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[Akron Marathon]
[Almond Bowl Marathon]
[Bass Pro Shops Marathon]
[Blue Ridge Marathon on the Parkway]
[City of Oaks Marathon & Half Marathon]
[Dublin Marathon]
[Half Moon Bay International Marathon]
[Indianapolis Monumental Marathon]
[Malibu International Marathon]
[Morgan Hill Marathon]
[New York City Marathon]
[Odds And Ends]
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| Akron Marathon |
| | News From: Saturday, November 3, 2012 |
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Longtime Akron Marathon Director Retiring (10tv.com) Jim Barnett has been a fixture at the Akron Marathon since the inaugural event in 2003. He helped the race to grow from just over three-thousand runners to near thirteen-thousand today.
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| Almond Bowl Marathon |
| | News From: Monday, November 5, 2012 |
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Sanderson, Stafford Win Almond Bowl Marathon Titles (ChicoER.com) Larry Sanderson won the Almond Bowl Marathon with a time of 2 hours 56 minutes and 23 seconds.
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| Bass Pro Shops Marathon |
| | News From: Monday, November 5, 2012 |
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Bass Pro Marathon Attracts Runners Originally Registered for New York City Marathon (KY3.com) The Bass Pro Marathon and it's surrounding events were sold out this weekend as at least twenty-runners originally slated to run NYC flew to Springfield to run.
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| Blue Ridge Marathon on the Parkway |
| | News From: Tuesday, November 6, 2012 |
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Blue Ridge Marathon Named Among Top 15 Toughest in the World (WSLS.com) The Weather Channel has named the Blue Ridge Marathon as the eighth toughest marathon in the world on a list of fifteen
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| City of Oaks Marathon & Half Marathon |
| | News From: Saturday, November 3, 2012 |
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Raleigh's City of Oaks Marathon Comes Many Miles (News Observer) The capital city of North Carolina has taken a five year run a putting itself on the marathon map. With over five-thousand runners registered they are well on their way.
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| Dublin Marathon |
| | News From: Tuesday, November 6, 2012 |
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Ndungu Strikes Again at Dublin City Marathon (Offaly Express) Geoffrey Ndungu of Kenya won the Dublin City Marathon with a time of 2 hours 11 minutes and 9 seconds.
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| Half Moon Bay International Marathon |
| | News From: Sunday, November 4, 2012 |
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Monumental Marathon Has Record Crowd (WishTV.com) More than 11,000 runners flooded the streets of downtown Indianapolis setting an event record. Forty-five states and nine countries were represented.
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| Indianapolis Monumental Marathon |
| | News From: Thursday, November 1, 2012 |
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Monumental Marathon Touts Record Numbers (Inside Indiana Business) Nearly eleven-thousand runners will toe the line of the Indianapollis Monumental Marathon this weekend.
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| Malibu International Marathon |
| | News From: Tuesday, November 6, 2012 |
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Malibu International Marathon Welcomes NYC Marathon Runners (Melodika.net) The Malibu Marathon is offering early bird pricing for registration with twenty-five percent of the proceeds from each race entry to benefit a Hurricane Sandy Relief Fund.
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| Morgan Hill Marathon |
| | News From: Thursday, November 1, 2012 |
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Morgan Hill Marathon and Half Marathon (Gilroy Dispatch) The Morgan Hill Marathon will kick off at 7:30 am Sunday at Community Park.
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| New York City Marathon |
| | News From: Sunday, November 4, 2012 |
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Despite Marathon Cancellation, Runners Flock to Central Park (Race Results Weekly) Although the 2012 NYC Marathon was canceled, many chose to run loops in Central Park (some did a full 26.2 miles), to show solidarity, others to raise money for hurricane victims.
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New York City Marathon was Canceled, but Nearly 2,000 Runners Gather to Run Route Anyway (Daily News) The New York City Marathon was canceled in light of the tragedy of Hurricane Sandy. Nearly 2,000 runners opted to run a marathon race in Central Park despite the opposition.
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| | News From: Saturday, November 3, 2012 |
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Meeting Between Athletes, NYC Marathon Organizers Sees Positive Exchange (Race Results Weekly) Elite athletes and organizers met to discuss the event's cancellation, alternatives, and how to cope with the loss of the NYC Marathon for 2012.
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After Outcry, 43rd Running of ING New York City Marathon Cancelled (Race Results Weekly) In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy and the devastation wreaked up on many parts of the east coast and New York City, the decision was made to cancel the 2012 New York City Marathon.
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Runners Express Shock, Anger and Relief After Months of Training (New York Times) Roughly twenty-thousand runners found themselves stuck in New York City without a marathon to run after traveling thousands of miles.
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Costs of Canceling New York City Marathon are Unknown but Immense (New York Times) The finish line area of the New York City Marathon stands silently still as more than forty-thousand runners will be unable to race on Sunday due to Hurricane Sandy's destruction.
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| | News From: Friday, November 2, 2012 |
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Cherop, Kipsang Hope for World Marathon Majors Titles (Race Results Weekly) The NYC Marathon also holds tremendous value in the World Marathon Majors challenge. Kipsang could leave NYC leading the 2012-2013 chase, while Cherop could wrap up the the 2011-2012 title (along with $500,000) with a win.
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New York City Marathon Will NOT be Held Sunday? (New York Times) For the first time in its history the New York City Marathon has been canceled.
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| | News From: Thursday, November 1, 2012 |
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Racing Comes Easy For Stanley Biwott in America (Race Results Weekly) Biwott already owns 3 wins in 2012 on American soil (Falmouth Road Race, TD Beach to Beacon 10-K, and the Philly Half Marathon), and he's looking to add NYC to that list.
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American Athletes Show Support as Marathon Approaches (Race Results Weekly) With Hurricane Sandy wreaking havoc on the East Coast, the NYC Marathon will go on -- which has drawn the support of the top Americans in the field.
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New York City Marathon Presses On as Backlash Builds (New York Times) Organizers of the New York City Marathon continued forward with their plans to host the event with an abbreviated schedule leading up to the start of the race.
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New York City Marathon Organizer to Donate $26.20 per Runner to Charity (Bloomberg Businessweek) The New York Road Runners will donate $26.20 per participant to relief efforts in the wake of Hurrican Sandy
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New York City Marathon Will Go Ahead (Herald Sun) The chief executive of the New York Road Runners is hoping that hosting the marathon just days after the devastating hurrican will show "vitality and spirit."
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| | News From: Wednesday, October 31, 2012 |
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New York City Marathon Moves Forward After Sandy (Daily Camera.) Shut down airports and public transportation just five days from the New York City Marathon have left many wondering if the race will go on. The Mayor, Michael Bloomberg stated he expects thing will proceed.
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Excitement Builds for Olympian Hastings at NYC Marathon (Race Results Weekly) Hastings, who was seventh at the London Olympic games in the 10,000m and fourth at the marathon Olympic Trials, will make her NYC Marathon debut and looks to finish push the elite field.
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Muzhingi Doubtful for New York City Marathon (News Day) Three-time Comrades Ultra-marathon winner Stephen Muzhingi may miss this year's New York City Marathon as he has yet to receive sponsorship for the race.
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After Battling Injuries, Pritz Ready for Second NYC Marathon (Race Results Weekly) Molly Pritz, who finished as the top American female at the 2011 NYC Marathon in her debut in the distance, returns with a new training regiment and looking to make a splash.
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| | News From: Tuesday, October 30, 2012 |
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New York City Marathon Officials Determining How to Proceed (New York Times) New York City Marathon officials began work on Tuesday to determine the best plan for the marathon on Sunday.
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| Odds And Ends |
| | News From: Monday, November 5, 2012 |
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Mary Keitany Bags World Marathon Majors Jackpot with New York City Marathon Cancellation (All Africa.com) Mary Keitany won the London Marathon and due to the cancellation of the New York City Marathon and no further points awarded she has won the World Marathon Majors title
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| | News From: Sunday, November 4, 2012 |
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Dan Kuch Wins Really Big Free Marahton (Havasu News) Dan Kuch won the Really Big Free Marathon at Lake Mead National Recreation Area with a time of 2 hours 48 minutes as he prepares for the Lake Havasu Iron Man Triathlon next weekend.
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