Baltimore Marathon

There are 36 runners — 34 men and two women — who have run in every one of the previous nine Baltimore Marathons. Here's the story of five of those men, all locals who have different motivations and varied views on running 26.2 miles through the city's streets. The reluctant one Daniel Broh-Kahn hates running the Baltimore Marathon. "I'm miserable doing it," he said. "My shoulders hurt, My feet get tired. During the race I tell myself, 'The sooner I finish, the sooner I'm done.

During a January trip to Ethiopia, Clay Shaw noticed just how world-renowned the Under Armour Baltimore Marathon has become. A few locals sauntered through the running-rich streets of Addis Ababa in T-shirts emblazoned with the marathon's logo, while runners familiar with Shaw's work protracted his name to "Clay Shaw, Baltimore Marathon. " In his 10 years as the elite athlete coordinator for the event — basically, he ensures that top runners come here to compete — Shaw has fitted some of the best international runners with bibs in the Baltimore Marathon.

Organizers of the Baltimore Running Festival and Baltimore Marathon announced today that Under Armour has extended its title sponsorship of the event through 2012. Under Armour has been title sponsor since 2003. As part of the agreement, Under Armour will provide state-of-the-art performance apparel to all participants. "Our goal is to create a premium, international race for serious runners surrounded by a festival that celebrates the voice of our brand and the city of Baltimore," said Amy Larkin, Under Armour senior director of events, sponsorships and community.

A 23-year-old man who collapsed and died Saturday during the Baltimore Marathon was a graduate student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the Boston Globe and The Daily Princetonian reported Monday. Peter Norman Curtin, a native of Wilmington, N.C., was among some 20,000 runners Saturday when he collapsed about 11:20 a.m. near the 25-mile marker on Guilford Avenue and near the course's last medical station. He was taken by a private ambulance to Union Memorial Hospital and pronounced dead at 1:11 p.m. Debra Schindler, a hospital spokeswoman, said Curtin never regained consciousness.

One killed in truck-SUV crash in White Marsh A collision between a sport-utility vehicle and a tractor early Sunday in White Marsh claimed the life of a Harford County woman and critically injured her husband. Linda Buckland, 57, of Edgewood, was driving a 2003 Chevrolet Tracker westbound on Pulaski Highway at 1:44 a.m. when she collided with a Kenworth tractor driven by Irvin Jones, of Dublin, Va., who was entering the highway from Stevens Road. Police said Linda Buckland died later at Maryland Shock Trauma Center and that her husband, Charles, 62, was in critical condition there.

A defending champion was overthrown in the men's competition at the Baltimore Marathon on Saturday, and a new event record was set in the women's. Alphonce Yatich of Kenya took first place overall in the marathon with a time of 2 hours, 14 minutes, 4 seconds - the second-best time in the race's history. Yatich, 25, and Julius Keter - the Kenyan who set the event record last year in 2:11:56 - ran together until about Mile 20, when Yatich took the lead. Keter subsequently dropped out of the race.

MEN'S FULL MARATHON 1. Alphonce Yatich Kennesaw, GA KEN 2:14:04 2. Isaac Macharia Las Cruces, NM, KEN 2:15:53 3. Elijah Nyabuti Maineville, OH, KEN 2:17:12 4. Joseph Chirlee New York, NY USA 2:18:03 5. Samuel Ndereba Royersford, PA KEN 2:20:23 6. Charles Kanyao Kenya KEN 2:21:28 7. Fikedu Lemma Bronx, NY ETH 2:21:35 8. Giovanni Amador Colombia COL 2:22:29 9. Mohammed Awol Bronx, NY ETH 2:24:06 10.Wilson Komen Washington, DC KEN 2:26:30 ...

Street closures today for Baltimore Marathon * Corner of Russell and Camden: closed at 6 a.m. for setup * Paca to McCulloh: closed from 7 to 8:30 a.m. * McCulloh to Greenspring: closed from 7:10 to 8:50 a.m. * Greenspring to Beechwood to Mansion House to Hanlon to East to Wyman Park Drive (in Druid Hill Park): 7:15 to 9:50 a.m. * Wyman Park to Art Museum Drive: closed 7:30 to 10 a.m. * Art Museum Drive to 28th St.: Closed 7:30 to 10 a.m. * 28th to St. Paul St.: closed from 7:35 to 10:05 a.m. * St. Paul/Light St.: closed from 7:45 to 10:35 a.m. * Key Highway to Lawrence to Fort Ave.: closed from 8:15 to 10:20 a.m. * Fort Ave. to Hull St. to Key Highway Extension: closed from 7:50 to 11:30 a.m. * Key Highway to Light St.: closed from 8 to 11:45 a.m. * Light St./Pratt/President to Lancaster: closed from 8:05 a.m. to noon * Lancaster and Aliceanna: closed from 8:10 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. * Boston/Lakeview/O'Donnell: closed from 8:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. * Linwood Ave. to Madison St.: closed from 8:20 a.m. to 12:50 p.m. * Madison St./Washington St. to St. Lo: closed from 8:25 a.m. to 1 p.m. * Harford Road to Pelham Ave.: closed from 8:35 a.m. to 1:35 p.m. * Lake Montebello to 33rd to Guilford Ave.: closed from 8:40 a.m. to 2 p.m. * Guilford to 28th St. to Howard: closed from 8:50 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. * Howard St. to MLK: closed from 8:55 a.m. to 3 p.m. * Eutaw to finish: closed from 9:05 a.m. to 3:20 p.m. Street closures for 2009 Half-Marathon * Light and Conway:...

If you go The Baltimore Marathon starts at Russell and Camden streets at 8 a.m. Saturday. Spectators can watch the race for free at dozens of locations along the route. For more information, go to thebaltimoremarathon.com. Street closures for 2009 Baltimore Marathon * Corner of Russell and Camden: closed at 6 a.m. for setup * Paca to McCulloh: closed from 7 to 8:30 a.m. * McCulloh to Greenspring: closed from 7:10 to 8:50 a.m. * Greenspring to Beechwood to Mansion House to Hanlon to East to Wyman Park Drive (in Druid Hill Park)

On Saturday, as 4,000 runners hit the streets in the Under Armour Baltimore Marathon, a more compelling race will take place half a world away. There, in a salute to the run back home, an Ellicott City man will head a small band of U.S. soldiers on a 13-mile chase through the rocky hills of northern Iraq - amid dangers unknown, and in 100-degree heat. Leading the pack will be Timothy Kirby, 36, an Army captain from Howard County who is part of an elite Border Transition Team stationed in Sulaimaniyah, in the mountains of Kurdistan.