| News From: Thursday, November 5, 2009 |
| | Boston Marathon |
| | Pre-Race Review/ Lineup |
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Dont expect ex-Bulldog at Dam to Dam
(Des Moines Register)
Jason Lehmkuhle, who finished tenth at the New York City Marathon will probably skip the Dam to Dam 20K race on June 5 as he will probably run the Boston Marathon as his next goal race in April.
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| News From: Monday, September 7, 2009 |
| | Boston Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Boston Marathon Registration Starts This Wednesday
(Examiner.com)
The one-hundred and fourteenth Boston Marathon will kick off registration on Wednesday September 9, 2009 with a cap of twenty-five thousand runners. Registration fees begin at one-hundred and thirty dollars before February 1, 2010.
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| News From: Tuesday, August 25, 2009 |
| | Boston Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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John Hancock Sees Twelve Percent Increase in Donations for Charities Through its Boston Marathon Number Distribution Program
(Patriot Ledger)
The Boston Marathon Fundraising Program is running strong despite the recession. Nearly sixty charities benefited from the increase in giving of over four-hundred thousand dollars from 2008 to 2008 for a total of 3.7 million.
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| News From: Tuesday, July 28, 2009 |
| | Boston Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Rossi-Fogle ran through pain at Boston Marathon
(York Daily Record)
Nancy Rossi-Fogle found out she was pregnant and had a bleeding ulcer after she finished a grueling march of 26.2 miles while finishing the Boston Marathon in 3 hours and 51 minutes. Perserverance was only half of her battle.
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| News From: Tuesday, July 21, 2009 |
| | Boston Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Delco Man Looks to 44th Boston Marathon
(The Philadelphia Inquirer)
Neil Weygandt is looking to run and finish his 44th consecutive Boston Marathon. He has the longest consecutive streak in the nation's premier road race.
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| News From: Thursday, May 7, 2009 |
| | Boston Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Senior Participates in 113th Boston Marathon, Practices What She Preaches
(UW Spectator)
Senior Madeline Duffy never intended to run a marathon, let alone anything further than the Cellcom half-marathon she participated in 2007 in Green Bay.
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| News From: Thursday, April 23, 2009 |
| | Boston Marathon |
| | Post-Race Review/ Results |
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Despite Boston Disappointment, Gouchers Best Days ahead
(Duluth News Tribune)
At times, Goucher looked impatient, occasionally surging ahead and forcing her competitors to follow. She seemed willing to push the pace, but not at too much risk.
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| News From: Wednesday, April 22, 2009 |
| | Boston Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Orillia runner sets world mark in Boston Marathon
(National Post)
Rick Ball set a world mark for single-leg amputees competing with the able-bodied competitors at the 113th Boston Marathon on Monday. He bested Amy Winters Mark by more than two minutes. Richard Whitehead, a double leg amputee, holds the world mark with a time of 2 hours 57 minutes.
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Her mind's still running: Goucher in London Marathon?
(The Boston Globe)
A few hours after her credible, if not frustrating, third place finish at the 113th Boston Marathon, Kara Goucher was reportedly trying to persuade her coach to let her enter the London Marathon with less than 5 days of rest.
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| News From: Tuesday, April 21, 2009 |
| | Boston Marathon |
| | Post-Race Review/ Results |
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De Reuck masters the Boston Marathon course
(Boston Globe)
Colleen De Reuck, a mother of two, ran an amazingly strong Boston Marathon on Monday. The 45-year old and four-time Olympian ran a time of 2 hours 35 minutes and 37 seconds to win the masters division of the race and finishing in eighth place overall.
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Best showing for U.S. in Boston Marathon since 1985
(Los Angeles Times)
Ryan Hall of Big Bear and Kara Goucher of Portland finished third in the male open and female open category of the Boston Marathon. The best finish for Americans in the Boston Marathon since 1985.
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Van Dyk wins eighth Boston Marathon
(The Times)
Ernst van Dyk of South Africa won his eighth Boston Marathon in 1 hour 33 minutes and 29 seconds on Monday. van Dyk was nearly 2 kilometers ahead of Japans Masazumi Soejima when he crossed the finish line.
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High hopes dashed as Sell fades, finishes 14th in Boston Marathon
(Detroit Free Press)
Brain Sell had his worst Boston finished in the eight years he has been training with the Hansons-Brooks Distance Project. His 2 hour 16 minute and 31 second finish time was still good enough for 14th place.
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Close call in women's Boston Marathon.
(Boston Globe)
Dire Tune was transported to the hospital after a late race surge in the Boston Marathon that would earn her second place by one second, the closest margin of victory in the 113 year history of the Boston Marathon
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Cheruiyot, Tune eventually wither in weather
(The Boston Globe)
Three time Boston Marathon, and defending, champion Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot could not withstand the weather and a nagging back problem that would cause the hopeful winner to drop out of the marathon near the 25 kilometer mark. He and the women's defending champion, Dire Tune, who would finish second in the women's race by one second, were both taken to the hospital.
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Gouchers Boston Marathon Finish: A Real Endorsement
(CNBC)
Kara Goucher faded to third place in the final few hundred meters of the Boston Marathon. She was there in large part to the Nike Orgon Project. Winning might have been the largest endorsement for the "swoosh" logo company.
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Merga makes up for Olympic fade with Boston Marathon win
(The Star)
Eithiopia's Deriba Merga redeemed himself from his Olympic Marathon fade by winning the 2009 edition of the Boston Marathon defeating a rising American star in Ryan Hall who would finish third.
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| News From: Monday, April 20, 2009 |
| | Boston Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Sales of Marathon goods still strong
(Boston Globe)
With the US economy still hurting, consumers were still spending their money at the three-day John Hancock Sports and Fitness Expo preceding the 2009 Boston Marathon, some purchasing once in a lifetime Boston Marathon memorabilia. Expo sales projections comes on the heels of the biggest drop in US consumer spending in twenty-eight years at the end of 2008. 26,400 registered participants also have been stimulating the economy paying the $110 race registration fee and $250 per night for a hotel room.
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Morning Baseball and a Marathon for Patriots.
(New York Times)
Somewhere along the way, however, Patriot's Day turned into a reason to run a marathon in Boston and play morning baseball at Fenway Park.
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| News From: Sunday, April 19, 2009 |
| | Boston Marathon |
| | Pre-Race Review/ Lineup |
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Brian Sell hopes to repeat 2006 feat
(Detroit Free Press)
In his first big marathon following the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Brian Sell is aiming for a 2:10 finish. Sell, feeling fit, knows that a fourth place finish may be difficult in a deep field, but looks forward to a strong finish. Hansons-Brooks Distance Project has a number of other runners participating in the marathon as well - Luke Humphrey, Todd Snyder, Kyle O'Brien, Fred Joslyn and Pat Rizzo.
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| News From: Friday, April 17, 2009 |
| | Boston Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Distant memories:
The lure of adding to Boston Marathon's lore attracts Goucher
(Boston Globe)
Kara Goucher sits atop the American women's hopeful list to win the Boston Marathon. She has been reading books and immersing herself in Boston Marathon lore to prepare for, what she hopes will be, her chapter.
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First things first
Making his debut at the Boston Marathon, Hall hopes to end domestic drought
(The Boston Globe)
Ryan Hall hopes to end the long distance running drought at the Boston Marathon on Monday by becoming the first American to win Boston since 1985. His training at Mammoth Lakes California could be the secret to his success.
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Boston Marathon Monday Etiquette
(The Daily Free Press)
With the Boston Marathon starting at noon on Monday the Boston Police Department will be out in full force issuing citations if the "day drinking" games get out of control. Spectators be warned.
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| News From: Thursday, April 16, 2009 |
| | Boston Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Hopkinton makes money on the Boston Marathon
(The MetroWest Daily News)
The small town of Hopkinton will be flooded with runners for the start of the 113th Boston Marathon. The city accrues about thirty-five to fifty thousand dollars in expenses by hosting the starting line. The B.A.A. reimburses the town sixty-eight thousand to cover the costs.
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Twists in the road as a Boston Marathon winner
(Boston Globe)
Lorraine Moller won the Boston Marathon in 1984 and was the only woman to run in each of the first four women's Olympic Marathon races, claiming the bronze medal in 1992 at 37 years of age.
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Bill Rodgers likes U.S.chances in Boston Marathon
(Boston Herald)
Bill Rodgers is pushing the serious chance for the Americans Ryan Hall and Kara Goucher to win the 113th running of the Boston Marathon. Rodgers also plans on running the marathon after a ten year hiatus from the race.
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| News From: Wednesday, April 15, 2009 |
| | Boston Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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26.2 more miles for Boston Billy
(Boston Globe)
For the first time in ten years Bill "Boston Billy" Rodgers will return to the starting line of the Boston Marathon. rodgers won the Boston Marathon four times in six years and he set an American record of 2 hours 9 minutes and 55 seconds in his first Boston Marathon of 1975.
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| News From: Tuesday, April 14, 2009 |
| | Boston Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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7 days to Boston Marathon, Team Hoyt
(Examiner)
Dick and Rick Hoyt will be running the Boston Marathon. The father son duo have done marathons and the Ironman World Championships. Rick, 47, is pushed by his father and the two have completed over 1,000 races. Boston is their hometown which will make this marathon even more special.
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Americans Hope To End 23-Year Boston Marathon Drought
(WCVB)
Since 1985 no American, man or woman, has won the humbling Boston Marathon. Olympians Kara Goucher and Ryan Hall will chase that dream this coming Monday as they run on one of the biggest marathon stages in the country.
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| News From: Monday, April 13, 2009 |
| | Boston Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Barefoot Boston Marathon Runner Raises Money
(WVCB)
Rick Roeber is running barefoot. His barefoot marathon running has brought him some publicity and he has turned that into raising money and awareness for disabled around the world and as a statement of his religous views.
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Adidas unveils Boston Marathon shoe
(The Boston Globe)
Celebrating twenty years of partnership with the Boston Marathon, Adidas will sell a limited edition Supernova Running shoe. Eight hundred pairs of the shoe are available for purchase for $100.
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| News From: Sunday, April 12, 2009 |
| | Boston Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Race route gets ready for Boston Marathon
(MetroWest Daily News)
Small towns along the Boston Marathon route are feeling the pressure of international attention. From Hopkington to Boston towns like Ashland and Framingham are scouring their streets to prevent trips, spills and falls from runners an wheeled participants.
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Boston Marathon bib 1549: Controller from Hudson splashdown
(Port clinton News Herald)
Patrick Harten will wear the number 1549 on his chest during the Boston Marathon to honor his role in the landing of U.S. Airways Flight 1549 in the Hudson River. The air traffic controller scrambled to assist flight 1549 when the plane stalled after hitting a flock of geese.
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| News From: Saturday, April 11, 2009 |
| | Boston Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Marathon runner combines inspiration and meditation
(Middletown Journal)
Tammy Tremanman is a forty year old mother of five and will run the Boston Marathon on April 20 in honor of her friends who have cancer and those friends who are cancer survivors. She will run to raise money for The American Cancer Society.
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| News From: Friday, April 10, 2009 |
| | Boston Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Training Partner's Death Inspires Area Runner
(Dallas Morning News)
A Dallas resident will run Boston in memory of her running partner, who died of breast cancer.
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| News From: Thursday, April 9, 2009 |
| | Boston Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Last-minute advice for Boston Marathon Monday
(Salem News)
April 20 will mean a normal Monday for most Americans. However, for 20,000 plus it will be the culmination of sweat, training and months of preparation for the 2009 edition of the Boston Marathon. Several things can make the race go a little smoother for participants including when to go to the race expo and what to wear race day.
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Boston Bib 1549: Controller from Hudson Splashdown
(Sports Illustrated)
Patrick Harten will wear number 1549 on his chest for the Boston Marathon to honor his role in the dramatic safe landing of US Airways Flight 1549 in the Hudson River.
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At 72, Woman to Run Boston Marathon
(Arizona Republic)
North Phoenix resident Kay Martin had always led an active life filled with exercise, but it wasn't until she turned 58 that she took up running.
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| News From: Wednesday, April 8, 2009 |
| | Boston Marathon |
| | Training/ Health |
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Picking Marathon Brains
(BU Today)
Interviews with marathon experts and veterans help one runner prepare for the 2009 Boston Marathon
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| News From: Tuesday, April 7, 2009 |
| | Boston Marathon |
| | Pre-Race Review/ Lineup |
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Hall Pushes To Pull Out A 'W' At Boston Marathon
(WBZ)
Two weeks from Monday Ryan Hall will run his first Boston Marathon and famed running legend Bill Rodgers thinks that Hall has very strong chances to pull of the "W".
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| News From: Sunday, April 5, 2009 |
| | Boston Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Son in U.S., dad in Iraq to run Boston Marathon together
(Patriot Ledger)
Matt Baker is off the couch and pounding the pavement in an effort to join his father who will run the 26.2 mile Boston Marathon in Iraq. The B.A.A. is supporting and sanctioning the marathon run in Iraq.
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Teens take to Boston Marathon challenge
(Metro West Daily News)
Teenage bandits have jumped into the Boston marathon in the past. The numbers are very low as only twenty-eight in 2009 are 18 years of age and another sixty are 19 years of age. Low numbers that seem to speak to the damage that can be done from running extreme distances at such early ages.
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| News From: Wednesday, April 1, 2009 |
| | Boston Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Kristiansen, Moller and Cusack to be honoured in Boston
(IAAF)
The careers of three highly decorated runners will be honored one day prior to the 113th Boston Marathon. Ingrid Kristiansen, Lorraine Moller, and Neil Cusack will take part in the B.A.A. 5K. The first B.A.A. Invitational Mile will take place after with Shalane Flanagan headlining the field of elite women.
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| News From: Monday, March 30, 2009 |
| | Boston Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Santa Cruz Woman Running Boston Marathon to Raise Money to Fight Liver Disease
(San Jose Mercury News)
Paula Goldman, of Santa Cruz, will be running the 2009 Boston Marathon to raise money to fight liver disease.
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| News From: Sunday, March 29, 2009 |
| | Boston Marathon |
| | Training/ Health |
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Boston Marathon Practice Makes Perfect For Hopkinton Running Club
(MetroWest Daily News)
The Hopkinton Running Club had a record turnout in preparation for the April 20th Boston Marathon.
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| News From: Thursday, March 26, 2009 |
| | Boston Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Special Reason to Run in the Boston Marathon
(Southtown Star)
Brad Esposito will be running the Boston money to raise money for his friend Dawn Dubsky, a nurse who volunteered in Ghana, came down with malaria, and has faced severe medical setbacks, amputations, and difficulties on her road to recovery.
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| News From: Wednesday, March 25, 2009 |
| | Boston Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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26.2 Days Until the Boston Marathon
(Examiner)
The 113th Boston Marathon will kick off on April 20th. The Boston Athletic Association has announced that AT&T will offer athlete tracking for the famed 26.2 mile race and that packet pick up postcards will be mailed out this week.
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| News From: Tuesday, March 24, 2009 |
| | Boston Marathon |
| | Pre-Race Review/ Lineup |
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Medford Runners Prep for Boston Marathon
(Medford Transcript)
Eighty-eight Medford runners will be participating in this year's Boston Marathon, from teens to seniors.
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Hopkinton Group Collects Items for Marathon Exhibit
(MetroWest Daily News)
A Hopkinton group is collecting Boston Marathon memorabilia for an exhibit they hope will encourage people to visit the downtown area, and possibly raise interest in an eventual Marathon Museum.
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| News From: Friday, March 20, 2009 |
| | Boston Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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He's Rocking and Running for a Cause
(The Boston Globe)
Andy Milk, a rock singer and guitarist with Boston band Vital Might, will run his third Boston Marathon this year. He will be raising money for cancer research, as his mother battles the disease.
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