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 Marathon/Running News: 8/21/12 - 8/28/12
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Training/ Health
 Odds And Ends
  News From: Monday, August 27, 2012
   Carbohydrates Are Key For A Marathon (The Province)
Marathon season is upon us and athletes are preparing by fueling their body with carbohydrates well in advance of the 26.2 mile race.


Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
 Yokohama Women's Marathon
  News From: Tuesday, August 28, 2012
   Olympian Kalmer Plans For Yokohama Marathon (Sowetan Live)
Olympian Rene Kalmer defended her South African half-marathon title last Sunday and is making plans to race in the Yokohama Marathon. She was 35th at the London Games with a time of 2 hours 30 minutes and 51 seconds.


 Chicago Marathon
  News From: Saturday, August 25, 2012
   Injured Champion Florence Kiplagat Pulls Out Of Chicago Marathon (Coast Week)
Berling marathon champion Florence Kiplagat has pulled out of the October Chicago Marathon citing an ankle injury.

  News From: Friday, August 24, 2012
   Chicago Marathon 3-Time Champion Liliya Shobukhova Will Go For 4th Straight Title (SBNation.com)
Liliya Shobukhova has won the past three Chicago Marathon's and hopes to take home a fourth title this year.


 Victoria Falls Marathon
  News From: Tuesday, August 21, 2012
   Top Athletes Set For Victoria Falls Marathon (News Day)
Some of the best foreign and local long-distance running athletes are headed to the Victoria Falls Marathon which takes place this coming Sunday.


Post-Race Review/ Results
 Mesa Falls Marathon
  News From: Tuesday, August 28, 2012
   Mesa Falls Marathon Miles (Rexburg Standard Journal)
Micah Rice won the Mesa Falls Marathon with a time of 3 hours 7 seconds.


 The Santa Rosa Marathon
  News From: Tuesday, August 28, 2012
   A Great Marthon Morning In Santa Rosa (Press Democrat)
Ramiro Guillen won the Santa Rosa Marathon with a time of 2 hours 40 minutes and 32 seconds


 Guernsey Marathon
  News From: Tuesday, August 28, 2012
   Neals Strik Wins Despite Heat In Guernsey Marathon (Channel Online.TV)
Neals Strik won the Guernsey Marathon with a time of 2 hours, 42 minutes and 23 seconds over ten minutes slower than his winning time last year.


 Run The Rock Marathon
  News From: Tuesday, August 28, 2012
   Wakelin Wins Run The Rock In Texada Long Distance Races (Comox Valley Echo)
Keith Wakelin, 53, won the Run The Rock Marathon for the second year in a row with a time of 3 hours 8 minutes.


 Odds And Ends
  News From: Monday, August 27, 2012
   Organizers deem Wausau Marathon A Success (WSAU.com)
More than three-hundred runners from twenty states showed up for the inaugural Wausau Marathon. Matt Radtke won the race in 2 hours and 54 minutes.


 Aspen Backcountry Marathon
  News From: Monday, August 27, 2012
   Aspen Backcountry Marathon Test Mountain Endurance Athletes (Aspen Daily News)
Marshall Thomson won the second annual Aspen Backcountry Marathon with a time of 3 hours 42 minutes and 22 seconds.


 Odds And Ends
  News From: Monday, August 27, 2012
   Yarmouth Marathon Held (The Vanguard.ca)
Aaron Doucette defended his Yarmouth Marathon title with a time of 2 hours 49 minutes and 43 seconds. He was ten minutes faster than his time in 2011


 Perth CIty to Surf Marathon
  News From: Monday, August 27, 2012
   Perfect Conditions For City To Surf Marathon (Perth Now)
Kiprroo Lilan Kennedy won Perth's City To Surf Marathon with a time of 2 hours 16 minutes


 The Santa Rosa Marathon
  News From: Monday, August 27, 2012
   Hundreds Of Runners Take To Santa Rosa Creek Path In Morning For Santa Rosa Marathon (Press And Democrat)
Ramiro Guillen won the fourth annual Santa Rosa Marathon on Sunday with a time of 2 hours 40 minutes and 32 seconds.


 Safaricom Marathon
  News From: Sunday, August 26, 2012
   Maina Scoops Mombosa Safaricom Marathon Title (Captial FM Sports)
Paul Maina won the twenty-eighth Safaricom Marathon with a time of 2 hours 12 minutes and 26 seconds.


 Odds And Ends
  News From: Sunday, August 26, 2012
   City To Surf Marathon Draws Record Numbers (The West Australian)
Kenya's Kiprroo Lilan Kennedy won the City to Surf Marathon wit a time of 2 hours 16 minutes.

   Fitzakerley Claims Marathon Win (Sunshine Coast Daily)
Adam Fitzakerley won the inaugural Sunshine Coast Marathon with a time of 2 hours and 50 minutes

   Inaugural Wausau Marathon A Runaway Success (Wausau Daily Herald)
Matt Radtke won the inaugurall Wasau Marathon with a time of 2 hours 54 minutes and 36 seconds.


 Extraterrestrial Full Moon Midnight Marathon
  News From: Tuesday, August 21, 2012
   Steenson Completes Extraterrestrial Full Moon Midnight Marathon (Ultimate SpringTX.com)
David Steenson won the E.T. Full Moon Midnight Marathon with a time of 3 hours 8 minutes and 53 seconds.


Human Interest Story
 Thunder Bay Marathon - Miles with the Giant
  News From: Tuesday, August 28, 2012
   Blocking Roads For Race Route Takes A Team - Thunder Bay Marathon Needs Volunteers (New News Ledger)
"Pace Bunnies" are part of the team of volunteers that provide support to the Thunder Bay Marathon.


 Odds And Ends
  News From: Tuesday, August 28, 2012
   Western Australian Government Urged To Pay Marathon Survivors (Big Pond News)
Kate Sanderson and Turia Pitt suffered severe burns while running an ultra marathon last September. The Hong Kong based organization Racing the Planet was fount to have failed at taking reasonable steps to ensure runner safety and is being asked to consider paying the injured runners.

   Steve Edwards Runs His 493rd Sub 3:30 Marathon (Wilts Gloucestershire Standard)
Steve Edwards is now within 7 marathons of becoming the first ever runner to run 500 Sub three hour and thirty minute marathons.

  News From: Sunday, August 26, 2012
   Lance Armstrong Decides To Skip Colorado Marathon (Los Angeles Times)
Lance Armstrong came in second place at the Power of Four mountain bike race in Aspen Colorado and decided to skip a scheduled marathon on Sunday to spend time with family after being stripped of his seven Tour de France titles on Friday due to doping charges.


 The Santa Rosa Marathon
  News From: Saturday, August 25, 2012
   The Santa Rosa Marathon Set For Sunday Morning (Press Democrat)
The fourth annual Santa Rosa Marathon will kick off Sunday Morning with 1,500 runners charging the starting line on Prince Memorial Greenway


 Loch Ness Marathon
  News From: Saturday, August 25, 2012
   Last Chance To Enter The Loch Ness Marathon (Cumnock Chronicle)
The Loch Ness Marathon and Action For Children of Scotland is looking for participants to tackle the grueling race course for charity.


 New York City Marathon
  News From: Saturday, August 25, 2012
   Lance Armstrong's Drug Ban Nixes Any Return To New York City Marathon As Cyclist Cannot Register For Race (New York Daily News)
Lance Armstrong's doping violations have made him inelligible to ever register for the New York City Marathon. The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency officially banned him from the event on Friday.


 Odds And Ends
  News From: Saturday, August 25, 2012
   42 Kilometers Seems So Easy For Marshall (Sunshine Coast Daily)
Kelvin Marshall will run his one-hundred and forty-eighth marathon at the inaugural Sunshine Coast Marathon.

   Wasau Marathon Moves Forward After Organizational Issues (Wasau Daily Herald)
Local organizers of the Wasau's inaugural marathon took over the entire race when Rapid Running seemed to fall short of it's obligations in other races around the area.


 Maine Marathon
  News From: Saturday, August 25, 2012
   Maine Marathon Entries Almost Full (Portaland Press and Herald)
The Maine Marathon and half have nearly filled to capacity with only one-hundred and fifty slots remaining for the September 30 events


 Toronto Waterfront Marathon
  News From: Friday, August 24, 2012
   At 51, Ruegger Still Holds Canadian Marathon Record (Race Results Weekly)
With the Toronto Waterfront Marathon coming up, Canadian record-holder, Silver Ruegger reflects on her record (2:28:36 at the 1985 Houston Marathon) and belief that it could fall this year.



 

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