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AUGUST 30-SEPTEMBER 2, 2003
NEW HAVEN ROAD RACE:
Meb Keflezighi, Marla Runyan set U.S. 20k records in New Haven | Running USA Wire report
Colleen De Reuck wasn't expecting a fast time in New Haven
New Haven 20k results | New Haven 5k results
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS:
A good marathon 'trip' for Catherine Ndereba | Catherine keeps promise to God
Masako Chiba treads tough road to bronze
Sacrifices worth it for Sandy Jacobson
Tatyana Tomashova pulls off huge upset in 1,500m final
Hayley Tullett gets PR, bronze | Tullett reveals retirement plan
Tirunesh Dibaba - Youngest ever winner with maturity beyond her years
Courtney Babcock breaks Emilie Mondor's 5,000m Canadian record
A Brief Chat with Jill Gaitenby
Jill Gaitenby leads US marathoners (quotes only)
U.S. leads the way with 20 medals in world meet
Part of Kenyan World team returns home
OTHER NEWS:
Paula Radcliffe to compete in two events in London this month
Hard work makes a winner, says Peter Snell, John Walker
European track season recommences Tuesday with Liège meeting
Hanson brothers make business out of catering to runners
Martin Lel, Margaret Okayo set course records in winning Rock 'n' Roll Half | Results | Americans noticeably absent from distance running field
Patrick Nthiwa, Alevtina Ivanova win Park Forest Scenic 10 Mile | Results
Amy Yoder Begley wins Westlake Five Mile (results only)
Jonathan Pierce and Sara Bei pace Stanford victories at Bronco Invitational
Brent Vaughn, Shanna Sparks win CU time trial
Silvia Skvortsova tunes up for New York with Charleston Distance Run win | Heather Bury includes run in heavy schedule | Results
Elana Meyer, Cathy O'Brien compete on triathlon relay teams
CBC does well with new track analyst, Steve Ovett
What happened to the Chinese Olympians?
Julius Rotich, Robyn Friedman win Iowa's Capital Pursuit 10-mile run | Results
Dartmouth names Maribel Sanchez assistant coach
Audrey Giesler to focus on her competitive instincts
Minnesota XC hopes to be injury free in 2003
Adriana Pirtea and Dirk de Heer win Lori Fitzgerald Invitational
Giliat Ghebray, Abby Parker lead Cal in season opener
Baylor XC shines in relays
Jon Sinclair, Kim Jones marry
MT HS: Zoe Nelson, Matt Parker set pace for Flathead High School
KY HS: Maddie Schueler wins at Tiger Run
PA HS: Jess Cickay adding mileage
AK HS: Whitney Anderson wins Seward Invitational in 18:22
CO HS: Maddie McKeever turns on jets to win at Arapahoe meet
DE HS: Two-time DII state champion Lisa Klein transfers to a new school
IA HS: City girls reload for 2003
Northeastern begins season with Wildcat Open
Marzuki Stevens, Joann Matthews win Acushnet Road Race
Gabriela Szabo could have heart problem
Matching partners to blind runners is a challenge

AUGUST 29, 2003
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS:
Day seven preview from USATF | Day seven preview from the IAAF
Live results | Results by event | Eurosport's audio/text coverage | BBC Radio | IAAF Audio
World Championships photos: trackandfieldphoto.com | IAAF | AP | trackandfieldnews.com | BBC
A Brief Chat with Lauren Fleshman
Kenya's marathon squad satisfied with weather conditions in Paris
OTHER NEWS:
Johanna Olson joins Team USA Minnesota (and other news)
Shalane Flanagan leads confident UNC team
Malindi Elmore wins World University Games bronze
Colorado - joined by Renee Metivier - set to open 2003 season
Michigan State opens season today
Butler opens season at home Saturday
Florida State opens season at ASU this weekend
Taste of success has Texas ready for title runs
Baylor opens XC season in Houston | Rice opens season as well
Auburn blazes into new season
Loss of team members proves hard for Ball State runners
NC HS: Carolina Day girls dominate XC meet

AUGUST 28, 2003
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS:
Kelly Holmes denies 800m 'fix' | Holmes upset by Russian charge
Wednesday wrap-up from USATF | Wednesday quotes (Regina Jacobs advances easily)
Day six preview from USATF | Day six preview from the IAAF
Live results | Results by event | Eurosport's audio/text coverage | BBC Radio | IAAF Audio
World Championships photos: trackandfieldphoto.com | IAAF | AP | trackandfieldnews.com | BBC
OTHER NEWS:

Runners set pace for married life - how Clay Schwabe met Ann Marie Brooks

Stanford opens 2003 season this weekend
World University Games Results
Iowa State XC teams look to move up in Big 12 competition
Pitt XC bonds during camp, opens season this weekend
Bucknell opens season with talented sophomore core
Thanks to Team USA New York, no entry fee for road race
Susan Graham-Gray returns to Charleston Distance Run
Under Armour signs up at title sponsor of Baltimore Marathon

AUGUST 27, 2003
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS:
Lauren Fleshman runs 15:12 PR, does not advance to final | Tuesday quotes
Maria Mutola taking one year and race at a time | Silver for Kelly Holmes behind Mutola | Friendship pays in the long run as Mutola helps Holmes to silver | Friendly advice inspires Holmes | Mutola helps Holmes to enjoy silver lining | Post-race quotes | Holmes withdraws from 1,500m
Emilie Mondor sets Canadian record in 5,000m prelims
Day five preview from USATF | Day five preview from the IAAF
Live results | Results by event | Eurosport's audio/text coverage | BBC Radio | IAAF Audio
World Championships photos: trackandfieldphoto.com | IAAF | AP | trackandfieldnews.com | BBC
Sonia O'Sullivan ready for medal chase
OTHER NEWS:
Defending champions Dan Browne and Colleen De Reuck scheduled to compete at New Haven 20k this weekend
Blake Russell taking care of business (6/18)
Billy Mills shares secret with Alaskan youth
Andrea Kremer to lead Miami University
PA HS: Rivalries running on course; Frances Koons and Lauretta Dezubay should be frontrunners
MI HS: Tricia Rozeboom ready to run

AUGUST 26, 2003
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS:
Day four preview from USATF | Day four preview from the IAAF
Proud Canadian Diane Cummins may be her country's best medal hope
Stephanie Graf to miss 800m final after cutting foot with broken bottle
Kelly Holmes guns for bronze
Sonia O'Sullivan excited by tough 5,000m heat
Live results | Results by event | Eurosport's audio/text coverage | BBC Radio | IAAF Audio
World Championships photos: trackandfieldphoto.com | IAAF | AP | trackandfieldnews.com | BBC
Deena Drossin's latest journal entry from Paris (pre-10,000m final)

OTHER NEWS:
Lornah Kiplagat enters ING NYC Marathon, has shot at $100,000 bonus
Kyle Kepler promoted to head coach at UNI, school will host NCAA Championships this fall
Cross country coach Randy Cole happy with position at Kansas State
Duke looking to build on stellar 2002 season
OH HS: Sunni Olding wins cross country race in 18:03
HS: Great American XC seedings announced
FL HS: German exchange student and 2:12 800 runner Berit Otremba will run for George Jenkins HS
Annapolis 10 Miler report
Denise Knickman wins Rail Trail 10-Miler
John Mortimer, Christine Reaser win 10k in New Hampshire

AUGUST 25, 2003
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS:
Jen Toomey does not advance from semi-finals
| Quotes
A Brief Chat with Deena Drossin and Alan Culpepper
Day three preview from the IAAF | Day three preview from USATF
Maria Mutola urges Kelly Holmes on during 800m semis
OTHER NEWS:
Naomi Wangui edges out Silvia Skvortsova at Thater Memorial 5k
Carmen Douma-Hussar wins Stone Harbor Lions 10k, Vicky Huber-Rudawsky second (results only)
Mike Sandrock: Kick-off Classic a way to support CU track
Missouri cross country season preview

AUGUST 23-24, 2003
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS:
Adere almighty! | Berhane Adere heads Ethiopian double | Drossin 12th in 10,000m with second-fastest U.S. time ever | Running USA report | Day one quotes from USATF
Live results | Results by event | Eurosport's audio/text coverage | BBC Radio
Day two preview from the IAAF | Day two preview from USATF
Focus on Selena Kosgei and Werknesh Kidane
Jolanda Ceplak injured and out of 800m
Ethiopia looks to the future
Benita Johnson runs Australian record in 10,000m, finishes eighth | Benita - the forgotten Johnson?
Maria Mutola revels in Paris break
Strong Boulder-area contingent competing at Worlds
OTHER NEWS:
Lyudmila Biktasheva comes up big at Crim | Ramilya Burangulova wins masters title | | Seana Larson is top Michigan runner | Rachel Graybill wins 5k | Kelly French wins 8k | 10-mile results
Japanese runners making strides
Thater 5k on Sunday
MI HS: Nikki Bohnsack, Stephan Shay (Ryan's brother) win cross country race

AUGUST 22, 2003
A Brief Chat with Regina Jacobs | Jacobs included in USA Today article about track's "old ladies"
Lauren Fleshman happy with trip to Paris and wants to represent USA well
Clara Horowitz to skip fall semester at Duke, Natasha Roetter to return
27th annual Crim excites downtown Flint
World Championships women's 10,000m final on Saturday
Marathon heat could kill, says Lee Troop
World records worth $100,000 at World Championships
Sureyya Ayhan most famous Turkish woman
Mizuho Nasukawa, Kris Agnew win West End 3k in Boulder
Newcomers add energy to already-vibrant Georgetown roster
Purdue cross country team sets high expectations
Fearless Edith Masai seeks glory | Masai to miss Radcliffe challenge
Brown cross country readies for 2003 campaign
Young runners hope to carry University of Oklahoma
Auckland Castle 10k preview
Next generation of Canada's elite marathoners attend training camp in AZ
Hood to Coast runners pave streets in gold

AUGUST 21, 2003
Off the beaten path: Ann Marie Brooks runs toward 2004 Olympics
Journal: Werknesh Kidane's life in the World Championships training camp
Athletes flee 'hot and noisy' World Championships village
Runner's World's World Championship coverage | Deena Drossin's latest journal entry
Penn State's Beth Alford-Sullivan a late addition to World Championship coaching staff
Kathleen Raske leaves CMU for California post
Kansas State looking to run with young team
Sheena Murphy takes her talents to the University of Toronto
MN HS: Liz Palkie back after injury
Crim hopes to avoid payout problems in 2003
Lamine Diack reelected President
"Heroes campaign" could boost athletics' profile
Al Cerrone is new driving force behind Ocean State Marathon
Ricardo Santos, Kerry Arsenault win Clinton Bluefish 5k
Oakton Community College seeks new coach

AUGUST 20, 2003
Hanson's will have house for women in September (scroll down)
Kristin Pierce Barry: Shaping her life into what matters

Dublin International Games Results (Aug. 15)
Asics Grand Prix Results - Helsinki (Aug. 18)
World Championships contests: Track & Field News | LetsRun.com | NashvilleRunner.com
Benita Johnson to target long distance gold medal
Kenyan athletes leave for Paris today
Mike Sandrock: 'Wear your sunscreen!'
Vicky Huber Rudawsky: Sometimes less mileage can be more
West End 3k set for Thursday in Boulder
TN HS: City school officials recommend eliminating 'minor' sports, including cross country
Sleep at a premium in annual Hood to Coast Relay race
Once unable to last a mile, ultramarathoner Noora Alidina has conquered 100 miles

AUGUST 19, 2003
A Brief Chat with Mary Jayne Harrelson
Paris set for spectacular | BBC World Championship coverage
Kelly Holmes mulls switch to 800m in Paris
Crim: Laura Ankrum finds time to train despite busy schedule
IAAF to study change of citizenship rules
Sonia O'Sullivan in election race for IAAF Athletes' Commission
FL HS: Laura Bowerman wins 5k in 17:05 (results only)

AUGUST 18, 2003
Brooks to sponsor Hanson's
Deena Drossin's latest journal entry from Europe
A Brief Chat with Emilie Mondor
Running down top racers a hassle for Crim
Kenenisa Bekele and Berhane Adere may double in Paris
Out-of-form Olympic Champion Nouria Merah-Benida to miss World Champs
Interview with British middle distance runner Jo Fenn
Kazuhiro Matsuda, Silvia Skvortsova leave competition behind in AFC Half
NH's Cigna Healthcare Corporate 5k results
Carrabba's Summer Beach Run 8k results (Zepherinus Joseph, Kim Pawelek win)
Peter Fleming, Kelly Carlson win Boulder's Jacey's Race
Thad Reichley, Heather Hunt win CO's Basalt Half Marathon
African Junior Championships – delayed report from IAAF
Rachel Earney second overall in 5k, runs 16:59
'There is every chance [Britain] will win no golds at all'
Paul Dewitt, Valerie Caldwell win Leadville Trail 100

AUGUST 16-17, 2003
Maria Mutola stays on track for $1 million jackpot | Quotes | Results | Photos
Turkish sensation Sureyya Ayhan runs 3:55.60, fastest 1,500m in six years
Mutola stays right on course
Sebastian Coe: Weltklasse lives up to its name
Berhane Adere ready to join immortals
Kelly Holmes weighs up Paris prospects
After dropping out of Falmouth, Olga Romanova wins Parkersburg Half | Burangulova sets masters course record | Susan Graham-Gray: Course 'a lot hillier than' she expected
America's Finest City Half Results (Kazuhiro Matsuda, Silvia Skvortsova win)
World Championships preview from a Connecticut columnist
Can Mizuki Noguchi keep medal streak alive for Japan?
Russians aiming for eight World Championship gold medals
Paula Radcliffe will likely race on the roads | Radcliffe factfile
Catherina McKiernan wins Adidas Frank Duffy 10-mile road race
USATF announces Hall of Fame finalists
Kathleen Raske named director of T&F/XC at Sacramento State
Matt Carpenter, Angela Munge win Pikes Peak Marathon
Mike Scannell, Laura Ankrum win MI Joints in Motion 5k
AK HS: Runners get down and dirty in unique cross country race

AUGUST 15, 2003
Paula Radcliffe out of Worlds

Zurich offers high profile dress rehearsal for Paris Worlds | Start Lists/Results | Weltklasse Zurich web site

Zurich's prestigious Weltklasse athletics meeting celebrates its 75th anniversary
Maria Mutola on right track
Kelly Holmes has plan to beat Sureyya Ayhan | Zurich test for Holmes
A Brief Chat with Nicole Jefferson
Eilish McColgan, Liz's daughter, following in mum's footsteps
Devout Edith Masai seeks divine intervention ahead of Paris
Carrie Messner, Tomoya Shimizu win Eldorado Springs 4-Miler
Turpin High School's Steve Nester named Xavier University coach
Australia's Anna Thompson thrives on variety
Construction of track in Freeport, Maine becoming complicated project

AUGUST 14, 2003
USATF announces final team roster for World Chamionships | Complete roster
Lauren Fleshman named to World Championship team
Folksam Grand Prix Results (Ida Nilsson, Chantee Earl, Heather Hennigar compete)
Kelly Holmes not worried about facing Sureyya Ayhan
Kenyan marathoners delay trip to Worlds because of bad weather in Paris
Janelle Kraus wins 5k on Long Island
Road paved with dreams not gold for China’s athletes

AUGUST 13, 2003
For Carrie Tollefson, patience is hard with Athens a year away
A Brief Chat with Kathryn Martin
Steeplechase twins Kathryn and Bryony Frost are two of the greatest hopes in British athletics
Maria Mutola continues quest for $1 million jackpot
Catherine Ndereba wraps up Paris training in Philadelphia
Paula Radcliffe comes home for Paris test | British fingers firmly crossed over Radcliffe | Alex Stanton comments on Radcliffe's training, career
Norwegians want records recalled
Geoff Smith imparts words of wisdom — and tales from his glory days — on aspiring runners

AUGUST 12, 2003
Paula Radcliffe to run 5,000m, 10,000m double at Worlds | Can Paula win gold? | Is Paula ready?
A Brief Chat with Marla Runyan
Deena Drossin's journal from Europe
A look at Kenya's World team: Joyce Chepchumba
Jack Kafel, Christin Wurth win State Street Mile
Jenn Thatcher O'Reilly inducted into UC Davis Hall of Fame
Jo Pavey opts to run 1,500m at Worlds
James Terwillliger, Brooke McDaniel win EvaBank 5k Midnight Run

AUGUST 9-11, 2003
Jen Rhines wins Falmouth Road Race, Colleen De Reuck third
Gulnara Samitova shatters world record in steeplechase
ISTAF Berlin Report | Results
Norwich Union London Grand Prix Report | Results
Gran Premio Reebok – Ciudad de San Sebastián report | Results
Mary Jayne Harrelson, Ray Weeden win Falmouth Mile | Falmouth still the place to be | Another preview | Frank Shorter: There's no place like Falmouth
UCLA's Carolyn Shea proves she's a star on and off the track
Maria Mutola expected to cruise to victory in Paris
Edith Masai aims to capture world title
Berhane Adere's gold ambitions
Final day report from Pan Am Games
Letitia Vriesde loses Pan Am 800m gold after testing positive for excessive levels of caffeine
Selectors await green light from Paula Radcliffe
Stacie Alboucrek, Chris Banks lead U.S. in Pan Am Games marathon
Zivile Balciunaite sets course record at Chambersburg, PA race
Seana Carmean wins Bridge of Flowers 10k, breaks course record | Results
George Sheehan Classic 5-Miler Results
Paris currently in the midst of a heat wave
Kelly Holmes insists Jo Fenn should make World Championship team
Emilie Mondor assures trip to Paris by meeting "A" standard
Day Two report from Irish Championships | Medal winners
Hayley McGregor wins Sydney's City to Surf race
Run of back luck continues for Melissa Moon | Phil Costley, Nyla Carroll win NZ XC titles
Pacing the field with Santa Clara's Milena Basile
MT HS: Zoe Nelson earns All-USA status
Joel Klooster, Seana Larson win Hot Streetz 5k
Lindsay Boldt running toward a job in sports
Caliguiri, runners want to save Pittsburgh's Great Race
USA Masters Championships Saturday report | Sunday report
New device cools athletes through the palms of their hands
Sebastian Coe ready for running battle
Redwoods Marathon to be re-created in 2004

AUGUST 8, 2003
Norwich Union London Grand Prix preview | Start Lists/Results | Radio coverage should be available beginning just before 2:00 p.m. EST with distance events beginning an hour later
ISTAF 2003 to be held in Berlin on Sunday | Meet web site
Pan Am Games day three results and quotes (Mary Jayne Harrelson wins 1,500m silver)
Deena Drossin's journal from Europe
A Brief Chat with Wendi Ray
Ethiopia names squad of 30 for Paris
Irish Championships and World trials to take place this weekend
Without Catherine Ndereba, Crim's women's race will be wide open
Chris Chisholm, Shannon Hovey win Hartford's River Run Corporate 5k
Kate and Laura O'Neill among Falmouth Road Race entrants
IN HS: Carmel's run, led by Katie Harrington, should be strong
Jessica Schmidt will run two races at Western Canada Games before heading to U.S. for school
Passion for running fuels Lucy Carr to marathon success
Day one report from USA Masters Championships

AUGUST 7, 2003
Pan Am Games day two results and quotes (Nicole Jefferson wins 5,000m bronze)
BYU's Lisa Antonelli determined and well-rounded
Stacie Alboucrek to represent USA at Pan Am Games on short notice
Rachel Earney has a love of marathons
Ocean State marathon still looking for a sponsor
Bridge of Flowers race should be big

AUGUST 6, 2003
Pan Am Games Day One Results and Quotes
Vicky Huber Rudawsky: Staying fit both during and after pregnancy
Mike Melfi, Deb Springer win Syracuse Corporate Challenge
Julius Rotich, Tammy Slusser win 5k in Iowa
Former Navarro star Samantha Tannehill adept at running, runway

AUGUST 5, 2003
Track & Field News reports that an injury will keep Nicole Teter out of Worlds
DN Galan Report | Results (Deena Drossin 15:15) | Deena Drossin's Journal
Pan Am Games day one results | Morning recap
Track competition begins today at Pan Am Games
Lauren Simmons puts herself first
Alice Schmidt article from the Omaha World-Herald
Kara Goucher runs well in Europe, will likely return in September
Penn State's Tracey Brauksieck wins triathlon
Erica Koenig Hill wins Circle the Bay 30k outright
Tegla Loroupe and her "protégé" win the Ten Miles of Lago di Garda
Gladys Ganiel wins Lobster Festival 10k
Beata Rudzinska named Akron Athlete of the Year
Country Music Marathon flattens out
Punishing 100-mile 'Ultra' event is a labor of love
Eugene to host USA Masters Championships this weekend

AUGUST 2-4, 2003
KBC Night of Athletics results (Lauren Fleshman 15:20.44 PR)
RunnersWorld.com reports that Deena Drossin has skin cancer removed

Catherine Ndereba reclaims Beach to Beacon title | Maggie Hanson is top Maine woman | Despite challenges race goes off smoothly | Another year, another success | Jenna Richardson looks to the future | Results
International Meeting Thessaloniki results (Greece, Aug. 3)

Bayer Meeting results
(Germany, Aug. 3)

Karelia Games results
(Finland, Aug. 3)
Multiple coaching changes taking place at William & Mary
Gabriela Szabo added to 5,000m field for Aug. 8 Norwich Union London Grand Prix
Latest ZAPFitness update
Tara Struyk wins Debbie Green 5k
Anne Audain wins four-mile race in Colorado
Britain's Jo Fenn faces fitness race
A look at Ethiopia's medal hopes for Paris
Pam Reed appears on Letterman
Legally blind runner Susan Graham-Gray to compete at Parkersburg Half
Junior Olympics conclude | Results
Sunita Rani wins three more golds at World Police Athletics meet

AUGUST 1, 2003
Amy Yoder Begley goes the distance as a mentor
A handful of US athletes to compete in Belgium Saturday
Triumph at home for Stephanie Graf in Linz | Results (Chantee Earl 2:03.09, Mannova, Alfheim run 5,000m)

A Brief Chat with Leah Pells

Beach to Beacon showcases world's top running talent | Yes they're on the right path
Ellen O'Neil to coach cross country at Smith College
Ready or not, Pan Am Games' opening ceremony is here
Kenya will bid to host 2007 World XC Championships
Steve Cram: Paula Radcliffe will not jeopardize Olympics
Andrea Niggemeier wins Blessing of the Fleet Road Race | Results
Kevin Hadsell gets promotion at University of Toledo

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