OCTOBER 28, 2003
Jen Rhines will be running New York but her goal is Greece
Deena Drossin runs part of ING NYC Marathon as pacer
Grete Waitz will ride in lead convertible as marathon's grand marshal
Paula Radcliffe to run Chiba Ekiden in November
A Brief Chat with Shalane Flanagan
Janet Westphal joins Santa Clara cross country staff
Peter Tegen, Hilary Edmondson address media
Eric Beauchesne, Nina Caron win Cape Cod Marathon | Results
IN HS: Laura Geswein's coach not worried about her third-place finish
IA HS: Young runners set pace at regionals
PA HS: Christa Plummer, Frances Koons primed for states
PA HS: Dan Javitt and Kate Papenberg star at the district cross country meet
Leslie Carson, Wilson Komen make Casino Niagra International Marathon victories look easy

OCTOBER 25-27, 2003
Kate O'Neill holds off Amy Rudolph for Mayor's Cup win
Toby Tanser interviews Lyubov Denisova, who may or may not compete in next weekend's ING NYC Marathon | A Brief Chat with Kelly Flathers, who will run the ING New York City Marathon
Heather Hanscom wins Marine Corps Marathon, her debut, in 2:37:59
Team USA wins North American 5k Team Championship
The long winter of Arthur Lydiard
Outside magazine feature - "Drug Test"
Paula Radcliffe: Cheats are running scared and have nowhere to hide
Retroactive testing could curb use of designer drugs
ARCO Olympic Training Center evacuated
KidsRunning.com feature about preventing the female athlete triad
Alena Vinitskaya wins Mystic Places Marathon | Vinitskaya was second at Hartford two weeks earlier
Regina Jacobs' lawyer comments*
CT HS: Katelyn extends Kaltenbach reign | Kaltenbach reign continues | Rachel Gioscia wins 3A title | Kristen Wakeman wins 4A
NY HS: Nicole Blood takes another title, Caitlin McTague fourth | Another report
CA HS: Mark Matusak, Rachel Bryan run fastest times at Mt. SAC - complete coverage from DyeStat
HS: Montana/Wyoming Border War set for November 1
IN HS: Julie Eckerly outkicks Katie Harrington for semistate title | Alissa McKaig also wins
ND HS: Eighth-grader Lindsay Anderson wins Class B state title
NH HS: Nobody can catch freshman Nicole Slane
ME HS: Elise Moody-Roberts leads Cape Elizabeth to regional title
NC HS: Carolina Day's Brenna Burns runs state's fastest time of the season
CT HS: Betsy Boucher wins Class L state title
MD HS: Lauren Centrowitz wins county title, Broadneck defeated on tiebreaker
Luminita Zaituc wins Frankfurt Marathon in 2:29:41
Oregon's club running team does well under the leadership of Tom Heinonen
Cal State Stanislaus' Shannon Fredeen, mother of three, gets better with age

OCTOBER 24, 2003
First-timer Heather Hanscom aims for Marine Corps title
Cack Ferrell leads Princeton to sixth-place finish at Pre Nationals | Princeton climbs to #14
Further IAAF statement on THG investigation
Kenya prepares to regain World Cross titles
Florida A&M cross country team members injured in bus crash
Reif is Cornell's last tuneup before Heps
Maryland runners respond to issues of drug use among professionals
OR HS: Katie Leary's hard work and dedication has her among the state's best runners
VA HS: Emily Harrison wins district title
ND HS: Nora Narloch to challenge for state title
OR HS: First-year runner Anna Stumbo among favorites at league meet
IA HS: Kyle Uhl, Hannah Roeder win 4A district titles | Results from all regional races
Central Michigan's Karen LeRoy battles more than the average runner
New home to make Marine Corps Marathon effort easier
Grete Waitz to make appearances at Mystic Places Marathon

OCTOBER 22-23, 2003
The Washington Post reports that Regina Jacobs tests positive for steroid | Jacobs in THG drugs link
USATF says only four positive | USATF announces "Zero Tolerance" anti-doping plan
An antidote for a poisoned sport ... at last the cheats are on the run | 'If [Paula Radcliffe] ever tested positive, it would be time to give up on the sport forever'
Catherine Ndereba: Radcliffe's best is not out of reach
Rodgers Rop, Joyce Chepchumba eye ING New York City Marathon repeats
The race is on for Japanese women's Olympic Marathon team
Kate and Laura O'Neill to race at Mayor's Cup on Sunday
A Brief Chat with Mary Chute
Kelli Lusk all-around impressive
Neophyte runner Heather Hanscom among favorites for Marine Corps
Stephanie O'Reilly wins easily at Burrillville "Snakes Alive" 5k Road Race
Stanford women ranked #1 in national poll
Washington State fifth-year senior Anna Blue is leading a full life
Jessie Allen-Young enjoying final year of eligibility at Michigan
Georgetown runners finish in top 10 at NCAA Pre Nationals
Auburn travels to Starkville for MSU Invitational
Mars Hill wants another championship
UT HS: Kit Zeigle's winning prediction comes true | Mountain View avenges last year's loss to Orem | Fremont girls run past Davis for 5A crown
ND HS: Staci Honeyman hopes to close out career with fifth state title | Lindsay and Krista Anderson lead the pack | Cross country sisters train on gravel roads
CA HS: College Park girls making huge waves, Lindsay Allen verbally commits to Stanford
IA HS: Hannah Roeder doesn't like to race but she's pretty good at it
WA HS: Brie Felnagle wins Narrows League meet
CA HS: Holly DiGerolamo having fun on the run*
NJ HS: Kathleen Henry wins county title
FL HS: A sick Amanda Quick does just enough for Gaither
IA HS: Wildlife, weeds, woods will be stern tests in races today | Success is a 'team thing' for Valley's girls
WA HS: Tahoma freshman Samantha Hollinger stuns field
CA HS: XC runner Natalie White ruled ineligible
Naoko Takahashi named board member for 2007 World Championships
Adults should make running fun for kids
Tualatin runner and coach Paula Harkin to run ING New York City Marathon

OCTOBER 21, 2003
Stanford's Trotter twins are double trouble
Shannon Schoppman comes close to trials qualifier in Columbus
Mike Scott's 10/20 NCAA DI XC poll analysis - Stanford moves to #1
Carol Henry breaks through at Pre NCAA meet
BYU defends ranking in Iowa
UW-Oshkosh's Liz Woodworth continues to dominate races
Columbia surges ahead at Pre Nationals
Magdalena Sandoval wins open race at Pre Nationals
Illinois claims title at home
South Florida running with confidence
UC Davis women get physical in Arkansas meet
NAIA: Black Hills State defeats Concordia
RI HS: Barrington High harriers chasing a state championship
IN HS: Columbus North's Jill Eckerly wins regional race
Tegla Loroupe wins prestigious award
Ian Nurse, Lisa Solomon win BayState Marathon | Casey Moulton, Meghan Moriarty win half marathon
At 58, Priscilla Welch is top masters runner in race

OCTOBER 18-20, 2003
Sun Yingjie sets Asian marathon best in Beijing Marathon, runs 2:19:39
Shalane Flanagan wins Pre-Nationals, leads UNC to second | Perfect setting leads to unreal results | Stanford cruises to victory | Results
Missouri sixth at Pre-NCAAs | Duke 12th without two top runners | Yale 16th at Pre-Nationals | Toledo's Everlyne Lagat withdraws due to stomach virus
Ben Rosario and Melinda Stock follow different paths down training road
Track image takes another huge hit | Athletes, coaches comment
Atalelech Ketema wins Run for Hospice 5k | 5k Results (Sarah Schwald 6th) | 10M Results
UT HS: Kit Zeigle fights anorexia one step at a time
More on Jenny Spangler who set a U.S. Masters marathon record last weekend
A Brief Chat with Grete Waitz
Jasmine Marks handles family, academics and running career
Ludmila Pushkina, Ronald Mogaka win Columbus Marathon, Jim Jurcevich second in 2:15
Elvira Kolpakova wins her third Baltimore Marathon title, Lee DiPietro second | Two marathoners know their way home | Repetition good strategy for Kolpakova, Kimayo | Dorota Gruca wins half marathon | Kim Saddic wins 5k
Arkansas loses first Chile Pepper | Arkansas third | Chile Pepper Individual Results | Team Results | Open Results (Christin Wurth wins) | Preview: Erica Sigmont undergoes surgery
Select XC Results: Tori Neubauer Invitational (Missy Buttry 16:41) | Penn State National Invitational | Clemson Invitational | Cal Poly Invitational | EKU Invitational | Albany Invitational | Tribe Open | Maine State Meet
Illinois wins Pack-It-Up Illini Challenge | Miami's Andrea Kremer sets PR in winning at Illinois
Scotland's Freya Murray takes it one step at a time in race to top
MT HS: Kalispell's Zoe Nelson, Matt Parker win AA state titles | Nelson wins third-straight title
OH HS: Sunni Olding runs 17:21, wins by more than 90 seconds
CO HS: Ryan Deak, Katelyn Kaltenbach win regional titles
AR HS: Chile Pepper Girls Invitational Results
KY HS: Maddie Schueler wins North Hardin Invitational
IN HS: Rachel Stichter dominates regional
IN HS: Marie Grabinski wins regional
MT HS: Daniel Bridge, Jayme Larson win class B state titles
FL HS: Melissa Kotchman shakes of injury to win conference title
VT HS: Susan Dunklee wins Burlington Invitational in course record 18:16
DE HS: Jessica Leitsch runs record-breaking 18:23
CO HS: Christy Severy, Simi Hamilton win regional races
CT HS: Alison Cloutier wins fourth-consecutive conference title
Mikhail Knobotov, Victoria Zveva win Bay Bridge Marathon
Minnesota's Kate Davis wins Lewis & Clark Marathon
Kent Lemme, Anne Gullickson win Mohawk-Hudson River Marathon
Paula Radcliffe wins award
MT HS: Mr. E still the godfather of girls' track
Marine Corps marathon on Sunday

OCTOBER 17, 2003
U.S. track athletes test positive in 'designer steroid' scheme | Bay Area athletes may be tied to steroid | USATF lauds latest USADA initiative
NY HS: Saratoga moves into #1 spot nationally, Brown Invitational up next | Photo
A Brief Chat with Elva Dryer
Trackshark interviews with Amy Hastings and Anna Masinelli
Baltimore Marathon: Runners to watch
Upstate NY's Run for Hospice 5k attracting strong field
Notre Dame ready for Pre Nationals test
Oklahoma runners gaining ground as they head to Chile Pepper Festival
Central Michigan heads to Penn State
Iowa State gets first look at nationals
Cornell in action at Penn State National Invitational
Maryland begins "second season" at Pre Nationals
UC Davis looking for southern hospitality
PA HS: Janelle Young comes out on top this time
FL HS: Nicole Schappert wins Palm Beach County championship
CA HS: Caitlin Chock, Rachel Bryan win races (scroll down)
PA HS: Matt Dennish, Kate Papenberg win YAIAA titles
CT HS: Maureen Dooley defends Shoreline Conference title
CT HS: Kerri Lyons wins FCIAC title
CO HS: Erin Weber, Jeff Wahl win 5A Jeffco Regional
IA HS: Dan Groepper, Sara Fassbinder, City High win MVC Valley Division meet
IA HS: Brett Adams, Kelsey Bulat win conference titles
IA HS: Sarah Wickman, Dave Gott win Mississippi divisional meet
IA HS: Cassi Sokol wins conference title
Trails are the place to run in New Haven
Sebastian Coe, Kip Keino to grace Afro-Asian Games

OCTOBER 16, 2003
Laura and Kate O'Neill stay on winning track | Briana Shook finishes 10th at Tufts
Though small, Anna Blue's potential is sky high
October 2003 news from ZAP Fitness
Regina Jacobs' indoor 1,500m, Tegla Loroupe's 30k ratified
South Africa's Johannes Kekana and Madagascar's Clarisse Rasoarizay win All Africa Games marathon titles
Arkansas to run at Chile Pepper Festival, Harter says Kristina Smith will be a star
Goal is exceeded for ISU's Jessica Crowder
Washington takes on NCAA-caliber field
Nationally-ranked NC State heads to Pre Nationals
Clemson Invitational to be held Saturday
VA HS: Melissa Dewey embarks on cross-country journey
IA HS: Illness hampers Marcy Rahn's quest for fourth title
Beijing Marathon to take place on Sunday
Nairobi Marathon to take place November 2
Katherine Switzer speaks to Syracuse Track & Field teams
Heart defect linked to Rachael Townsend's death

OCTOBER 15, 2003
Werknesh Kidane unexpectedly defeated at All Africa Games
Elva Dryer named USATF Athlete of the Week
Stanford off and running
Marlies Overbeeke leads Virginia Tech
Pam Wolf making big strides for Illinois
Elvira Kolpakova plans to defend Baltimore Marathon title, then run ultramarathon
Kenyans dominate Carpi Marathon
IL HS: Freshman Katelyn Bastert destoys course record at Amboy
Big test awaits Arizona in Iowa
MA HS: Saratoga averages sub-15:00 at the Manhattan College Invitational
PA HS: Frances Koons in a class of her own
CT HS: Betsy Boucher poised to take her place at the top
GA HS: Katie Almand back in top form after accident
Vicky Huber Rudawsky: An off-the-track friend can be hard to beat
Quietly, Beth Medinger shining for UW-Lacrosse XC team
IA HS: Johnson, Ankeny, Roosevelt win CIML Central Conference titles | Metro Results | Central Results
Sports a nontypical pursuit for many hispanic girls

OCTOBER 13-14, 2003
Elva Dryer wins USA 10k title at Tufts, Kate O'Neill second | Dryer feels good about this win | Results
Masters record shows Jenny Spangler is back on track | Jenny Spangler speeds to record*
Svetlana Zakharova has kick beating Chicago Marathon field* | Photos*
A Brief Chat with Sylvia Mosqueda
Charlotte Dale gives Britain hope for the future
GVH Cross Country Invitational Results
Mike Scott's NCAA DI XC poll analysis for October 13
Black Hills State University's Nikki Underwood runs 2:53 in Chicago
Disney Cross Country Classic Results
Shannon and Robin Bell make big impact on Santa Clara cross country team
Jessie Allen-Young's path runs from Dartmouth to Michigan
Maryland sophomore Allison Carney named ACC Athlete of the Week | Maryland second at Terrapin Invitational
Boston College accepts ACC offer
HS: Weekly wrap-up from highschoolrunner.com
CAN HS: Alyson Kohlmeier of Ontario wins Michigan race in 17:36
NJ HS: Brittany Sedberry wins South Jersey Open in 18:06
IN HS: Marie Grabinski, Katie Harrington go 1-2, visit colleges
VA HS: Jennifer Beury makes verbal commitment to attend Virginia
CA HS: Thousand Oaks' girls team trying to catch its breath
AL HS: Robert Bedsole, Laurel Pritchard win Birmingham Area HS XC Champs
FL HS: Knauer sisters achieve goal with Warner Southern College scholarships
IL HS: Wendi Robinson runs with confidence at front of pack
Dutch track athletes pose nude to raise funds
Joseph Kamau, Miho Ichikawa win Long Beach Marathon
Daniel Ng'ang'a Muhindi, Wendy Hall win Ocean State Marathon
John Piggott, Shelley Rettberg win Atlantic City Marathon
Shawn Nixon, Barbarann Mallory win Durango Marathon

OCTOBER 11-12, 2003
Svetlana Zakharova wins LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon | Rutto, Zakharova win | Runner's World's Coverage | Results
Jenny Spangler's record highlights American women's day | Chicago Preview: No more baby steps for Jenny Spangler
Sonia O'Sullivan refuses to be blown off course, Charlotte Dale second
Elva Dryer, Katie McGregor headline field at Tufts 10k
Laban Kipkemboi, Marie Davenport win B.A.A. Half | Results
Jenny Warfford hopes for top 30 finish at Tufts
Tiffany McWilliams, Mississippi State win at Auburn Invitational | Results (PDF)
Arizona State dominates home invitational | Results
USC's Irvna Vaschuk debuts with win at UC San Diego Invitational
Amherst's Aly Venti wins New England title | Brown wins team title | Results
Miami wins All-Ohio Championship
Two-time winner Patty Fulton returns to Steamtown Marathon
Hartford Marathon/Half/5k results
KS HS: Jana Gwinn just coming into her own
OR HS: Katie Leary wins Bend Cross Country Classic
CA HS: Liza Pasciuto wins at Inland Empire Challenge
IN HS: Amanda VanWanzeele running past stress fractures
AZ HS: Annie Falor leads Flagstaff to victory
HS: Nicole Blood leads Saratoga to sub-15:00 average at Manhattan College Invitational
CA HS: Woodbridge's Daniela Gergley captures third meet title
CA HS: Lindsey Kirschman sets West Valley meet record
Craig Mottram, Hayley McGregor win Burnie Ten
Brenda Bowden wins Akron Marathon, $2,000
In a marathon, what a runner thinks about can make all the difference
Baltimore Marathon field adds entrants, strength

OCTOBER 10, 2003
Carey Pinkowski quick to point out all the possibilities | Fast course star attraction again
Wide-open field for Chicago Marathon
In their bid to win, many teen female athletes starve themselves
Sonia O'Sullivan aims to reclaim world 10-mile record Sunday
A Brief Chat with Blake Russell
Emily Kroshus back on track
Magdalena Sandoval feels at home in Oregon
Jessie Allen-Young closes out collegiate career at Michigan
Rebeccah Wassner wins National Triathlon Championships, earns trip to Portugal
Canada's Kristina Rody to run marathon debut at Cal International
Hawaii heads to Arizona State, Victoria Chang to make season debut
Yale loses to Princeton, defeats Harvard
IA HS: Hannah Roeder wins big showdown in 14:10 for 4k (scroll down)
IA HS: Iowa City West, Sara Fassbinder win titles
GVH Cross Country Invitational this weekend
AL HS: Brittany Wood set goals high, worked hard, succeeded
VA HS: Mary Naylor places team goals ahead of her own
MI HS: Deep faith keeps Jeanna Sell on the run