| News From: Monday, January 7, 2013 |
| | Mississippi Blues Marathon |
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Mississippi Blues Marathon Winners Craig Leon, Truphena Tarus Set Course Records
(Clarion Ledger)
Craig Leon of Eugene Oregon won the Mississippi Blues Marathon with a record setting time of 2 hours 16 minutes and 48 seconds.
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| News From: Sunday, January 6, 2013 |
| | Mississippi Blues Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Mississippi Blues Marathon- Three Thousand Runners
(WJTV.com)
Laura Gorycki and Jackie Panfili are on a quest to run a marathon in all fifty states and they chose the Mississippi Blues Marathon to check Mississippi of the list.
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| News From: Thursday, December 20, 2012 |
| | Mississippi Blues Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Mississippi Blues Marathon Sold Out
(Clarion Ledger)
The Mississippi Blues Marathon and half-marathon is sold out and registration has closed.
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| News From: Tuesday, December 18, 2012 |
| | Mississippi Blues Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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What You Need to Know About the Mississippi Blues Marathon
(Clarion Ledger)
The Mississippi Blues should be the biggest yet with runners from forty-seven states and ten countries running through Jackson on January 5.
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| News From: Sunday, January 8, 2012 |
| | Mississippi Blues Marathon |
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Mississippi Blues Marathon: Kessio Made Move At The End
(Clarion Ledger)
Richard Kessio, 37 from Kenya, pumped his fist in the air when asked to describe his final push to win the Mississippi Blues Marathon in just over 2 hours and 20 minutes.
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Mississippi Blues Marathon Grueling Test
(Clarion Ledger)
Jerry White was emetic shortly after crossing the Mississippi Blues finish line as the top runner from the area with a time of over 3 hours. Even Richard Kessio of Kenya notched the slowest winning time since the inaugural year in 2008 with his time of 2 hours 20 minutes and 28 seconds.
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| News From: Saturday, January 7, 2012 |
| | Mississippi Blues Marathon |
| | Post-Race Review/ Results |
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Richard Kessio Win 5th Annual Mississippi Blues Marathon
(Clarion Ledger)
Kenyan Richard Kessio won the Mississippi Blues Marathon with a time of 2 hours 20 minutes and 28 seconds. He was followed by fellow Kenyan Peter Omae just sixteen seconds behind.
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Marathon Runners Ready To Tackle Jackson Streets For Mississippi Blues.
(Clarion Ledger)
The Mississippi Blues Marathon kicks off at 7 am on North State Street in downtown Jackson Mississippi.
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| News From: Thursday, January 5, 2012 |
| | Mississippi Blues Marathon |
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Record Field For Mississippi Blues Marathon
(Clarion Ledger)
Rob Oates will return to the starting line of the Mississippi Blues Marathon to defend his title as the fastest finisher from Mississippi. He will face a record field with a thirty-thousand dollar purse luring elite runners from all over the country.
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| News From: Saturday, September 3, 2011 |
| | Mississippi Blues Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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The Mississippi Blues Marathon And The BankTrust First Light Marathon Team Up Again For A Back2Back Marathon Weekend
(Market Watch)
The Mississippi Blues Marathon and the BankTrust First Light Marathon in Mobile Alabama will team up for a Back 2 Back Marathon weekend near the Gulf Coast.
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| News From: Friday, January 14, 2011 |
| | Mississippi Blues Marathon |
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Mississippi Blues Marathon Results
(Madison Country Journal)
Results from the Mississippi Blues Marathon and Half-Marathon held last weekend.
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| News From: Thursday, January 13, 2011 |
| | Mississippi Blues Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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'Blues' Marathon Draws Hundreds From Madison County
(Madison Country Journal)
The fourth annual Mississippi Blues Marathon saw more than fifteen-hundred runners of which two-hundred came from Madison County.
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| News From: Wednesday, January 12, 2011 |
| | Mississippi Blues Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Mississippi Blues Marathon
(WLOX.com)
The Mississippi Blues Marathon hosted over two-thousand, two-hundred runners this past weekend with just as many reasons for running the 26.2 mile race.
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| News From: Sunday, January 9, 2011 |
| | Mississippi Blues Marathon |
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Kenyans Win; Olympic Hopefuls Place In Mississippi Blues Marathon
(Clarion Ledger)
Camille Herron took home the second spot in the women's division of the Mississippi Blues Marathon with a time of 2 hours 41 minutes and 26 seconds.
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It's All About Reaching Goals At The Mississippi Blues Marathon
(Clarion Ledger)
Bryan Shelton of Cookeville Tennessee ran to ninth place in the Mississippi Blues Marathon with a time of 2 hours 34 minutes and 22 minutes and allowed him to qualify for sub-elite status for the New York City Marathon.
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Kenyan Peter Kemboi Claims Mississippi Blues Marathon
(Clarion Ledger)
Peter Kemboi won the Mississippi Blues Marathon with a time of 2 hours 19 minutes and 47 seconds.
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| News From: Friday, January 7, 2011 |
| | Mississippi Blues Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Runners Gear Up For Mississippi Blues Marathon
(WAPT.com)
More than two-thousand, one-hundred runners are gearing up for the Mississippi Blues Marathon with Friday registration expected to draw even more runners to the downtown Jackson Mississippi event.
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Noblin On Mississippi Blues Marathon
(Northside Sun)
John Noblin is one of the directors for the Mississippi Blues Marathon which will kick off it's fourth year in downtown Jackson Mississippi
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Marathon Lovers Flock To Jackson For Mississippi Blues Marathon
(Clarion Ledger)
The Mississippi Blues Marathon will offer prize money to the top athletes and for many others it means the chance to run a great race and cross another state off the list.
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| News From: Thursday, January 6, 2011 |
| | Mississippi Blues Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Mississippi Blues Marathon
(Clarion Ledger)
Elvis would have been 76 this coming Saturday and the Mississippi Blues Marathon will have artists lined up along the course to pay tribute to the King.
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| News From: Saturday, September 11, 2010 |
| | Mississippi Blues Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Shake, Rattle & Run! Mississippi Blues Marathon Partners With Elvis Presley Enterprises.
(PR Newswire)
The Fourth Annual Mississippi Blues Marathon will kick off on January 8th which is Elvis Presley's 76th birthday.
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| News From: Tuesday, January 12, 2010 |
| | Mississippi Blues Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Runner Stricken By Heart Ailment in Mississippi Blues Marathon
(Clarion Ledger)
Complications from heart disease caused Chris Brown to collapse during the third running of the Mississippi Blues Marathon. Brown was a member of a marathon relay team.
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| News From: Monday, January 11, 2010 |
| | Mississippi Blues Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Tragedy Strikes Mississippi Blues Marathon
(Clarion Ledger)
Chris Brown collapsed during part of the relay race at the Mississippi Blues Marathon. Hinds Country coroner, Sharon Stewart said it appears to be from natural causes.
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| News From: Sunday, January 10, 2010 |
| | Mississippi Blues Marathon |
| | Post-Race Review/ Results |
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Griffin's Effort Saturday Doesn't Look Like A Rookie
(Clarion Ledger)
Dale Griffin went out Saturday to run the Mississippi Blues Marathon as just his second full marathon. The Pearl, Mississippi native took home top Mississippi honors with a time of 2 hours 49 minutes and 33 seconds.
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Frigid Cold Fails To Dampen Spirits At Mississippi Blues Marathon
(Clarion Ledger)
Jynocel Basweti won the overall title at the Mississippi Blues Marathon with a time of 2 hours 19 minutes and 15 seconds. Janet Cherobon won the women's marathon for the second time in three years with a time of 2 hours 37 minutes and 44 seconds.
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| News From: Saturday, January 9, 2010 |
| | Mississippi Blues Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Runners Face Frigid Temperatures at Mississippi Blues Marathon
(WJTV)
More than two-thousand runners kicked of the third annual Mississippi Blues Marathon on Saturday morning at 7 am. With a high of 31 degrees and a low near 20 degrees, runners will be forced to wear layers for the 26.2 mile race.
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| News From: Thursday, January 7, 2010 |
| | Mississippi Blues Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Frigid Temps Won't Stop Mississippi Blues Marathon
(Clarion Ledger.)
Governor Haley Barbour, of Mississippi, has declared a state of emergency due to the freezing temperatures that have invaded the normally sultry state. The Mississippi Blues marathon will still host more than two-thousand runners on the revamped course.
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| News From: Wednesday, January 6, 2010 |
| | Mississippi Blues Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Mississippi Blues Marathon: Age Is Just A Number
(WJTV)
Randy Reed, of Clinton, is 59 and will be competing at the Mississippi Blues Marathon on Saturday. Reed believes he is in better shape now than in a long time. He runs ten to twelve miles and still has energy to work around the house.
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Mississippi Blues Marathon To Include Troops In Iraq
(The Commercial Appeal)
The third annual Mississippi Blues Marathon will kick of on Saturday and more than one-hundred and fifty troops in Iraq will run a "first wave" of the event. The Mississippi National Guard got involved and the troops in Iraq will run their own Blues Marathon with all the amenities.
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| News From: Wednesday, September 30, 2009 |
| | Mississippi Blues Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Mississippi Blues Marathon Alters Route in Jackson
(The Clarion Ledger)
The third annual Mississippi Blues Marathon will have few hills and a new start and finish location. The historic Old Capitol Museum will serve as the starting point and offer a great backdrop to the marathon.
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| News From: Monday, January 5, 2009 |
| | Mississippi Blues Marathon |
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Kenyan 1st timer sets race record at Mississippi Blues Marathon
(Clarion Ledger)
23 year-old Divina Jepkogei of Kenya won the Mississippi Blues Marathon with a new course record of 2 hours and 46 minutes. The Blues Marathon with Jepkogei first marathon.
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| News From: Friday, January 2, 2009 |
| | Mississippi Blues Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Running legend Rodgers among 1,900-plus entrants at Mississippi Blues Marathon
(Clarion Ledger)
Bill Rodgers will toe the line with over 2000 runners for the Mississippi Blues Marathon on January third. The sixty-one year old will join other runners from ten countries and over forty states.
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| News From: Tuesday, December 23, 2008 |
| | Mississippi Blues Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Mississippi Blues Marathon is but one way to exercise
(Clarion Ledger)
Many people will spend January 3rd recovering from the copious amounts of eating and drinking that have taken place over the holidays. However, some three-thousand runners will descend on Jackson, Mississippi to fight the bulge in the Mississippi Blues Marathon.
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| News From: Thursday, November 27, 2008 |
| | Mississippi Blues Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Mississippi Blues Marathon deadline Saturday
(Clarion Ledger)
The price of running the Mississippi Blues Marathon will increase after Saturday. The January third race already has eight hundred runners from thirty-six states registered.
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| News From: Thursday, July 24, 2008 |
| | Mississippi Blues Marathon |
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2nd Annual Mississippi Blues Marathon and Half-Marathon Announced for January 3, 2009
(MarketWatch)
The second annual Mississippi Blues Marathon will take place on January 3, 2009.
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| News From: Sunday, January 6, 2008 |
| | Mississippi Blues Marathon |
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Former Madison County runner makes most of local knowledge
(The Clarion Ledger)
Matthew Manning completed his first marathon and won the inaugural Mississippi Blues Marathon in a time of 2:45.53. Manning says he would like to have practiced on the course a few more times to help prepare him for the cramps that he experienced.
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Over 1,400 runners participated in the Mississippi Blues Marathon and Half
(Clarion Ledger)
The inaugural Mississippi Blues Marathon, Half-Marathon and Kids Run had a great turn out. Atene Reta of New York won the mens race in 2:25:01. Janet Cherobon, of Lawrenceville, Ga., won the womens race in a 2:48.37.
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Making a run at a better life
(Clarion Ledger)
Janet Cherobon won the inaugural Mississippi Blues Marathon women's race in a 2:48:37. This was Cherobon's third win in a row. She began running in order to get a scholarship to go to school
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| News From: Friday, January 4, 2008 |
| | Mississippi Blues Marathon |
| | Pre-Race Review/ Lineup |
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Put on those shoes and chase down the blues
(Clarion Ledger)
The inaugural Mississippi Blues Marathon and Half-Marathon will focus on the unique music history of the Mississippi blues and will kick off this Saturday in Jackson, MS at 7am.
The Mississippi Marathon, an event started by the Mississippi Track Club in 1976, is being redesigned with foreign athletes, prize money and guest speakers.
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| News From: Wednesday, December 26, 2007 |
| | Mississippi Blues Marathon |
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Marathon Man: Physical therapist, others ready to put best foot forward at Mississippi Blues Marathon
(Clarion Ledger)
Wayne Jimenez, a physical therapist in Ridgeland, MS will participate in the inaugural Mississippi Blues Marathon on January 5th. While many others spend their lunch time eating and dining, Jimenez has continued a tradition of running during that hour. It will pay off with another marathon race. This time in his hometown of Jackson.
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| News From: Wednesday, December 12, 2007 |
| | Mississippi Blues Marathon |
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Governor Barbour hopes to run in Mississippi Blues Marathon in Jan.
(The Clarion Ledger)
Gov. Haley Barbour says he plans to support the "Let's Go Walking - Mississippi" Campaign by participating in the Mississippi Blues Marathon on January 5th in the capital of Jackson. The prize purse is set at 30,000 dollars for the top finishers.
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| News From: Friday, June 29, 2007 |
| | Mississippi Blues Marathon |
| | Pre-Race Review/ Lineup |
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Mississippi Blues Marathon Announced for January 5, 2008
(Top-40Charts)
The inaugural Mississippi Blues Marathon will be run in Jackson, Mississippi, on Saturday, January 5, 2008. Event organizersanticipate at least 1,000 runners from around the country coming to the area to participate in the race, which will also feature a half- marathon race. Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi is the title sponsor for the event.
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