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| Pre-Race Review/ Lineup |
| | Dubai Marathon |
| | News From: Sunday, December 23, 2012 |
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Dubai Marathon May See New Mark (Khaleejtimes.com)
The 2011 and 2012 Dubai Marathon women's champion, Asselefech Medessa, will not run the race in 2013. Race organizers are confident that the line-up of elite women will have a great shot at a new course record.
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| | Boston Marathon |
| | News From: Wednesday, December 19, 2012 |
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Defending Champions to Return for 2013 Boston Marathon (Boston.com)
Wesley Korir and Sharon Cherop will be returning to the 2013 Boston Marathon to defend their titles.
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| | Osaka Int'l Ladies Marathon |
| | News From: Wednesday, December 19, 2012 |
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Noguchi Slated to Compete in Osaka International Women's Marathon (Japan Times)
Athens Olympic marathon gold medalist Mizuki Noguchi will race in the Osaka International Women's Marathon next month.
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| Post-Race Review/ Results |
| | New York City Marathon |
| | News From: Thursday, December 20, 2012 |
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ING NYCM Offers Runners Three Options for Cancelled Race (Race Results Weekly)
In the wake of the cancelled 2012 race, the NYRR has announced 3 options for registered runners, including a refund.
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| | Odds And Ends |
| | News From: Tuesday, December 18, 2012 |
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Inaugural Mount Dora Marathon (Orlando Sentinel)
Joel Duttera of Denver, Colorado won the inaugural Mount Dora Marathon while Terri Rejimbal took home top honors in the women's division.
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| | Roxbury Marathon |
| | News From: Tuesday, December 18, 2012 |
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Newtown Native Erik Johnson Wins Roxbury Marathon (Housatonic Times)
Erik Johnson won the Roxbury Marathon with a time of 2 hours 58 minutes and 38 seconds.
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| | Odds And Ends |
| | News From: Tuesday, December 18, 2012 |
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Lablak and Kimayo Win Maiden Oliver Trees Marathon (Athletics Africa)
Khalid Lablak won the International Oliver Trees Marathon in North Africa with a time of 2 hours 14 minutes and 38 seconds.
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| | Jacksonville Marathon |
| | News From: Monday, December 17, 2012 |
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Jacksonville Marathon Winner Needs a Few Stops to Finish the Job (Florida Times-Union)
Autin Richmond won the Jacksonville Marathon with a time of 2 hours 23 minutes and 50 seconds despite abdominal cramping which caused him to stop ten to fifteen times.
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| | Odds And Ends |
| | News From: Sunday, December 16, 2012 |
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Yegon, Tarus Pocket Titles at Bengaluru Midnight Marathon (Deccan Herald)
Daniel Yegon, of Kenya, won the Bengaluru Midnight Marathon with a time of 2 hours 27 minutes and 40 seconds.
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| | Safaricom Marathon |
| | News From: Sunday, December 16, 2012 |
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Kilimo, Chemjor Grab Top Kisumu Marathon Titles (Sunday Nation)
Daniel Kipkorir Kilimo won the seventh annual Safaricom Marathon with a time of 2 hours 14 minutes and 26 seconds.
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| | Taipei International Expressway Marathon |
| | News From: Sunday, December 16, 2012 |
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Kenyans Sweep Titles in Taipei Marathon (The Star.com)
Josphat Kamzee Jekopol won the Taipei Marathon with a time of 2 hours 15 minutes and 27 seconds.
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| Human Interest Story |
| | First Light Marathon |
| | News From: Sunday, December 23, 2012 |
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Registration Continuing for First Light Marathon, Which Benefits L'Arche Mobile (AL.com)
Last year's First Light Marathon drew in just over one-thousand athletes for all events. The 2013 marathon will be held on January 13 at 7:30 am and registration for the events is still available.
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| | Lincoln Marathon |
| | News From: Sunday, December 23, 2012 |
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Lincoln Marathon Sells Out in Record Time (1011now.com)
The 2013 Lincoln Marathon filled all ten-thousand slots in just eleven hours. Race director, Nancy Sutton, stated that "we put on a good race here."
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| | Odds And Ends |
| | News From: Thursday, December 20, 2012 |
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Nashville Marathon for Shooting Victims Drawing Brisk Participation. (Times Free Press)
More than two-hundred and fifty runners have signed up to run an impromptu marathon in Nashville to honor and raise money for the twenty-six victims of the Newtown Connecticut shooting.
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| | Mississippi Blues Marathon |
| | News From: Thursday, December 20, 2012 |
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Mississippi Blues Marathon Sold Out (Clarion Ledger)
The Mississippi Blues Marathon and half-marathon is sold out and registration has closed.
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| | Operation Jack Marathon |
| | News From: Thursday, December 20, 2012 |
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Autism Focus of Operation Jack Marathon to Raise Funds (Daily Breeze)
The third annual Operation Jack Marathon kicks off on December 26 to benefit autism charities.
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| | Little Rock Marathon |
| | News From: Wednesday, December 19, 2012 |
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2013 Little Rock Marathon Registrations Almost Sold Out (Arkansas Matters)
The Little Rock Marathon kicks off on March 3 in downtown Little Rock and only eighty slots remain of the three-thousand that were available.
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| | Odds And Ends |
| | News From: Tuesday, December 18, 2012 |
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Marathon Man Plans 120 Races for 2013 (WWOS.ninemsn.com)
Sydney's Trent Morrow will spend much of 2013 running as he attempts to break the Guinness Book of World Records for the most official marathons in a calendar year.
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Marathon Man Starts Race For World Record (Canberra Times)
Trent Morrow will attempt to break the Guinness Book of World Record in 2013 for the most marathons run in a calendar year. He kicks off his attempt in January 1 in Houston Texas.
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Elated Runners Disappointed by Marathon Mistake (Spiegel Online)
An indoor marathon in Vienna last week went amazingly well for all eight-hundred and fifty runners until the discovered that the indoor course was measure one-hundred and ten meters short per lap.
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| | Mississippi Blues Marathon |
| | News From: Tuesday, December 18, 2012 |
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What You Need to Know About the Mississippi Blues Marathon (Clarion Ledger)
The Mississippi Blues should be the biggest yet with runners from forty-seven states and ten countries running through Jackson on January 5.
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| | Odds And Ends |
| | News From: Tuesday, December 18, 2012 |
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Running Doc Looks at Longstanding Issue: How Safe is it to Run if You Have Cardiac Issues? (Daily News)
Alberto Salazaar's heart attack at the age of forty-eight shocked many runners and brought questions to the forefront on whether distance running was safe.
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| | Baton Rouge Beach Marathon |
| | News From: Monday, December 17, 2012 |
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Opera Star on the Run at Baton Rouge Beach Marathon. (The Advocate)
Liseette Oropesa, an internationally famous opera soprano, ran the Baton Rouge Beach Marathon with a time of 4 hours and 51 minutes for her first marathon.
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| | Great Wall Marathon |
| | News From: Sunday, December 16, 2012 |
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Stepping up the Game at the Great Wall Marathon (The Islander)
Perhaps it was the sedentary lifestyle in a bone chilling and bleak landscape that forced Natasha Dragun out doors and up the Great Wall of China for her first marathon.
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| | Comrades Marathon (88km) |
| | News From: Sunday, December 16, 2012 |
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Mamabolo to Know Fate in January (Citizen)
Ludwick Mamabolo tested positive for the stimulant methlyhexaneamine after he won the annual Comrades Ultra-marathon. His legal team has applied to have the case against him withdrawn.
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| | Odds And Ends |
| | News From: Sunday, December 16, 2012 |
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Engle Races to Win in Mac's Run (The World Link)
Chuck Engle, the Marathonjunkie, who has set records for the most marathon wins stayed local and cruised to an easy win in Mac's Run near Charleston Oregon in Shore Acres and Cape Arago state park.
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