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News From: Monday, October 8, 2012
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  Post-Race Review/ Results
   Peoples Wins Steamtown Marathon For Third Time (Citizens Voice)
Heidi Peoples returned to competitive running nearly one year after the birth of her daughter with her third title in the women's division of the Steamtown Marathon with a time of 2 hours 50 minutes and 1 second.

   Scranton Native Wins Steamtown Marathon (Citizens Voice)
Matt Byrne won his third title at the Steamtown Marathon with a time of 2 hours 29 minutes and 6 seconds.

   Nearly 2,000 Runners For Steamtown Marathon; Byrne Wins His Third Title (The Times Tribune)
Matt Byrne won the Steamtown Marathon for the third time with a finish time of 2 hours 29 minutes and 6 seconds.


News From: Friday, October 5, 2012
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   Steamtown Marthon Brings Big Business (WNEP.com)
Thousands of runners are expected for the Steamtown Marathon this weekend which will drive business.


News From: Saturday, September 29, 2012
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   Local Runners Return To Steamtown Marathon (Go Lackawana)
Heidi Peoples will return to the Steamtown Marathon to go for her third title in a row while Matt Byrne will try to win his third individual title on October 7


News From: Thursday, August 16, 2012
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   Two-Time Steamtown Marathon Winner To Compete In New York City Marathon (Times-Tribune)
Kevin Borrelli will mist just his second Steamtown Marathon to take part in the New York City Marathon as part of Ryan's Run to help raise funds and awareness for Allied Services.


News From: Sunday, April 8, 2012
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   Steamtown Marathon Half Filled After Just One Week (The Times Tribune)
With months to go until the Steamtown Marathon officially starts runners have snatched up over half of the available registrations slots in the first week.


News From: Wednesday, October 12, 2011
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   Peter Kemboi Shines At Steamtown Marathon (Abington Journal)
Peter Kemboi won the October 9th Steamtown Marathon with a time of 2 hours 19 minutes and 26 seconds.


News From: Monday, October 10, 2011
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   Kemboi Easily Wins Steamtown Marathon, Byrne, Borrelli Finish 2-3. (Times-Tribune)
Peter Kemboi hit the sixth mile of the Steamtown Marathon and had already given himself a comfortable lead as he went on to win the marathon with a time of 2 hours 19 minutes and 26 seconds.


News From: Friday, October 7, 2011
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   Steamtown Marathon Charges Through Valley (Valley Avantage)
The sixteenth annual Steamtown Marathon will kick off on October 9 in Forest City and finishing in downtown Scranton


News From: Tuesday, September 20, 2011
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   Steamtown Marathon Seeking Volunteers (Times-Tribune)
The Steamtown Marathon is less than three weeks away and race organizers are seeking volunteers for the October 9 running.


News From: Wednesday, May 11, 2011
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   Steamtown Marathon Sells Out In Record Time (WNEP.com)
The Steamtown Marathon is set for October 9, 2011 and available registration slots are gone. The race sold-out in 16 days and an online waiting list has been started.


News From: Sunday, May 8, 2011
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   Full Boat: Five Months Before Race, Steamtown Marathon Field Is Full (Times-Tribune)
If you have not signed up for the October 9 Steamtown Marathon you will have tough time getting in as the Steamtown Marathon filled to it's 2,620 capacity on Friday.


News From: Sunday, April 3, 2011
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   Steamtown Marathon Registration Opens With A Bang (Time Tribune)
The Steamtown Marathon saw more than one-third of it's allowed field filled within the first 13 hours of registration doors opening.


News From: Monday, October 11, 2010
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   Winners Have Record Day Steamtown Marathon (The Times Leader)
Luke Watson won the 15th annual Steamtown Marathon with a time of 2 hours 16 minutes and 41 seconds


News From: Wednesday, July 21, 2010
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   Steamtown Marathon Capped At 2,500 Runners (The Times-Tribune)
The Steamtown Marathon has closed is registration door by filling to it's twenty-five hundred runner capacity. The October 10 race is known as a fast marathon course.


News From: Sunday, December 20, 2009
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   Steamtown Marathon Continues Surge In Popularity (The Times-Tribune)
The fifteenth edition of the Steamtown Marathon will grow in popularity for the 2010 race. The marathon was ranked sixth out of three-hundred, sixteen marathons that received at least one vote.


News From: Monday, October 12, 2009
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  Post-Race Review/ Results
   Marathon Attracts Record Participation, Community Support (The Times-Tribune)
More than twenty-three, hundred people competed in the Steamtown Marathon this weekend. Kevin Borelli took home his second straight title for the marathon with time of 2 hours 25 minutes and 42 seconds.

   For Borrelli, Mercado, 26 Miles End in Victories at Steamtown Marathon (Times Leader)
Kevin Borrelli outlasted Jeff McCabe for the 1-2 finish in the fourteenth annual Steamtown Marathon. Borrelli won the overall title with at time of 2 hours 25 minutes and 42 seconds.


News From: Saturday, October 10, 2009
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   Steamtown Marathon Winner Runs to Repeat. (Times Leader)
Kevein Borrelli has followed a similar training program for this year's Steamtown Marathon as he did last year. He hopes the results will be similar as he won last year's marathon


News From: Friday, October 9, 2009
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  Human Interest Story
   Steamtown Marathon: A Journey of Self-Discovery (Times-Leader)
More than fifteen-hundred runners will run the fourteenth annual Steamtown Marathon on Sunday. Many runners will feel the "wall" at mile twenty as the body can only carry enough energy to go that time span.


News From: Sunday, October 4, 2009
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   Entries Peak for Steamtown Marathon (Times Leader)
The Steamtown Marathon, slated for October 11, will be the largest in the race's fourteen year histroy. Race Director Bill King stated that entries have surpassed the twenty-one hundred mark and is climbing.


News From: Monday, October 13, 2008
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  Post-Race Review/ Results
   Moosic's Wolfsberger Tops The Women's Field At The Steamtown Marathon (The Times-Tribune)
Heidi Wolfsberger won the 2008 Steamtown Marathon in a time of 2:44:28. Her victory fell just 27 seconds shy of the course record which was set in 1998.

   Area Stars Reign In Steamtown Marathon (The Times Leader)
Area runner's were the first to finish and claim top honors at the 2008 Steamtown marathon

   Full Steam Ahead at Steamtown Marathon (Citizens Voice)
Kevin Borrelli covered the 26.2-mile course from Forest City to Scranton in 2 hours, 22 minutes, 41 seconds. Borrelli kept Keith Pierce in his sights, caught and passed him with two miles to go and pulled away to win the 13th annual race Sunday morning in his own backyard. Pierce, who is from Krum, Texas, wound up second in 2:23:07 after holding the early lead.


News From: Friday, October 10, 2008
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  Human Interest Story
   Steamtown Marathon runners able to stay a step ahead of recession (Citizens Voice)
The nearly stagnant economy has not slowed runners or sponsors for the Steamtown Marathon. Despite economics constraints that have limited consumer spending on other major sporting events, the 13th annual Steamtown Marathon will be run Sunday with a consistent number of entrants, nearing 1,900 and roughly the same sponsorship revenue as in recent years.


News From: Wednesday, August 20, 2008
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  Human Interest Story
   The 13th Annual Steamtown Marathon (WNEP)
The Steamtown Marathon attracts runners from around the world to its fast downhill course. The race, which takes place on October 12th at 8am, has raised nearly half a million dollars for St. Joe's. The course drops over 1,000 feet from start to finish.


News From: Monday, June 23, 2008
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   Marathon scholar (Zwire)
In October 2007, Christopher Molitoris, 22, a recent University of Scranton graduate, crossed the finish line of the Steamtown Marathon and then headed to his interview with the university’s Fulbright committee. Molitoris finished the marathon, showered and aced the presentation. He will spend more than a year in Morocco, North Africa, to study the region’s Arabic and French tongues and complete an intensive research project.


News From: Monday, October 8, 2007
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  Post-Race Review/ Results
   Crane Captures Steamtown Marathon (Citizens Voice)
Steven Crane won in 2 hours, 23 minutes and 7 seconds, and fell shy of an Olympic Trial berth.


News From: Sunday, October 7, 2007
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   Jones Brings Sterling List Of Accolades To Steamtown Marathon (The Times-tribune)
Even though she has not competed in a marathon since the 2001 New York City Marathon, Jones agreed to come to Scranton and guide her daughter through her first marathon.


News From: Saturday, October 6, 2007
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  Human Interest Story
   Steamtown Marathon (WNEP)
Highlights on the marathon and a TV show that will be aired.


News From: Sunday, August 19, 2007
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  Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
   Steamtown Marathon Entries Are Running High (The Times-tribune)
Since Steamtown is one of the 10-fastest marathons in the country, many runners already come here to try to perform in a time to qualify for the Boston Marathon. The national marathon trials will only add to the luster of the field.


News From: Sunday, October 8, 2006
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  Post-Race Review/ Results
   Byrne Wins for Second Time Steamtown Marathon (The Times Tribune)
With an unofficial winning time of 2:20:50, Byrne also qualified for the U.S. Olympic marathon trials.


News From: Wednesday, October 4, 2006
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  Human Interest Story
   Steamtown Marathon a Big Comeback Step for Byrne (The Times Tribune)
Sunday’s Steamtown Marathon will be Byrne’s first marathon in more than a year, and only his second since he won Steamtown in 2004.


News From: Monday, October 2, 2006
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   Steamtown Marathon Approaching 2,000 Entrants (The Times Tribune)
Race highlights and some comments by participating runners.


News From: Friday, October 28, 2005
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  Human Interest Story
   Steamtown Marathon shines with ‘Hometown Star’ (The Times Tribune)
After marking its first decade, the Steamtown Marathon was named a “Hometown Star” by the Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce: for an event that has a significant economic impact on Lackawanna County.


News From: Monday, October 10, 2005
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  Post-Race Review/ Results
   Runners Compete in Steamtown Marathon (WNEP News)
1,755 runners participated in this year's Steamtown Marathon.


News From: Tuesday, October 4, 2005
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  Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
   Steamtown Marathon Ready to Go (WNEP)
The 10th annual Steamtown Marathon is set for Sunday, October 9th. The race begins in Forest City and follows to a course downtown Scranton.


News From: Monday, October 11, 2004
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  Post-Race Review/ Results
   Scranton native tops Steamtown Marathon field (Times Leader)
Scranton native Matt Byrne decided at the last minute to run the Steamtown Marathon - a decision that paid off when he won the race in 2:26:38.

  Human Interest Story
   Steamtown Marathon: Suspicious blaze hits vacant house (Scranton Times)
A suspicious house fire along the Steamtown Marathon route forced runners to have to jump over a hose in the middle of the roadway.


News From: Monday, October 8, 2001
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  Post-Race Review/ Results
   Steamtown Marathon: Kenyans land 1-2 punch (Scranton Times)
Simon Cherogony won the sixth annual Steamtown Marathon followed closely by his friend Joseph Ndiritu.


News From: Thursday, October 4, 2001
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  Human Interest Story
   Steamtown Marathon: New course, new goal entices Jones to run again (Scranton Times)
Local man David Jones sets his goals for this year's Steamtown Marathon.



 

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