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News From: Sunday, March 14, 2010
	Sarasota Marathon The Grouper Run
		Human Interest Story
		Runners Settle For Half-Athon In Sarasota (Herald Tribune) While some runners were disappointed with the chopping of the Sarasota Marathon into a half marathon, other runners are jumping at the opportunity to move up from 5K's and 10K's to tackle the 13.1 mile event.
News From: Sunday, March 7, 2010
	Sarasota Marathon The Grouper Run
		Human Interest Story
		Sarasota Full Marathon Is Dropped From Event (Herald Tribune) The Sarasota Marathon will not take place next Sunday but race organizers are still hoping that the half-marathon will draw a few thousand runners. The Sarasota Marathon is joining the Gasparilla Marathon in dropping the 26.2 mile race from it's events schedule.
News From: Wednesday, November 18, 2009
	Sarasota Marathon The Grouper Run
		Human Interest Story
		After Four Years, Sarasota Marathon is Sliced in Half. (Herald Tribune) The four-year run for the Sarasota Marathon has come to an end. Race organizers are focusing on the half-marathon which seems to have a much bigger draw than the full 26.2 mile race.
News From: Tuesday, November 17, 2009
	Sarasota Marathon The Grouper Run
		Human Interest Story
		Sarasota Marathon Race Organizers Decide to Focus on Half-Marathon (MySunCoast) The Grouper run held in Sarasota will no longer play host to the 26.2 mile distance race. With only fifteen to twenty percent of race day participants showing interest in the full marathon, organizers will focus only on the half-marathon
News From: Monday, February 16, 2009
	Sarasota Marathon The Grouper Run
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Marathon a Boost to Tourism (Sarasota Herald Tribune) The 2009 Sarasota Marathon provided a welcome boost to the area's economy, bringing out-of-state visitors in what has been a down season for local tourism.
News From: Sunday, February 15, 2009
	Sarasota Marathon The Grouper Run
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Thousands Run in Sarasotas Grouper Marathon. (ABC7 News) Forty-two states and seven countries were represented in the Sarasota Marathon as nearly two-thousand runners took to the streets. Tom Trealout was the men's overall winner with a time of 2 hours 53 minutes and 21 seconds. Dot Martin of Vermont took home top womens honors.
News From: Monday, February 9, 2009
	Sarasota Marathon The Grouper Run
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Sarasota Marathon Sees Some Changes This Year (Mysuncoast.com) The Sarasota Grouper Marathon will be held earlier this year, and feature improved monitoring and verification. Registration is down, however, and organizers believe the economy is to blame.
News From: Thursday, March 6, 2008
	Sarasota Marathon The Grouper Run
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		The Sarasota Marathon: WE HAVE A WINNER AT LAST! (Herals Tribune) Cristina Noble crossed the finish line first in Sunday's Sarasota Marathon but Madeleine Zolfo, 43, of Treasure Island, Florida was officially declared the winner on Monday night. Noble ran the 2007 Detroit Marathon in 3 hours and 9 minutes and her disqualified time from Sunday was 3 hours and 10 minutes. Race officials concluded that the course was well marked and that Noble merely missed one mile of the course from the 17th mile to the 18th mile on an out and back section on Ken Thompson Parkway.
News From: Sunday, March 2, 2008
	Sarasota Marathon The Grouper Run
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Runners sprint, stumble through Sarasota Marathon (Herald Tribune) Visitors from forty-three states and seven countries turned out for the third annual ABC 7 Saratsota Marathon. Participants tallied around 2,400 runners with Tomas Lepp, a 37-year-old native of Sweden living near Orlando, claiming top honors with a time of two hours and 51 minutes for the 26.2 mile course
News From: Saturday, March 1, 2008
	Sarasota Marathon The Grouper Run
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Aldrink looks to repeat at Sarasota Marathon (Bradenton.com) Bradenton native, Mike Aldrink, will be returning to his hometown to defend his title at the 2008 Sarasota Marathon. Aldrink had won eight of eleven marathons he ran in 2007. This will be Aldrink's 40th marathon.
		Human Interest Story
		Sarasota Marathon Q&A (Herald Tribune) Lisette Riveron, founder of Sarasota Marathon, is expecting 620 registrants for the 2008 Sarasota Marathon and 1,986 for the half marathon. Riveron herself has completed seventeen marathons. She may move the race to President's Day weekend in 2009.
News From: Friday, February 29, 2008
	Sarasota Marathon The Grouper Run
		Human Interest Story
		Sarasota Marathon Numbers (The Herald Tribune) The Grouper run, also known as the Saratsota Marathon, will be near its capacity on race day. The marathon has nearly 700 runners and the half has nearly 2,000 entrants. These numbers along with 89,000 cups and 1,700 gallons of water will make for a fun race. Numbers for both races have nearly doubled since last year.
News From: Monday, February 25, 2008
	Sarasota Marathon The Grouper Run
		Human Interest Story
		School staff gets ready for Sarasota Marathon (WWSB ABC7) As locals prepare for the 2008 Sarasota Marathon, teachers at Toledo Blade Elementary are getting involved by participating in the event's half marathon. Thirty staff and family members will serve as role models to their kids by teaching the message that practice and determination will lead to success.
News From: Monday, March 5, 2007
	Sarasota Marathon The Grouper Run
		Human Interest Story
		One Man Is Doing His Part In Sarasota Marathon (Herald Tribune) Gilmore's mission is to run a marathon in each state to honor the memory of one incredibly special husband, athlete, soldier and man.
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Happy Returns At Sarasota Marathon (Herald Tribune) Mike Aldrink finished in 2 hours, 33 minutes and 34 seconds, well ahead of second-place finisher Gary Allen of Cranberry, Maine, who finished at 2:52.13.
News From: Saturday, March 3, 2007
	Sarasota Marathon The Grouper Run
		Human Interest Story
		Sarasota Joins Crowded Field Of Marathons (Herald Tribune) A big number of marathons is run each weekend, with an increasing number of participants. Still, there is room for all.
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Cool Running Ahead For Sarasota Marathon (Herald Tribune) Race pre-view and comments by the founder. A record 2,500 runners have registered for the marathon and half-marathon.
News From: Tuesday, January 16, 2007
	Sarasota Marathon The Grouper Run
		Human Interest Story
		Sarasota Searching For Volunteers For Marathon (Bradenton) Anticipating more than 3,000 runners to hit the streets during the Sarasota Marathon on March 4, Sarasota is looking for volunteers to be course monitors and man water stations.
News From: Monday, March 6, 2006
	Sarasota Marathon The Grouper Run
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Sarasota Marathon Looks Toward the Long Run (Herald Today) Comments by some finishers. About 1,700 runners, joggers and walkers participated in the first-ever Albritton Fruit Sarasota Marathon.

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