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| Pre-Race Review/ Lineup |
| | Olympics 2012 (Men) |
| | News From: Tuesday, March 27, 2012 |
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Kenya Out To Dominate Marathon (Daily Telegraph)
Kenya countrymen have complete faith that they will retain the Olympic Marathon Gold medal despite losing the defending Olympic Champion to tragedy last year.
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| | Odds And Ends |
| | News From: Friday, March 23, 2012 |
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Kosgei Set To Impress In Marahton, Seeks Personal Best In Hannover (Athletics Africa)
Reuben Kosgei will run the Hannover Marathon on May 6 and hope to improve on his personal best of 2 hours 11 minutes and 22 seconds.
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| Post-Race Review/ Results |
| | Marathon Catalunya - Barcelona |
| | News From: Friday, March 30, 2012 |
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Barcelona Marathon: Kenyans Triumph Again (Star Africa)
Julius Chepkwony won the Barcelona Marathon with a time of 2 hours 11 minutes and 14 seconds while Spain's Ana Isabel Alonso smashed the course record with her time of 2 hours 26 minutes and 52 seconds.
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| | Odds And Ends |
| | News From: Friday, March 30, 2012 |
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Crossmichael Marathon Winner Spends Night In Hospital (Galloway News)
Adrian Leach collapsed at the finish line after winning the Crossmichael Marathon when Jacob Tangey made a late race charger after running an extra mile due to a wrong turn on the course.
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Tel Aviv Runners Hit The Pavement (Jerusalem Post)
Kenyan Sammy Too won the Tel Aviv Marathon with a time of 2 hours 15 minutes and 15 seconds.
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| | Chicago Marathon |
| | News From: Thursday, March 29, 2012 |
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Flashback - Chicago Marathon 1999 (Race Results Weekly)
Khalid Khannouchi first set the marathon world record at the LaSalle Banks Chicago Marathon in 1999. Your editor was there to cover the race, and we're reprinting my story for you today as a way to honor Khannouchi after he announced his retirement yesterday.
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| | London Marathon |
| | News From: Thursday, March 29, 2012 |
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Flashback - London Marathon 2002 (Race Results Weekly)
With Khalid Khannouchi making his retirement official yesterday, your editor thought a great way to honor his career was to reprint Mark Butler's story on the 2002 Flora London Marathon, where Khannouchi beat both Paul Tergat and Haile Gebreslassie and broke his own world record, about 20 minutes after Paula Radcliffe had broken the women's world record for an all-women's race.
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| | Trinidad & Tobago Marathon |
| | News From: Tuesday, March 27, 2012 |
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Kipchilat Hands Kenya Another Trinidad And Tobago Marathon Win (Trinidad Express)
Philemon Kipchilat won the Trinidad and Tobago Marathon with a time of 2 hours 28 minutes and 46 seconds
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| | Guam Marathon |
| | News From: Monday, March 26, 2012 |
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Top-Finisher Karus Complets First-Ever Marathon (Pacific Daily News)
John Karus won the forty-first Guam Marathon with a time of 3 hours 7 minutes and 12 seconds
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| | Oakland Running Festival |
| | News From: Monday, March 26, 2012 |
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Oakland Marathon Gets Leg Up On Weather, Mood (San Francisco Chronicle)
Anna Bretan won the women's division of the Oakland Marathon with a time of 2 hours 57 minutes and 33 seconds.
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| | Ocean Drive Marathon |
| | News From: Monday, March 26, 2012 |
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Brian Waters Wins Ocean Drive Marathon (Press of Atlantic City)
Brian Waters made a late race charge to secure the Ocean Drive Marathon with a time of 2 hours 49 minutes and 14 seconds.
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| Human Interest Story |
| | Knoxville Marathon |
| | News From: Friday, March 30, 2012 |
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Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon Takes On Mountain Of Work (WBIR.com)
The Knoxville Marathon will kick of this Sunday Morning with an expected increase of one-thousand runners over last years participation.
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| | Jersey Marathon |
| | News From: Friday, March 30, 2012 |
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Jersey Marathon Runners Chasing Bigger Prizes (Jersey Evening Post)
The Jersey Marathon has attracted more runners this year due to an increase in prize money. Three-hundred runners participated last year and the 2012 race is expecting over five-hundred runners.
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| | Five Cities Marathon |
| | News From: Friday, March 30, 2012 |
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Organizers Of Canceled Five Cities Marathon Also Cancel Half-Marathon In Ontario (Contra Costa Times)
Organizers of the Five Cities Marathon, which was canceled last fall, have now canceled the April date for the half-marathon citing lack of interest.
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| | Odds And Ends |
| | News From: Friday, March 30, 2012 |
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Marathon Man Gary Wade Keeps On Running (Sports Byte)
Gary Wade will complete his two-hundred and twenty-first marathon at the Marathon of the North in Sunderland. He started off with one or two marathons per year and is now running 25 to 30 per year.
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| | A2A Arbuckles to Ardmore Race for Mercy |
| | News From: Friday, March 30, 2012 |
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A2A A Meaningful Ride For Saunders Family (Ardmoreite)
Damien Saunders will take place in the fifteenth A2A Marathon events despite being born with cerebral palsy and microcephaly and not given any chance to live.
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| | Vermont City Marathon |
| | News From: Friday, March 30, 2012 |
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Travelers Insurance Will Sponsor Vermont City Marathon Relays (Free Press.com)
The Vermont City Marathon has added a new sponsor for the marathon relays in Travelers Insurance.
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| | UHC North Carolina Marathon |
| | News From: Thursday, March 29, 2012 |
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North Carolina Marathon Canceled For 2012 (My FOX8.com)
With Charlotte's Thunder Road Marathon switching the date of its marathon to November 17 and the four-year sponsorship of United Healthcare that ended in 2011, the North Carolina Marathon has been canceled.
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| | Knoxville Marathon |
| | News From: Thursday, March 29, 2012 |
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Knoxville Marathon Runs To A New High (KnoxNews.com)
Race director, Jason Altman, said that the Knoxville Marathon will hold a record number of participants with over seven-thousand, two-hundred. The 2011 race hosted just over sixty-five hundred.
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| | Ocean Drive Marathon |
| | News From: Thursday, March 29, 2012 |
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Ocean Drive Marathon Attracts 1,400 Runners (Shore News Today)
The fourteenth annual Ocean Drive Marathon hosted nearly fourteen-hundred runners beating the old record of nine-hundred and four.
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| | Lincoln Marathon |
| | News From: Thursday, March 29, 2012 |
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Experienced Runner Excited To See The Newcomers Finish Lincoln Marathon (Journal Star)
The Lincoln Marathon kicks off on May 6 and runner Mark Patton will compete in the marathon and hopes to witness those who will be completing their first marathon.
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| | UHC North Carolina Marathon |
| | News From: Thursday, March 29, 2012 |
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North Carolina Marathon Canceled For 2012 (News & Record)
With Charlotte's Thunder Road Marathon switching the date of its marathon to November 17 and the four-year sponsorship of United Healthcare that ended in 2011, the North Carolina Marathon has been canceled.
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| | Trailbreaker Marathon |
| | News From: Thursday, March 29, 2012 |
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Resurgent Trailbreaker Marathon Looks To Draw 1,000 Runners (Journal Sentinel)
The Trailbreaker Marathon has earned status as the unofficial start to the Wisconsin marathon season. The resurgent marathon will attract approximately one-thousand runners to the race on Saturday.
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| | Lansing Marathon |
| | News From: Thursday, March 29, 2012 |
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New Marathon Planned For Lansing In April (Argus Press)
The Lansing Marathon will kick off on April 22 and race organizers are expecting to attract two-thousand participants.
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| | Boston Marathon |
| | News From: Thursday, March 29, 2012 |
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Kathrine Switzer Speaks On Women's Running At Boston And Beyond (The Morning Call)
Kathrine Switzer is known as an icon for women's running as she broke the gender barrier at the Boston Marathon in 1967 despite being tackled by race organizer Jack Semple
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| | Two Oceans Marathon (56km) |
| | News From: Thursday, March 29, 2012 |
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Ramaala On 2012 Mission (Sowetan Live)
Hendrick Ramaala has decided to take on one of the high profile races in April or May in Europe or the U.S. in an effort to better his Olympic qualifying time.
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| | Eisenhower Marathon |
| | News From: Thursday, March 29, 2012 |
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Eisenhower Marathon In Abilene To Benefit Needy Families (Marion County Record)
The annual Eisenhower Marathon will kick off at 7 am on April 14 with an out and back course that travels through Brown's Park
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| | West Texas CrossRoads Marathon |
| | News From: Thursday, March 29, 2012 |
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West Texas CrossRoads Marathon Donates Funds, Announces 2012 Race (CBS7KOSA.com)
The West Texas CrossRoads Marathon donated funds to local non-profit organizations and announced that October 6, 2012 will be the start of this year's race.
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| | Shires of Vermont Marathon |
| | News From: Thursday, March 29, 2012 |
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Shires Marathon To Return For Second Year (Manchester Journal)
The second annual Shires of Vermont Marathon will return to Manchester on Sunday May 20. The 2011 Marathon attracted over 300 participants.
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| | Odds And Ends |
| | News From: Wednesday, March 28, 2012 |
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Marathoner Khannouchi Retires After Foot Injury (Wall Street Journal)
Former marathon world-record holder Khalid Khannouchi has announced his retirement from road racing due to chronic foot injuries.
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