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Marathon/Running News: 12/3/13 - 12/10/13

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Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
 Honolulu Marathon
  News From: Saturday, December 7, 2013
   Injury Forces Abdirahman Out of Honolulu Marathon (Race Results Weekly)
Four-time Olympian Abdi Abdirahman has been forced to withdraw from tomorrow's 41st Honolulu Marathon with a knee injury, he revealed here today. The tendon on the outside of his left knee is visibly swollen, and Abdirahman, 36, has been unable to run since Wednesday, despite resting his leg and receiving treatment here.
 
 Dallas Marathon (formerly the Dallas White Rock Marathon)
  News From: Friday, December 6, 2013
   Dallas Marathon Has Been Canceled (The Dallas Morning News)
This Sunday's Dallas Marathon has been canceled due to inclement weather.
 
Post-Race Review/ Results
 California International Marathon
  News From: Tuesday, December 10, 2013
   Lieberg Sets Olympic Trials Qualifying Time (Independent Record)
Heather Lieberg broke Helena's female marathon record on her way to qualifying for the U.S. Olympic marathon trials with her time of 2 hours 39 minutes and 53 seconds.
 
 Tucson Marathon
  News From: Tuesday, December 10, 2013
   Locals Briner, Johnston Finish 1-2 in Tucson Marathon (Arizona Daily Star)
Bryn Briner and Casey Johnston both of Tucson, swept the top two spots in the women's division of the Tucson Marathon
 
 Palm Beaches Marathon Festival
  News From: Tuesday, December 10, 2013
   Runners Battle Oppressive Heat and Humidity at 10th Annual Palm Beach Marathon (Miami Herald)
Bryan Sharkey and Jennifer Sober won a painfully hot Palm Beaches Marathon in their respective divisions. Sober called it "the hottest marathon I've ever done."
 
 California International Marathon
  News From: Monday, December 9, 2013
   Runners Brave Freezing Temps at California International Marathon (FOX40.com)
Thousands of runners braved freezing cold temperatures during the California International Marathon on Sunday.
 
 Palm Beaches Marathon Festival
  News From: Monday, December 9, 2013
   Runners Prevail Over Heat in Palm Beaches Marathon; Second Hottest Event in Race's 10-year History (Palm Beach Post.com)
The heat at the Palm Beaches Marathon didn't' spare even the most stout runner. Temperatures reached seventy-seven degrees and high humidity. Bryan Sharkey won the race and then collapsed.
 
 Honolulu Marathon
  News From: Sunday, December 8, 2013
   Chepkwony, Kiros Win Honolulu Marathon (Star Advertiser)
Gilbert Chepkwony of Kenya won the Honolulu Marathon with a time of 2 hours 18 minutes and 47 seconds.
 
 California International Marathon
  News From: Sunday, December 8, 2013
   Kenyan Man, American Woman Win California International Marathon (Merced Sun-Star)
Weldon Kirui won the California International Marathon with a time of 2 hours 14 minutes and 34 seconds.
 
 Reggae Marathon
  News From: Sunday, December 8, 2013
   Jamaica, USA, Sweden, Finland Take Top Spots in Annual Reggae Marathon (Jamaica Observer)
Gregory McKenzie won the Reggae Marathon with a time of 2 hours 40 minutes and 45 seconds while Elina Junnila took home top spots for the women's division.
 
 Palm Beaches Marathon Festival
  News From: Sunday, December 8, 2013
   Miami Man, Maryland Woman Win Palm Beach Marathon on Warm Day in West Palm Beach (The Palm Beach Post)
Bryan Sharkey won the Miami Marathon with a time of 2 hours 43 minutes and 46 seconds with temperatures soaring into the mid seventies.
 
   Heat Impacts Runners at Palm Beaches Marathon (Sun Sentinel)
Bryan Sharkey won his first marathon just one year after having surgery on his Achilles tendon. His time in the sweltering heat was 2 hours 43 minutes and 47 seconds.
 
 Milo Marathon
  News From: Sunday, December 8, 2013
   Buenavista, Tabal Reign in 37th Milo Marathon Finals, to Represent Phillippines in Paris (GMANetwork.com)
Eduardo Buenavista won the thirty-seventh Milo Marathon with a time of 2 hours 27 minutes and 14 seconds and earn a trip to Paris
 
 Honolulu Marathon
  News From: Sunday, December 8, 2013
   Kiros, Chepkwony Win Steamy Honolulu Marathon (Race Results Weekly)
It turned out to be a great day to go to Waikiki Beach here today, perhaps for sunbathing or surfing. But the warm, sunny and very humid conditions made fast running impossible at the 41st Honolulu Marathon. Nonetheless, Ethiopia's Ehitu Kiros and Kenya's Gilbert Chepkwony showed excellent racing chops, gaining convincing victories with late-race rallies in 2:36:02 and 2:18:47, respectively. Each won $40,000 in prize money, the fourth-largest first prize checks in American marathon running.
 
 Reggae Marathon
  News From: Sunday, December 8, 2013
   McKenzie Tops Reggae Marathon (The Gleaner)
Jamaican Gregory McKenzie won the thirteenth annual Reggae Marathon with a time of 2 hours 40 minutes and 45 seconds.
 
 Honolulu Marathon
  News From: Sunday, December 8, 2013
   41st Honolulu Marathon Kicks Off, Chepkwony and Kiros Take Top Honors (Hawaii News Now)
Gilbert Chepkwony of Kenya won the Honolulu Marathon with a time of 2 hours 18 minutes and 47 seconds.
 
 Two Oceans Marathon (56km)
  News From: Friday, December 6, 2013
   Two Oceans Winner Loses Title (Super Sport)
Russian ultra-marathoner Natalia Volgina has been stripped of her 2013 Two Oceans Marathon title due to a guilty verdict for using steroids.
 
 Space Coast Marathon
  News From: Tuesday, December 3, 2013
   Floridians Dominate 42nd Space Coast Marathon (Florida Today)
The forty-second annual Space Coast Marathon kicked off last Sunday and Marc Burget took home top honors.
 
Non-Marathon/ Other Running
 Odds And Ends
  News From: Wednesday, December 4, 2013
   Gasparilla Distance Classic Adds $30,000 USA Purse to Half-Marathon (Race Results Weekly)
The half marathon will host its first elite field since 1998.
 
Human Interest Story
 Dallas Marathon (formerly the Dallas White Rock Marathon)
  News From: Tuesday, December 10, 2013
   The Aftermath of the Dallas Marathon Cancellation (Stride Nation)
An estimated twenty-five thousand runners had hoped to to run the forty-four-year-old Dallas Marathon. The cancellation of the event due to ice and snow could have been a heavy blow to helping the race enter the nation's elite marathon rankings.
 
   Lessons to be Gleaned from the Cancellation of Dallas Marathon (Dallas Morning News)
Invisible ice patches on the streets and sidewalks Sunday and even Monday morning suggest that the decision to cancel the Dallas Marathon was the right one.
 
 Odds And Ends
  News From: Tuesday, December 10, 2013
   Why We Run Explores why Kenya's Runners Excel in Endurance Running (Media Update.co.za)
Andy Richardson is airing "Why We Run" which explores the success of Kenya's legends of running and why they are so successful
 
  News From: Monday, December 9, 2013
   Top 10 Nutrition Tips to Help Marathon Runners Cross the Finish Line (Yotta Fire)
Most runners miss out on proper nutrition before the marathon and other miss out on what to eat during the strenuous activity of running 26.2 miles.
 
 California International Marathon
  News From: Monday, December 9, 2013
   Motivations Vary as Runners Prepare for 31st California International Marathon (Merced Sun-Star)
Todd Kodet signed up to run in a race five years ago. He's not stopped running since. He finished last year's California International Marathon in under five hours.
 
 Memphis Marathon
  News From: Monday, December 9, 2013
   The St. Jude Memphis Marathon That Wasn't (Commercial Appeal)
The St. Jude Marathon was canceled but runners were still able to pick up their medals and have been encouraged to come back next year.
 
 Dallas Marathon (formerly the Dallas White Rock Marathon)
  News From: Monday, December 9, 2013
   Dejected Runners, Race Directors ,Volunteers Get Busy Making Up for Canceled Dallas Marathon (Lakewood Advocate Magazine)
About twenty-five people gathered Sunday morning for a make-shift Dallas Marathon calling their run the "Icepocolypse 2013."
 
 Honolulu Marathon
  News From: Monday, December 9, 2013
   Honolulu Marathon Runners Hit The Course Under Tight Security (Hawaii News Now)
New video cameras, dogs and extra security surveillance greeted runners of the Honolulu Marathon on Sunday. Race officials wanted everyone involved to feel safe.
 
 California International Marathon
  News From: Monday, December 9, 2013
   For California International Marathon Finishers, Pride Outweighs Cold Conditions (The Sacramento Bee)
Some runners finished the California International Marathon in various states of exhaustion and others, despite the cold, raised their arms triumphantly in celebration of completing the 26.2 mile race.
 
 Dallas Marathon (formerly the Dallas White Rock Marathon)
  News From: Monday, December 9, 2013
   A Handful of Runners Completed Their Goals, Despite Dallas Marathon Cancellation (Dallas News)
Nearly thirty runners bundled up and braved the ice to run the Dallas Marathon course despite race organizers canceling the race.
 
 Singapore International Marathon
  News From: Sunday, December 8, 2013
   Singapore Marathon Mess Was 'Abnormal' (Straits Times)
A timing glitch at the Singapore Marathon caused nearly three-thousand runner to be disqualified or unfairly timed.
 

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