Minn. Man to Run Arizona Marathon for Haiti PHOENIX - A man from Minnesota is among some 30,000 people in the valley for the PF Chang's Rock 'n Roll Marathon and Half marathon. Clint Johnston was coming just to cheer on his dad in the race -- until something touched his heart and inspired him to lace up some running shoes as well. Back in December, Johnston and some friends traveled to Haiti. They met an American teacher, who took them to an orphanage named Danita's Children. "We played with the kids and they were all wonderful kids, smiles and hugs and holding our hands and playing with us. We spent the whole day there, as soon as we left Haiti, we knew we wanted to give back. I especially knew I wanted to start... P.F. Chang's marathon to run from Phoenix to Tempe The PF Chang's Rock-n-Roll Marathon will be held Sunday, Jan. 17, across Phoenix, Scottsdale and Tempe. The event will begin at 7:30 am and include a full ... Local News, Weather, Sports Yuma, AZ El Centro Imperial Valley, CA AP - January 15, 2010 3:44 PM ET PHOENIX (AP) - For its first six years in existence, the Rock 'n' Roll Arizona Marathon and Half-Marathon failed to attract ... Record-holding marathoner among museum runners As soon as he finished the Robins race he headed to Atlanta to catch a flight to Phoenix for a marathon scheduled to start at 6 am today. ... Not looking forward to big marathon I will spend my day sitting in my home, listening to the squealing tires and honking horns of other good taxpaying Phoenix citizens who suddenly find that ... Kastor and Hall headline Phoenix Half Marathon fields Phoenix, USA - Olympians Deena Kastor and Ryan Hall, both US record holders in the Half Marathon, will make their 2010 racing debuts over the distance at the seventh P.F. Chang's Rock 'n' Roll Arizona Marathon and Half Marathon on Sunday (17).Hall set the U.S. record over the distance in 2007 when he won the USA Half Marathon Championship at Houston in 59:43 to become the first and only American to ever break the one-hour barrier on a record standard course, while bettering the previous U.S. record that had stood for 21 years."I have always wanted to run the event ever since Haile (Gebrselassie) broke the world record for the half marathon there," said Hall, referring to the... Training runs for Cellcom Green Bay Marathon events begin ... blogger Amy Bailey will tweet and blog about her experience this weekend as she participates in Sunday's rock 'N' Roll Arizona Half Marathon in Phoenix. ...

Welcome to Phoenix! After his leg, he had to rush off to the marathon expo to prepare for our interview with the Fox Morning Show. Then Bill M. helped me through the next 12 miles of the run. After we finished his portion of the run, we had to quickly hurry over to the marathon expo for our interview. The Fox Morning Show interviewed both Julie and me. Julie did an outstanding job spreading the message of Cures Rock! and our goal to raise funds for blood cancer cure research. My brother Steve guided me up East McDowell Road , where had a great view of Phoenix . We stopped at the summit for just a moment to enjoy the view and reflect on our journey. He then handed me off to Suz. She took me...

Ultra runner finishes journey today who on Sunday ends a 17-day, 500-mile run from San Diego to Phoenix to raise money for cancer by running the Rock and Roll marathon. Day 16:  The Why Phoenix Convention Center Today (Saturday): 2 miles / Total: 496 miles Tomorrow (Sunday): 31 miles / Final: Total: 527 miles:   Waking up today was strange.  My brother just greeted me with "Good morning, Phoenix" as I met him for breakfast.  I must say, my mind still has not grasped the magnitude of what the Cures Rock! Team has accomplished.   I remember sitting in the San Diego Leukemia and Lymphoma Society office with just a PowerPoint presentation titled the...