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News From: Thursday, August 16, 2012
	Olympics 2012 (Women)
		Human Interest Story
		Jeptoo Blames Lack Of Recovery Time For Their Games' Predicament (The Star) Priscah Jeptoo has placed blame for the Kenyan disappointment in London on a lack of recovery after the team was selected too late for adequate preparation
News From: Thursday, August 9, 2012
	Olympics 2012 (Women)
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		What Has Gone Wrong With Kenya's Runners? (BBC.co.uk) The runners from Kenya have not lived up to the expectations placed on them for the 2012 Olympic Games. David Rudisha will need strong shoulder to raise the hopes of a nation as he competes in the 800 meter final at the London Olympics
		Human Interest Story
		Paula Radcliffe To Undergo Surgery (Sports Mole) Paula Radcliffe has confirmed that she will undergo surgery on the foot that prevented her from running in the Olympic Marathon last Sunday.
News From: Monday, August 6, 2012
	Olympics 2012 (Women)
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Murray First Brit Home In Marathon (Glasgow South And Eastwood Extra) Scotland's Freya Murray was the first Briton to cross the finish line of the Olympic Marathon in forty-fourth place after replacing Team Great Britain's Paula Radcliffe one week ago.
		Tatyan Petrova Arkhipova Takes Surprise Bronze In The Olympic Marathon (European Athletics) Tatyana Petrova Arkhipova ran a well paces marathon to take home the bronze medal at the Olympic Marathon with a time of 2 hours 23 minutes and 29 seconds.
		Questions Over Olympic Marathon Route (News Talkzb.co.nz) Kimberley Smith has questioned organizers of the Olympic Marathon course which traversed narrow streets and cobblestones.
		Jeptoo Happy To Win Silver Medal For Kenya (Standard Media) Prisca Jeptoo was hoping for top five finish in the Olympic Marathon. Her bronze medal came as a surprise as she passed Kenyan teammate Mary Keitany and Edna Kiplagat who were favored to finish ahead of her.
		Injury Heartache For Yamauchi (Bicester Advertiser) Mara Yamauchi was forced to pull out of the Olympic Marathon due to a heel injury near the ten kilometer mark.
		Ethiopia's Tiki Falls But Gets Up To Rule Olympic Marathon (Sowetan Live.co.za) Ethiopian Tike Gelana slipped on wet pavement and fell during the women's Olympic Marathon. She recovered and went on to win the race with a time of 2 hours 23 minutes and 7 seconds
		Kara Goucher On The Brutal Olympic Marathon Course And Pal Shalane Flanagan (Examiner.com) Kara Goucher hoped for a top ten finish and a personal record in the London Olympic Marathon. She finished in eleventh and over a minute off her personal best.
		Marblehead's Flanagan Finishes 10th In Olympic Marathon (Boston.com) Shalane Flanagan was felled by the brutal London Olympic Course destroying her hopes of brining home a medal for Team U.S.A.
		Marathon Misfire For U.S. Women (Espn.go.com) The most talented group of U.S. women's marathon runners came away from the London Olympic games empty handed in a disappointing race of rain and cobblestone.
		Peruvian Ines Melchor Breaks Latin American Olympic Marthon Record (Bernama.com) South American Athletics Confederation confirmed that Ines Melchor broke the Latin American marathon record with a time of 2 hours 28 minutes and 54 seconds during her Olympic Marathon race.
News From: Sunday, August 5, 2012
	Olympics 2012 (Women)
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Ethiopian Gelana Sets Olympic Record in Women's Marathon (Race Results Weekly) Ethiopia's Tiki Gelena, 24, outkicked the competition, including reigning back-to-back London Marathon champion Mary Keitany, to capture the gold medal in the women's Olympic marathon, in a new Olympic record time of 2:23:07.
		Ethiopia's Tiki Gelana Wins Gold In Olympic Marathon Record Time (BBC.co.uk) Tiki Gelana took just 2 hours 23 minutes and 7 seconds to win the Olympic Gold Medal and set a new Olympic Record
		Desiree Davila Out Of Olympic Marathon (ESPN Olympic Sports) Desiree Davila has the American record on the Boston Marathon course but stepped off the Olympic Marathon course just past the two-mile mark.
News From: Friday, August 3, 2012
	Olympics 2012 (Women)
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Nigerian Banker-Runner Withdraws From Olympic Marathon (Channelstv.com) Esther Obiekwe has been forced to withdraw from the August 5 Olympic Marathon due to a running injury suffered while training in London.
		Fierce Competition Expected In 'Best Women's Marathon Ever Assembled' (Here and Now) The London Olympic women's marathon will kick off early on Sunday Morning with the fastest women's field ever assembled with seven women having crack the 2 hour and 20 minute barrier.
News From: Thursday, August 2, 2012
	Olympics 2012 (Women)
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Olympic Marathon Runner Kara Goucher Dishes On Avoiding Nerves (Examiner.com) Kara Goucher will race the Olympic Marathon on Sunday and she gets pre-race jitters like all other athletes. She has her son to remind her about what's really important and he helps her to relax.
		Marathon Champion Keitany Keen To Bag Olympic Glory (Standard Media) Kenya will put most of the top contenders in the marathon on the line this Sunday in the women's marathon race and Mary Keitany hopes to bring home the Gold.
News From: Tuesday, July 31, 2012
	Olympics 2012 (Women)
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Kenya Women Marathoners Wrap Up Training And Ready For London Glory (The Star) No Kenyan woman has ever won a gold medal at the marathon distance in the Olympics. Mary Keittany, Edna Kiplagat and Priscah Jeptoo have finished training in Iten and head to London confident of winning.
		Human Interest Story
		Teammates Kara Goucher, Shalane Flanagan Push Each Other (Duluth News Tribune) Kara Goucher and Shalane Flanagan have traveled and trained together since last October with a common goal of racing in the summer 2012 Olympics.
News From: Monday, July 30, 2012
	Olympics 2012 (Women)
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Team Great Britain Announce Freya Murray As Paula Radcliffe's Marathon Replacement (Telegraph.co.uk) Freya Murray who was the second fastest British woman in the London Marathon will replace the injured Paula Radcliffe in the Olympic Marathon.
		Defending Olympic Marathon Champion A Colorado Soccer Mom (Salt Lake Tribune) Constantina Dita holds dual citizenship as a U.S. citizen who lives among other soccer moms in Erie Colorado and as a national hero for her Olympic Marathon gold medal in the 2008 Games for Romania.
News From: Sunday, July 29, 2012
	Olympics 2012 (Women)
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Simon To Make History At London Olympic Marathon (Japan Times) Lidia Simon will set and Olympic record regardless of her final time in the women's marathon at the London Games. She will be the first women to compete in five Olympic Marathons since the race began in 1984.
		Radcliffe Out Of Olympic Marathon With Foot Injury (ESPN Olympic Sports) Paula Radcliffe's hopes of winning a medal at the 2012 London Olympics are over as she has pulled out of the competition with a foot injury.
		Marathoner Desiree Davila: 'Will Do Everything I Can To Get To The Start' (Rochester Patch.com) Desiree Davila's coaches issued the statement that she would not the marathon in 2012. Shortly after the statement Desi issued her own by tweeting: "My race, my final call."
		Murray Ready To Replace Ailing Radcliffe In Olympic Marathon (Race Results Weekly) With ailing injuries taking their toll on legend Paula Radcliffe, Freya Murray of Scotland may be chosen to take Radcliffe's place at the women's Olympic marathon on August 5th.
		Rochester Hills' Desiree Davila Bows Out Of Olympics With Hip Injury (Detroit Free Press) Desiree Davila will not compete in the 2012 London Olympic Marathon because of hip flexor injury.
News From: Wednesday, July 25, 2012
	Olympics 2012 (Women)
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		France's Daunay Pulls Out Of Olympic Marathon (Fox Sports) Christelle Daunay has pulled out of the Olympic Marathon slated for August 5 due to a fracture on the second toe of her left foot.
		Paula Radcliffe's Marathon Chances No More Than 50/50, Says UK Athletics Coach (The Telegraph) Charles van Commenee, UK Athletics Coach, has stated that the chances of Paula Radcliffe making the starting line of the Olympic Marathon are no more than the "flip of a coin."
News From: Tuesday, July 24, 2012
	Olympics 2012 (Women)
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Goucher Says London Marathon Course Favors Americans (Northlands Newscenter) Kara Goucher will race the Olympic Marathon in London on August 5. The technical layout of the course is conducive to successful racing for the Americans.
News From: Monday, July 23, 2012
	Olympics 2012 (Women)
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Olympics-Bound Runner Desiree Davila Struggles With Injury (Rochester Patch.com) Desiree Davilla has not been able to run on solid ground for weeks due to a hip injury. She hopes to have a miraculous turn around when arrives in London.
		Total Preparation: Marblehead's Flanagan Says She's 100 Percent Ready To Run Olympic Marathon In London (Salem News) The motto for the Olympic Games this summer is "Inspire A Generaton." Shalane Flanagan would probably use the slogan of "leave nothing to chance." She is taking full responsibility for everything within her control as she prepares for the marathon race of her life.
		Marathoner Kara Goucher Ready For London Olympics (Star Tribune) Kara Goucher pulls up to Dunwiddy Park in Portland, Oregon to begin a workout that will further prepare her for the Olympic Marathon in just two short weeks.
News From: Friday, July 20, 2012
	Olympics 2012 (Women)
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Simon To Run Record Fifth Olympic Marathon (Race Results Weekly) 38 year old, Lidia Simon has made her way to London, as she becomes the first woman to ever compete in five Olympic Marathon competitions.
		Helalia Johannes Eyes High Olympic Status (All Africa.com) Helalia Johannes ran 2 hours 30 minutes and 35 seconds to set a then national record on her way to winning the Dublin Marathon. She earned experience in 2008 at the Beijing Olympics. In 2012 she is no longer learning. She hopes to do much better than 2 hours and 35 minutes at the Olympic Games.
News From: Wednesday, July 4, 2012
	Olympics 2012 (Women)
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Paula Radcliffe's Race Against Time To Make Olympic Games After Injury Blow (London Evening Standard) An injury to Paula Radcliffe's foot could sideline her dreams to earn an elusive Olympic medal. She will head to Germany to see a foot specialist.
News From: Tuesday, July 3, 2012
	Olympics 2012 (Women)
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		A Brief Reminder Of How Fast Shalane Flanagan Is (Carolina March) Shalane Flanagan finished third at the U.S. Olympic Trials with a time of 31 minutes and 59 seconds. Despite her world record time in the 10K she will go to the Olympics in the marathon and not the 10 kilometer.
News From: Monday, July 2, 2012
	Olympics 2012 (Women)
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Team Weightman: The Making Of An Olympic Dream (Melbourne Weekly) Lisa Weightman finished in twelfth place at the London Marathon with a time of 2 hours 29 minutes and 23 seconds. She had a team of supporters behind her including her husband.
		'Sister' Keitany and Kiplagat Have No Qualms Who Wins Gold (The Star.com) Neighbors and best friends Mary Keitany and Edna Kiplagat are favorites to win gold at the Olympic Marathon in London this August. The two are like sisters and neither has a problem if the other wins Gold
News From: Thursday, June 28, 2012
	Olympics 2012 (Women)
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Competitive Late Bloomer Gets Olympic Ticket At 30 (Asia Watch) Yoshimi Ozaki never made the national level of competition as a younger athlete. But at the age of 30 she has earned a ticket to the Olympic Games in London to run the marathon.
News From: Friday, June 8, 2012
	Olympics 2012 (Women)
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Tina Kefalas: A Greek-American Olympic Marathon Runner Ready To Take Over London (Greek Reporter) Tina Kefalas will run the Olympic Marathon flying the Greek colors and representing all Greek-Americans. She is funding her Olympic dream with personal funds.
News From: Wednesday, May 30, 2012
	Olympics 2012 (Women)
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Arlington Marathoner Qualifies For Olympic Games (Sun Gazette) Claire Hallissey will represent Great Britain in the marathon during the 2012 Olympic Games. She lives in Arlington Virginia.
News From: Friday, May 25, 2012
	Olympics 2012 (Women)
		Human Interest Story
		Lucy Kabuu Eyes Second Slot For Olympic Games (Coast Week) Lucy Kabuu missed a slot on the Kenya Athletics team for the 2012 Olympic Marathon but will attempt to qualify in the 10,000 meter race.
News From: Wednesday, May 23, 2012
	Olympics 2012 (Women)
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Dejected Runner Will Not Appeal Olympic Decision (Irish Times) Maria McCambridge learned that she was not selected to represent Ireland in the 2012 Olympic Games.
News From: Wednesday, May 2, 2012
	Olympics 2012 (Women)
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Olympics: Irish Marathon Hopefuls Want Quick Decision (Independent) Four Irish women are hoping to hear from Athletics Ireland regarding their choices for the 2012 Olympic Marathon team.
News From: Friday, April 27, 2012
	Olympics 2012 (Women)
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		How A Determined Desiree Davila Won A Spot On The U.S. Olympic Marathon Team (Fit Sugar.com) Desiree Davilla secured her spot on the Olympic Marathon team with a time of 2 hours 25 minutes and 55 seconds.
News From: Thursday, April 26, 2012
	Olympics 2012 (Women)
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Kenyan Women's Olympic Marathon Team Promises Clean Sweep (Daily Nation) Mary Keitany, who leads the Kenyan Olympic Marathon team with the third fastest marathon time ever of 2 hours 18 minutes and 37 seconds, feels their team has what it takes to stage a clean sweep at the Olympic Games.
News From: Tuesday, April 24, 2012
	Olympics 2012 (Women)
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Hallissey Overwhelmed By Olympic Chance (Hinckley Times) Claire Hallissey who lives in Arlington Virginia will join Team Great Britain for the final Olympic Marathon spot.

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