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May 25, 2013
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 Marathon/Running News: 1/22/13 - 1/29/13
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Carlsbad Marathon
 News From: Monday, January 28, 2013
  Post-Race Review/ Results
   Repeat Winner at Carlsbad Marathon (UT San Diego)
Mario Macias successfully defended his Carlsbad Marathon title from 2012 with a 2013 winning time of 2 hours 19 minutes and 43 seconds.


 News From: Saturday, January 26, 2013
  Human Interest Story
   Runners Take Over Carlsbad This Weekend (UT San Diego)
More than ten-thousand runners are expected for the Carlsbad Marathon and surrounding events.


Chicago Marathon
 News From: Thursday, January 24, 2013
  Human Interest Story
   Registration Set For 2013 Chicago Marathon (NBCChicago.com)
The thirty-sixth annual Chicago Marathon will kick off registration at noon on February 19 with the 2012 entries filling in a record 6 days.


City of Los Angeles Marathon (L.A. Marathon)
 News From: Tuesday, January 22, 2013
  Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
   Kastor To Run USA Cross Country Champs then LA Marathon (Race Results Weekly)
American record-holder Deena Kastor will have a busy few weeks. She'll be competing in the USA National Cross Country Championships in early February, then head to Los Angeles to compete in the 2013 LA Marathon in mid-March.


Dubai Marathon
 News From: Saturday, January 26, 2013
  Post-Race Review/ Results
   Ethiopians Win in Dubai Marathon (ESPN.go.com)
Ethiopia ran away with the Dubai Marathon as Lelisa Desisa won the marathon with a time of 2 hours 4 minutes and 45 seconds in his debut at the 26.2 mile distance.

   Ethiopians Take Dubai Top Spots (Arab Times)
Ethiopians swept the top 4 spots in the Dubai Marathon with Leilsa Desisa winning top honors with a time of 2 hours 4 minutes and 45 seconds.


 News From: Thursday, January 24, 2013
  Post-Race Review/ Results
   Dubai Marathon: Eshetu Wendimu Out to Prove a Point in Dubai (7Daysindubai.com)
Eshetu Wendimu believes his fifth start at the Dubai Marathon will lead him to victory.


Fargo Marathon
 News From: Tuesday, January 29, 2013
  Human Interest Story
   Cold Doesn't Slow Training for Fargo Marathon (Beaumont Enterprise)
The Fargo Marathon has evolved and grown in numbers and local residents prepare for the race despite numbing temperatures, snow and ice.


Galveston Mardi Gras Marathon
 News From: Thursday, January 24, 2013
  Human Interest Story
   Galveston Marathon and Half-Marathon Returns This Sunday (Bay Area The Citizen)
The Galveston Marathon will kick off this Sunday the twenty-seventh with various street closures along the course which starts at Saengerfest Park.


Khon Kaen International Marathon
 News From: Thursday, January 24, 2013
  Human Interest Story
   Kenyans Fancied for Khon Kaen International Marathon (The Nation)
Daniel Omorie Gekara won last years Khon Kaen Marathon and kenyans are once again expected to dominate this year's race.


Miami Marathon
 News From: Tuesday, January 29, 2013
  Human Interest Story
   Sponsorship Issue Hovering Over ING Miami Marathon (Miami Herald)
The ING Miami Marathon and half-marathon this past weekend were considered very successful. However a contract with the title sponsor, ING, has yet to be signed for 2014


 News From: Sunday, January 27, 2013
  Post-Race Review/ Results
   Miami Marathon Winner Luis Carlos Rivero Gonzalez Inspired by Father's Murder (Miami Herald)
Luis Gonzalez won the Miami Marathon with a time of 2 hours 26 minutes and 14 seconds.


 News From: Thursday, January 24, 2013
  Human Interest Story
   Street Closures This Weekend For Miami Marathon (CBSLocal.com)
Roughly twenty-five thousand runners will venture across the starting line of the Miami Marathon this weekend.


Miracle Match Marathon
 News From: Saturday, January 26, 2013
  Human Interest Story
   Central Texas Families Kick Off Miracle Match Marathon Weekend (KCENTV.com)
The Waco Fire Department wanted to make miracles happen for people around the nation and the Miracle Match Marathon was born.


Mount Desert Island marathon
 News From: Wednesday, January 23, 2013
  Human Interest Story
   Maine Runner on 700-Mile Charity Trek: 'This is Nuts' (Portland Press Herald)
Gary Allen, race director of the Mount Desert Island Marathon, finished his seven-hundred mile charity journey from Maine to Washington D.C. raising just shy of thirteen-thousand dollars.


Odds And Ends
 News From: Monday, January 28, 2013
  Post-Race Review/ Results
   Kenyan Tops Field in Burma's First International Marathon (Irrawaddy.org)
Joseph Kariuki won the first international marathon hosted in Burma with a time of 2 hours 19 minutes and 13 seconds.


 News From: Thursday, January 24, 2013
  Human Interest Story
   Ethiopian Gebrselassie Targets Hat Trick at Vienna Half-Marathon (Athletics Africa)
Haile Gebrselassie will hope to win his third Vienna City Half-Marathon. More than thirty-six thousand runners are expected to compete.


 News From: Tuesday, January 22, 2013
  Human Interest Story
   Great Britain's Yamauchi Announces Retirement (Race Results Weekly)
2009 London Marathon runner-up, Mara Yamauchi, who also won the 2010 NYC Half Marathon, has retired.


Osaka Int'l Ladies Marathon
 News From: Monday, January 28, 2013
  Post-Race Review/ Results
   Gamera Shmyrko Wins Osaka Marathon (Nation.com)
Tetyana Gamera-Shmyrko won the Osaka International Women's Marathon in 2 hours 23 minutes and 58 seconds.


Ottawa Marathon (National Capital Race Weekend)
 News From: Wednesday, January 23, 2013
  Human Interest Story
   Record Registration at Ottawa Race Weekend (CRFA.com)
The two main races at the Ottawa Marathon weekend have sold out. The 10K and the half-marathon have reached capacity.


San Antonio Marathon-Marathon of the Americas
 News From: Saturday, January 26, 2013
  Human Interest Story
   San Antonio Marathon Date Moved After Conflicting with Dallas Marathon (KVUE.com)
CEO of Competitor Group has changed the date of the Rock 'n' Roll San Antonio Marathon from December 8 to November 17 to avoid a conflict with the Dallas Marathon.


Surf City Marathon (prev. Pacific Shoreline Marathon)
 News From: Thursday, January 24, 2013
  Human Interest Story
   Surf City Marathon More Than a Race (HBindependent.com)
The seventeenth annual Surf City Marathon will be another stop in a marathon tour for some runners. For Lina Fichera it's finally time to cross the marathon off her bucket list.


Thunderwolves Indoor Marathon
 News From: Thursday, January 24, 2013
  Human Interest Story
   'Exciting Race:' Indoor Marathon Getting Set For Another Lap (TBNewswatch.com)
The February Indoor Marathon at thee Children's Centre Thunder Bay kicks off on the tenth of the month and will fill a cold winter void for many marathon runners.


Yukon Arctic Ultra
 News From: Saturday, January 26, 2013
  Human Interest Story
   9-Year Old Prepares For Marathon in Antarctica (CBS.local)
Tara Toocheck is proud of her nine-year-old son who will attempt to run a marathon in Antarctica as a way to raise money for a family charity.


Yuma Territorial Marathon and Half Marathon
 News From: Sunday, January 27, 2013
  Post-Race Review/ Results
   Despite Slick, Muddy Roads in Yuma Territorial Marathon, Krugger Dominates (Yuma Sun)
Gary Krugger won the Yuma Territorial Marathon with a time of 2 hours 47 minutes and 22 seconds despite slick and muddy conditions for unusual amounts of rain.


 News From: Thursday, January 24, 2013
  Human Interest Story
   Yuma Marathon Starts Saturday (Yuma Sun.)
The Yuma Marathon kicks off on Saturday morning with a relatively easy course with which to achieve a Boston Qualifying time and entries are up 20 to 25 percent over last year.



 

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