May 5, 2024
Current Year Results
Results Search
Biggest/Best Boston Qualifier
2024 Results
2023 Results
2022 Results
2021 Results
2020 Results
2019 Results
2018 Results
2017 Results
2016 Results
2015 Results
2014 Results
2013 Results
2012 Results
2011 Results
2010 Results
2009 Results
2008 Results
2007 Results
2006 Results
2005 Results
2004 Results
2003 Results
2002 Results
2001 Results
2000 Results
☰
Marathon/Running News: 12/16/09 - 12/23/09
More News:
| Direct Links:
Pre-Race Review/ Lineup |
Post-Race Review/ Results |
Human Interest Story |
| ||
| Pre-Race Review/ Lineup | ||
| Dubai Marathon | ||
| News From: Tuesday, December 22, 2009 | ||
|
Britain's Adopted Marathon Man Targets Euro Place At Dubai Marathon (Dubai City Guide) Tomas Abyu lived less than twenty-five miles apart and will run with his homeland hero in the 2010 Dubai marathon in an attempt to join the ranks of the world marathon running elite | ||
| Xiamen International Marathon | ||
| News From: Tuesday, December 22, 2009 | ||
|
Twenty-one Foreign World-Class Runners To Compete In 2010 Xiamen Marathon (What's On Xiamen.com) The 2009 Xiamen Marathon Champion will return to defend his title along with nine-teen year-old elite Ethiopian runner Bazu Worka who took second in Paris. | ||
| Boston Marathon | ||
| News From: Tuesday, December 22, 2009 | ||
|
Keflezighi, Hall Set For Boston Marathon (Washington Times) The two biggest names in American distance running will grace the starting line of the Boston Marathon in 2010. Meb Keflezighi and Ryan Hall will go head to head in April and vie for the title. | ||
| News From: Saturday, December 19, 2009 | ||
|
Keflezighi Targets Boston Triumph (Sporting Life) Meb Keflezighi already has an Olympic Silver medal in the marathon and one New York City Marathon title to his name. In April, the Eritrea-born runner hopes to add Boston to his resume. | ||
| News From: Friday, December 18, 2009 | ||
|
John Hancock Financial Announces Top Americans Meb Keflezighi and Ryan Hall to Run 2010 Boston Marathon and Seek American Win (PRNewswire) John Hancock has signed top American runners Meb Keflezighi and Ryan Hall to toe the line at the Boston Marathon in April to seek the first American win since 1983. | ||
|
US Marathoners Back In Running (Boston.com) The Boston Athletic Association has announced that Meb Keflezighi and Ryan Hall will go head to head in an attempt to become the first domestic Boston winner since Greg Meyer in 1983. | ||
| Houston Marathon | ||
| News From: Thursday, December 17, 2009 | ||
|
Flanagan Going The Extra Miles (The Houston Chronicle) Shalane Flanagan will go the extra few miles as she makes her half-marathon debut at the Houston Marathon and half-marathon on January 17. The 2008 Beijing ten-thousand meter bronze medalist will toe the line on one of the fastest half-marathon courses in the country. | ||
| Rock 'n' Roll Arizona Marathon | ||
| News From: Wednesday, December 16, 2009 | ||
|
Olympians Hall, Kastor to run in P.F. Chang's ½ Marathon (AZ Central.com) Ryan Hall and Deena Kastor will make their Rock N Roll Arizona Marathon debut by racing in the half-marathon. The two 2008 Olympic Trials Marathon champions will join more than thirty-thousand entrants. | ||
| Post-Race Review/ Results | ||
| Odds And Ends | ||
| News From: Tuesday, December 22, 2009 | ||
|
Pasipamire Wins Chitungwiza Marathon (The Herald) Cephas Pasipamire won the Mr. Pace 42 kilometer marathon with a time of 2 hours 22 minutes and 38 seconds. Gilbert Mutandiro of Lobels finished second with a time of 2 hours 23 minutes and 7 seconds. | ||
| Jacksonville Marathon | ||
| News From: Monday, December 21, 2009 | ||
|
First-Time Winners Triumph At Jacksonville Marathon (News Jacksonville.com) Justin Jacobs won the Jacksonville Bank Marathon with a time of 2 hours, 30 minutes and 13 seconds. Jacobs is the first local resident to win the race in five years. | ||
| Antarctica Marathon | ||
| News From: Saturday, December 19, 2009 | ||
|
Gregory McCarthy finishes Antarctic race, has run marathons on seven continents (Washington Post) Gregory McCarthy finished the Antarctic Ice Marathon on Tuesday and has officially completed a marathon on all seven continents. Jason Wolfe won the marathon with a time of 4 hours 46 minutes and 50 seconds. | ||
| News From: Wednesday, December 16, 2009 | ||
|
Peter Jensen, first Dane in Antarctica Marathon (The Copenhagen Post) Peter Jensen is normally sitting in his office chair at the bank. But Jensen swapped his cozy chair for a marathon race in the cold of Antarctica. He completed the race in 8 hours and 50 minutes. | ||
| Odds And Ends | ||
| News From: Wednesday, December 16, 2009 | ||
|
Buenavista, Banayag Reign In Marathon (The Philstar.com) Eduardo Buenavista and Jho-Ann Banayag, Philippines, won the men and women's Gold Medal at the twenty-fifth Southeast Asian Games. The gold medal count for team of Go Teng Kok was five total. | ||
| Human Interest Story | ||
| Rocket City Marathon | ||
| News From: Wednesday, December 23, 2009 | ||
|
Local Runner Finish Strong In Rocket City Marathon (The Huntsville Times) Runners from Madison Alabama were among the fastest finishers at the thirty-third annual Rocket City Marathon. Josh Whitehead was third with a time of 2 hours 34 minutes and 24 seconds. | ||
| Surf City Marathon (prev. Pacific Shoreline Marathon) | ||
| News From: Wednesday, December 23, 2009 | ||
|
Ex-Galt Pediatrician To Be Honored With Marathon (Recordnet.com) The late Vanessa Pullen will be honored at the February 7th running of the Surf City USA Marathon and half-marathon. Pullen ran the half-marathon in 2009. | ||
| Odds And Ends | ||
| News From: Wednesday, December 23, 2009 | ||
|
Barcelona Marathon Could Put Runners Through Their Paces (LateRooms.com) The first Barcelona Marathon was run in 1977 and the 2010 race will take place on the 7th of March beginning at 8:30 am. More than ten-thousand people have registered for the marathon. | ||
| Austin Marathon | ||
| News From: Wednesday, December 23, 2009 | ||
|
Austin-Area Races Seem To Thrive Despite Difficult Economy (Austin360.com) Many of the Austin-area road races were run at or near capacity in 2009. The Austin Marathon sold out for the first time according to race director John Conley. | ||
| Boston Marathon | ||
| News From: Wednesday, December 23, 2009 | ||
|
Registration Closed Early For 2010 Boston Marathon (Examiner.com) The Boston marathon closed two months early for the 2010 race than the 2009 race and closed early than any of the 114 previous editions. There are twenty-five thousand participants registered for 2010. | ||
| Mount Desert Island marathon | ||
| News From: Wednesday, December 23, 2009 | ||
|
Most Scenic Marathon in Country Just Up The Coast (SeaCoastOnline.com) The Mount Desert Island Marathon was voted as the Most Scenic Marathon in a recent marathon poll. The course delivers some of Acadia's most scenic views. The race will add a relay division next year. | ||
| Odds And Ends | ||
| News From: Wednesday, December 23, 2009 | ||
|
Running Enthusiast Packed A Lot In 88 Years (News-Record) Arnold Hecht completed five-hundred road races over his lifetime. He ran thirty marathons and flew thirty bombing missions in World War II. | ||
| GO! St. Louis Marathon | ||
| News From: Tuesday, December 22, 2009 | ||
|
GO! St.Louis Registrations Filling Up, Fees About To Increase (St. Louis Post-Dispatch) Registration for the GO! St. Louis Marathon is filling up quickly and the April race is seventy-five percent ahead of last year's pace. Entry fees will go up on January first. | ||
| Myrtle Beach Marathon | ||
| News From: Tuesday, December 22, 2009 | ||
|
Myrtle Beach Marathon Sold Out Earlier This Year (SC Now.com) The Myrtle Beach Marathon will be held on February 12 at the Convention Center. The race has been sold out for several weeks with more than eighty-five hundred runners expected to compete. | ||
| Odds And Ends | ||
| News From: Tuesday, December 22, 2009 | ||
|
New Balance Partners With State to Help Remove Snow Along Charles River (Wicked Local) The Boston-based company, New Balance has entered into a sponsorship with state Department of Conservation and Recreation to fund snow removal along the Charles River along a seventeen-mile long path. | ||
|
Winter Solstice Good For Runners (Examiner.com) The first official day of winter means that the minutes of day light will be growing from here until June. The extra light will allow runners to begin again. | ||
| Austin Marathon | ||
| News From: Tuesday, December 22, 2009 | ||
|
Austin Marathon Has Its Own iPhone Application (Austin 360) The Austin Marathon has introduced it's very own iPhone application that is free for download on the Apple App store. The mobile application will provide results and information about the marathon. | ||
| Frankfurt Marathon | ||
| News From: Tuesday, December 22, 2009 | ||
|
Frankfurt Organizers Target Even Better IAAF Gold Label Race (Track and Field Resource) Gilbert Kirwa won the 2009 Frankfurt Marathon with a time of 2 hours 6 minutes and 23 seconds. The race organization and other details have confirmed the IAAF Gold Label Status for the 2010 event. | ||
| Rocket City Marathon | ||
| News From: Tuesday, December 22, 2009 | ||
|
Huntsville Therapeutic Massage Students Provide Relief to Marathoners (MMD Newswire) The thirty-third edition of the Huntsville Rocket City Marathon made use of the VCH Therapeutic Massage students to provide massage support for the runners on December 12, 2009 and will continue to support the race day events | ||
| Dubai Marathon | ||
| News From: Monday, December 21, 2009 | ||
|
I enjoy the challenge and opportunities (The National) Stuart Horsewood has run one-hundred marathons and had a daily running streak of just over ten years. He plans on running the Dubai Marathon in January as his one-hundred and first marathon. | ||
| Athens Marathon (Greece) | ||
| News From: Monday, December 21, 2009 | ||
|
Classic Greek Marathon: Bemidji Man Runs The Historic Route (Bemidji Pioneer) Christopher Hoffman ran the Classic Greek Marathon in November. Competing in just his third marathon along with four-thousand, six-hundred other runners, Hoffman traversed the original marathon course from Marathon Bridge to Athens with on lap in the first Olympic Stadium. | ||
| Odds And Ends | ||
| News From: Monday, December 21, 2009 | ||
|
Marathon Runner Around The Globe (PR-inside.com) Tristan Miller will attempt to travel the world to complete fifty-two marathons in fifty-two weeks. Miller will be the first person to attempt to travel the world to run 52 marathon and travel to at least 42 countries. | ||
Quick Links
Featured Articles
Recent News
Press Releases
Newsletters
Historical Insights
First Marathons
© 2000-2024, All Rights Reserved by MarathonGuide.com LLC
