Round-Up: News and Notes from the Sport

Here's the latest news that's accumulated on the DtB news-desk ...

Grandma's Registers 1122 ... The Duluth News-Tribune's Kevin Pates reports, HERE, that Grandma's Marathon registered 1122 marathon runners for 2010 during its recently-completed early-bird registration program.

Goucher Reflects ... Pates also shares from an e-mail exchange with Duluth native Kara Goucher who is coming off a 10th-place finish at the IAAF World Championships marathon in Berlin last month. Goucher says, HERE, " The wounds of Berlin are a lot smaller now and they will only help me in the future."

Houck to Mile in Duluth ... One last item from Duluth, Jen Houck, the leader in Minnesota's 2009 Runner-of-the-Year standings and the women's champ at the Victory 10K on Monday, will compete in the Grandma's Minnesota Mile this weekend. Read the full story HERE.

USATF Annual Meeeting ... The annual meeting of the Minnesota association of USA Track and Field is scheduled for Sunday at 6:30 PM at Broadway Pizza in Minneapolis . The meeting will feature election of officers and a vote on proposed changes to the association's bylaws.

Find further details HERE.

TCM Tops Sponsorship Goals ... Twin Cities Marathon, Inc. reports, HERE, that the organization has topped its 2009 sponsorship goals. TCM executive director Virginia Brophy Achman said, "We value these new and long-standing relationships and will continue to work together to help make health and fitness part of the lives of people across the country, as well as here in Minnesota."