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News From: Thursday, July 15, 2021
	Olympics 2008 (Women)
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Check out the new doc about Sydney Olympics marathon champ Naoko Takahashi (Canadian Running) The Olympic Channel releases a documentary on Naoko Takahashi, the first Japanese woman to win an Olympics event.
News From: Wednesday, February 4, 2009
	Olympics 2008 (Women)
		Non-Marathon/ Other Running
		Gold Medalist Dita Wins National Sports Award (Race Results Weekly) Romanian Constantina Dita, 38, the 2008 Olympic women's marathon gold medalist, has been given her country's most prestigious sports award, the "Premiul National Pentru Sport."
News From: Friday, October 3, 2008
	Olympics 2008 (Women)
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Pavey to switch her attention to marathons as she looks ahead to London Olympics (Sport Mail) Jo Pavey, who finished a disappointing twelfth at the Beijing Olympic due to a stomach bug, has evaluated her running career and will vie for a shot at the marathon distance for the 2012 London Olympic Marathon.
News From: Friday, August 22, 2008
	Olympics 2008 (Women)
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Goucher finishes ninth in womens 5,000 on to the marathon? (RegisterGuard) Kara Goucher, disappointed in her ninth place finish in the women's 5,000 meters at the 2008 Beijing games, will be next preparing for the marathon distance says her coach Alberto Salazar. Americans Shalane Flanagan and Jennifer Rhines finished 10th and 14th respectively.
News From: Tuesday, August 19, 2008
	Olympics 2008 (Women)
		Human Interest Story
		Paula Radcliffe's display in the marathon puts her bravery beyond doubt (Telegraph UK) Paula Radcliffe's determination in the Olympic Marathon was removed this weekend and hopefully her effort and the medal effort of other Brits will be a springboard for the 2012 Games to be held in London.
News From: Monday, August 18, 2008
	Olympics 2008 (Women)
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Paula Radcliffe targets London 2012 marathon (Telegraph UK) World record holder has a long road a head of her if she plans to run the 2012 London Olympic Games in attempts at an Olympic medal that has so far eluded her in Atlanta, Sydney, Athens and Beijing. At the Beijing Games, Radcliffe kept pace with the leaders until 19 miles; but lack of training and in some pain. Radcliffe finished 23rd in 2:32:38.
		Mixed emotions for Paula and Pauline after marathon effort (Telegraph UK) With only two weeks of outdoor training, world record marathon holder Paula Radcliffe would not quit the 2008 Beijing Marathon like she did in Athens. Radcliffe was overwhelmed by her 23rd place finish and the extreme pain she felt at the finish, while Pauline Curley who is the oldest woman in the field and representing Ireland, was elated with her 63rd place finish in 2:47.16.
		Tomescu-Dita Runs Away With Women's Marathon Gold (The Hindu) Constantina Tomescu-Dita, of Romania, won the gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games Marathon and
		Tomescu wins women's marathon at the Beijing Olympics (Sports Network) Romania's Constantina Tomescu has won the women's marathon at the Olympics, finishing in a time of 2:26:44. Kenya's Catherine Ndereba outraced China's Zhou Chunxiu over the final 50 meters to win her second straight silver medal in this event in a 2:27:06. Great Britain's Paula Radcliffe, the world record holder, suffered a calf injury late in the race and was well out of contention, finishing twenty-third. American Deena Kastor pulled out due to a broken right foot about five kilometers into the race. American Magda Lewy also didn't finish thanks to a knee injury.
News From: Sunday, August 17, 2008
	Olympics 2008 (Women)
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		USA Marathon Runner Kastor Breaks Foot (Canada.com) Deena Kastor broke her foot during the Beijing Olympic Games Marathon which forced her to drop out of the race.
		Top women's marathoner gets only tearful Olympic misery (Kansas City Star) It was a terribe pain her left calf that caused Paula Radcliffe to stop twice and finally hobble to the finish line of the Olympics Marathon in 23rd place. "I felt like I was just running on one leg," Radcliffe was quoted as saying about her race.
		Painful knee sidelines Lewy-Boulet in the marathon at the 2008 Beijing Olympics (SF Gate) Magdalena Lewy-Boulet's Olympic hopes of a top ten finish ended when she pulled off the course after the half way mark citing pain from her bruised knee. With defending champion Mizuki Noguchi out of the race due to a leg injury and world record holder Paula Radcliffe running with a stress fracture, the field was wide open for Veteran marathoner Constantina Tomescu Dita to win the race in 2:26:44. Kenya's Catherine Ndereba edged out China's Zhou Chunxiu by one second for the silver medal. Americans Kastor and Lewy-Boulet dropped out of the race after the start.
		Front-Running Tomescu-Dita Takes Marathon Title (Race Results Weekly) Constantina Tomescu-Dita won the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games Women's Marathon in 2:26:44.
		Marathoner Kastor Has Broken Foot (Race Results Weekly) Deena Kastor, the 2004 Women's Olympic Marathon Bronze Medalist, broke her foot during the running of the 2008 Olympic Games Marathon.
		Mara Yamauchi equals best of British in Olympic marathon (Telegraph UK) Great Britain's Mara Yamauchi strategized well at the 2008 Beijing Games. Her finish of 2:27:29 earned her a sixth place and the title of the fastest time by a Briton at an Olympic Marathon.
News From: Friday, August 15, 2008
	Olympics 2008 (Women)
		Human Interest Story
		Curley set to realize life's ambition in Olympic marathon (Offaly Express) Pauline Curley who is representing Ireland in the women's marathon at the 2008 Beijing Games will be putting twenty years of training to the test in the predicted hot and oppressively humid conditions. A knee injury almost ten years ago threatened to put an end to her career but she fought back from that to become the most successful female road runner in Ireland over the past six years. Curley qualified for the Olympics with a 2:39.05 at the 2008 Rotterdam Marathon, just two minutes outside the 'A' standard and a new personal best by over three minutes.
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Radcliffe says "strong" for Olympic Marathon (Guardian UK) Britain's Paula Radcliffe who bounced back from fracturing her leg and being bitten by a spider is feeling strong for the women's marathon at the 2008 Beijing Games despite missing several weeks of training. Still haunted by her experience at the 2004 Games in Athens, when she pulled out suffering pain and heat exhaustion, Radcliffe is looking for a medal to add to her collection of accolades.
News From: Thursday, August 14, 2008
	Olympics 2008 (Women)
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Women's Marathon Kicks Off Olympic Track And Field Competition (InsideToronto.com) The Beijing Olympics Track & Field Competition is kicked off on August 17th when the Women's Marathon takes place.
		Noguchi's withdrawal from the Olympics shows runner's agony (Daily Yomiuri) Defending Champion Mizuki Noguchi's withdrawal from the 2008 Beijing Olympics women's marathon days before the race had been a tough decision; but considering her training had been plagued with injury since Athens would leave her with a questionable performance. After canceling appearances at the 2006 Berlin Marathon and 2007 London Marathon due to an injury to her left leg, she also canceled appearance at a 30K race and a half marathon due to eczema. Noguchi suffered a hamstring injury while training in St. Moritz and has been unable to get back to peak form for the Games.
News From: Wednesday, August 13, 2008
	Olympics 2008 (Women)
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Noguchi Out Of Olympic Marathon (Race Results Weekly) Defending Women's Olympic Marathon Champion Mizuki Noguchi withdrew from the Beijing Olympic games due to an injury in her upper left leg.
		Noguchi Won't Defend Her Marathon Title (The Boston Globe) Reigning Women's Olympic Marathon gold medalist, Mizuki Noguchi, has dropped out of the 2008 Marathon due to an injury.
News From: Tuesday, August 12, 2008
	Olympics 2008 (Women)
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Beijing Olympics: Radcliffe remains on course for marathon (Guardian UK) Paula Radcliffe, who suffered a stress fracture of the femur bone in late spring, could have used another five weeks to be ready for the Olympic marathon in Beijing. Still haunted by dropping out of the Athens Games while in peak condition and health, Radcliffe is determined to finish and not relive her nightmare. As the world record holder in the marathon, she still will try to medal.
		Defending champ Noguchi withdraws from Olympic Marathon (Guardian UK) Women's Olympic marathon champion Mizuki Noguchi from Japan has withdrawn her entry to the 2008 Beijing Games. Noguchi left altitude training prematurely a week ago citing muscle fatigue. Although no further medical explanation was given, the Japanese Federation have declared her unfit to participate.
News From: Monday, August 11, 2008
	Olympics 2008 (Women)
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Decision on whether Noguchi can run Olympic Marathon to be made in 2-3 days (Mainichi Daily News) The Japanese Athletic Association has given defending women's champion Mizuki Noguchi up to three days to decide on her fitness before letting her participate in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Noguchi has injured a muscle and semi-tendinosus muscle at the top of her left leg and has been unable to carry out full-scale training for the past two weeks. Noguchi's condition has been improving with treatment.
		Defending Champ Noguchi's Beijing fate to be settled in a few days (Daily Yomiuri) Athens Olympic women's marathon champion Mizuki Noguchi will be given a few more days to prove she has overcome a muscle strain that is threatening her bid to defend her title in Beijing. Noguchi left altitude training three days earlier citing fatigue, but manager of the Japanese team she runs with stated she had complications stemming from pain in her left thigh and her groin. Japanese women have won medals in every marathon since the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. Yuko Arimori took silver in Barcelona and bronze in 1996 at Atlanta, and Naoko Takahashi won the 2000 gold in Sydney.
		Lisa Weightman on a Beijing Olympic Marathon mission (Preston Leader) Australian Lisa Weightman is ready to compete for her nation in the marathon at the 2008 Beijing Games despite seven stress fractures over the past ten years. Weightman has been able to train well leading up to the race, with 150km a week and running in a heat chamber. She feels prepared especially with her loved ones behind her.
News From: Sunday, August 10, 2008
	Olympics 2008 (Women)
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Paula Radcliffe on a mission for glory or tears at Beijing 2008 Olympics (Times Online UK) As days approach to the 2008 Beijing Olympics Women's Marathon, World Record Holder Radcliffe haunted by the disappointment of dropping out of the 2004 Athens Games is determined not to be labeled a quitter ever again. Despite the stress fracture that plagued her training for the past few months, following a regimen of aqua-jogging, anti-gravity treadmills and cross training Radcliffe remains hopeful that her fitness levels will see her through the race. A major race variable will be the brutally hot conditions.
News From: Thursday, August 7, 2008
	Olympics 2008 (Women)
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Doubts over fitness of Noguchi for Beijing Games (Supersport.co.za) Defending Olympic women's marathon champion Mizuki Noguchi of Japan cut short her altitude training in Switzerland due to intense fatigue, raising speculation that she may be able to rival the likes of Catherine Ndereba and Paula Radcliffe. Noguchi plans to arrive in Beijing on August 13 for the August 17th women's marathon.
		Paula Out To Ease the Agony of Athens (Loughborough Echo) Paula Radcliffe will attempt to erase the memory of the 2004 Athens Olympics with a stellar performance at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.
News From: Wednesday, August 6, 2008
	Olympics 2008 (Women)
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Paula Radcliffe trapped by Hong Kong typhoon (Times Online UK) After tales of emu oil, a broken femur and, most recently, a poisonous spider, the latest calamity to hit Paula Radcliffe is a Category 8 storm that hit Macau has left her trapped in the Team Great Britain's hotel. Heavy rain today hit the region and forced Team GB to remain in the Westin Resort Hotel forcing marathoner Radcliffe out of critical training days leading up to the women's Olympic marathon. The wind speeds of 110 kilometers per hour shut down all activities at the Olympic equestrian venue in Hong Kong as well.
		Marathon Star Paula Radcliffe is Confident She Will Be Fit For Beijing (Fox Sports) Paula Radcliffe is confident her leg injury won't deter her from running in the 2008 Women's Olympic Marathon event.
News From: Tuesday, August 5, 2008
	Olympics 2008 (Women)
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Eyes on Ndereba as she goes for gold in Beijing (Business Daily Africa) World Champion and top marathoner, Catherine Ndereba, will join fellow Kenyans Martha Komu, Salina Kosgei and Rita Jeptoo Sitienei at the start of marathon at the 2008 Beijing Games. This four-time winner of the Boston Marathon stated that a gold in Beijing is her ultimate goal. Ndereba won silver in the 2004 Athens Olympics, contributing the loss following a victory at the Boston Marathon title.
		Radcliffe to run in Olympics (KBC) Between the stress fracture and a recent spider bite, most of Radcliffe's hopes to run the marathon in the Olympic Games should have been dismissed. She has recovered and carried the torch through London and vowed to run the marathon in Beijing.
		Paula Radcliffe confident of making marathon at Beijing Olympic Games (Telegraph UK) The world record holder for the marathon, Paula Radcliffe, who had been worried about her stress fracture injury preventing her from starting the 2008 Beijing Games has arrived at Britain's preparation camp. There have been other challenges along the way including a spider bite that required her to have emergency surgery and sidelining her for an additional four days. Radcliffe is determined to be at the start line and hopes other factors don't deter her from an attempt at a victory.
		Beijing Olympics: Richie Boulet ready to fulfill vows, follow his wife through marathon (Marin Independent Journal) Richie Boulet told his wife in their wedding vows that he would follow her to the ends of the earth in victory and defeat. Lewy Boulet finished second in the women's Olympic Trials in Boston in April and her husband, Richie, will test the limits of his vows by flying to Beijing to support her passion.
News From: Monday, August 4, 2008
	Olympics 2008 (Women)
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Long way to go for Zhou Chunxiu (China Daily) Zhou Chunxiu has high expectations for the Olympic Marathon in Beijing on her home soil. She won last years London Marathon in a time of 2 hours and 20 minutes and recorded the fastest time of the year for the marathon. Her many accomplishments over the past several years are noteworthy considering she walked away from running in 2000 only to return several years later.
		Olympics-Athletics-Radcliffe says fit for Beijing marathon (Reuters) Despite the stress fracture in her femur, marathon world record holder, Radcliffe will race on August 17 in the Beijing Olympic Marathon. Radcliffe had yet to win an Olympic Medal and hopes that her intense cross training over the last several months will allow her to put together a great performance.
		Farmer's daughter Zhou Chunxiu ready to take Olympic gold (Times Online UK) Born to peasant farmers in one of the poorest Chinese provinces, top elite marathoner and a top contender at the 2008 Beijing Games marathon, Zhou Chunxiu is the best hope China has of winning gold in a women's track event. Zhou, who was raised in a home without indoor plumbing, runs over one hundred twenty miles a week in training sessions and won the 2007 London Marathon, and runner-up at the 2007 World Championships in Osaka becoming the first Chinese marathon runner ever to win a World Championship medal. Expect Zhou to be a top performer among the likes of Paula Radcliffe, Catherine Ndereba and Mizuki Noguchi.
News From: Saturday, August 2, 2008
	Olympics 2008 (Women)
		Training/ Health
		Beijing Olympics: Women athletes are going hungry for success (Telegraph UK) Susan Ringwood, the chief executive of Beat, a British charity that helps bulimics and anorexics, who has worked with athletes and coaches about how to spot the signs of eating disorders has made a statement that a hidden epidemic of sportswomen either starving themselves or repeatedly binge-eating and vomiting. While research has shown that a fifth of elite female athletes are suffering from an eating disorder, Ringwood estimates that around forty percent of the female athletes at the Beijing Olympics could be at risk of an eating disorder with pressure to perform and look good being a driving factor behind this.
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		German Mikitenko ruled out of Olympic marathon (Guardian UK) German Irina Mikitenko, winner of the 2008 London Marathon, will miss the Beijing Olympics because of a back injury. Mikitenko, who was preparing for Beijing at a training camp in Switzerland, decided to pull out after a complex injury to her back and pelvis spread to her foot. Mikitenko is still new to marathoning, as this former Kazakhstan Olympic 5,000 meter runner debuted in her first marathon last year in Berlin finishing second. The women's Olympic marathon takes place on Aug. 17.
News From: Friday, August 1, 2008
	Olympics 2008 (Women)
		Human Interest Story
		Peruvian marathon runner late starter at 25 (Reuters Canada) Maria Portilla could not participate in physical education class in high due to complications from a hernia. She worked for her destitute family and was soon forced into a race without shoes. She won the race and would go on to qualify for the Sydney Games. She has qualified for Beijing with high hopes of showing the prominence of her hometown region in the Andes.
News From: Tuesday, July 29, 2008
	Olympics 2008 (Women)
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Beijing Olympics Women's Marathon Preview (IAAF) Reigning champion Mizuki Noguchi of Japan, Kenyan Catherine Ndereba the silver medallist, and American Deena Kastor who finished third at the 2004 Athens Games will return to Beijing in attempts to earn another medal in the marathon distance. The field is full of strong competitors including World Record Holder Paula Radcliffe, Ethiopians Gete Wami and Berhane Adere and Japan's Reiko Tosa. The women's race will take place on August 17.
		Human Interest Story
		Spain more concerned with heat and humidity than pollution (The Star Online) Spanish athletics chief Jose Maria Odriozola stated that pollution in Beijing will be the least of his athletes concerns. The heat and humidity, however, will be the largest challenge. Marathon runner Jose Maria Chema Martinez stated that the condition will be extremely difficult and that staying hope would be a better choice.
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Marathon world record holder Radcliffe to join up with Britain's Olympic team on Sunday (SI.com) Marathon World Record Holder Paula Radcliffe will join her Olympic Team in Britain on Sunday. Radcliffe withdrew from the London Marathon due to a toe injury early this year. It was thought she may have to pull out of the August 17 Olympic Marathon. She will pursue a medal at the games according to her coach.
News From: Sunday, July 27, 2008
	Olympics 2008 (Women)
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Paula Radcliffe steps up her marathon training for the Beijing Olympics (Telegraph) After suffering a stress fracture that nearly forced Paula Radcliffe to abandon her Olympic dreams, the 34 year old is said to be in full Olympic training mode. She is cramming months of training into just a few weeks. She has employed the use of a gravity reducing treadmill and pool running. She will travel back Great Britain to join the training in Macau.
News From: Saturday, July 26, 2008
	Olympics 2008 (Women)
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Oakland Marathon Runner To Use Wharf to Wharf As Tune-up For Olympics (The Mercury News) Sunday's six-mile race will be a challenge by itself. For Magdalena Lewy Boulet, it's simply a warm-up for something much bigger, the Beijing Olympics.
News From: Friday, July 25, 2008
	Olympics 2008 (Women)
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Ethiopian distance runners in gun fight (The Standard) Ethiopia s preparations for the 2008 Beijing Olympics has been meeting with team conflicts. Following a physical fight between Bezunesh Bekele and 2008 Bonston Marathon winner Dire Tune over who deserves the last Olympic spot on the team, men's marathoner Tessema Abshiro aimed a gun at Olympic hopeful Deriba Merga. Ethiopia has yet to officially release their team.
News From: Wednesday, July 23, 2008
	Olympics 2008 (Women)
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Off and Running For Luciah Mwihaki Kimani (Transitions Online) The Kenyan born Luciah Mwihaki Kimani will compete for Bosnia at the 2008 Olympics. Kimani is coming off her personal best of 2:27:37, which she reached at the 2008 Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon.
		Olympic Marathon: Slovakia Summons U. Student Zuzana Tomas to Beijing (The Salt Lake Tribune) Zuzana Tomas, a 31 year old doctoral student at the University of Utah, received word from field officials of Slovakia that she had been selected to run at the Olympics.
News From: Tuesday, July 15, 2008
	Olympics 2008 (Women)
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Beijing Olympics: Radcliffe Given Until Eve of Marathon to Declare Her Fitness (Guardian.co.uk) World Record Marathon Holder Paula Radcliffe, who has been sidelined with a stress fracture at the top of her left femur, has been unable to train properly for the past ten weeks as the Beijing Olympics marathon date closes in. After receiving a check-up, UK Athletics is giving a deadline of less than twenty-four hours before the Olympic marathon in Beijing by which to confirm her fitness to race. Radcliffe is receiving such privilege since she is a world record-holder, a world champion and one of Great Britains only hopes to medal.

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