Fast-Women News Archive

MARCH 29-31, 2003
Complete World XC coverage and results from the IAAF
Werknesh Kidane wins women's long-course crown
Edith Masai retains 4k title | Kenya to bid for 2006 championships
Deena Drossin's silver leads Team USA women to bronze at World XC
Emilie Mondor 13th at Worlds
Shayne Culpepper feature from last week's Philadelphia Inquirer
Laura Hodgson 58th among juniors | Julia Lucas 41st
Drossin earns another World Cross silver medal, USA Women's 8k team takes the bronze; Junior Women's team 4th
One wasted life which must not be in vain
Select T&F Results: Stanford Invitational | Raleigh Relays | Florida Relays | Ball State Open | ASU Invitational | Spec Towns Invitational | Jim Click Shootout
Kate and Laura O'Neill qualify for NCAA Championships in 10,000m
Tiffany McWilliams runs 2:05 800m, wins by 13 seconds (results only)
Joep Tigchelaar and Vicky Gill break FSU 10,000 records at Stanford Invitational
Christina Wells wins Papa John's 10-Miler
Joan Benoit Samuelson sets 45-49 age group record in 3,000m
Radcliffe pace plan may be non-runner
AZ HS: Whitney Hardt named meet's outstanding female runner | Results
FL HS: Laura Bowerman third in Florida Relays mile
UT HS: Amber Harper wins two events at Pine View Invitational
Jill Tranter wins fourth-straight title at Humana Heart 15k
Tammy Slusser wins 10k in the rain
Jason Spong, Suzanne Beste win Mercury News 10k
Piet Retief, Rentia Poolman win uphill ultra in South Africa
Frank McErleane, Sherri Doebler win windy, wet Ocean Drive Marathon
Former CU runner considered greatest endurance athlete in the world
Live wire on rail line kills jogger in Monroe

MARCH 28, 2003
Latest news from this weekend's World XC Championships:
IAAF site - near-live splits and results
USATF - reports on U.S. athetes
Local organizing committee's site
Deena Drossin dancing to a different tune
Team USA ready for World Cross Country Championships
Marla Runyan video from TheBostonChannel.com
A Brief Chat with Farrell Burns
A Brief Chat with Maddy Tormoen
Latest Running USA Wire: Team USA athlete update, Men's 10-mile Champs. this weekend
Georgetown expects to benefit from new regional qualifying system
BYU heads to Stanford Invitational
Anna Blue goes after WSU 10,000m record this weekend
AZ HS: Valerie McGregor takes 1,600 at Willie Williams Classic | McGregor adds 3,200 title
NJ HS: Healthy Lindsay Van Alstine goes the distance

MARCH 27, 2003
Tim Broe and Meb Keflezighi to offer free clinic at USA 8k Championships
World Cross previews: Senior Men | Senior Women | Juniors
First the world, then Boulder for Colleen De Reuck
BYU's Lindsey Thomsen balances running, motherhood
In the long run, prize money hurts U.S. running
Kenyans will again dominate World Cross | Vivian Cheruiyot to miss race
Can Miwako Yamanaka win a first senior medal for Japan in Lausanne?
Lausanne's 'Focus on Africans' – Kipketer, Denboba, Kidane and Dibaba biographies
Male pacers in London anger Tegla Loroupe
Sonja Friend-Uhl to represent U.S. in Seoul Ekiden
Florida Relays to hit full stride | Top HS athletes to compete | Meet info. & entry lists
Q&A with Virginia Track & Field athletes
MT HS: Kalispell, Bozeman girls look strong again
D.C. Marathon organizer under fire

MARCH 26, 2003
National Distance Running Hall of Fame continues to drain Boilermaker finances
Kenyan team alters approach to World Cross Country Championships | Mike Kosgei predicts Kenyan fireworks at the World Cross Country Championships
Lausanne's 'Focus on Africans' – Zersenay, Korir, Kiprop, Chemjor and Ochichi biographies
Ethiopian team travels to Lausanne
Entrants for this weekend's Stanford Invitational
Kate and Laura O'Neill shine at NCAA Championships
Laura Gerber named ACC Outdoor T&F Performer of the Week
Led by Ali Henderson, William & Mary shines indoors
Oregon heads to Stanford Invitational
Paula up for world accolade
MA HS: Amber Sayer overcomes injuries to lead Amherst
WA HS: Amber Nickelson feature
Sarah Lawson a quick study on the track, Masters Nationals this weekend

MARCH 25, 2003
Alice Timbilil looks to Lausanne to silence Sydney ghosts
Boston champs will take another run at it | 2003 Boston Marathon elite field
Geriatricus Ultra-Maximus, thy name is Yoder
Interview with Olympic Trials hopeful Heather May
Uganda struggles to fund trip to World XC Championships
Marine Corps to offer guaranteed entries to D.C. Marathon entrants | D.C. Marathoners can bring a friend to Pittsburgh and save

MARCH 22-24, 2003
Linus Maiyo, Edna Kiplagat win Azalea Trail Run | John Itati, Gladys Asiba fail to repeat as champs | Eddy Hellebuyck, Tatyana Pozdnyakova win masters races | Lankford, Philley fastest locals | Results
USA women have golden World Cross aims in Lausanne
Congress Avenue Mile: Winners get close but no new cars | Results
Shaun Creighton, Collette Liss score three-peats at Shamrock Shuffle 8k | Results
Boston Marathon elite field announced
A Brief Chat with Sara Gorton
Kenyan marathon runners win in Rome and Marseille
Freya Murray starting off on right foot
Albina Gallyamova, Kim Gillard win Borden Uptown Run*
Weekend road race results: Bancroft NeuroHealth 5k Run | Ancient Order of Hibernians Harp & Shamrock 5k
Nigusu Urgie, Stephanie O'Reilly win Holyoke St. Patrick's Road Race | Results
Runners hold unofficial D.C. Marathon | Runners keep moving on their own
Laura Gerber, Maarten Van Den Heuvel lead FSU in final day of FSU Relays | Results
Select Collegiate T&F Results: | Willie Williams Classic | Charlotte 49ers Classic | Oregon Preview | Baldy Castillo Invitational | Alabama Relays | Hurricane Invitational | Ken Shannon Invitational | New Zealand's Toni Hodgkinson sets sights on Athens
Susannah Motl wins Germantown Half Marathon by three tenths of a second
NH HS: Jess Flinn shines again
Don Mills was everyone's #1 coach
Melody-Anne Schultz looks good on paper to claim this year's Dipsea
Zimbabwe's junior and women's nationals postponed indefinitely

MARCH 21, 2003
U.S. announces World XC team, Culpepper, Rhines replaced by Sagan, Dryer
Sonia O'Sullivan gets back on track for World Championship
Top runners commit to Azalea Trail Run | Elite runners join field | Masters winners back to defend crowns | Four women join field
Begleys made Jan. 26 a super Sunday all by themselves
Vicky Lynch-Pounds sets sights on Canadian nationals
Runners irate over D.C. Marathon cancellation
Georgetown's DMR runs well while Clement, O'Connell just miss finals
Track teams look forward to Oregon preview
Penn State prepares to go outdoors
Sacramento may bid for more NCAA track championships
Craig Poole prepares for Olympic-sized challenge
Uptown 5-mile run to be held Saturday in Dallas*
Rhode Island running news

MARCH 20, 2003
Lausanne focuses on the Africans – Yuda, Limo, Bekele and Masai biographies
Race organizers cancel Sunday's D.C. Marathon | Organizers cancel D.C. Marathon
Maybe the world should come to Fayetteville
Nearly 50 teams head to Alabama Relays
Arizona to host Willie Williams Classic
Washington to host first-annual Ken Shannon Invitational
Arizona State hosts Baldy Castillo Invitational
Online registration for Peoples Beach to Beacon 10k now open
Q&A with UNC's Dennis Craddock
Amy Lyman chases history
Cummins says USA, UK, Russia had heavily-guarded hotel at World Indoors
Paula Radcliffe on track for new honor
Former Guam resident Pam Runquist is still running

MARCH 19, 2003
A Brief Chat with Colleen DeReuck
Kenya looks to vanquish Dublin ghosts in Lausanne
A Brief Chat with Tatyana Pozdnyakova
Race to be named after Deena Drossin
Nathalie Higley, Julius Gidabuday, Tania Fischer and Christian Hesch winners at Shamrock and Roll | Results
Mary Proulx named NE DIII women's track runner of the year
Runner's Web interview with Tania Jones
RI HS: Samantha Gawrych earns All-America track honor
MA HS: Amber Sayer has good weekend in New York
Uganda's Dorcus Inzikuru out for two weeks

MARCH 18, 2003
RunOhio interview with Angela Homan
First place is commonplace - Missy Buttry adds two more national titles
RunFlorida.com's Nike Indoor Championships interview series
PacifiCanada Track & Field Series introduced
New masters world record set at Shamrock 8k | Results
Lisa Vaill wins Shamrock 5k
D.C. St. Patrick's Day 10k report
Bill Rodgers, Joan Samuelson enter USA Masters Indoor Championships
TX HS: Girls race boys, Rachel Collins almost wins | Photo
CA HS: New runners grab spotlight at Bay Area Distance Festival | Results
Drugs in sports: An ethical maze
Site of NAIA Outdoor Track and Field Championships to host new marathon festival

MARCH 14-17, 2003
Regina Jacobs, David Krummenacker win gold at World Indoor Championships
Good times now set to run for Steffi Graf
Sara Gorton wins NCAA 5k title, sets meet, CU record | Gorton third in 3k
Johanna Nilsson is NAU's first-ever NCAA track champion | Nilsson takes a stab at NCAA glory | Nilsson wins title
Shalane Flanagan leads UNC to fourth place | Tar Heels fourth
Lena Nilsson wins 800m title
Martin Lel and Derartu Tulu win Lisbon Half
Stacie Alboucrek wins Shamrock Marathon, gets free ride to Trials
Krista Ferrara no longer just running in place
Tiffany McWilliams becomes Mississippi State's second indoor All-American
Robyn Burns second at DIII nationals | Burns makes it to championship
Leah Pells, Mark Bomba win Seattle's St. Patrick's Day Dash
Constantina Tomescu-Dita, Eric Schwarts win Boulder's Runnin' of the Green Lucky 7k
Gabriel Muchiri, Diana Bowser win New Bedford Half, Linda Somers Smith, Eddy Hellebuyck win masters titles
Vicky Huber Rudawsky, Gary Dennis win Ceasar Rodney Half Marathon
Chris Banks, Casey Smith win D.C.'s St. Patrick's 10k
Diane Cummins on fast track
Jiang Suzing, Gert Thys win Donga Seoul International Marathon
MD HS: Lauren Centrowitz is Capital-Gazette's Girls Indoor Track Athlete of the Year
Heather Webster conquers race but not pain
Ireland announces World Cross teams
Ernesto Montesinos-Zarate, Marie Boyd win TransMountain Challenge 20k
Kelly Holmes conquers age barrier

MARCH 13, 2003
Can you qualify for the 2003 NYC Marathon?
Krummenacker, Jacobs lead U.S. distance hopes at World Indoor Championships
2003 Michelob Ultra USA Women's Marathon Championship to be held April 5
ESPN2 to televise NCAA Indoors, World Indoors
Mike Sandrock: CU heads to NCAA Indoors, World Cross
TnFMedia.com returns, sort of
Zola Budd-Pieterse is big news again, will run London Marathon
Kelly Holmes ready for new challenge
Defending champion Heather Webster returns to Runnin' of the Green
Mendocino College drops men's, women's track, cross country, adds women's soccer

MARCH 12, 2003
A Brief Chat with Alice Schmidt
World Indoor preview - track events
Jo Fenn is ready for the big time in Birmingham
Jo Fenn tunes up to settle unfinished business
Freya Murray's fast track to world standard
Deena Drossin named USATF Athlete of the Week
HS: Nike Indoor Championship entrants (PDF) | National Scholastic entrants (in alphabetical order)
Butler's running duo turns in an impressive weekend
Michigan freshmen lead Michigan to NCAAs
Notre Dame sends 12 athletes to NCAAs
Cornell tracksters look to continue success
Western Sydney perfect breeding ground for runners
UK endurance runners are short-changed by myopic selectors
Scott Sehon and Dave Bronfenbrenner run the USA
Namibia's Agnes Samaria off to Birmingham to compete in 800
Canadian running news

MARCH 11, 2003
Jill Gaitenby returns to New Bedford Half Marathon
ZAPfitness athletes making great strides
Kelly Keane, Brantley Lutz win Valley of the Sun Half Marathon (results only)
Jackie Rzepecki, Kim Gillard win Bayou City Classic 10k (results only)
NY HS: Mary Liz McCurdy finding fast lane
Shea Rainer starts running just to get in shape, runs 2:57 marathon
New Bedford Half-Marathon contenders keeping a low profile
Frustrated runners chase indoor training facility in Canada

MARCH 9-10, 2003
Tamaki Ominami wins Nagoya Women's Marathon; Khalid Khannouchi wins Kyoto Half | Ominami wins World berth
Jo Fenn hits the right notes
Robyn Burns overcomes anemia, is second seed in NCAA DIII Champs. 1,500
Hayley Tullett runs close to lifetime best in 800 with Michael East as pacer
Corey Creasey, Maria Trujillo del Rios win NorCal John Frank Memorial Run | Results
Select Indoor results: UW Last Chance Qualifier | Alex Wilson Invitational | Iowa State Last Chance | ECAC Championships | NAIA Championships
Three more Duke school records fall
Dozens qualify for NCAAs at UW finale
Theresa Feldkamp runs potential NCAA time
Alice Timbilil wins Cinque Mulini
Albina Gallyamova, Antonio Gutierrez win Rio 10k Run
Adam Dailey, Cassandra Henkiel win Time Warner Cable's News 8k | Results
Amy Simonetta wins Red River Run 10k | Results
Gladys Ganiel wins 10 miler in Ireland | Results
Naoko Ishibe wins Shamrock Four-Mile | Results
Athletes told to expose drug cheats
Jade Fisher leads team to conference title
Arturo Barrios recommends strength training program for runners
Endurance sports put athletes at risk of ill health, studies find

MARCH 8, 2003
Deena Drossin breaks her own American Record by nearly a minute at Gate River Run 15k | Running USA race report | Photos (mostly men)
Suzy Favor Hamilton encourages parents not to pressure kids
Paula Radcliffe won't defend her world cross country title
IAAF warns that marathon record will not stand for male pacemakers
Results from this weekend's NAIA Indoor Track & Field Championships
Results from Notre Dame's Alex Wilson Invitational
Amy Simonetta looks for third straight Red River Run title today
Preview of Nagoya International Women’s Marathon
Saturday's meet at Washington last chance to boost marks before NCAA Indoors
Berhane Adere gets award from IAAF
NorCal John Frank Memorial Run attracts talent including Richie Boulet, Tim Nelson and Michelle Hannaford
Ultramarathons: When far isn't far enough

MARCH 7, 2003
Paula Radcliffe ready to reap rewards of winter's work in the foothills
Radcliffe rules out Olympic double
Radcliffe to make World Cross Country decision on Saturday
Team USA Minnesota running smoothly | A look at the various Team USA programs
Team USA, CA: Old School Meets New School
Zahra Ouaziz wins 3,000m easily at Athina 2003 | Results
51 US athletes from age 17 to 39 to compete in Birmingham
Team USA loaded with medal contenders for World Indoors
Suzy Walsham, coached by Said Aouita, may be next big thing in Australian athletics
Notre Dame hosts Alex Wilson Invitational this weekend
Stanford athletes get one 'last chance' this Saturday
BYU soccer finds novel alternative to NCAA*
Kenyan men, Russian women look to continue dominance of Reedy River Run
NY HS: NYSPHSAA girls indoor track & field seeds | Live webcast at i2sports.com
NY HS: Cummings siblings compete at state meet
South Dakota State University qualifies nine for DII nationals
Canadian runners tune up for big meets
Jeff Hollobaugh: If I could turn back time...

MARCH 6, 2003
Radcliffe's pace men upset Ndereba
London Marathon meets Radcliffe halfway
Carlow in shock after Hendricken's positive drug test
Radcliffe: Sport needs the WADA code
Michigan women head to last chance meet
CO HS: Last hurrah for Megan Kaltenbach
Linz officially opens new indoor arena with Gala meeting Friday
International drug code accepted for Olympic sports*
South Carolina running notes
Jim Castor: Another local race pulls up lame
Raleigh mayor will donate money for every 45+ year old who beats him in 5k
Napa Valley Marathon is no run for the money

MARCH 5, 2003
Drossin and Keflezighi to defend Gate River Run titles this weekend, race will be webcast live
London Marathon will use male pacemakers for women's race
Geraldine Hendricken begins defense fightback | Hendricken test blow
Missy Buttry breaks Warburg's 3,000m record by one minute
Penn State track lays foundation for future squads
Sonja Friend-Uhl finishes fifth at U.S. nationals (scroll down)
CO HS: Smoky Hill's state meet scorers all return in outdoor track
SC HS: Leslie Thompson keeps winning in focus
Asbury Park (NJ) 10k to return in June, prize money will be awarded
Coaches call for a second track in Eldoret

MARCH 4, 2003
Geraldine Hendricken tests positive for nandrolone
Q&A with Arthur Lydiard from Chicago Athlete
Betty Springs Geiger to enter NC State Hall of Fame
Brianna Dahm contributes to three wins at Conference USA Championships
Duke's investment in women's sports paying off
Anna Blue gets provisional NCAA qualifier in 5,000m
Beverley Anderson-Abbs wins Napa Valley Marathon
Stanford prepares for NCAA Indoor Championships
IAAF recap of Spanish Indoor Championships and Swedish Indoor Championships
Mike Sandrock: Balancing exercise, the rest of life

MARCH 1-3, 2003
Regina Jacobs completes double but misses record
Nicole Teter defends national title
Day two report from U.S. Indoor Championships | Quotes | All results
Day one report from U.S. Indoor Championships | Quotes
Select Collegiate Results: Big Ten Championships | Big 12 Championships | Heptagonal Championships | | Mountain West Championships | Pac-10 Invitational | Virginia Tech Last Chance | Big Sky Championships | MAC Championships | Conference USA Championships | New England Championships | Missouri Valley Championships | Sun Belt Championships
Gabriela Szabo will miss World Indoor Championships due to injury
Hope for absent Bekele but no major surprises at the Ethiopian Cross Country Championships
Ceplak defeats Cummins at 800m
Tatyana Pozdyakova's kind of victory never gets old*
Tatyana Pozdyakova becomes oldest woman to win major city marathon
RazorbackCentral.net reports that Amy Yoder Begley suffers stress fracture in her shin
Tiffany McWilliams is first women's indoor SEC champion in Mississippi State history
Arkansas one step closer to triple crown
Christin Wurth scores 28 points, leads Arkansas to SEC title
Arkansas holds the lead heading in to final day of SEC Championships
Dartmouth men fourth, women fifth at Heps
Distance runners give Michigan the Big Ten title
NY HS: Syracuse's Carrier Dome to host state meet next weekend
Jo Fenn's sub-2 solo 800m highlights UK indoor trials | Results
Samuel Wanjiru and Emilie Mondor win Fukuoka Cross Country
Lidia Chojecka stars at Polish Indoor Championships
Edith Martinez runs 3:05, finishes second among American females in L.A.