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Jun 19, 2013
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 Marathon/Running News: 12/8/12 - 12/15/12
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Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
 Dubai Marathon
  News From: Friday, December 14, 2012
   Top Kenyan Signs up for Dubai Marathon (Arabian Business)
Moses Cheruiyot Mosop will attend the Dubai Marathon next month. Mosop ran one of the fastest marathons in history at the famed Boston Marathon last year.


 Honolulu Marathon
  News From: Sunday, December 9, 2012
   Honolulu Likely To Be Second Largest Marathon in USA in 2012 (Race Results Weekly)
With the cancellation of the 2012 NYC Marathon, this year's Honolulu Marathon looks to have the second most finishers of US marathons, after Chicago.

  News From: Saturday, December 8, 2012
   Big Money on the Line at Honolulu Marathon Tomorrow (Race Results Weekly)
With the addition of a $15,000 bonus for breaking the course record (2:11:12, set in 2004 by Jimmy Muindi), the 2012 winner could leave Honolulu with $80,000-plus in prize money.


Post-Race Review/ Results
 Honolulu Marathon
  News From: Friday, December 14, 2012
   North Vancouver Woman, 85, Set World Age-Group Record at Honolulu Marathon (The Province)
B.J. McHugh set a world age-group record at the Honolulu Marathon in hot humid conditions. She ran the marathon in 5 hours 12 minutes and 3 seconds beating the previous record of 5 hours and 40 minutes.


 Rehoboth Seashore Marathon
  News From: Friday, December 14, 2012
   Rehoboth Marathon Shows off Local Muppets of the Village (Cape Gazette)
Enos Behbow won the Rehoboth Marathon with a time of 2 hours 45 minutes and 2 seconds.


 Dallas White Rock Marathon
  News From: Tuesday, December 11, 2012
   Dallas Marathon Women's Champ Nastassia Padalinskaya has no Problem, Breezes to Victory by 10 Minutes (Dallas News)
Nastassia Padalinskaya won the Dallas Marathon with a time of 2 hours 43 minutes and 55 seconds.


 Bryan/College Station Marathon and Half Marathon
  News From: Tuesday, December 11, 2012
   Bryan/College Station Marathon A Success (KBTX.com)
Jacob Rotich won the Bryan/College Station with a time of 2 hours 39 minutes and 20 seconds. His wife won the women's division with a time of 2 hours 47 minutes and 49 seconds.


 Odds And Ends
  News From: Tuesday, December 11, 2012
   Voyiatzis Wins Nicosia Marathon (Financial Mirror)
Demetris Voyiatzis won the Quantum Nicosia Marathon with a time of 2 hours 44 minutes and 6 seconds.


 Rocket City Marathon
  News From: Monday, December 10, 2012
   First-Time Marathoner Geofrey Terer Wins Rocket City. (AL.com)
Geofrey Terer, of Kenya, won the Rocket City Marathon with a time of 2 hours 25 minutes and 18 seconds.


 Three Bridges Marathon
  News From: Sunday, December 9, 2012
   Tactics Not Time Win Marathon (Wanguanui Chronicle)
Struan Webb won the Three Bridges Marathon with a time of 3 hours 4 minutes in the four lap run around three bridges.


 Milo Marathon
  News From: Sunday, December 9, 2012
   Tallam, De Los Santos Crowned Milo Marathon Champs (Manila Standard Today)
James Tallam won the thirty-sixth Milo Marathon with a time of 2 hours 26 minutes and 34 seconds.


 Dallas White Rock Marathon
  News From: Sunday, December 9, 2012
   Russian Vladimir Safronow wins Dallas Marathon in his Debut; Nastassia Padalinskaya of Belarus Dominates Women's Race (Dallas News)
Vladimir Safronov won the Dallas Marathon with a time of 2 hours 19 minutes and 38 seconds.


 Honolulu Marathon
  News From: Sunday, December 9, 2012
   Kipsang Pulls Away to Win Honolulu Marathon (Star Advertiser)
Olympic bronze medalist Wilson Kipsang won the Honolulu Marathon in a time of 2 hours 12 minutes and 31 seconds.

   Decathlete Clay Finds Marathon Challenging, Satisfying (Race Results Weekly)
Running his first marathon, 2008 Olympic decathlon gold medalist Bryan Clay, may have found a new challenge.

   Kipsang, Galimova Win Windy Honolulu Marathon (Race Results Weekly)
2012 London Marathon winner Wilson Kipsang won the 2012 Honolulu Marathon, battling windy conditions, en route to a 2:12:31 finish. Russia's Galimova finished in 2:31:23 to win the women's race.


Human Interest Story
 Jacksonville Marathon
  News From: Saturday, December 15, 2012
   Distance Runners Might Warm Up to the Challenge on Sunday at Jacksonville Bank Marathon (Florida Times-Union)
Nearly three-thousand runners will toe the line at the Jacksonville Bank Marathon and unseasonably warm weather may thwart their efforts to complete the challenging 26.2 miles.


 Wrightsville Beach Marathon
  News From: Friday, December 14, 2012
   Board of Alderman Approves Wrightsville Beach Marathon Route (Lumina News)
The Wrightsville Beach Marathon, slated for March 17, will now start on the beach and return for miles 13 through 16 with runners exiting the beach by 9:30 am according to race director Tom Clifford


 Kilimanjaro Marathon
  News From: Wednesday, December 12, 2012
   Moore Boost For Kilimanjaro Marathon (IPP Media)
The Kilimanjaro Marathon has added Viodacom Tanzania to it's line-up of corporate sponsors. The race will take place on March 3, 2013


 Guam Marathon
  News From: Wednesday, December 12, 2012
   Guam International Marathon: Early Bird Discount Deadline Friday December 14 (Pacific News Center)
Registration for the Guam International Marathon will end it's early bird discount this Friday at midnight.


 New York City Marathon
  News From: Wednesday, December 12, 2012
   2013 New York City Marathon Registration on Hold (ABC local)
Registration for the New York City Marathon is on hold. The New York Road Runners registration for the New York City Marathon was supposed to begin on Wednesday. Race organizers will hold registration until all issues from the cancelation are resolved.


 Honolulu Marathon
  News From: Tuesday, December 11, 2012
   Honolulu Marathon Second Largest in U.S. for 2012 (KITV.com)
Nearly thirty-two thousand people registered for the Honolulu Marathon and based on it's finishing number of twenty-fourth thousand, one-hundred and sixty-seven runners.


 Bryan/College Station Marathon and Half Marathon
  News From: Monday, December 10, 2012
   BCS Marathon Doubles in Runners (KBTX.com)
Race Director Chris Field was "blown away" by the nearly three-thousand people who attended the Bryan/College Station Marathon which doubled the numbers from 2011.


 Odds And Ends
  News From: Sunday, December 9, 2012
   Paula Radcliffe 'Desperate' to Return to Running in New Year (Guardian.co.uk)
After undergoing foot surgery, Britain's marathon world record holder, Paula Radcliffe is hoping to race in a ten-kilometer or half-marathon in spring of 2013.

   Organizers in Naperville Plan Marathon for 2013 (Muscatine Journal)
Naperville, a suburb of Chicago, is organizing a marathon for November of 2013. The course is not final but should start near 95th street and Book Road.



 

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