| News From: Monday, October 22, 2012 |
| | Columbus Marathon |
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Men's, Women's Winners Claim Their First Columbus Marathon Titles
(Columbus Dispatch)
Craig Curley of Tucson Arizona won the Columbus Marathon with a time of 2 hours 19 minutes and 1 second.
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| News From: Friday, October 19, 2012 |
| | Columbus Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Nationwide Children's Hospital Makes Strides in First Year of Columbus Marathon Tie-In.
(Business First Columbus)
The Nationwide Children's Hospital will participate at "title beneficiary" on October 21 as part of the Columbus Marathon. The marathon will boast over eighteen-thousand competitors lining the streets and running through the Ohio State football stadium
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| News From: Wednesday, October 17, 2012 |
| | Columbus Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Columbus Marathon To Funnel Runners Through The 'Shoe
(The Lantern)
Marathon runners in the Columbus Marathon get to run through the Ohio State University football stadium near mile eighteen of the 26.2 mile race.
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| News From: Tuesday, February 7, 2012 |
| | Columbus Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Columbus Marathon Set To Run Through Ohio Stadium
(The Lantern)
The Columbus Marathon will have a new course for the 2012 edition of the race. Roughly seven-thousand runners will bound through the players and opponents ramps near mile 17.5 of the marathon.
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| News From: Thursday, January 19, 2012 |
| | Columbus Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Nationwide Mutual Backs The Columbus Marathon
(Sports Pro)
A new three-year agreement between Nationwide Mutual Insurance and the Columbus Marathon will keep the marathon named the Nationwide Better Health Columbus Marathon for the next three years.
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| News From: Saturday, December 24, 2011 |
| | Columbus Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Short Takes: The Columbus Marathon
(Columbus Dispatch)
Thousands of runners took to the streets of Columbus, Ohio to improve their health and they also improved the economic health of the city with more than thirteen-million in economic spending.
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| News From: Thursday, December 22, 2011 |
| | Columbus Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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2011 Columbus Marathon Generated $13 Million In Economic Impact
(Running USA)
The Columbus Marathon has established itself as the largest marathon in the state of Ohio with more than thirteen-million dollars in economic impact
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| News From: Tuesday, December 20, 2011 |
| | Columbus Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Columbus Marathon Demographics By The Numbers
(Biz Journal.com)
The averages for the Columbus Marathon might surprise even a college-educated runner. The economic impact reaches far past the one-hundred million dollar mark
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| News From: Wednesday, October 19, 2011 |
| | Columbus Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Granville Man Finishes 46th Marathon At Age 90
(Newark Advocate)
Jack McClain ran his forty-sixth marathon at the young age of 90. The Granville resident ran a time of 7 hours 12 minutes and 37 seconds
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| News From: Monday, October 17, 2011 |
| | Columbus Marathon |
| | Post-Race Review/ Results |
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Matt Folk Captures Columbus Marathon
(Columbus Dispatch)
Matt Folk surged late into the Columbus Marathon to capture the win with a time of 2 hours 19 minutes and 47 seconds.
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Columbus Marathon Winners Don't Quite Reach Their Goals
(Columbus Dispatch)
Matt Folk and Ann Alyanak won their respective divisions of the Columbus Marathon. Folk in 2 hours 19 minutes and 43 seconds. Alyanak in 2 hours 41 minutes and 53 seconds. Folk just missed qualifying for the Olympic Trials and Alyanak just missed the "A" standard for the women's Olympic marathon trials
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| News From: Friday, October 14, 2011 |
| | Columbus Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Runners, Fans Will Flood Downtown Columbus On Sunday For Marathon
(Columbus Dispatch)
The Columbus Marathon will kick off with a capacity field this Sunday as more than seventeen-thousand runners jumped on the registration slots.
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| News From: Thursday, October 6, 2011 |
| | Columbus Marathon |
| | Pre-Race Review/ Lineup |
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Gahanna Resident To Run 100th Marathon October 16 At Columbus
(This Week)
Gary Nuss began running twenty-year ago when he quit smoking. October 16 will mark a milestone when he completes his 100th marathon in the Columbus Marathon.
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| News From: Friday, June 3, 2011 |
| | Columbus Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Columbus Marathon Aviods Long, Painful Run In Search For New Title Sponsor
(Columbus Business First)
The Columbus Marathon did not have to go far in search of a new title sponsor as Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company has picked up where it's subsidiary Nationwide Better Health has left off for the the October 16 Marathon.
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| News From: Thursday, October 21, 2010 |
| | Columbus Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Grumpy Start, Happy Ending At The Columbus Marathon
(Cincinnati Enquirer)
Just a three hour and forty-five minute marathon runner, J. Pleshinger shares the good, the grumpy and the happy ending about the Columbus Marathon.
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| News From: Monday, October 18, 2010 |
| | Columbus Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Record 15,000 Marathon Participants Pound Streets To Beat Of Music During Columbus Marathon
(Columbus Dispatch)
The Columubs Marathon course was lined with over eighty musicians that set up instruments and sand to the record fifteen-thousand runners who participated in the running event.
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| News From: Sunday, October 17, 2010 |
| | Columbus Marathon |
| | Post-Race Review/ Results |
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Ordway, Kaledina Take Nationwide Better Health Columbus Marathon Titles
(RunningUSA Wire)
Jason Ordway of Bellbrook, OH, making his marathon debut, outlasted a field of 5,000 marathoners to become the fourth consecutive Ohioan to win the event, in a time of 2:18:8. Russia's Elena Kaledina dominated the women's race beating the field by nearly five minutes, with a time of 2:44:20.
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| News From: Saturday, October 16, 2010 |
| | Columbus Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Columbus Marathon Participants Have Range Of Reasons For Going the Distance
(Columbus Dispatch)
The Columbus Marathon will play host to just over fifteen-thousand runners on Sunday and there are just as many reasons as to why they run 26.2 miles
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Columbus Marathon Trying To Lure Elite Runners
(Columbus Dispatch)
The Columbus Marathon hosted the Olympic Marathon Trials in 1992 and Darris Blackford has the drive and ambition to fuel the race back to its former status.
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| News From: Friday, October 15, 2010 |
| | Columbus Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Spirit Award Winners Look Forward To Columbus Marathon
(The Lantern)
Each year the Columbus Marathon recognizes ten runners with a Spirit Award. Don Schmidt and his daughter will join 15,000 runners at the Columbus Marathon as one of the winners.
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| News From: Tuesday, October 12, 2010 |
| | Columbus Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Countdown To Columbus Marathon Begins
(Columbus Business First)
The thirty-first Columbus Marathon kicks off this weekend on Sunday with a record field of 15,000 for race day events.
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| News From: Friday, September 17, 2010 |
| | Columbus Marathon |
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Columbus Marathon To Treat Dropouts To Limo Ride
(WKYC.com)
Runners who have to drop out of the Columbus Marathon will be treated to a ride back to the finish line in a limousine.
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| News From: Wednesday, July 21, 2010 |
| | Columbus Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Road To Columbus Starts In July
(Cincinnati Enquirer)
Jim Pleshinger will start his training for his annual Columbus Marathon to be held on October 17. The first long run of twelve miles came early in mid-July.
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| News From: Monday, October 19, 2009 |
| | Columbus Marathon |
| | Post-Race Review/ Results |
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Columbus Marathon: Ohioan Sneaks in to Win Men's Division
(Columbus Dispatch)
Matthew Folk watched Richard Kessio of Kenya pull away at the twenty-mile mark only to regain the lead in the final few strides as he snuck by the fading runner. Folk captured the title with a time of 2 hours 20 minutes and 45 seconds.
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| News From: Sunday, October 18, 2009 |
| | Columbus Marathon |
| | Post-Race Review/ Results |
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Ohioans Capture Men's, Women's Columbus Marathon
(Columbus Dispatch)
Matt Folk caught Richard Kessio in the homestretch of the Columbus Marathon to win with a time of 2 hours 20 minutes and 45 seconds. Kessio would finish five seconds back.
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Columbus Marathon: Record Time? Probably Not
(Columbus Dispatch)
The course record for the Columbus Marathon was set by Tommy Persson of Sweden in 2 hours 11 minutes and 2 seconds. While prize money has improved, it still pales in comparison to that of larger marathons.
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| News From: Friday, October 16, 2009 |
| | Columbus Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Columbus Marathon Runners Can Tweet on Their Feet
(Columbus Dispatch)
Runners will have the option of using the computer chip used to time their race to also track their whereabouts on the thirtieth annual Columbus Marathon course and tweet their pace at five points along the course.
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| News From: Thursday, October 15, 2009 |
| | Columbus Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Students Balance School with Columbus Marathon Training
(The Lantern)
Christine Glendon has forgone the normal sleeping patter for most college student. She wakes up early Saturday morning for her marathon training and this weekend she will compete in the thirtieth Columbus Marathon with several other members of the OSU Marathon Club
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| News From: Wednesday, October 14, 2009 |
| | Columbus Marathon |
| | Pre-Race Review/ Lineup |
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Mack Back Again at Columbus Marathon
(The Crescent-News)
The thirtieth annual Columbus Marathon kicks off this weekend and Defiance Ohio native Bill Mack will be back with nine other runners who have done all previous twenty-nine Columbus Marathons.
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| News From: Tuesday, October 13, 2009 |
| | Columbus Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Columbus Marathon: It Never Gets Old
(The Columbus Dispatch)
Ten men have completed all previous twenty-nine Columbus Marathons. More than fourteen thousand are expected to run or walk in the marathon or half-marathon on Sunday.
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| News From: Tuesday, September 15, 2009 |
| | Columbus Marathon |
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Running and colds.
(Cincinnati Enquirer)
With the onset of marathon season and flu season, runners around the country are looking for speedy recovery techniques for the common cold. Sanitizer and Vitamin C surface to the top of the list.
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| News From: Tuesday, October 21, 2008 |
| | Columbus Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Columbus Marathon adds OSU to route
(The Lantern)
The Columbus Marathon saw more than 11,500 record setting participants on Sunday morning. The revamped course included sections of the east and central campus of The Ohio State University which broke up a rather monotonous trek up High Street.
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| News From: Monday, October 20, 2008 |
| | Columbus Marathon |
| | Post-Race Review/ Results |
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Columbus Marathon: Former resident enjoys chilly tour of town in win
(Columbus Dispatch)
Josh Ordway reeled in marathon leader Joshua Koros over the final three miles to win the 29th annual marathon in 2 hours, 23 minutes, 2 seconds. Dani Prince, the women's champion from Bloomington, Indiana won with a time of 2 hours 48 minutes and 56 seconds in her first marathon. Each won $2,500.
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| News From: Thursday, October 16, 2008 |
| | Columbus Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Two sets of twins to run in Columbus Marathon
(Newark Advocate)
Twin brothers Bob and Rick Rammon are running the 26-mile Columbus Marathon. Bob has participated in six marathons, while Rick has tallied 40, including three in Boston, two in New York, four in Chicago and one in San Francisco
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| News From: Monday, August 11, 2008 |
| | Columbus Marathon |
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Columbus Marathon adds 5K for corporate teams
(Columbus Business First)
In an effort to promote fitness and health for Ohioans, several Central Ohio corporations are encuraging employees to participate in the inaugural Columbus Marathon 5K which will be held in conjunction with the marathon and half marathon. With Nationwide Better Health as title sponsor of the marathon for the second consecutive year, the program entitled "Step-by-Step Challenge" will also provide training programs for marathoners.
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| News From: Monday, October 22, 2007 |
| | Columbus Marathon |
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Columbus Marathoners Feed Off Crowd
(The Columbus Dispatch)
Runners from across the country take advantage of the manageable terrain to qualify for the Boston Marathon or even the Olympics. But many of yesterday's 10,000 participants were running for something other than the finish line.
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| News From: Sunday, October 21, 2007 |
| | Columbus Marathon |
| | Post-Race Review/ Results |
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Local Runner First To Finish At Columbus Marathon
(Ohio)
Robb Kestner won in a time of 2 hours, 31 minutes and 48 seconds. It was the first time that someone from central Ohio won the event.
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| News From: Wednesday, March 28, 2007 |
| | Columbus Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Columbus Marathon Gets Naming Sponsor
(The Columbus Dispatch)
Nationwide Better Health signed on as title sponsor of the marathon and its sister half-marathon through 2009.
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| News From: Wednesday, October 18, 2006 |
| | Columbus Marathon |
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Moody Takes Second at Columbus Marathon
(Times Bulletin)
Brendon Moody, a teacher at Ohio City Liberty Elementary School, is an avid runner and just recently placed 2nd overall at the Columbus Marathon.
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| News From: Monday, October 16, 2006 |
| | Columbus Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Training Team at Columbus Marathon Benefits Leukemia Research
(The Columbus Dispatch)
Team in Training raised more than $350,000 for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, with over 180 participants in the half-marathon and full marathon.
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Frankes First-place Effort at Columbus Marathon Yields Trip to Olympic Trials
(The Columbus Dispatch)
By posting a time of 2 hours, 18 minutes, 13 seconds, Cecil Franke received an expenses-paid trip to the 2007 New York City Marathon, which will serve as the Olympic trials for U.S. marathoners.
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| News From: Thursday, October 12, 2006 |
| | Columbus Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Events To Coincide With Columbus Marathon
(The Columbus Dispatch)
Schedule of events
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| News From: Friday, September 8, 2006 |
| | Columbus Marathon |
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Marathon complaint against Schmidt dismissed
(The Enquirer)
A unanimous Ohio Elections Commission tossed out a campaign complaint Thursday against U.S. Rep. Jean Schmidt. Write-in congressional candidate Nathan J. Noy claimed last month that Schmidt never ran the 1993 Columbus Marathon and that her campaign fabricated a finish-line photo on her campaign Web site.
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| News From: Thursday, September 7, 2006 |
| | Columbus Marathon |
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Marathon challenge film fodder
(The Cincinnati Enquirer)
The commission's hearing of a "false statement" complaint against U.S. Rep. Jean Schmidt by political rival Nathan J. Noy could become even more of a circus than the opening act last month. Noy's complaint was that the congresswoman made false statements about running the 1993 Columbus Marathon. Laura Paglin, an independent filmmaker, plans to shoot today's hearing for a broader project.
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| News From: Friday, August 25, 2006 |
| | Columbus Marathon |
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Photo Brings More Trouble for Cincinnati Republican
(Columbus Dispatch)
Rep. Jean Schmidt's website shows a photograph of the Ohio congresswoman at the 1993 Columbus Marathon with a time clock showing 3:19:06. Now Nathan Noy, a write-in candidate running against Schmidt claims that the photo has been faked.
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| News From: Thursday, August 24, 2006 |
| | Columbus Marathon |
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Rep. Schmidt's Columbus Marathon Ad Questioned
(The Mercury News)
Rep. Jean Schmidt's website shows a photograph of the Ohio congresswoman at the 1993 Columbus Marathon with a time clock showing 3:19:06. Now Nathan Noy, a write-in candidate running against Schmidt claims that the photo has been faked. A commission ruled that there was not enough negative evidence to prompt an investigation of the complaint.
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| News From: Monday, October 17, 2005 |
| | Columbus Marathon |
| | Post-Race Review/ Results |
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Jameson wins Columbus Marathon
(IOL)
Teren Jameson becameis the first American to win the Columbus Marathon in 12 years.
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| News From: Sunday, October 16, 2005 |
| | Columbus Marathon |
| | Post-Race Review/ Results |
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Utah man wins Columbus Marathon
(San Luis Obispo)
Teren Jameson became the first American to win the Columbus Marathon in 12 years.
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| News From: Sunday, October 17, 2004 |
| | Columbus Marathon |
| | Post-Race Review/ Results |
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Kenyan woman wins in her first marathon
(SF Gate)
Emily Chepkomi Samoei of Kenya won the Columbus Marathon in her first attempt at the 26.2 mile race.
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| News From: Sunday, November 9, 2003 |
| | Columbus Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Why run a marathon? For fun, of course
(The Marion Star)
With 132 marathons behind him, Robert Ault of Marion shows no sign of quitting at age 73.
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