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Fort Drum soldier training for Boston Marathon (News 10 Now Syracuse)
Most people don't even think about running seventy miles in a year, but one Fort Drum soldier runs that every week, as he's training for the Boston Marathon. Our Katie Gibas tells us what's motivating Miguel Contreras to run more than 1,100 miles between now and the marathon next year.

Ultra Running: Sichel takes first steps to 1000 Mile World Cup with Highland Training Camp (RunnersWeb.com)
Orkney's world record holding ultra marathon runner, William Sichel (56), takes his first steps towards next March's 1000 Mile World Cup race in Athens, with a 3 day Training Camp in the Highlands from Friday 27th to Sunday 29th November.

Track Club Launches Half Marathon Training Program (The Chattanoogan)
The Chattanooga Track Club (CTC) will launch a half marathon training program on Wednesday, Dec. 8. The 12-week program is designed to prepare runners, from beginners to the experienced, for the Scenic City Half Marathon scheduled for Feb. 27, 2010 in downtown Chattanooga.

Girl, 6, forced into marathon runs by father (People's Daily)
A father in south China has been forcing his six-year-old daughter to run dozens of kilometers every day in the hope of turning her into a marathon prodigy. He is also fast-tracking her through school and she has a heavy study routine. And the point of all this pressure, this gruelling regime, on such a little girl? He wants to impress his runaway wife and win her back. Yang Feng, in Haikou City ...

As Registration Numbers Climb Steadily, UPMC Health Plan Becomes Title Sponsor for Pittsburgh Half Marathon (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
UPMC Health Plan will serve as title sponsor for the Pittsburgh Half Marathon, Pittsburgh Three Rivers Marathon Inc. announced today. UPMC Health Plan is the third title sponsor for the annual event, joining Dick's Sporting Goods as title sponsor for the Marathon, and FedEx Ground as title sponsor for the Marathon Relay.

Local brother and sister team up to run Chicago Marathon (MLive.com)
Photo supplied Gwen Vryhof, of northwest Grand Rapids, and her brother Dan Vryhof, a Calvin College student, ran the Chicago Marathon on Oct. 11 to raise money for World Vision.

Hogue repeats at marathon (Baxter Bulletin)
For the past three years there's been a different overall champion at the Mountain Home Marathon for Kenya.

MTN MARATHON: Run for it (The Monitor)
Finally it’s D-day as the MTN Marathon takes center stage this morning starting at the Kololo Airstrip. After two months of high-altitude residential training in Bukwo, Joseph Nsubuga should have few or no excuses going into today’s race.

Stubborn streak helps former Rhodes student push, finish second in 'ultra' marathon (Memphis Commercial Appeal)
To Michigan native Nick Lewis, track and field was always just something he participated in recreationally.Still, over the past year, the Rhodes College graduate has positioned himself as the dark horse in "ultra" running."If someone had told me a year ago I'd even finish a 100-mile race ... I'd have probably laughed at them," Lewis said.Not only did Lewis finish at Colorado's Leadville Trail ...

FIT club aims to show anyone can start running (Lancaster Eagle-Gazette)
LANCASTER -- Listen to Jill Allen extol the virtues of running, and it's easy to understand why she wants to use the sport to bring people together.
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