NEWS ARCHIVE
JULY 2003 | JUNE 2003 | MAY 2003 | APRIL 2003 | MARCH 2003 | FEBRUARY 2003 | JANUARY 2003 | 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

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JULY 30, 2003
Emilie Mondor launches web site
Lornah Kiplagat now eligible to compete for the Netherlands | Dutch run for Kiplagat
Paula Radcliffe given extra time for Paris
Stanford names Andrew Gerard head men's cross country coach, other coaches get promotions
Stephanie Graf comeback continues in Linz Intersport Grand Prix 7/31
Nashvillerunner.com Twilight Track Meet results
ISTAF Berlin preview (Aug. 10) from the IAAF
Beach to Beacon race is flat, rolling and plenty fair
Missy Buttry interview from trackshark.com
Injured Jo Fenn hopes to earn 800 spot on Britain's World Championship team
Michigan's Seana Larson uses race winnings to supplement income (scroll down)
Fila trying to step forth

JULY 29, 2003
Naoko Ishibe wins Bon-Ton race in York, PA
Whitney Schmucker transfers to Cal
Kelly Holmes battles to be fit for Paris
Pan Am Games preview from the IAAF
Cross-country runners make pit stop in Brooksville

JULY 28, 2003
Kim Fitchen-Young wins Wharf to Wharf | Top 100 women
Beach to Beacon: They're elite, and worthy of the tag | No rest for Maine's best
Kenyan Trials live up to billing
Patrick Kamau, Lucy Carr win San Francisco Chronicle Marathon, Linda Somers Smith wins half
Kara Goucher runs 4:11 in Greece (listed as Kara Willer), Michaela Mannova second in steeplechase
Romania’s Catalina Oprea breaks world junior record in 2,000m steeplechase
Svetlana Klyuka wins 800 in 1:58, Irina Privalova 10+ seconds back at Moscow Open
Sunday report from Britain's AAA Championships | Steve Cram's review | Photos

JULY 26-27, 2003
John Korir, Catherine Ndereba win Quad-City Times Bix 7 | Mindy Peterson and Indiana teammates run Bix | Janet Robertz still 'new' to sport
Journal update from Werknesh Kidane
Ageless Leah Malot steals show at Kasarani | Malot to the fore | Kenyan World Championship team named
Serious Team Endure fosters skills, community
Paul Kezes repeats among men at Albertson's Torchlight Run; Lyuda Vasilyeva wins women's title
BBC's live coverage of the British trials | Hayley Tullett wins 1,500, Tara Krzywicki sets NR in 2,000m steeplechase
Italy's Silvia La Barbera wins surprise gold in 5,000m at European Juniors | Simona Barcau runs down Charlotte Moore for 800m gold
Molly Huddle wins 5k race, Lauren King wins 10k
Melissa White finishes off week of camp with 5k win
Tina Jensen outruns Laura Stanley in 5k
Josh Sherven, Najeeby Quinn win 11-mile trail race
Machelle Cochran, Gary Guerrero win 10k
Oregon teams look forward to fall campaign
Lauren Fleshman wins Bootleg Honor Roll award
Santa Cruz-area track programs stay afloat thanks to Wharf to Wharf
Margaret Groos among Tennessee legends
Sadistic pleasure to be gained from British Trials' tradition of tears and traumas
Suzi Leon goes from jogger to ultramarathoner

JULY 25, 2003
Constantina Tomescu-Dita breaks record, Bryan Berryhill wins men's mile
Colleen De Reuck, Meb Keflezighi to face tough test this time | Elite fields will be deepest in years
Wharf to Wharf: Women making strides
Elite runners pass on San Francisco Chronicle Marathon -- again, Linda Somers Smith to run half marathon
Day One report from European Juniors | Meet Web Site
Charlotte Moore wins first round of 800m at European Juniors in 2:02
'We'll restrict athletes to few meets,' says Mike Kosgei
Women to have easy day out at Kenyan Trials | Battle for team places begins
Jonathan Ndambuki, Michelle Simonaitis win Salt Lake Marathon, Emily Jameson wins 10k with quick time
Folksam Grand Prix Round Two Results (Siri Alfheim runs steeplechase)
Flanders Cup Results
MA HS: Stellar effort earns Amber Sayer bronze | Amherst's Sayer takes bronze
Athens scurries to get ready
Simon Barnes: Bullying coaches a necessary evil on road to glory
Youth athletes storm into Miami for Junior Olympics

JULY 24, 2003
Ndereba sister act heads to Bix 7
20 years approaches for the oldest record on the books
Kim Fitchen-Young, Brett Gotcher to run Wharf to Wharf again
Jill Gaitenby joins Linda Somers Smith on World Championship marathon team (There was also an excellent feature about Somers Smith in the SLO Tribune that day but it is only available in their archives for a fee)

Inquiry suggests athletes may be given performance-enhancing drugs without their knowledge

Paula Radcliffe back in the running | Radcliffe to delay decision | Frank Dick back's Radcliffe's delayed decision
Many Kenyan athletes seek citizenship elsewhere
Jane Kiptoo wins 10k in the Netherlands (results)
Invaders cruise to victory in track club championships
Adam Goucher feature which includes a little Kara as well
MI HS: Alissa Hall runs way to title
Purdue to host Big Ten T&F Championships in 2004
Pam Reed wins Kiehl's Badwater Ultramarathon outright
Viola Kiplagat gets dropped from Kenyan junior team

JULY 23, 2003
Vicky Huber Rudawsky: Athletes need support all along the way
Paula Radcliffe in doubt for World Championships due to bronchitis | Radcliffe to leave it late
USATF announces Pan Am Games roster
Vytra Women's 5k Results (July 19)

Rockville Rotary Twilight 8k Results
(July 19)
Beach to Beacon has truly become 'big deal'
IAAF preview of the Kenyan World Championship Trials | Foreigners barred
Kelly Holmes is where the heart is
European Junior Championships preview from the IAAF
Carmen Douma-Hussar wins Canadian 1,500m title

JULY 22, 2003
Michaela Mannova of BYU runs a fast steeplechase at European U23 Championships (PDF link to results) Will it be counted as anything other than a national record? We don't know.
John Davies' passion for coaching overtook love of race
Formery KY runner Melissa Vaughn to be inducted into Knoxville Sports Hall of Fame
Running USA Wire: Stellar fields for this weekend's Quad-City Times Bix 7
Wisconsin Track Club Capitol Mile Results: Women | Men
Analysis of Nike's new running ad campaign
Kelly Holmes: I'll be fit to take on the world
Susan Chepkemei dropped from Kenyan World Championships marathon team
Derartu Tulu sets sights on Great North Run
IA HS: Allison Werner heads to Missouri

JULY 20-21, 2003
Maria Mutola supreme in Madrid 800, Suzy Favor Hamilton wins 1,500 | Results
Nephat Kinyanjui, Nicole Stevenson win Buffalo Subaru 4-Mile Chase
Final Junior Pan Am Games report - Angela Marvin wins steeplechase gold | Team USA dominates on Day Two
Galina Aleksandrova runs away from Elana Meyer in South African half marathon, organizers avert disaster
Silvia Skvortsova wins Crazy 8's* | Running USA report | Results
Elite field to compete in Parkersburg News & Sentinel Half Marathon
Miguel Galeana, Linda Huyck overcome pain, opponents to win 8k
Cathy O'Brien, Nicole Toye win in New Hampshire
Denisa Costescu wins Standard Federal Bank 10k
Former Rockford runners Brian Smith and Linsey Blaisdell win Apple Run
Results from Canadian Nationals | Carmen Douma wins 1,500 | Diane Cummins breaks meet 800 record | Emilie Mondor dominates 5,000
Indiana Invaders capture triple crown of track and field
Kelly Holmes waits on injury verdict
Tim Noakes suggests athletes train their brains
Kamal Jabbour names top five female runners of past century, list doesn't include Radcliffe
European U23 Reports: Days One and Two | Day Three | Day Four
Mike Sandrock: The allure of the mile
Mike Porter Jr., Kristyn Shiring win Fredericksburg Downtown Mile
Maria Spinnler wins Loudoun Street Mile
CT HS: Meghan Owen leaves behind a legacy

JULY 19, 2003
Madrid Start Lists/Results
Competitive field could jump start Buffalo Subaru 4 Mile Chase
Laura Zeigle wins 3,000m silver at Pan Am Junior Championships
Results from Canadian Nationals
Canadian athletes fear tougher standards for major competitions may cause some to quit
More than 2,000 athletes set for Crazy 8's*
Melissa White first American at Boilermaker
Turena Johnson Lane training for Twin Cities Marathon (scroll down)
European U23 Results (Warning: lots of PDFs)
Altitude is advantage for all athletes training in Big Bear

After racing in U.S., Michelle Hopkins takes on Michelle Moon in Wellington XC Championships
Former Notre Dame volleyball player Angie Akers on cover of Runner's World

JULY 18, 2003
Lynn Jennings now giving back on her daily runs
A Brief Chat with Carmen Douma
Maria Mutola and Wilson Kipketer will be centre stage in Madrid Saturday | Entrant list
Olympic Marathon Trials update
First four Team USA Monterey Bay athletes named, women to come
GBTC to defend titles at USATF Club T&F Championships this weekend
Monte Carlo gets new end-of-season meet which replaces Grand Prix Final | World Athletics Final – a new concept based on a tradition of quality
Michigan coach James Henry stresses stretching
Sonatrach Meeting report
Athletics Kenya cautions junior runners to stay away from agents
Canadians' path to 2004 Olympics starts Friday
Pan Am Junior Championships preview | Results
British 1,500m runners perform well at European U-23 Championships
Mike Spence, Jennifer Hart win Morristown, NJ Corporate Challenge

JULY 17, 2003
Kelly MacDonald finding her own way
Carmen Ayala-Troncoso is making strides toward marathon
Running USA Wire: Crazy 8's preview, Fleet Feet Mile recap
USTCA announces NCAA scholar-athlete awards
Strong field assembled for South African half marathon with record prize money
Katie Harrington, Nef Araia are counselors at Indiana XC camp

JULY 16, 2003
Wang Junxia now chases after other interests
CA HS: Lindsay Allen's 2,000m steeplechase reportedly a high school record
Collette Liss and Floyd Thompson run 800m in Spain (results)
Former Penn State runners Kim McGreevy and James Carney win 10k | Results
Merissa Sexsmith earns post-graduate scholarship
Former New Yorker Kari Anne Bertrand still racing on west coast
Liz McColgan laps up new challenge
Cambridge Reporter update on Canadian athletes
Former FL prep standout Andrea Austin heads to Seton Hall
Drossin and Keflezighi fire starting siren at Mammoth race

JULY 15, 2003
Female athletes running on empty
Harvard & Yale topple Oxford & Cambridge
Complete Mid-Summer Games results
RUNOHIO interview with Briana Shook
USATF National Club T&F Championships preview
Liz McColgan named new Chairperson of Scottish Athletics
Interview with Heather Hennigar from trackie.ca
Indiana's Marshall Goss announces retirement from coaching
MA HS: Sayer to run in international meet
Extreme exercise routines can make, break bodies

JULY 12-14, 2003
After initially stumbling out of the gate, Dawn Cleary has become well-grounded in the steeplechase
Norwich Union Classic - Zahra El Kamche
surprises in 3,000
| Results
Benita Johnson breaks Australian 3,000m record at Norwich Union
Susan Chepkemei wins Boilermaker | Chepkemei used strategy to win first Boilermaker | Elena Paramonova surprise in masters race | Results | Photos
World Youth Champs: Chantelle Dron goes through 1200 at PR pace but fades to 10th | More coverage
Selina Kosgei sets stadium alight in rush for Paris
Sean Nesbitt, Eri Yamaguchi win Trespass Trail Challenge
Liz Wilson outruns Kalin Toedebusch at 15k
Mary Lynn Currier can still deliver
Machelle Cochran wins SARR Women's 5k
Claire Sherman wins Great Legs 5k
Shannon Hovey wins Riverfest 5k
Kebba Tolbert takes over at Portland State
Joyce Chepchumba training in Switzerland

JULY 11, 2003
Rome Golden Gala preview | Start Lists/Results
Kristen (Seabury) Till never stopped running
World Youth Championships: Chantelle Dron (4:22), Galen Rupp, Michael Haddan advance | Results
New class charges into Hall of Fame
Boilermaker a money-maker; running hall limping along
Latest Running USA Wire
Kenyan Championships open to cold weather
Kelly Holmes back in action tonight in Rome

JULY 10, 2003
A Brief Chat with Keith Hanson
Siham Hilali wins first gold medal of World Youth Championships in 3,000m | Results
Junior Pan Am Games team named
Olympic T&F tickets sell out in first phase
Photos from USA T&F Championships
Paula Radcliffe confirms her participation in September 7th 10k
Tamara Lave on U.S. marathon team for Paris Worlds
Stanford track sparkles in Sacramento
Arkansas-bound Tiffany Redlarczyk wins 5k race after injury layoff

JULY 9, 2003
Team USA named for World Championships (more or less)
A Brief Chat with Lidia Simon
Track stars descend on Sherbrooke for World Youth Championships
Kenyan Championships preview
New Hampshire Twilight results
A Brief Chat with Mary Decker Slaney
Nelson Giddens, Alison Ridington top field in Fourth of July 5k
Vicky Huber Rudawsky: Drivers, Runners: Harmonize
Collective cluelessness prevails on road rules
Robyn Ritter made her final collegiate season memorable
Prepared runners can beat summer heat

JULY 8, 2003
Zagreb Grand Prix Results
New Balance Maine Distance Festival celebrates milestone
Marnie Mason moves on to coach at Oregon
Entries for tonight's New Hampshire Twilight meet at UNH
Oregon State adds women's cross country, track
An expecting Emily LeVan puts marathoning on hold (scroll down)
Top finishers from Asbury Park 10k
Paul Kezes, Heather Hanscom win 10k in Eugene, OR
VA HS: Emily Harrison and Ryan Foster receive honorable mention
Wes Seacat, Amanda Bell win Madison Courier 10k

JULY 4-7, 2003
Start Lists/Results for today's Zagreb Grand Prix meet
Emotions high as Susan Chepkemei defeats Lornah Kiplagat at Peachtree | Carmen Ayala-Troncoso wins masters race | More coverage
Records tumble at Maine Distance Festival | Bowdoin's a perfect setting for track's perfect event | Results
Sonia O'Sullivan wins 1,500m at Cork City Sports, Roisin McGettigan 3rd (results)
Physiology separates elite runners from rest of pack
Two go through in Golden League Jackpot as Gebrselassie suffers dramatic defeat | Paris results
Oregon hires Marnie Mason as women's distance coach
Jeff Hollobaugh: Prep track's growth outstripping the pros
Catherine Ndereba wins Sapporo Half Marathon in a course record 1:08:23
Paula Radcliffe hoping to race 10k in London September 7
Having accomplished one goal, Vin Lananna moves on to another
U.S. track athletes feel safe about July 4th meet in Paris
Tamara Lave an endurance role model
Joan Samuelson wins L.L. Bean 10k
Melissa White, Mark Andrews sizzle in Firecracker
Austin Vigil, Nikole Johns win Firecracker 5k
Chantelle Dron, Trisa Nickoley win 800s in tuneup for World Youth Championships
Jon Gates, Sarah Folse assert independence
Bradley Harkrader, Diane Gentry nab Fourth 5K wins
Marie Sample wins 12-mile race
Amy Doolittle wins first 10k race at Bluegrass 10,000
Arsonists torch Kip Keino Children's Home

JULY 3, 2003
A Brief Chat with Carly Graytock
Golden League returns to U.S. television in 2003
New Balance Maine Distance Festival returns for 10th Anniversary event
Preview of July 4th's Paris Saint-Denis meet
Kip Keino backs Kenyan inquiry into drug-taking
Christina Wells will miss chance to defend title
Stacie Alboucrek to represent U.S. at Pan Am Games
Maiyo and Ochichi win in Nairobi
New York optimistic about landing 2012 Games
Youth Athletics Championships open in Buffalo

JULY 2, 2003
Hansons starting women's program
Paula Radcliffe opts out of London, will likely race World Championships 'cold' | Problem is flare-up of old injury
Maria Mutola shines in wet conditions in Lausanne | Results
IAAF Golden League – Oslo winners move on to Paris Friday
Results of the final Boston High Performance Meet
Sonia O'Sullivan struggles in Lausanne | O'Sullivan to race at Gateshead
Diane Cummins, Emilie Mondor run well in Lausanne
A Brief Chat with Maine Distance Festival Co-Meet Director Steve Podgajny
Erin Mortimer leaves Kansas State Track & Field team
Director of track and field, cross country leaves Portland State
2004 Olympic Marathon Trials to offer participation options
Michelle Carson and Jamie Krzyminski named Alderton Co-Female Athletes of the Year at Michigan State
NZ must find own way, says sports scientist
CA HS: Lauren Magdaleno named Track Athlete of the Year
Today's 2010 Olympic decision will affect 2012 choice

JULY 1, 2003
Lausanne Start Lists/Results
A Brief Chat with Jearl Miles-Clark
Mike and Kristin (Schwartz) Dudley win Iron Furnace 5k
Common bond for Jeff Binggeli and Sarah Folse
Indiana Invaders to host USATF National Club T&F Championships July 19
2003 WTC Capitol Mile to be held July 19 (race site)
Deb Torneden wins Chisholm Trail Festival 5k
Catherine Ndereba sets new record in winning Safaricom Half-Marathon
IOC approves new medal design for 2004
Boilermaker cutoff designed to make 15k race smoother

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