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News From: Sunday, November 9, 2003
	Washington DC Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		D.C. government bars '04 marathon (The Washington Times) There will be no DC Marathon next year. The District government made it quite clear it is not entertaining thoughts of any 26.2-mile events in the city until possibly 2005.
News From: Thursday, April 17, 2003
	Washington DC Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		District Still Has Plans for Washington DC Marathon (Washington Post) District officials in Washington DC want to continue to hold an annual marathon despite the fiasco with this year's race organizer H2O. City officials said they will be more careful choosing who they do buisiness with next time.
News From: Tuesday, April 15, 2003
	Washington DC Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Washington DC Marathon Organizer Files for Bankruptcy (Washington Post) Some runners filed class-action lawsuits towards John Stanley president of H2O Entertainment in order to immediately recover their entrance fees after the DC Marathon was cancelled. However, H2O has now filed for bankruptcy which will make it difficult for those fees to be recovered.
News From: Monday, March 24, 2003
	Washington DC Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		D.C. Runners Hit Streets Despite Canceled Marathon (Washington Post) A group of runners took to the streets of DC today to run in the "unofficial" Washington DC Marathon after the official marathon was canceled at the last minute.
News From: Sunday, March 23, 2003
	Washington DC Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Runners race in 'unofficial' DC Marathon (AP Megasports) Over 500 runners turned out for the 'Unofficial' Washington DC Marathon after the official race was canceled. Paul Rades and Kevin Kozlowski, both of Silver Spring, MD won the race running together in a time of 2:55:50.
News From: Friday, March 21, 2003
	Washington DC Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Officials Upset by Canceled Marathon (News World Communications, Inc.) Washington DC mayor and other city officials are very upset by the race organizer's decision to cancel Sunday's race. They called the race organizers "greedy" for not consulting the city on the decision. Officials are being supported by resturant and hotel owners whom have been preparing for the race for quite some time, while race organizers did it in response to the thousands of people calling in to question the safety of the area.
News From: Thursday, March 20, 2003
	Washington DC Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Organizers Cancel DC Marathon (The Washington Times) Washington DC Marathon spokeswoman Angela Casey says the main reason for cancelling Sunday's race was for security reasons. Over 1200 runners and expo vendors called in refusing to put their safety on the line. Travel to the Washington DC area is not safe, and police/security officials are needed for other reasons.
		Race Organizers Cancel Sunday's D.C. Marathon (Washington Post) There were almost 7,000 runners scheduled to run in this Sunday's Washington DC marathon, but much to their enthusiasm, the race has been cancelled. Since war has officially been declared, race organizers working for H2O Entertainment have recieved thousands of calls from concerned runners about the security of Washington DC. It was only after the 1200th caller that organizers made the official decision.
News From: Monday, March 10, 2003
	Washington DC Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Iceland Named Official 'Country of Honor' of Washington DC Marathon, Mar. 23 (The New York Times Company) Iceland has been honored as the official "Country of Honor" Washington DC's second annual Marathon. Iceland is the leading supplier of fresh, natural seafood to the U.S. market, and each year they recieve over 60,000 visitors from the U.S. The Washington race is set for Sunday, March 23rd.
News From: Sunday, March 9, 2003
	Washington DC Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Marathon Organizers Revise Washington DC Marathon Route (Internet Broadcasting Systems, Inc.) Washington DC Marthon organizers re-routed this year's course to run a little faster. So far there are 6,000 runners signed up to compete, and the race is set to run two weeks from now.
News From: Friday, March 7, 2003
	Washington DC Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		D.C. Marathon Makes Strides (The Washington Post Company) The Washington DC council is on a new mission to make their Marathon race as good, if not better, than New York and Boston. The race is set for March 23rd, with certain provisions that have been made since last year, including better traffic control, and less contention.
News From: Sunday, February 23, 2003
	Washington DC Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Washington DC Marathon Organizers Expect Stellar Field (News World Communications) Washington DC marathon race director John Stanley is sure last year's records will be broken in next month's marathon due to the outlook on elite runner's signed on for the race. Stanley announced last week that Kenyan Joseph Kamau, Ukrainian Osmak Igor, Ethiopian Kassahun Kabiso and American Michael Dudley will be attending the men's race and Ethiopian Leila Aman, Russian Janna Malkova and Romanian Dana Petrescu will be at to the women's event. The Marathon is scheduled for March 23rd, and prize money has accumulated to about $25,000.
News From: Sunday, February 2, 2003
	Washington DC Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Washington DC Inaugural Marathon Produced $5 million (News World Communications, Inc.) Race directors and city council members are hoping this year's Washington DC Marathon, set for March 23rd, will bring them as much money as did it's inaugural race. The city recieved about 5 million dollars in revenue, which is more than it has seen from any event that has happened there since the September 11th attack.
News From: Wednesday, December 18, 2002
	Washington DC Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Marathon Runner Sought To Represent Missouri in Washington DC 2nd National Race (Kansas City Channel.Com) Washington DC is having it's second National Marathon in March 23rd 2003, and the State of Missouri is looking for some good representatives. Kansas City organizer information and registration forms can be found on the web at www.oa.state.mo.us/gs/marathon.
News From: Saturday, April 6, 2002
	Washington DC Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Mayor defends effects of Washington DC Marathon (The Washington Times) The D.C. Mayor's Office is defending the success of the Washington DC Marathon, saying it brought the promised economic boost and was not a financial flop, as some are suggesting.
News From: Monday, March 25, 2002
	Washington DC Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Washongton DC Marathon: Churches run into traffic jam (Washington Times) Runners in the first D.C. Marathon vied for space with early morning churchgoers attending Palm Sunday services on the District's closed streets yesterday.
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Mills Races Through Her First Trip to D.C. to Win Women's Race (Washington Post) Victoria Mills topped the women's field in Sunday's Washington DC Marathon in 2:54:29, a strong race, though not as good as her personal best from 1996. Mills described the race as a "blur" and said she loved the course, run for the first time this year.
		Kuznetsov Outruns Field, Glitches in First DC Marathon (Washington Post) Andrey Kuznetsov won Sunday's inaugural Washington DC Marathon in 2:23:40 after outlasting two close competitors in their 20s and a frustrating run off the course. Jacob Brundage, who was second, found himself lost for several minutes, unable to find spectators who new the course well enough to put him back on it.
News From: Sunday, March 24, 2002
	Washington DC Marathon
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Rockville Man First to Finish at D.C. Marathon (Washington Post) Russian runner Andrey Kuzhetsov of Rockville, MD, took the inaugural Washington DC Marathon on Sunday in 2:24:40, beating 6,500 other runners. Victoria Mills of Atlanta led all the way and was the first of the women to cross the finish.
		Kuzhetsov claims victory at Washington D.C. Marathon (Nando Sportserver) Andrey Kuzhetsov pulled away with eight miles left Sunday to win the inaugural Washington D.C. Marathon.
News From: Saturday, March 23, 2002
	Washington DC Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		DC Marathon to step off under multiple clouds of controversy (Washington Times) John Stanley and his associates at H2O Entertainment in Arlington hope to pull off a successful race despite planning glitches.
		Marathon Seeks Joggers, Walkers -- Fast Folks, Too (The Washington Post) The Washington DC marathon expects 8,000 people to participate in this year's inagural race.
News From: Thursday, March 21, 2002
	Washington DC Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Marathoner Barry Has Many Partners (The Washington Post) Kristin Pierce Barry, 28, is one of the local favorites in Sunday's inaugural Washington D.C. Marathon.
News From: Wednesday, March 20, 2002
	Washington DC Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		Washington DC: Running a Marathon Is Hard (The Washington Post) The organizers of this Sunday's inaugural Washington D.C. Marathon learn of all the obsticals to putting on a great race.
News From: Tuesday, March 12, 2002
	Washington DC Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Washington DC Marathon: A marathon for the rest of them (Washington Post) About 8,000 runners are expected to sign up for the inaugural Washington DC Marathon, set for March 24. The marathon is the only one run entirely within the DC boundaries, and will have half the field of the better known Marine Corps Marathon, which is also based in DC. The deadline for entry - no lottery was needed - was set for midnight on Thursday, March 14.
News From: Monday, February 11, 2002
	Washington DC Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Clergy, footrace see clash in Washington, D.C. (Washington Times) Washington, D.C., clergy have been cool to the idea of a joint ecumenical service on Palm Sunday at a single location to avoid conflicts with the D.C. Marathon set for the same morning. Church officials said it is a sacred day with high church attendence, and church goers want to be in their own houses of worship.
News From: Friday, February 8, 2002
	Washington DC Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		D.C. marathon manages fast-paced volunteer signups (Washington Business Journal) The Washington D.C. Marathon has recruited more than 300 volunteer medical personnel from George Washington Medical to help during the marathon on March 24th.
News From: Friday, January 11, 2002
	Washington DC Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		New capital marathon is a good thing (The Detroit News) This spring Washington DC will host a second marathon for runners to enjoy in addition to the hugely popular Marine Corps Marathon. The race will take place entirely within the city and will go past many of the city's great sites. There are still about 15,000 spots available before reaching the fields capacity of 20,000.
News From: Tuesday, December 18, 2001
	Washington DC Marathon
		Human Interest Story
		New Marathon Comes To Nation's Capital (Sportsline.com) Organizers announced Tuesday that the inaugural Washington DC Marathon will be held March 24, 2002.
News From: Friday, June 29, 2001
	Washington DC Marathon
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Arlington firm crosses hurdle for new D.C. marathon (Washington Business Journal) Washington, D.C. is set to get its very own major marathon event next year on March 24. The race is proving to be wildly popular especially due to the frustration and exclusion of many would-be Marine Corps Marathon participants. Sponsor deals are in the works.