NEWS ARCHIVE
DECEMBER 2002 | NOVEMBER 2002 | OCTOBER 2002 | SEPTEMBER 2002 | AUGUST 2002 | JULY 2002 | JUNE 2002 | MAY 2002 | APRIL 2002 | MARCH 2002 | FEBRUARY 2002 | JANUARY 2002 | DECEMBER 2001 | NOVEMBER 2001 | OCTOBER 2001 | SEPTEMBER 2001 |
AUGUST 2001 | JULY 2001 | JUNE 2001 | MAY 2001 | APRIL 2001 | MARCH 2001 | FEBRUARY 2001 | JANUARY 2001 | DECEMBER 2000 | NOVEMBER 2000 | OCTOBER 2000 | SEPTEMBER 2000

*Requires registration

DECEMBER 31, 2002
Paula Radcliffe ready at last to take on the world
| When Radcliffe found the road to glory
Three more delegations arrive for Sao Silvestre end-of-year race
Runner's World Midnight Run takes place tonight in NYC
Bev Kearney to be flown to Austin later this week to begin rehab
FL HS: Alex Stewart, Jennifer Barringer lead All-Central Florida XC team
What the sporting stars said in 2002

DECEMBER 24-30, 2002
Bev Kearney continues to make progress after tragic auto accident | Texas mourns the loss of Ilrey Sparks | Kearney has uplifting conversation with President Bush
Angela French has qualified for six U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials
Newcomers Mike DiGennaro and Katie McGregor set the pace at Millennium Mile (Photo) | Preview article | Results
Illness forces Gete Wami out of Great North Cross Country race
Sonia O'Sullivan plans to run World Indoors and World Cross
Success in Paula's lap at last
Naoko Takahashi to skip Nagoya race in March
Nicole Teter, Tim Nelson are among the Redding, CA-area's best of 2002
Amanda Kirby still loves to run
Rhode Island running notes
Sunita Rani to get her medals back soon
IAAF to recognize IAAF World Bests on the road starting on 1 January 2003
Cindy Pomeroy, CT's top ranked masters female, finished 2002 just as she had started it
Gary Crossan and Catriona McGranaghan win 5k race in Belfast
RI HS: Local track stars go the distance at Fleet/Brown meet
MD HS: Tiandra Ponteen keeps her distance
NJ HS: Jesse Mizzone is a step ahead of a typical teen
NC HS: Taylor Barr and Mark Maddox take top honors
MD HS: Emily Nagle fills in for a resting Lauren Centrowitz
FL HS: Naples Daily News selects Todd Borden and Beth Figlesthaler as Runners of the Year
MN HS: Debbie Thompson earned all-state honors for the second year in a row
FL HS: Kerry Allen racing toward the future
FL HS: Deirdra Witherspoon is the Citrus County Chronicle's Runner of the Year
SD HS: Heather Sieler is a multi-sport star
Amber Trotter makes the Ukiah Daily Journal's 2002 year in review
Runners right on the mark in 2002
South Florida's best athletes in 2002 | Local athletes in fast company
Olympic deadline forces Athens to make improvements
Doug Kurtis: Ex-Michiganders make Hawaii marathon go
Mike Sandrock: Marabana marathon highlights vibrant Havana, Cuba
Zambia names provisional team for All-Africa Games
Cuthbert Nyasango and Faith Kamangila to represent Zimbabwe in Sao Silvestre New Year's Eve race
Snowshoeing a winter alternative | Snowshoes the best winter running workout
Tracy Coke running toward the finish line

DECEMBER 21-23, 2002
Ayabei Jepkorir wins Cross Internacional de Venta de Baños
Galina Bogomalova wins in Brussels
Sudden illness claims Bix pioneer Nancy Kapheim, 55
Colleen De Reuck has unfinished business
College athletics not age specific for Claudia Shannon
High-altitude breathing may be in one's blood
Tim Broe and Jenelle Deatherage are among the top Peoria, IL-area sports stories
Radcliffe the new million dollar girl with the world at her feet
Paula pipped as curler takes award poll title
Ocean State Marathon's run may be over if officials don't find a sponsor*
IAAF's 2002 middle distances review
IAAF's 2002 long distances review
More than 1,600 pay tribute to coach, wife
Larisa Malikova wins Emirates Marathon, three women compete
Penn State's Teri Jordan-Lucas accepts 2004 Olympic post
CA HS: Sarah Montez used her 'reset button' to claim a spot among the county's elite
Akron Marathon director Steve Marks makes a long run toward goal
Marathon record easy picking for 80-year-old Helen Klein
A workout a day may keep colds at bay

DECEMBER 20, 2002
Indoor Golden Spike Tour announced
Paula Radcliffe's gritty effort
European Champion Helena Javornik faces tough field this weekend in Brussels
Garry Bjorklund Half-Marathon awarded 2003-04 USA Women's Championship
As Marion Jones goes north, image may head south
Information about the sports being cut at St. John's | Sign the petition
The latest issue of Running Stats
Club Nationals: Weather can't defeat Amy Lyman
Ann Marie Brooks receives NCAA award
VA HS: New attitude changed Emily Harrison
MD HS: Lauren Centrowitz is All-Met Runner of the Year
NM HS: Leslie Luna is the Albuquerque Tribune's female cross country athlete of the year
SD HS: Rapid City Stevens girls are state's best
Results of Indian National Games
Debbie Fetterman: Dallas White Rock organizers finish on a roll*

Chariots of beer: Hashing hits stride

DECEMBER 19, 2002
MT HS: Zoe Nelson receives orange beret

CT HS: For three years, Meghan Owen has been the leader
Toyota Prius Miami Tropical Marathon has world appeal
Sunita Rani likely to be cleared of doping charges
Memorials set for Tim, Susan Cook
NJ HS: Top 25 girls track athletes to watch
PA HS: Kate Papenberg in elite class | Christina Antonopoulos is a stellar sophomore | DI Girls' All-Stars | DII Girls' All-Stars
FL HS: Jennifer Emo is Big Bend Girls Runner of the Year
OH HS: Sarah McCort is Beacon Journal Runner of the Year | Girls All-Stars
MA HS: Hoosac's Caitlin Schutz is All-Eagle top runner
Dallas White Rock Marathon will offer prize money next year*
Houston starts a Girls on the Run program
Marathon runner sought to represent Missouri
Ed Todd: Marathoning is a study in perseverance and living
Marathon runners give advice for going long

DECEMBER 18, 2002
Hennessy and Reeser lead Midnight Run field
Barmasai and Kiplagat play host to 'development ' 25k race
Radcliffe to face her nemesis Tulu
Katy Trotter gave up the security of soccer to run cross country with her twin sister
Jenelle Deatherage second at Club Nationals
Zoe Nelson presented with certificate of excellence
Sierra Rysdam follows in the footsteps of her dad
Jeff Hollobaugh: Changing coaches: The PR angle
Steve Nearman: RRCA dues raise leads to new group
Doug Thurston: Books can motivate and educate novices and veterans
Endurance junkies up for 1000-mile challenge
Poll cheers David Moorcroft

DECEMBER 17, 2002
Where are they now? Natalie Nalepa
Bulelwa Mtshagi beats wonder girl Irvette van Blerk
Paula Radcliffe is the miracle girl-next-door | Who's wearing the trousers? Not him indoors
'Mixed' race considered for London Marathon
Tulu joins showdown with Radcliffe and Wami
Gete Wami to race Paula Radcliffe January 4
USATF Release: Cordes, Culpepper win at USA Club Championships
Andrew Greenidge, Mary Level-Menton win Rotary Holiday Half Marathon
PA HS: Coach Tim Cook touched many lives | To know Tim Cook was to want to be Tim Cook
WA HS: Jamie Geissler places 11th in nation*
OR HS: Maegan Kuntz tops girls All-Region cross country | All-Region team
CA HS: Carlsbad cross country coach Mike Maldonado resigns
Jen Stearns, Jason Van Horn keep running titles in the family
Akron Marathon course designer goes the distance
Athletics Kenya will launch web site in January (the site is already up)
Six athletes to attempt 1,000 miles in 1,000 hours

DECEMBER 13-16, 2002
Farm Team women, Hansons men win Club Nationals | Results: Open Men | Open Women | Masters Men | Masters Women | Race day coverage | Photos by Randy Miyazaki
Shayne Culpepper battles wind, wins
Fall Nationals brings together best of nation's exclusive clubs
Raising funds to help Team USA N.Y. will earn automatic spot at Boston
FOOT LOCKER XC CHAMPIONSHIPS:
Front-runners claim Foot Locker crowns
Zoe Nelson first at Foot Locker race | Experience pays off for Kalispell's celebrated XC champion | Preview article
Red Bank's Katy Trotter finishes second at nationals
Bay Shore's Laura Cummings first-rate in fourth
Caitlin McTague third at national meet
Katelyn Kaltenbach places seventh, Megan 20th
Another goal achieved for Meghan Owen | All-American girl
Cara Kiernan finishes in fine form
Mountain View's Heidi Magill earns All-American honors
Meet is a moral victory for Powell, Lambie, Gras
Chantelle Dron 18th at National Cross Country meet
Wesley Smith, Michelle Sikes excel in California
Amber Harper hopes to get leg up because of underdog status
OTHER NEWS:

A Brief Chat with Lorraine Moller
Dallas White Rock Marathon: Impressive performances in relays* | Top women's finisher Claudia Olivares clinches first marathon victory* | Results
Dallas White Rock Marathon winners in control throughout
Wami and Radcliffe to duel in Great North Cross Country
Merima Denboba wins in Yecla
Susie Power will make marathon debut in London
India's National Games get underway
Mike Sandrock: Recommended reading on running
NJ HS: North Jersey Indoor Track preview - athletes to watch

DECEMBER 12, 2002
A Brief Chat with Megan Kaltenbach
California hosts USATF Club XC Championships
OR HS: Portland Interscholastic League formulates fundraising plan to save spring sports
Running joke: Track & Field's pathetic new mascot
NJ HS: Season of success for Amanda Trotter
NJ HS: Memorable career for PV's Jesse Mizzone
NJ HS: More features: Brittany Sedberry | Jen Croghan | Jenn Ennis | Bridget Skeuse | Christine Capetola | Justine Lupo | Jenna Prendergast

DECEMBER 11, 2002
Derartu Tulu wins Doha race but not the $1 Million bonus
Chantelle Dron goes national with race in San Diego
Triathletes win Classics by the Sea races in Florida
MS HS: Brett Marlin signs with Mississippi State
Myrtle Beach Marathon adds title sponsor
Serious runners flock to the Dallas White Rock Marathon
Reebok Edinburgh Cross Challenge – Preview
British athletics facilities win £5M boost

DECEMBER 10, 2002
Shalane Flanagan wins Honda Award
TX HS: Transplanted Georgian Natalie Picchetti excels at Reagan
Princeton cross country captain Laura Shackelton wins Rhodes, Marshall Scholarships
Paula Radcliffe: Awards motivate me to train even harder | Radcliffe gets £300,000 for a start
Paula Radcliffe's mammoth marathon pay day | Radcliffe trains her thoughts on London | Paula puts glam to the slaughter
Viewers' hearts in the right place as award finds rightful home
Svetlana Zakharova wins Honolulu Marathon but wind prevents record | Photos
Freya Murray takes her lead from Paula Radcliffe
Haile Gebrselassie, Sonia O'Sullivan favorites in million-dollar Doha race
Caroline Cretti earns All-American XC honors
OH HS: Michelle Sikes is Cleveland Plain Dealer Girls' XC Runner of the Year
Zola not at Engen special meeting
NJ HS: Dilshaine Perera is Princeton Packet Girls' Runner of the Year
Teen has York, PA-area running scene covered
Dubai Marathon to be held January 10

DECEMBER 9, 2002
Patti Dillon has gone from dominating races to learning about life the hard way
Charlotte Dale wins European Junior XC gold | Dale earns gold glory | Dale shows more signs of greatness
Helena Javornik wins European Cross Country crown - updated report
Svetlana Zakharova, Mbarak Hussein win Honolulu Marathon | Results
Elly Rono, Tatiana Titova win Cal International Marathon | Photos
Helen Klein, 80, sets age-group record at CIM
Some weekend track results: Husky Carnival | BU Open | Harvard vs. BC | Golden Flash Gala @ Kent State | Fourth ASU Indoor Meet | Princeton New Year's Invitational | Brown Invitational (recap only) | Maryland Invitational | Cornell Relays | Saluki Fast Start Invitational | Seton Hall Open (PDF)
Domestic season key to Georgie Clarke's progress
David Martin, Kelly MacDonald win Seattle Run for Arthritis
Marathon next for Paula | Send your congratulations to Paula Radcliffe | Marathon winner scoops BBC sports award | Awards joy for Paula | Radcliffe's year in pictures
Radcliffe backs London's Olympic bid | Radcliffe hints at marathon in Athens
Radcliffe hopes marathon will help her win medals on the track | Radcliffe confirms London run | Radcliffe 'will go faster'
Bassirima Soro, Susan Loken win Tuscon Marathon
Dai-ichi Life unexpectedly win Japanese Corporate Ekiden title
Mike Sandrock: Some runners have what Finns call "sisu"
Brent Hale, Brett Romano win Raleigh Marathon
Jeff and Michelle Murphy Scott running home for Irish holiday race
IL HS: Caitlin Chrisman overcomes anemia to excel
Steve Nearman: Advice for outings in the snow
Sponsor hopes to make Singapore Marathon a world-class event in three years

DECEMBER 7-8, 2002
Much more weekend news coming Monday
Helena Javornik wins European XC title
DeHaven, Vinitskaia among CIM favorites | Results will be posted here
Constantina Tomescu-Dita wins against high heat and humidity in Singapore
Catherine Ndereba loses in Nyahururu
Amy Yoder Begley wins Savannah River Bridge Run
UT HS: Three Utah runners qualify for Foot Locker Nationals | Results
MT HS: Zoe Nelson wins Foot Locker race | Montana runners to challenge best in west
Remembering Sabrina Bugay-Willis
'Paula Radcliffe? Who is she?' | Paula Radcliffe backing youth
Tatiana Maslova wins Memphis Marathon
Carrie Tollefson has given American running a boost

DECEMBER 6, 2002
A few Cal International Marathon runners have shot at Trials standard
Paula Radcliffe goes back to her roots | Radcliffe issues plea to IAAF
Suggest a name for the new USATF mascot
More Holiday Gift Ideas: Tickets to USATF Indoor Champs. | Team USA donation in someone's name
USATF Annual Meeting opens
For Kids: New kidsrunning.com stamp program
Constantina Dita-Tomescu leads Singapore Marathon field
Mountain View leads huge group into Foot Locker West Regional
Newcomers add youth, depth to Georgetown's past success
Heather Lee took break from NCAA XC this season but competed at Canadian Nationals
Daily Pilot College Athlete of the Month: Michelle Icban
Rhode Island running notes
World's best target Brussels cross
AL HS: Mississippi State signs Joy Griffith
CA HS: Gabriela Rios-Sotelo takes third at state meet | Piedmont girls run to fourth
VA HS: Illness forces Sarah Bowman out
of cross country championship

DA's reversal in jogger case | Jogger to tell her story in book
New steroids sold over the counter not detectable in tests
6,000 expected at Singapore Marathon
More than 10,000 complete Naha Marathon

DECEMBER 5, 2002
Paula Radcliffe plans to open 2003 with Great North Cross Country race | Radcliffe takes north east test
Golden girl Paula scoops top award
'Wonder Girl' Irvette van Blerk to run in Cape Town again
Holiday gift ideas: Tickets to the adidas Boston Indoor Games or the Millrose Games (they go on sale Monday the 9th)
European XC Championships preview
Constantina Dita top entrant for Sunday's Singapore Marathon
Elana Meyer plays it safe and drops out of marathon
Christa Benton becomes USF's first XC All-American
NCAA XC meet may be back at Indiana State again soon
Pac-10 announces All-Conference Cross Country teams
Catherine Wanyoike finishes 74th at nationals
U.S. Army holds Afgan Minefield Marathon
VA HS: Beth Fahey starts off fast, finishes 18th at Foot Locker South
VA HS: Breathing problem forces Sarah Bowman to drop out of Foot Locker South
KS HS: Connie Abbott nabs top girls honor | All-Sun team
OK HS: Santa Fe's Mica Land makes impact
FL HS: Fran Rodriguez, out of nowhere
FL HS: Rick Rothman keeps Spanish River rolling
First-time marathoner won inaugural race at age 14
Central Park shocker
Lotto slump hits sport funding in Britain
Memphis Marathon back with new race, new route
Miami Tropical Marathon on course
Report from day three of the Central American and Caribbean Games

DECEMBER 4, 2002
Jeff Hollobaugh: Does doping include any unfair advantage?
Track & Field News also selects Radcliffe and El Guerrouj at Athletes of the Year
BYU honors women's cross country team at pep rally
Oregon harriers look back on year of success
Carmen Douma-Hussar second in Moncton
Chico State braves snow, finishes fifth
NJ HS: All-South Jersey Girls' XC team

DECEMBER 3, 2002
Deena Drossin to run 2003 London Marathon (scroll down)
Ari Lambie named USATF Athlete of the Week
A Brief Chat with Cassy Byrne
Now and Then: Katy Radkewich

BYU women enjoy a perfect season
Deena Drossin named Visa Humanitarian Athlete of the Year
Columbia cross country finishes banner year
Susie Power aims for Athens in the long run
Benita Johnson lengthens goal to marathon
Christa Benton earns All-America honors
CA HS: Spotlight on Sultana's Kelsey Delagardelle
MA HS: Amber Sayer is top Western Mass finisher at Foot Locker Regional
Oregon's Andrus, Gulbrandsen & Macdonald named to Pac-10 All-Academic First Teams
World Indoor Championships nearly sold out
Mike Sandrock: Meeting runners' nutritional needs

DECEMBER 2, 2002
Paula Radcliffe in it for the long run
Rally for BYU's NCAA Championship XC team today
Kate O'Neill finishes #2 in the NCAA
Megan Brown wins Canadian Junior Nationals
Christian Hesch, Melanie Cleland win Run to Feed the Hungry | Some photos and results | Complete Results
Melanie Cleland, James Nielsen wins Run to the Far Side 5k (results only) | Rolf Schmidt, Sally Hauser win 10k
Joan McGrath, Uli Steidl win Seattle Marathon | Results and Photos
Paul Low, Kristine Ross win Talking Turkey 6-Miler
MA HS: Ari Lambie leads the flock; Powell, Gras also advance
NY HS: Laura Cummings qualifies for Nationals
CO HS: Megan Kaltenbach sneaks past field at Foot Locker Regional
CT HS: Alison Cloutier getting better every year
MA HS: Kathryn Marvel ends the season in grand style
Athlete insults rival, must pay a penny
Fatima Silva wins Lisbon Marathon
Kenyans take the spoils in Alcobendas
Christian Hesch, Melanie Cleland win Run to Feed the Hungry | Some photos and results | Complete Results
With No Answers on Risks, Steroid Users Still Say 'Yes'*

NOVEMBER 28-DECEMBER 1, 2002
Katie Albright runs fastest time of day at Foot Locker South but does not qualify for Nationals
Margaret Okayo fights back from Big Apple disappointment to win Milan Marathon
Emilie Mondor wins Canadian XC Nationals | Gold for Simon Bairu, Emilie Mondor at Canadian XC Nationals | Results
3/4 of the field selected for the Foot Locker XC Championships (Results)
Fall Nationals Preview | Fall Nationals team scouting report | Masters report
Nicole Blood, Caitlin McTague qualify for Nationals
Meghan Owen, Ahmed Haji qualify for Foot Locker Nationals
Cara Kiernan qualifies for Foot Locker Nationals
New Jersey's Katy Trotter qualifies for Nationals
NJ HS: Jesse Mizzone 10th in Northeast Regional
Amy Rudolph in a league of her own | Let's give thanks for all this
Former cycling champ wins Atlanta Marathon in first try | Donna Garcia's half marathon win no walk in the park | Photo Gallery
Sonja Friend-Uhl, on comeback trail, almost wins race outright
Mollie DeFrancesco and 8th grader Brina Seguine win Thanksgiving races
Dana Coons wins Alexandria Turkey Trot
Katie Courtwright wins Dallas Turkey Trot* | Results* | Photos*

Vinny Ambrico, Allie Martin win Orlando Turkey Trot

Mary Level-Menton, Drew Bouchard win Tamarac (FL) Turkey Trot
Michelle Hannaford, Bryce Lighthall win Turkey Trot at Caldwell Park
Success beginning for Duke women
Kathryn Krieger defends title at Thanksgiving Day Race | Krieger, Dennis win
John Ndugu, Meg Svoboda win Turkey Trot at Fort Lewis College
James Johnson, Katie Blackett win Boulder Turkey Trot
Michelle LaFleur, Zack Starr take top spots in Turkey Trot
Jason Van Horn and Heather Hanscom win Fredericksburg Turkey Trot
Middle schooler wins Fort Worth Turkey Trot
Thomas Cason, Betsy Keever win Asheville Turkey Trot
Photos from the PAUSATF XC Championships from barn.to
It's tough, wet and has no prize money | All sorts of records on the line at Seattle Marathon
Susie Power wins at Sussan 10k run
Szekely loses first round of bitter court battle with Szabo
Karen Elliot, Gretchen Welch tie as runners of the year
Thousands Run for the Diamonds
CA HS: Rachel Bryan, Caitlin Chock win state titles
CA HS: Sultana girls dominate | Sultana victory is a record run*

CA HS: University girls repeat

CA HS: San Pasqual girls struggle, but UC boys pull surprise
CA HS: Sultana, Barstow claim state titles
CA HS: Presentation, SLV boast champions
CA HS: Oak Park doubles up at state meet
CA HS: Phyllis Blanchard finishes fourth
AZ HS: Emily and Valerie McGregor are Co-Runners of the Year | Arizona Daily Star's picks
CA HS: Dallon Williams born to run
ME HS: Monmouth's Megan Hall enjoys breakout season
ME HS: Erin Mt. Blue's Archard completes her record-breaking career, hopes to run for Middlebury
Ethiopian heroes receive warm welcome at home

Nothing contained herein may be reproduced online in any form without the express written permission of the New York Road Runners Club, Inc.