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May 22, 2013
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 Marathon/Running News: 2/20/13 - 2/27/13
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Birch Bay Marathon
 News From: Thursday, February 21, 2013
  Human Interest Story
   Birch Bay Off to Boston? (Northern Light)
The Birch Bay Marathon was held on February 17 with runners attending from across the nation for the once famed race. Organizers have yet to post results and could not be reached for results.


Chicago Marathon
 News From: Thursday, February 21, 2013
  Human Interest Story
   Chicago Marathon Registration on Hold Through Sunday (WLSAM.com)
Online registration for the Chicago Marathon is on hold through Sunday while race organizers work with their online registration company to iron out the glitches that cause the site to crash on Tuesday


 News From: Wednesday, February 20, 2013
  Human Interest Story
   Chicago Marathon Registration Suspended for Several Days (Daily Herald)
A glitch in the Chicago Marathon registration's website caused runners frustration on Tuesday as some were thwarted from registering at all while others were charged for duplicate registrations.


Cowtown Marathon
 News From: Monday, February 25, 2013
  Post-Race Review/ Results
   Cowtown Marathon: Both Records Fall (Dallas News)
A cool crisp morning aided Craig Ottman to the Cowtown Marathon title and a new course record of 2 hours 36 minutes.

   Fort Worth Natives Capture Cowtown Marathon Titles (Star-Telegram)
Craig Ottman won the Cowtown Marathon with a time of 2 hours 36 minutes and 21 seconds while Elizabeth Eder set a new women's course record of 2 hours 46 minutes and 9 seconds.

  Human Interest Story
   San Antonio Runner Logs His 1,000th Marathon (Star-Telegram)
Larry Macon of San Antonio ran his one-thousandth marathon at the Cowtown Marathon finishing twenty-six thousand, two-hundred miles since the age of fifty-four.


El Paso Marathon
 News From: Monday, February 25, 2013
  Post-Race Review/ Results
   El Paso Marathon Leaps in 7th Year (El Paso Times)
Bashar Ibrahim won the El Paso Marathon with a time of 2 hours 44 minutes and 34 seconds.


 News From: Wednesday, February 20, 2013
  Human Interest Story
   Faster Times Expected at El Paso Marathon (Elpasoinc.com)
The El Paso Marathon will kick off this weekend and runners are expected to show some fast times with perfect weather in the forecast and a fast course on hand.


Friendly Massey Marathon
 News From: Wednesday, February 20, 2013
  Human Interest Story
   Friendly Massey Marathon Back On (Elliott Lakes Standard)
The thirty-seventh Friendly Massey Marathon is back on as three new board members have joined forces with the race. They are hoping to recruit an additional 100 volunteers for the race day events.


Hong Kong Marathon
 News From: Monday, February 25, 2013
  Post-Race Review/ Results
   Maisei, Demissie Take Hong Kong Marathon Titles (People Daily)
Julius Maisei, of Kenya, won the Hong Kong Marathon wit ha time of 2 hours 14 minutes and 18 seconds.


Malta Marathon
 News From: Monday, February 25, 2013
  Post-Race Review/ Results
   Moroccos' Mohammed Hajjy Establishes New Malta Marathon Course Record (Malta Independent.)
Mahammed Hajjy won the Malta Marathon with a time of 2 hours 16 minutes and 7 seconds which is the new course record.


New Orleans Marathon
 News From: Monday, February 25, 2013
  Post-Race Review/ Results
   Coast Runner Fare Well in New Orleans Marathon Sunday (Sun Herald)
Meyer Friedman won the New Orleans Marathon for the sixth time with a time of 2 hours 28 minutes and 43 seconds.


 News From: Wednesday, February 20, 2013
  Human Interest Story
   New Orleans Marathon Evolving in Size and Talent in Fourth Year (NOLA.com)
This Sunday marks the fourth year of the Rock N Roll New Orleans and the field size has grown to more than sixteen-thousand registered runners.


Odds And Ends
 News From: Friday, February 22, 2013
  Training/ Health
   World Marathon Majors Announces Tougher Anti-Doping Policy (Race Results Weekly)
The WWM announced that contracts awarded to elite athletes competing in the commercial marathons of Berlin, Boston, Chicago, London, New York and Tokyo will now include clauses for both the suspension of payment and repayment of prize money, appearance fees and bonus for doping convictions.


 News From: Thursday, February 21, 2013
  Human Interest Story
   New York Gets a Marathon This Weekend for 1,500 in Central Park (Bloomberg Business Week)
The inaugural Central Park Marathon will kick of on February 24 with fifteen-hundred expected to participate.

  Non-Marathon/ Other Running
   Strong Fields Set for Sunday's Rock 'N' Roll New Orleans Half-Marathon (Race Results Weekly)
Elite runners for Sunday's race include Britain's Mo Farah, Ethiopia's Meseret Defar, Martin Lel, Kara Goucher and Shalane Flanagan.


Pittsburgh Marathon
 News From: Wednesday, February 20, 2013
  Human Interest Story
   2013 Pittsburgh Marathon Countdown Is On. (WTAE.com)
The Pittsburgh Marathon will celebrate it's fifth year back in existence and race organizers say the event impact goes well beyond the sporting event.


Tokyo Int'l Marathon
 News From: Monday, February 25, 2013
  Post-Race Review/ Results
   Kimetto Leads Kenyan Sweep at Tokyo Marathon (NorthJersey.com)
Dennis Kimetto won the Tokyo Marathon with a new course record of 2 hours 6 minutes and 50 seconds.


Tokyo Marathon
 News From: Sunday, February 24, 2013
  Post-Race Review/ Results
   Kimetto and Kebede Win Cold and Windy Tokyo Marathon (Race Results Weekly)
Keyna's Dennis Kimetto, who was the 2012 Berlin Marathon runner-up and who is the current 25K world record holder, set a new course record. Ethiopia's Aberu Kebede ran an aggressive race to best the women's field.



 

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