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SEPTEMBER 29- OCTOBER 1, 2001
Takahashi sets women's mark for marathon
Takahashi breaks the marathon barrier in Berlin

Takahashi sets record in Berlin Marathon

Takahashi smashes Japanese record - for TV viewers

Takahashi smashes marathon mark

Takahashi express

A breeze for Takahashi

A Brief Chat with Naoko Takahashi

Nick Schneider returns home to race for Duke

Arizona State women show speed on and off the course

UO men, women finish 11th, 28th at Griak Invitational

University of Evansville's Crystal Stock takes fall, earns honor

Manabu Otaki, Yoshimatsu Chigusa win Portland Marathon

Tormoen, Lawson win Boulder Backroads Marathon

Terrorist attacks don't scare racers from Chicago

Running on emotion along the waterfront in New Jersey

UT HS: Kyle Perry, Laura Zeigle win Orem Invitational

MA HS: Dave Burnham, Liz Gesel run away with Manchester titles

MN HS: Bergstedt rules in cross country

IN HS: Lawrence North earns sweep in Marion County Championship

MN HS: Hopkins dominates Roy Griak meet

OR HS: South Eugene freshman Erin Gray wins Northwest Classic

CO HS: Jenna Bimbi wins in a landslide, Jonathan Soto wins by default

MI HS: Two top runners will start working together

MI HS: Kristin Poulos breaks school record from 1927

GA HS: Freshman Katie Almand off to a fast start

PA HS: Aria Loveland is catching up to Wilson's top runners

Supreme Court won't hear Slaney's drug testing case

SEPTEMBER 27-28, 2001

Lauren Fleshman chat transcript from ESPN.com

Takahashi and Loroupe draw up the battle lines

Two women, one goal

Tegla Loroupe promises duel at this Sunday's Berlin Marathon

Twin goals in sight for Olympic champion Naoko Takahashi in Berlin

A Brief Chat with Melissa Rollison

Colleen De Reuck heads Boulder Backroads Marathon field

Marathon takes to the backroads

Bearing gift, Nike CEO Phil Knight returns to the UO fold

Mary Lou Carlson runs 20th Twin Cities Marathon at age 74

Portland Marathon meets challenges of time

Stanford Invitational to take place this weekend

South Florida XC teams expect strong finishes

CA HS: Emily Vince always looks for an edge in race with clock

NY HS: Saratoga, Shaker win at Great American XC Festival

MD HS: Paxtutent's Susan Hendrick runs a race of redemption

CA HS: Sara Sundstrom ready for the next step

First South Pole Marathon planned for January

 

SEPTEMBER 26, 2001
A Brief Chat with Paula Radcliffe
Hollobaugh: Sports teach us lessons to be used in life
Flag waving urged at Twin Cities Marathon
Bell tolls for eight Wyoming athletes killed in accident
MI HS: Greenhills duo have state title dreams
WI HS: Athlete disqualified for wearing patriotic headband

SEPTEMBER 25, 2001
Cathy Freeman considers moving up to 800m
Trina Cox is a surprise addition to Santa Rosa JC's roster
NC State dominates the Great American XC Festival
Katie Ryan runs in the lead for Boston College
Maria Cicero Shines for Boston College Cross Country
Georgetown women take first at Mt. Saint Mary's
Duke XC teams post strong showings at Great American XC Festival
Freshmen lead the way for Penn State
Providence men dominate race, women overtake host BC

Oregon cross country teams excited for healthy season | Women harriers a step behind
BYU women take second at Great American XC Festival
Princeton women win Central Connecticut Invitational
Villanova pounds Haverford in season opener
Across the country, marathoners realize 'we have to go on'
GA HS: Gwinnett runners finish big

SEPTEMBER 22-24, 2001
Sue Miller, Matt Thull win Al's Memorial Run in Wisconsin
Rae, Teats win Tampa Bay Race for the Cure
Thousands of women find reason for celebration
Oregon women seeking return to prominence in cross country
HS: Mountain View girls lead Utah teams at Great American Festival
HS: Great American races could determine #1
IL HS: Wheaton North's Samantha Polock learns to run her own race
NJ HS: Lindsay Van Alstine wins easily
UT HS: Stubbs, Kelley win at Wahsatch Rendezvous
HS: Festival features international feel
HS: North Meck boys finish 4th at national meet
CA HS: Michael Haddan, Emily Vince win Dana Hills Invitational
MI HS: Rockford's 'B' runners dominate Lowell cross country
PA HS: Lenape's little Erin Riddle grows into a top runner
PA HS: Chrissy Quinn comes back stronger
MD HS: Training partners push each other to top finishes
CO HS: Emily Castro, Marc Tower win Monarch/Broomfield Invitational
MA HS: Amherst sweeps its Invitational at home
The Marathon of his Life: Running home from terror
FDNY participates in Ocean to Sound Relay
Book Review: 'Chasing the Hawk': The long-distance runner

SEPTEMBER 21, 2001
Tara Northcutt, NC State win Great American XC titles
A Brief Chat with Allan Steinfeld
RW Online Feature: Terror in America: The Running Community Responds

Mike Kosgei reinstated as Kenya's national coach

MA HS: Amherst Hurricanes are ready for Invitational

CA HS: Cassie Ramirez wants to make a full run

Canada becomes off-limits for Detroit Free Press Marathon

Marathons still on schedule in New York, D.C.

SEPTEMBER 20, 2001
New York City Marathon gets new resolve
Great American XC Festival expects top field
A Brief Chat with Tamara Lave
Jennifer Devine-Pfeifer's ultrarunning career went backward but now it's in full escalation mode
MD HS: More athletes crossing over to cross country
Rome offers to bow out for New York's 2012 Olympic bid
RI HS: Lindsey Vieira distancing herself from the pack
NJ HS: Cari Anne Gerbino a one-girl team but not lonely, and other NJ HS running notes
IL HS: Wheeling runners pass an early test
OR HS: Wilsonville has look of XC title contender
MI HS: Redeemer girls have first full team since 1975

SEPTEMBER 19, 2001
Marathons won't let attacks stop them
Milena Glusac: A Study in Perseverance
A Brief Chat with Linda Somers-Smith
Providence men, women win Boston College Invitational
700 at Wyoming athletes' services
Jere Longman: Reassessing the athlete after a transforming moment
U.S. pulls back it's athletes in wake of terrorist attacks
CA HS: Some schools will skip cross country trip to Great American XC Invitational
OR HS: 14-year-old Erin Gray leads South Eugene High School
OR HS: Matt Hazard, Heidi Straub lead Marist to team titles
CO HS: Liberty Bell Invitational good preview for harriers

SEPTEMBER 18, 2001
Amy Rudolph running with more pride than ever

Yale lines up for title defense and national success

Providence College friars run in first place

Renewed health gives Princeton women hope

Williams harriers look to build on solid 2000 season

Pyrah and Tuppeny retired to 'Nova's wall of fame

Maine Running: Strong field expected for Eliot Festival 5k

SEPTEMBER 17, 2001
Ndereba a record setter in Philadelphia Distance Run

Philly: They came to run a race but also to make a statement

Okari, Pippig capture CVS 5k crowns

CVS: Pippig a heart-to-heart winner

Great North Run: Derartu Tulu feature

Salazar, Beardsley will rerun their famous '82 duel

Hemphill, Wenniger best low-key YMCA race field

CA HS: Timinsky, Barre breeze to convincing victories

MA HS: Lexington girls, led by Roetter, looking better than ever

IN HS: Waninger, Stembridge coast in Memorial Invitational

SEPTEMBER 15-16, 2001

Eight Wyoming XC athletes killed in crash

Susan Chepkemei wins Great North Run Half-Marathon

Chepkemei, Tergat emphasize dominance of Africans

Record attempts blown away at Great North Run

Kenyans dominate Great North Run

Runners display flags at Philadelphia Distance Run, Ndereba, Mogaka win

Surprise win for Holmes in Great North Mile, Ngeny also a surprise in 7th

Goucher, Grgas-Wheeler run to the altar

Mottram, Tomashova beat international field in Olympic Mile

NJ HS: New campaign can be greater for Jesse Mizzone

CO HS: Runners remember the fallen, Kaltenbach, Batliner run fastest times of the day at Liberty Bell Invitational

UT HS: Tony Jones, Amber Harper win Murray Invitational

CA HS: Murietta Valley states it's case at Woodbridge

CA HS: Vance, Fletcher set records

CA HS: Jenny Aldridge a winner in Viking Invitational

Carmel, IN HS girls defeat Rockford, MI

OR HS: Eugene-area high school running notes

MI HS: Sparta sweeps own invitational

Good marginally outweighs the ugly in 2001 track season

Book Review: Some lessons in grieving from a long-distance runner

SEPTEMBER 14, 2001
Philly race puts Fila project to test
CVS race planners focus on helping relief efforts
Great North Run: Kelly Holmes is content to take a back seat
Marquette runners make brief escape from reality
Running provides break from tragedy
Marine Corps Marathon and Army 10-Miler may have to take a new route
Akron marathon for charity in the works
CA HS: Nicole Mier puts injury in the past
IL HS: Abbey Hartmann gets into a winning groove
AZ HS: Klein, Sedillo are student-athletes of the week
WI HS: Southwest, Preble take city cross country titles
IL HS: Lisa Bonistalli shows improvement with 2nd place finish

SEPTEMBER 13, 2001
Long Island's Great Cow Harbor race cancelled
Philly Distance Run to go on as planned but Parkway Mile cancelled
Race for the Cure still evaluating status of weekend events
Handfuls of colleges cancel or reschedule cross country meets
Attacks jar planning for 2002 Olympic Games
Lost New England alumni are remembered
A day when sports was the last thing to talk about
Sarah Hann enters new territory
MI HS: Crockett's Krishawna Parker chases state championship
IN HS: Carmel girls win Ben Davis Invitational
IN HS: Ben Davis Invitational runners honor victims of terror
UT HS: Top-ranked Mountain View taking time off to put things in perspective
Moroccan women win two golds at Mediterranean Games
Ramaala, Meyer part of South African team selected for World Half-Marathon Championships
Big boost for British athletics
A lot of planning goes into Mile High Marathon
Yegorova drug laboratory to receive government assistance

SEPTEMBER 12, 2001
IAAF condemns terrorist attack on USA
Olympic flame sputters in wake of attack
Games are halted in a grieving nation
NCAA says postponements up to schools
Our games will go on -- but when?
A day like no other, and no day to play games
Betsy Kempter wins Chapel Hill, NC race
Report calls for cash to boost elite grants in Britain

SEPTEMBER 10, 2001
UNC will combine effort to notch 'Ws'

Duke races to victory at Fordham, Agrawal sits out with minor injury
Strong recruiting class will complement Georgetown's veteran runners
Brown dominates CCRI Invitational
Texas has new coach, new runners
Dallas, TX-area running notes
MA HS: Amherst has plenty of depth

SEPTEMBER 9, 2001
Violeta Szekely takes overall Grand Prix title
Surprise off day for two of the best
Grand Prix Preview: Tainted ladies in final run for their money
Arkansas, led by Splichal, puts on dominant display
New steeple WR holder Melissa Rollison assumes distance darling crown
Oregon women's cross country season outlook
Kenyan officials want fewer agents representing their runners
Marie-Louise Michelson, 59, has aged like fine wine
Tammy Stang wins Lester Park Invite for U of MN - Duluth
HS: Saratoga Springs, Amber Trotter win National Invite in San Francisco
IL HS: Alison Coren leads Wheeling to Invitational win
UT HS: Orem, other Utah schools knocking on national door
MA HS: At Oliver Ames, XC is a family tradition
MD HS: Shannon Saunders wins Mid-Atlantic Classic
WI HS: Sara Mueller wins Whitnall Invite in record time
Australian study says athletes 'risk eating disorders'

SEPTEMBER 8, 2001
End of long season approaches for Szekely
Arkansas women open season today
Providence dominates season opener at UNH
Bernard Lagat's sister now starring for Wash. State
AZ HS: Sally Meyerhoff eyes records
MI HS: It's not a cult, Saline girls just love to run
Various survival techniques in 100-mile race

SEPTEMBER 7, 2001
Grady ends up in Fila program almost by accident
Goodwill: Relay victory caps Johnson's career
Goodwill: Friday's Results
Sarah Hann wins race outright
Teenager Rollison rewarded, Szabo hurting
Wildcard gives Melissa Rollison a start
Susan Yates back to defend 100-mile title
Atlanta's teams run well at Hood to Coast
UT HS: Bingham, Mtn. View ranked 2-3 nationally
OR HS: Alisha Murdoch, Thurston top field
MN HS: Lauren Burks can run through anything
FL HS: Race is on to catch Lizzie Sheridan
MI HS: Saline girls hound Huron in the long run
French sports minister receives report on Yegorova

SEPTEMBER 6, 2001
Goodwill: Men's 5,000m slower than women's
Goodwill: African queen sails to another victory
A Brief Chat with Kim McGreevy
Hollobaugh: Time for the steeple is now
Fayetteville Invite opens Arkansas' season
UNC sweeps Charlotte Invitational
CO HS: Megan Kaltenbach going for three
ME HS: Falmouth & Greely's running feud
ME HS: Runners to watch
MA HS: Fall is not all football
CA HS: Season starts with busy first week
Kurtis: Long runs prepare mind and body
Sarah Meyer resigns as UMD track coach
Coe plans initiative to help British runners
Yegorova drops threat to sue
Wheelchair race field gets boost

SEPTEMBER 5, 2001
Goodwill: Jackson sets new steeple record
Goodwill steeple: New star in race still to be won
Goodwill: Mutola wins 800 gold
Goodwill: Holmes earns 800 silver
Drossin sets women-only U.S. record
Drossin wins half-marathon title against the best
Mexico City NYC Marathon Tune-Up report
Cummins finishes with win, record and confidence
Yegorova overtakes Szabo in world rankings
A Brief Chat with Henley Gabeau
Mike Sandrock: Long-distance relays

SEPTEMBER 4, 2001
Glusac, Browne capture 20k titles
Americans maintain pace
New Haven 20k minus top runners
Browne has the final answer
Aggressive Ndereba wins 5th U.S. 10k
Goodwill: Jones beats Pintusevich-Block again
Goodwill: Yegorova battles to 5,000m title
Cummins finishes season with win and record
Elana Meyer steals show at Peninsular Marathon
CU XC season christened with annual time trial
ASU's Zolia Gomez wins Joe Vigil XC title
CU tops preseason NCAA XC poll
Zirbel, Mizener-Edwards win CU Kickoff Classic
Lucre the lure at Goodwill Games
NM HS: Gallup races to Joe Vigil prep meet wins

AUGUST 31-SEPTEMBER 3, 2001
Drossin, Hoff win Rock 'n' Roll Half-Marathon
They came, they ran, they rocked
Radcliffe equals world 5k road record
Radcliffe beats Loroupe in Sunday morning stroll
Berlin crowns six jackpot winners
New Haven: For Yale grads, it's a home run
Kenyans won't be in New Haven
Drossin gives half-marathon a royal feel
Wetmore gets first look at CU XC team
Webb provides inspiration to area runners
IL HS: Hard workouts add up for Erika Odlaug
Confrontation critical to battling eating disorders
Academics, not dancing, will keep Rios sidelined
Tulu bestows touch of greatness on Hyde Park
No EPO tests at Goodwill Games
IL HS: Runners make quick tracks in Rebel meet
MI HS: It's not how many runners but their quality

 
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