| News From: Tuesday, January 29, 2013 |
| | Miami Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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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
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| News From: Sunday, January 27, 2013 |
| | Miami Marathon |
| | Post-Race Review/ Results |
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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.
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| News From: Thursday, January 24, 2013 |
| | Miami Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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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.
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| News From: Sunday, January 29, 2012 |
| | Miami Marathon |
| | Post-Race Review/ Results |
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Tightest Win In Miami Marathon History
(Miami Herald.)
Samuel Kipkosgei Malakwen, Kenya, won the Miami Marathon with a time of 2 hours 16 minutes and 55 seconds just edging out Teferi Bacha Regasa of Ethiopia for the title.
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Fitness Expo On Miami Beach Will Serve Marathon Runners, Public
(Miami Herald)
The entry ceiling for the Miami Marathon and half-marathon have been reached. The event reached twenty-five thousand registrants and closed registration for the first time in the event's 10-year history
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| News From: Friday, January 27, 2012 |
| | Miami Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Miami Marathon A Labor Of Love For Frankie Ruiz
(Miami Herald)
Frankie Ruiz has staged a marathon and ran one. Ruiz is a founder of the Miami Marathon and Half-Marathon which is celebrating it's tenth anniversary this Sunday.
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| News From: Thursday, January 26, 2012 |
| | Miami Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Marathon Runner Travels On A Path With God
(Miami Herald)
Ryan Hall struck out on his own in the fall of 2010 and told everyone around him that his new coach was God.
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| News From: Friday, January 20, 2012 |
| | Miami Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Getting Ready For The Miami Marathon
(Local 10.com)
The Miami Marathon kicks off on January 29 and running novices need to prepare adequately to prevent injury.
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| News From: Thursday, January 19, 2012 |
| | Miami Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Venetian Causeway Construction In Way Of The Miami Marathon
(Miami Herald)
Construction on the Venetian Bridge is hampering plans for the Miami Marathon as it will cause a hazardous path for runner. Workers are scrambling to complete the job despite being six months behind schedule already.
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| News From: Thursday, December 29, 2011 |
| | Miami Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Registration Filling Up For Miami Marathon
(Miami Herald)
The Miami Marathon takes place on January 29 and race organizers believe they will fill to capacity for the first time since the marathon's inception in 2003
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| News From: Monday, January 31, 2011 |
| | Miami Marathon |
| | Post-Race Review/ Results |
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Alemayehu, Vinitskaya Win Miami Marathon
(USA Today)
Tesfaye Alemayehu pulled away from the previous two Miami Marathon Champions on his way to claim his victory with a time of 2 hours 12 minutes and 57 seconds.
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Footfalls, Crushed Cups a
And Cheers For Marathon Runners Crossing Belle Isle In Miami
(Miami Herald)
The Miami Marathon saw more than twenty-thousand runners of every shape, speed and size.
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Miami Marathon Winners Cruise To Easy Victories
(Miami Herald)
Tesfaye Sendeku easily won the Miami Marathon with a time of 2 hours 12 minutes and 57 seconds missing the course record by 35 seconds.
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| News From: Sunday, January 30, 2011 |
| | Miami Marathon |
| | Post-Race Review/ Results |
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Alemayehu, Vinitskaya Dominate ING Miami Marathon
(RunningUSA Wire)
With his finishing time of 2:12:57 (just 35 seconds off the course record), Ethiopia's Tesfaye Alemayeh dominated former event champions Benazzouz (2009) and Micharl Wardian (2010) by over 6 minutes. In the women's race Alena Vinitskaya survived flu-like symptoms to take the event in 2:44:39--nearly 5 minutes better than Stacie Alboucrek of Ft. Lauderdale.
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| News From: Saturday, January 29, 2011 |
| | Miami Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Run? Walk the Miami Marathon? Yes. Drive? No.
(Miami Herald)
The Miami Marathon race weekend kicks off this weekend and short-tempered drivers are warned to stay away from the area along the race course.
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| News From: Friday, January 28, 2011 |
| | Miami Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Miami Marathon Entrant Is A Shell Of Herself
(Miami Herald)
Dawn Walton will run the Miami half-marathon this weekend after having lost nearly two-hundred and forty pounds.
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| News From: Thursday, January 27, 2011 |
| | Miami Marathon |
| | Pre-Race Review/ Lineup |
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Miami Marathon Runner Thrives On Exhaustion
(Miami Herald)
Michael Wardian seem to excel under extreme duress. He will attempt to defend his Miami Marathon title this weekend.
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| News From: Wednesday, January 26, 2011 |
| | Miami Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Marathons Create Sweat Equity
(South Florida Business Journal)
Organizers of the Miami Marathon are saying that registration numbers are up by eighteen percent from last year and the total number of registrants is over twenty-thousand.
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Miami Marathon: Alboucrek, 43, Still Chasing Olympic Dream
(Sun Sentinel)
Stacie Alboucrek is ready for another shot at her Olympic Dream. With pregancies and injuries stifling her chances in 2000, 2004 and 2008, she will make another go at it in 2012
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| News From: Saturday, January 22, 2011 |
| | Miami Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Miami Marathon Might Get More Than 20,000 Runners
(Miami Herald)
The Miami Marathon takes place on January 30 and, with registration trends up eighteen percent, organizers are expecting twenty-thousand runners.
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| News From: Thursday, January 20, 2011 |
| | Miami Marathon |
| | Pre-Race Review/ Lineup |
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Talented Elite Field Set For Fast Pace In Miami Marathon
(SunSentinel)
The Miami Marathon could have one of the fastest finishes in the events eight years due to the fast field of elite athletes that have assemebled for the marathon and half-marathon.
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| News From: Wednesday, February 3, 2010 |
| | Miami Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Miami Marathon Entrance Fees Cut To Entice Runners
(The Miami Herald)
Race organizers of the Miami Marathon hope to attract more than twnety-thousand runners to the 2011 event and have slashed entry fee prices for one week.
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| News From: Monday, February 1, 2010 |
| | Miami Marathon |
| | Post-Race Review/ Results |
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Thousands Of Runners Take Downtown And South Beach Street For Miami Marathon And Half Marathon
(Miami Herald)
Michael Wardian won the ING Miami Marathon with a time of 2 hours 28 minutes and 39 seconds. Brazilian Cesar Martins finished in second place with a time of 2 hours 36 minutes and 3 seconds.
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Wardian Wins Miami Marathon
(Sun-Sentinel)
Michael Wardian won the Miami Marathon with a time of 2 hours 28 minutes and 39 seconds in a wire to wire victory. Brett Ely took home top honors for the women with a time of 2 hours 45 minutes and 36 seconds.
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| News From: Thursday, January 28, 2010 |
| | Miami Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Runners Lace Up For ING Miami Marathon
(CBS4)
Runners from around the country will travel to the American Airlines Arena to start their 26.2 mile running trek to downtown's Bayfront Park. The race kicks off at 6:15 am with an estimated seventeen-thousand runners.
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ING Miami Marathon On Sunday
(About Miami)
The American Airlines Arena will serve as the starting line for the Miami Marathon this Sunday. The 26.2 mile course will finish downtown at Bayfron Park. The race begins at 6:15 am.
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| News From: Wednesday, January 27, 2010 |
| | Miami Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Miami Marathon And Half Marathon Expo Highlights Healthy Living
(Miami Herald)
The Miami Marathon will be a weekend filled with the celebration of health and fitness with a two day expo that is open to the public. The event takes place at the Miami Beach Convention Center
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| News From: Tuesday, January 26, 2010 |
| | Miami Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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New ING Miami Marathon And Half-Marathon Race Director Embraces Challenge
(Miami Herald)
David Scott left the University of Miami to take the lead position at the helm of the ING Miami Marathon after twenty-eight years. The event is expected to bring in nearly eighteen thousand runners.
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| News From: Saturday, October 17, 2009 |
| | Miami Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Miami Marathon Events Secure Deal With New Sponsors
(Miami Herald)
Nissan has signed on as the official vehicle sponsor of the Miami Marathon as well as sponsoring the health and fitness expo that will hold more than one-hundred booths and allow over fifty-thousand runners and spectators to walk through.
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| News From: Monday, August 24, 2009 |
| | Miami Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Miami Marathon Director Has University of Miami Ties
(The Miami Herald)
The ING Miami Marathon has a new race director. David Scott worked with University of Miami athletes for twenty-eight years. The Miami Marathon will kick off it's eighth year of racing on January 31, 2010.
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| News From: Monday, March 16, 2009 |
| | Miami Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Volunteer opportunities still available for ING Marathon in Atlanta
(The Daily Citizen)
Volunteer opportunities exist for the Atlanta Marathon and accompanying events. The March 26 event is touting over fourteen thousand participants. Volunteers are needed for water stations and the finish line area.
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| News From: Thursday, February 19, 2009 |
| | Miami Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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New Design Selected for Official Poster of the 2009 ING Georgia Marathon & Half Marathon
(Pitch Engine)
The Miami Marathon has released the design for the 2009 Marathon Poster. Savannah College of Art and Design student, Michael Albuquerque, 27, from Recife, Brazil won the contest this year and is a repeat winner as his design was selected for the 2008 design.
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| News From: Saturday, January 31, 2009 |
| | Miami Marathon |
| | Training/ Health |
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ING Miami Half marathon is no day at the beach
(Buffalo News)
Amy Moritz, staff reporter for the Buffalo News, chronicles her second experience with a half-marathon, and her first with training under her belt. She aimed for a time under 2:15, and crossed the finish line at 2:09:53.
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| News From: Tuesday, January 27, 2009 |
| | Miami Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Registration for 2010 ING Miami Marathon opens Tuesday
(Miami Herald)
With the memory of the 2009 Miami marathon still fresh on runners minds, the 2010 Miami marathon opens for registration at 6:15 AM on Tuesday with a fifty percent discount to the first 200 people who register.
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| News From: Monday, January 26, 2009 |
| | Miami Marathon |
| | Post-Race Review/ Results |
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Regional scene: Westminster woman wins Miami marathon
(Rocky Mountain News)
Michele Suszek of Westminstar won the women's race at the ING Miami Marathon on Sunday. She passed the leader in the last half-mile of the course, for a winning final time of 2:43:31.
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Hollywood's Korir finishes fifth at Miami Marathon
(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
Mike Korir of Hollywood couldn't finish the 2005 Miami Marathon because of cramps and muscle spasms, but he crossed the finish line on Sunday in fifth place, with a time of 2:35:13. Korir passed 10 runners in the last 6 miles.
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Late wrong turn at Miami Marathon leaves runner in second place
(Palm Beach Post)
At the ING Miami Marathon on Sunday, Jynocel Basweti of Kenya was leading the race by 10 seconds near the 20-mile marker. He then followed a video truck which police mistakenly guided off course, and found himself 15 seconds behind by the time he got back to the course. As a gesture of sportsmanship, the directors of the race awarded Basweti $5,000, which was equal to the first-prize purse.
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Italian Benazzouz Slimani wins Miami Marathon
(USA Today)
Benazzouz Slimani was the first European to win the Miami Marathon despite veering off course near mile 19. Slimani finished the last 6 miles with a feverish pace to take the title in 2 hours and 16 minutes and 49 seconds.
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| News From: Tuesday, January 20, 2009 |
| | Miami Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Largest Field Ever to Run This Sundays ING Miami Marathon
(PRNewswire)
This coming Sunday nearly 15,000 runners will flood the streets of Miami marking the largest field to attend the largest marathon and half marathon combination event in the country.
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| News From: Tuesday, December 16, 2008 |
| | Miami Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Title Sponsors Support Helps Fuel Record Growth for ING Miami Marathon
(Pitch Engine)
ING will be the title sponsor for the January 25th Miami Marathon for the fourth year. Race organizers are seeing record numbers approaching fifteen thousand registrants for this years race.
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| News From: Monday, December 1, 2008 |
| | Miami Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Miami Marathon & Half Marathon Registrations Up Nearly 20 Percent Over Last Year
(Pitch Engine)
The Miami Marathon is fast approaching it's limit of 15,000 registered runners with just over nine weeks to go. The race, to be held on Sunday, January 25 has a discounted entry fee for those who register before Thursday, December 10.
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| News From: Thursday, April 3, 2008 |
| | Miami Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Ted Metellus succeeding Robert Pozo as Miami Marathon race director
(Sun Sentinel)
Logistics expert Ted Metellus has been named race director to succeed Robert Pozo, the ING Miami Marathon and Half Marathon race co-founder and only race director of the six-year event. Metellus, a logistics expert, was event manager for Eventage and also managed dozens of large scale competitive road races for the New York Road Runners Club, including the New York City Marathon. Pozo and other marathon co-founders, wife Gaby Pozo, and Frankie Ruiz, remain with the company in major roles.
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| News From: Monday, January 28, 2008 |
| | Miami Marathon |
| | Post-Race Review/ Results |
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Garcia, Lijleblad win Miami Marathon
(S.I.)
Jose Garcia, of Guatemala finished the Miami Marathon with a time of 2:17.43 which was good enough to win. Garcia pulled away in the last mile and a half to beat Kenyan runner Samuel Kiprotich, 2:18:14, and Ethiopian runner Demesse Tafera, 2:18:29.
Kelly Lijleblad held on to win the women's race in 2:47:13, beating Russian runner Nedezha Tuptova, who had a time of 2:48:09.
Brian Sell of Rochester Hills, Mich., set a new course record in the half marathon, finishing in 1:03:46.
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| News From: Sunday, January 27, 2008 |
| | Miami Marathon |
| | Post-Race Review/ Results |
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Garcia wins Miami Marathon
(The Ledger)
Jose Garcia of Guatemala won the 2008 Miami Marathon in a 2:17:43. Kenyan runner Samuel Kiprotich placed second with a time of 2:18:14 and Ethiopian runner Demesse Tafera finished at 2:18:29. Kelly Lijleblad of Boulder, Colorado, won the women's race in 2:47:13, beating Russian runner-up Nedezha Tuptova who trailed by a minute.
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Sell sets course record in Miami half marathon
(Palm Beach Post)
Brian Sell, US Olympic Marathon team member, ran a personal best and a course record of 1:03:46 at the Miami Half Marathon. In the marathon Jose Garcia, of Colombia won the men's race and Kelly Liljeblad of Boulder, Co. won the women's race.
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Great day for marathoners in Miami
(Miami Herald)
More than 10,000 runners, including an international elite field, competed in the 2008 ING Miami Marathon and Half Marathon. Jose Amado Garcia of Guatemala, the Pan American Games silver medalist, won the 26.2-mile marathon in 2:17:43. American Kelly Liljeblad won the marathon in 2:47:13, but missed the qualifying time for the U.S. Olympic Women's Marathon Trials by thirteen seconds.
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| News From: Saturday, January 26, 2008 |
| | Miami Marathon |
| | Pre-Race Review/ Lineup |
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Miami Marathon a welcome escape for Kenyan runners
(Miami Herald)
Five elite racers from Kenya escape from the violence occurring in their home country to participate in the 2008 Miami Marathon. They have altered their lives - for training they try to stay within 5 kilometers of his home. These runners are defending champion Jared Nyamboki, Wilson Chepkwony, Sammy Nyamongo, William Serem and Wesley Chelule.
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| News From: Thursday, January 24, 2008 |
| | Miami Marathon |
| | Training/ Health |
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Headphone ban falls on Miami runners' deaf ears
(Miami Herald Tribune)
For safety reasons, USA Track and Field, the sport's governing body, prohibits the use of iPods and other headphone devices in running events; but the Miami Marathon is not enforcing the ban. Race director Robert Pozo does agree that headphones, mp3 players, sunglasses with flap-down speakers and the like are hazardous, but he is following the lead of the Walt Disney World and New York City Marathons.
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Miami Marathon will have Olympic feel
(The Sun-Sentinel)
With the participation of US Olympic team member Brian Sell in the Miami Marathon's Half Marathon, race organizers are encouraging spectators to wear red, white and blue and bring small flags to wave and help promote the "Miami to Beijing" theme at Sunday's race. Other Hansons-Brooks Distance Project will be participating as well. Hansons-Brooks Distance Project. Because of the political unrest in Kenya, Chemokil Chilapong, Evans Ogaro and Penuel Nyagaka Osoro were forced to withdraw from the marathon.
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| News From: Wednesday, January 23, 2008 |
| | Miami Marathon |
| | Pre-Race Review/ Lineup |
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UM med school dean ready to run Miami Marathon
(Miami Herald)
Pascal Goldschmidt, 53, dean of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, runs and stays very fit for life and his demanding job. With a Miami Marathon best of just under 4 hours, he motivates others to run and serves as one of the most well known cardiologists in the country. All this fitness and he still finds time for a wife and two children.
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