Marathon was born.


 Khon Kaen International Marathon
  News From: Thursday, January 24, 2013
   Kenyans Fancied for Khon Kaen International Marathon (The Nation)
Daniel Omorie Gekara won last years Khon Kaen Marathon and kenyans are once again expected to dominate this year's race.


 Odds And Ends
  News From: Thursday, January 24, 2013
   Ethiopian Gebrselassie Targets Hat Trick at Vienna Half-Marathon (Athletics Africa)
Haile Gebrselassie will hope to win his third Vienna City Half-Marathon. More than thirty-six thousand runners are expected to compete.


 Yuma Territorial Marathon and Half Marathon
  News From: Thursday, January 24, 2013
   Yuma Marathon Starts Saturday (Yuma Sun.)
The Yuma Marathon kicks off on Saturday morning with a relatively easy course with which to achieve a Boston Qualifying time and entries are up 20 to 25 percent over last year.


 Chicago Marathon
  News From: Thursday, January 24, 2013
   Registration Set For 2013 Chicago Marathon (NBCChicago.com)
The thirty-sixth annual Chicago Marathon will kick off registration at noon on February 19 with the 2012 entries filling in a record 6 days.


 Thunderwolves Indoor Marathon
  News From: Thursday, January 24, 2013
   'Exciting Race:' Indoor Marathon Getting Set For Another Lap (TBNewswatch.com)
The February Indoor Marathon at thee Children's Centre Thunder Bay kicks off on the tenth of the month and will fill a cold winter void for many marathon runners.


 Galveston Mardi Gras Marathon
  News From: Thursday, January 24, 2013
   Galveston Marathon and Half-Marathon Returns This Sunday (Bay Area The Citizen)
The Galveston Marathon will kick off this Sunday the twenty-seventh with various street closures along the course which starts at Saengerfest Park.


 Surf City Marathon (prev. Pacific Shoreline Marathon)
  News From: Thursday, January 24, 2013
   Surf City Marathon More Than a Race (HBindependent.com)
The seventeenth annual Surf City Marathon will be another stop in a marathon tour for some runners. For Lina Fichera it's finally time to cross the marathon off her bucket list.


 Miami Marathon
  News From: Thursday, January 24, 2013
   Street Closures This Weekend For Miami Marathon (CBSLocal.com)
Roughly twenty-five thousand runners will venture across the starting line of the Miami Marathon this weekend.


 Ottawa Marathon (National Capital Race Weekend)
  News From: Wednesday, January 23, 2013
   Record Registration at Ottawa Race Weekend (CRFA.com)
The two main races at the Ottawa Marathon weekend have sold out. The 10K and the half-marathon have reached capacity.


 Mount Desert Island marathon
  News From: Wednesday, January 23, 2013
   Maine Runner on 700-Mile Charity Trek: 'This is Nuts' (Portland Press Herald)
Gary Allen, race director of the Mount Desert Island Marathon, finished his seven-hundred mile charity journey from Maine to Washington D.C. raising just shy of thirteen-thousand dollars.


 Odds And Ends
  News From: Tuesday, January 22, 2013
   Great Britain's Yamauchi Announces Retirement (Race Results Weekly)
2009 London Marathon runner-up, Mara Yamauchi, who also won the 2010 NYC Half Marathon, has retired.


 Memorial Day Marathon
  News From: Monday, January 21, 2013
   Memorial Day Marathon Organizers Aim to Raise $50,000 (iberkshires.com)
Organizers of the 2012 Memorial Day Marathon held in Lenox Massachusetts raised over thirty-seven thousand dollars for charity. They hope to raise fifty-thousand dollars in 2013



 

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