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	IAAF International Association of Athletics Federations - IAAF.org - News - Article
		Rome, Italy - Alberico Di Cecco smashed his personal best to win today’s 2005 Rome Marathon in a course record of 2:08:02.
		At the 10km Skvortsova increased her lead over the 32-year-old Alagia who lost ground by 15km and was overhauled by the Ethiopians Abeba Tola (PB 2:29:54 in Amsterdam 2000 and third in Rome in 2003) and Tafa Magarsa Assale.
		Di Cecco took the initiative with Ingargiola (a 2:08:48 italian top runner who came to the fore in Rome in 2000) and the kenyans Kipchumba, Biwott, Kipkosgei and Yego close on his heels.
	www.iaaf.org /news/Kind=2/newsId=28857.html (1227 words)

	Budget Accommodation Rome - Hotel Veneto Rome
		The Rome Marathon is one of the toughest you can find and The 2004 Rome Marathon to be held in March 2004 will even be even harder due to the new proposed route which is even more hilly than the previous 9 editions.
		This information was compiled for you by Hotel Veneto Rome a quality 3 star hotel in Rome offering budget accommodation to travellers attending major sporting events held in Rome.
		The Veneto is one of the most reasonably priced hotels in Rome according to independent reviews.
	www.hotelvenetorome.com /budget_accommodation_rome.htm (1227 words)

	Wisconsin Placenames WIRoots Wisconsin Genealogy and WI County History Resources
		PORTAGE, County, is bounded on the north by Marathon, on the east by Waupacca, on the south by Waushara and Adams, and on the west by La Crosse, and is 30 miles north and south, by 54 miles east and west.
		OCONTO, County, is bounded on the north by the State line, on the east by the middle of Green Bay, and a portion of Brown, on the south by Brown and Outagamie, and on the west by Waupacca and Marathon.
		The county is connected with the second congressional district, the fifth judicial circuit, and the fifteenth senate district, and constitutes an assembly district.
	www.wiroots.com /1853gazetteerN.html (10557 words)

	The Honolulu Marathon
		It's how their primal champion, Abebe Bikila, having won the 1960 Rome Olympic marathon barefoot (symbolically avenging Mussolini's invasion of Ethiopia in the 1930's), and having won the 1964 Tokyo Olympic marathon in a world record, then set out in the thin air of Mexico City in 1968 to win three Olympics in a row.
		As we drew apart, all the talk was of the future, of safe travel, of hopes for the children, even as we stared up at Mamo's rainbow, strengthening in the sky, signifying that it was all right to go on, that the bond is as strong as ever.
		Tokyo Olympic 10,000-meter champion Billy Mills suggested we sign an Olympic flag for Wolde.
	www.honolulumarathon.org /mamo_wolde_story.html (7035 words)

	Custom Getaways - Paris Marathon package
		As with most of our tours, our Rome Marathon package can be customized to suit your needs.
		The other +23,000 are to start a 5K race immediately after the start of the Marathon.
		Some 30,000 runners should be in streets in the 23rd of March; "only 7000" or so will be running the Full Marathon.
	www.customgetaways.com /romemarathon.htm (7035 words)

	Thefts of Relics
		Although discovery and transfer of the relics of the saints are noted by the end of the IV century in Rome, nevertheless, the general phenomena is later (Cf St Gregory the Great in a negative answer to the Empress Constantina).
		Saint Augustine reveals to us that although the invocation of the martyrs was a consolidated fact in the Christian communities of the 4th century, the liturgical expression of devotion to them was still very discreet.
		Saint Ambrose will exhort his people to address their prayers to the martyrs that they may intercede for the forgiveness of sins.
	www.ichrusa.com /courtyard/theftsofrelics.html (13851 words)

	Ouarzazate, Morocco Marathon des Sables (Marathon of the Sands) tourism in Morocco
		Competitors in the Marathon have ranged in age from 14 to 76 years old, and have included former gold medal Olympians, polar explorers, executives, scientists, high school students, housewives and a yogi.
		Each day of the Marathon is an adventure unto its own, as each of the six "stages" ranges from 20 to 60 kilometers (12 to 37 miles) in length.
		Marathon organizers supply the runners with a measly nine liter ration of water for each day.
	ilovemarrakech.com /ouarzazate/marathondessables (13851 words)

	Hotel in Rome
		Rome Marathon March 2004 Rugby 6 Nations Matches are played from February to April - February 16 2004 Italy v Scotland Rugby at the Flaminio Stadium Rome Tickets may be available from the concierge.
		Piazza Navona Piazza Navona in Rome is one of turist attractions of Rome.
		The embassy is housed within the impressive walls of the Palazzo Farnese which was the first piece of renaissance architecture ever to be built in Rome - no 2 stars hotel rome
	www.rome-hotel.org.uk /hotel-rome.asp?ottimizza=6 (13851 words)

	Maratona della Città di Roma - City of Rome Marathon
		Maratona della Città di Roma - City of Rome Marathon
	www.maratonadiroma.it (13851 words)

	Rome Marathon Resources
		Rome Marathon: Information and accommodation for the 10th edition of the Rome Marathon 2004...
		Frederick Cherono wins the Rome marathon ahead of compatriot Noach Bor.
		Results Â ROME (AP) -- Kenya's Vincent Kipsos won the Rome Marathon on Sunday, beating...
	www.all-about-olympic-games.com /rome_marathon_r27.php (13851 words)

	www.philatelistes.net - Luc-Olivier Merson : Le soldat de Marathon
		grand prix de Rome de peinture d'histoire, 1869.
		N.B. Si les premiers jeux olympiques modernes de 1896 furent disputés sur 40 km, l'épreuve actuelle du marathon se dispute sur une distance de 42,195 km qui fut adoptée lors des 4èmes J.O. de Londres en 1908.
		Près de 20 000 archers et cavaliers devaient marcher vers Athènes pour y réprimer les révoltes grecques.
	www.coppoweb.com /merson/fr.merson_v.php (13851 words)

	Etymologie, Étymologie, Etymology - Wortgeschichte & Wortgeschichten In Planung 51
		The word is derived from Latin Palatinus "imperial", from Palatium "palace", after the location of the palace of the Roman Emperor Augustus on the Palatium hill in Rome.
		Rhineland-Palatinate - created by joining parts of the Rhineland (after the Rhine river) with the Rhenish Palatinate, formerly a Palatine county, meaning that its count was the administrator of a palace of the Holy Roman Emperor.
	www.etymologie.info /~e/_n/in-plan51.html (2573 words)

	Wisconsin ATV trails listed by county
		Description: Approximately 19 miles of trail in the Burma road unit of Marathon County Forest.
		ATVs are also allowed on a few miles of county snowmobile trails in the Prentice area which allow access to lodging, gas and restaurants.
		Description: Approximately 18 miles of trail that connects the Clark County system with the Buffalo River Trail and 4 miles that connect Channey ATV trial to Town of Wilson routes.
	www.anythingwisconsin.com /atvtrails.htm (1470 words)

	adams county gambling
		...columbus marathon 2002 results 2002 general election results adams county election results...
		Agriculture in Adams County, like the growing season upon which it depends, saw both fat and lean years by turns.
		He was a member of the American Medical Association and Radiological Society of North America, the Adams County Medical Society and Homochitto...
	www.texas-poker-now.info /adams-county-gambling.html (563 words)

	MAMO WOLDE, OLYMPIAN
		He was always second to Bikila who won the Olympic marathon by huge margins at both the 1960 marathon in Rome and the 1964 marathon in Italy.
		In 1960, his Ethiopian countryman, Abebe Bikila won the Olympic marathon in Rome.
		Bikila was favored to win the 1968 marathon at Mexico city, but broke a bone in his leg training just before the Olympics.
	www.drmirkin.com /fitness/1143.html (486 words)

	Athletics- IAAF Press Releases
		The conference was headed by IAAF President Primo Nebiolo, with the participation of Gianni Gola, the President of the Italian federation, Riccardo Milano, representing the city of Rome and Roberto Castrucci, the Rome Marathon Director.
		Whoever the winners - man and woman - of the IAAF Rome Millennium marathon, they will go down in history: forty years after the Olympic triumph of Abebe Bikila.
		The IAAF is pleased to have as a partner an institution offering a solid tradition of banking expertise and an innovative approach to the financial services and feels that this association will further contribute to the development of the athletics movement.
	www.athletix.org /IAAFpr1999.html (16224 words)

	Plot Summary for The Games (1970)
		The Games is about four marathon runners from different countries who are preparing for the Rome Olympics.
		This movie follows four marathon runners as they prepare for the Rome Olympic Games.
		The movie takes you through some of the runners personal training schedules before finally showing the marathon.
	indie.imdb.com /Plot?0065757 (16224 words)

	Running Barefoot, Abebe Bikila
		Abebe Bikila, the Ethiopian barefoot marathon runner, won a gold medal without wearing shoes at the Rome Olympics in 1960.
		Abebe came to Japan as a guest runner at the Mainichi Marathon held after the Rome Olympics.
		Abebe Bikila runs barefoot at the Rome Olympics in 1960.
	www.runningbarefoot.org /?name=AbebeBikila (4493 words)

	Olympic Legends: Abebe Bikila
		Unknown outside his own country, Abebe Bikila proved a sensation at the 1960 Rome Olympics when he padded barefoot along the Appian Way to win the marathon in world record time.
		In Rome he left the world's best marathon runners gasping in his wake as he became the first black African to win an Olympic gold medal and paved the way for generations of African long-distance dominance.
		Bikila was born on August 7, 1932, the same day as the Los Angeles Olympics marathon, in the town of Jato, about 130 kms from Addis Ababa.
	www.rediff.com /sports/2004/aug/12oly-ath.htm (507 words)

	Abebe Bikila
		In the marathon at Rome, Bikila and Moroccan Rhadi ben Abdesellem, who was making his debut at the distance, stayed with a pack of more experienced runners in the early stages, but by 20km, the pair had opened up a lead of 26 seconds.
		Bikila became an instant celebrity after that, but although he received many invitations to races, he only contested five marathons between Rome and the following Olympic Games in Tokyo, winning four of them.
		Bikila had undergone an appendectomy only 40 days prior to the marathon in Tokyo on 21 October, but he showed no ill effects from it, as he, Ron Clarke (Australia), and Jim Hogan (Ireland) led the field past 15km.
	www.sporting-heroes.net /athletics-heroes/displayhero.asp?HeroID=1956 (260 words)

	Mediterranean Civilizations to AD500
		Between 264 and 146 BC, Rome fought the three Punic Wars with Carthage; the high point for the Carthagians was the campaign of Hannibal during the second war; by the end of the Punic Wars, Rome dominated the Mediterranean world.
		The Persian Wars (490-479 BC): Challenge to Greek civilization from the Persians; Darius in 490 BC and Xerxes in 480-479 BC; key battles: Marathon (490 BC); Thermopylae (480 BC); and Salamis (479 BC).
		The Historical Context at the Time of the Birth of Jesus: Roman rule since 64 BC; Jews had considerable religious and political freedom; Culturally and intellectually indebted to Hellenistic civilization; Palestine a hotbed of religious activity and contenders were: the High Priests; the Sadducees; the Pharisees; the Essenes; and the Zealots.
	www.uncp.edu /home/rwb/lecture_med_civ.htm (260 words)

	MSN Encarta - Abebe Bikila
		The marathon at the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome, Italy, was only Bikila's third race at this distance, but he set a new world best time of 2 hours 15 minutes 16.2 seconds and also attracted attention by running the race barefoot.
		At the 1964 Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, Bikila, no longer competing barefoot, became the first runner to win the Olympic marathon twice, finishing with a new world best time of 2 hours 12 minutes 11.2 seconds (his previous mark had been broken several times between the Olympics).
		Bikila competed in the marathon at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City, but he dropped out of the race after about 16 km (about 10 mi) because of injury.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761582404/Bikila_Abebe.html (260 words)

	MSN Encarta - Search View - Abebe Bikila
		The marathon at the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome, Italy, was only Bikila's third race at this distance, but he set a new world best time of 2 hours 15 minutes 16.2 seconds and also attracted attention by running the race barefoot.
		Bikila competed in the marathon at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City, but he dropped out of the race after about 16 km (about 10 mi) because of injury.
		Abebe Bikila (1932-1973), Ethiopian track-and-field athlete, who won two Olympic gold medals in the marathon.
	encarta.msn.com /text_761582404__1/Abebe_Bikila.html (287 words)

	Athletics
		On paper, this appeared to hand the race to Mota on a platter, but the task would not be easy, as the marathon in Rome on 29 August was held over a difficult course and in 73% humidity.
		The other three were Grete Waitz (Norway), who had won the 1983 world title, Joan Benoit (USA), the 1984 Olympic gold medallist, and Ingrid Kristiansen (Norway) who had recorded the fastest time ever run at the 1985 London marathon.
		This was a situation which Mota looked forward to rectifying at the 1987 World Championships in Rome.
	sporting-heroes.net /athletics-heroes/printableversion.asp?HeroID=1702 (314 words)

	1960 Summer Olympics
		It was the second time an athlete died in competition at the Olympics, after the death of Portuguese marathon runner Francisco Lazaro[?] at the 1912 Summer Olympics.
		Rome had been awarded the organisation of the 1908 Summer Olympics, but had to decline and pass the honours to London.
		Abebe Bikila[?] of Ethiopia wins the marathon bare-footed to become the first black African Olympic Champion.
	www.freetemplate.ws /19/1960-summer-olympics.html (314 words)

	Athletics- IAAF Press Releases
		The conference was headed by IAAF President Primo Nebiolo, with the participation of Gianni Gola, the President of the Italian federation, Riccardo Milano, representing the city of Rome and Roberto Castrucci, the Rome Marathon Director.
		Walkers are a special breed in the world of athletics: even more so than marathon runners, they are the adepts of silent fatigue and efforts that drain the body of every hidden ounce of energy.
		In this final meeting of Council before the Congress holds the elections of the governing instances of the Federation, there are a large number of points on the agenda, with, of course, a special focus on the organisation of the forthcoming World Championships, just 90 days before the opening ceremony.
	www.athletix.org /IAAFpr1999.html (314 words)

	The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World
		The Battle of the Metaurus, 207 BC Excerpt: That battle was the determining crisis of the contest, not merely between Rome and Carthage, but between the two great families of the world...
		The Battle of Marathon, 490 BC Excerpt: Two thousand three hundred and forty years ago, a council of Athenian Officers was summoned on the slope of one of the mountains that look over the plain of Marathon, on the eastern coast of Attica.
		This book tells the story of the fifteen military engagements (from Marathon to Waterloo) which had a significant impact on world history.
	worldhistory.com /wiki/T/The-Fifteen-Decisive-Battles-of-the-World.htm (965 words)

	MSN Encarta - Search Results - Bikila Abebe
		Bikila, Abebe (1932-1973), Ethiopian long-distance and marathon runner who made history in the 1960 Rome Olympic Games by running the marathon...
		Well-known runners include Ethiopia's Abebe Bikila, who won the Olympic marathon in 1960 and 1964, and East Germany's Waldemar Cierpinski, who took...
		Most of the memorable sporting achievers have come from the centrepiece of the Olympic Games—the athletics competition.
	uk.encarta.msn.com /Bikila_Abebe.html (93 words)

	Abebe Bikila - Abebe Bikila
		Abebe Bikila became a national hero after winning the Olympic gold medal in the marathon at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, setting a world record of 2 h 15 min 16.2 s.
		At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Bikila was affected by high altitude, injury, and age and ended up withdrawing from the marathon after 17 kilometers.
		Abebe Bikila (August 7, 1932 - October 25, 1973) was a two-time Olympic marathon champion from Ethiopia.
	cellphone.blogiston.com /Abebe_Bikila (793 words)

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