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| Amsterdam Marathon |
| | News From: Wednesday, August 22, 2012 |
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Kirui Set To Run For Himself At The Amsterdam Marathon (The Star)
Peter Kirui will race the Amsterdam Marathon on October 21 and not as a pace setter like he did for Patrick Makau who ran 2 hours 3 minutes and 38 seconds in Berlin last year.
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| Aspen Backcountry Marathon |
| | News From: Monday, August 27, 2012 |
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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.
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| Bismarck Marathon |
| | News From: Tuesday, August 21, 2012 |
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Kroll's Bismark Marathon Helps Raise Awareness About Child Abuse (Bismark Tribune)
The Kroll's Diner Bismark Marathon will kick off on September 15 at 7:30 am with the event set to raise awareness about issues related to child abuse.
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| California International Marathon |
| | News From: Friday, August 24, 2012 |
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Marathon's 8,000-Entry Limit Is Reached For California International Marathon (Sacramento Bee)
The California International Marathon filled to capacity two months earlier than in 2011. The thirtieth annual event may have triggered the rush to register.
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| Chicago Marathon |
| | News From: Saturday, August 25, 2012 |
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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.
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| | News From: Friday, August 24, 2012 |
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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.
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| Extraterrestrial Full Moon Midnight Marathon |
| | News From: Tuesday, August 21, 2012 |
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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.
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| Guernsey Marathon |
| | News From: Tuesday, August 28, 2012 |
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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.
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| Loch Ness Marathon |
| | News From: Saturday, August 25, 2012 |
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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.
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| | News From: Thursday, August 23, 2012 |
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Forget The Pain - Look At The Views Of The Loch Ness Marathon (Press And Journal)
The Loch Ness Marathon kicks off on September 30 over a challenging but scenic course
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| Maine Marathon |
| | News From: Saturday, August 25, 2012 |
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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
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| Mesa Falls Marathon |
| | News From: Tuesday, August 28, 2012 |
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Mesa Falls Marathon Miles (Rexburg Standard Journal)
Micah Rice won the Mesa Falls Marathon with a time of 3 hours 7 seconds.
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| | News From: Thursday, August 23, 2012 |
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Mesa Falls Run Draws From All Around The World (Rexburg Standard Journal)
Four-hundred and fifty runners have signed up for the Mesa Falls Marathon which kicks off at 6:30 am this weekend.
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| Mexico City International Marathon |
| | News From: Wednesday, August 22, 2012 |
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30th Mexico City Marathon Attracts 18,000 Runners (Two Circles.net)
The thirtieth annual Mexico City Marathon is expecting to attract eighteen-thousand runners for the September 2 race weekend.
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| New York City Marathon |
| | News From: Saturday, August 25, 2012 |
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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.
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| | News From: Friday, August 24, 2012 |
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New York Marathoners Are Left Holding Their Bags (New York Times)
The New York Road Runners announced Thursday that participants in the marathon would not have their baggage transported to the finish line.
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New York City Marathon Cancels Baggage Check For 47,000 Runners (Business Week)
Clothing, phones and other personal items will not be waiting at the finish line of this year's New York City Marathon finishers.
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| | News From: Thursday, August 23, 2012 |
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ING NYC Marathon Announces New No-Baggage Policy (Race Results Weekly)
The NYC Marathon announced today that participants can no longer have their bags transported at the beginning of the race on Staten Island to the finish in Central Park.
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| Odds And Ends |
| | News From: Tuesday, August 28, 2012 |
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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.
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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.
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| | News From: Monday, August 27, 2012 |
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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.
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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
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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.
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| | News From: Sunday, August 26, 2012 |
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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.
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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.
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Fitzakerley Claims Marathon Win (Sunshine Coast Daily)
Adam Fitzakerley won the inaugural Sunshine Coast Marathon with a time of 2 hours and 50 minutes
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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.
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| | News From: Saturday, August 25, 2012 |
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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.
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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.
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| | News From: Friday, August 24, 2012 |
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How To Make Sure Your First Marathon Isn't Your Last (The Denver Channel)
After 123 Marathons, John Farah is still going strong. The challenge of overcoming mistakes in his first marathon led him to a second marathon a year later.
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