SEPTEMBER 30, 2003
Record $100k first place prize to be awarded at 2003 ING New York City Marathon
Italian road race season off to flying start with Kenenisa Bekele and Margaret Okayo
Catherina McKiernan back in action
Hayley Yelling added to GB half marathon squad
T.J. Lentz, Ann Alyanak win Corridor Classic Half Marathon
48th annual Notre Dame Invitational this Friday
Magdalena Sandoval leads Oregon
Purdue teams show improvement at season's half
Freshman Jessica Eldridge makes impact for Oklahoma
IN HS: Alissa McKaig, Christian Wagner win at Culver Academies Invitational
CO HS: Smoky Hill, Denver West shine nationally
CA HS: Nice run of success for Bay Area teams at Stanford meet
IN HS: Heather Stembridge goes for fourth city title
Maria Mutola appointed honorary youth embassador of the UN

SEPTEMBER 26-29, 2003
Yasuko Hashimoto wins Berlin Marathon, run overshadowed by Paul Tergat's record
Hendrick Ramaala, Derartu Tulu win Lisbon Half Marathon
Maria Mutola says she'll retire within two years
Liz Yelling meets Olympic "A" standard at Berlin Marathon | Yelling on course for Athens
Courtney Babcock wins Pennsylvania Avenue Mile and then rushes home for wedding | Another report
Sylvia Mosqueda wins Orange County Race for the Cure* | Results
Linda Somers Smith wins USA Masters 10k title, Kathryn Martin runs top age-graded performance
Shalane Flanagan wins at Great American | NC State wins team title | BYU dominates 'B' race after missing Race of Champions | Results
Great American Interviews (includes Michaela Mannova, Nicole Blood and Briana Jackucewicz)
Stanford splits team up at home invitational, loses to Cal, UCLA | Ari Lambie a close second in college debut - Photo | More Photos | All Results
Michigan State finishes second at Roy Griak | Wisconsin's top five unite, finish third | Roy Griak Invitational Results
Emily Kroshus, Cack Ferrell lead Princeton to Iona Meet of Champions title | Championship Results | University Results
Washington sweeps Sundodger Invitational titles | Results
Ball State wins Central Collegiates | Results
2004 and 2005 NAIA Outdoor T&F Championships to be held in Louisville
Other XC Results: GW Invitational | UALR Collegiate Open (PDF) | Lock Haven Invitational | Twin Brook Invitational | Jumbo Invitational @ Tufts | MIAA Jamboree | LSU Invitational | Harrier Classic @ Franklin Park | Greater Louisville XC Classic | Bronco Invitational | Quinnipiac Invitational
MT HS: Zoe Nelson wins Mountain West Classic, is just one second away from her own CR | Results (scroll down)
CA HS: Claire Rethmeier top CA HS finisher at Stanford Invitational
MN HS: Krista Eckert defeats Shannon Bergstedt in surprising Griak race | Results
AK HS: Ari Goldstein, Whitney Anderson win state titles | Goldstein torches pack | All Whitney (nice photo!)
UT HS: Mountain View 12th at Great American without Heidi Magill | Another report
UT HS: Kit Zeigle continues to run well
WA HS: Megan O'Reilly wins Bellevue Invitational in 17:31
VT HS: Vermont harriers among the elite in New England
KY HS: Zach Wilder, Melissa Massey win at Franklin County Invitational
Joseph Nderitu, Lyubov Morgunova win Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon (results only)
Marla Runyan leads World Half team to Portugal for next weekend's race
BYU making big strides in new event for women
UC Davis stays ahead of Big West pack at Stanford
Lilly Guerra wins Boulder Backroads Half Marathon
Alena Vinitskaya wins Quad Cities Marathon in record-breaking 2:44:48
Agnes Ngunjiri and David Kipngetich win Medical Center 10k Classic
Sue Pierson runs away with Fox Cities Marathon | Annette Jadin wins half marathon
For Jill Metzger, first place is a sweet surprise
Great Race diehards follow traditional course in unsanctioned run | Great Race veterans deal with cancellation in different ways

SEPTEMBER 25, 2003
Reiko Tosa injures ankle, may miss Tokyo International Women's Marathon
HS: Top cross country teams to meet in North Carolina
National meet set for Cary, NC
The Indiana Statesman reports that ISU has been asked to host NCAA XC from 2004-2006
Greener pastures lure Kenyan athletes
VA Tech grad Stacy Vidt returns for one final season
Top teams to compete at Stanford Invitational
Michigan's Andrea Parker a team runner
Michelle Carson named Big Ten XC Athlete of the Week
Minnesota ready for Griak Invitational
Ball State travels to Central Michigan
CO HS: Katelyn Kaltenbach, Ryan Deak to run seeded race at Great American
UT HS: Mountain View puts it on the line again in NC
FL HS: State's best toe the line for flrunners.com meet
PA HS: Erin Cranmer-Hart breaks records
Two dozen U.S. medal-winners failed drug tests

SEPTEMBER 24, 2003
Top ING New York City Marathon entrants to "Run for Something Better"
Silver in Paris highlights Werknesh Kidane's season
Running USA Wire: Philly Distance Run report and more
Caffeine and pseudoephedrine removed from banned substances list
Arizona heads to Roy Griak
UCLA to run at Stanford Invitational
Andrea Kremer repeats as MAC Runner of the Week
USC's Kate Neeper goes from quick to quicker
Chico State's Margaret Pridgen leaves her mark in the record book
University of Rochester freshman Charlotte Reardon races cystic fibrosis
MT HS: Zoe watch (scroll down)
NE HS: Mercy Dinwiddie, Kay Broekemeier
lead Central City
IL HS: Normal West, Whitney Mays win Intercity cross country meet
KS HS: Paul Hefferon, Jana Gwinn win Rim Rock XC Classic
CT HS: Fitch High runs past rival NFA
Jacques Rogge urges full U.S. drug disclosures
Liberty Waterfront Run to serve as USATF-NJ Half Marathon Championship

SEPTEMBER 23, 2003
Paula Radcliffe exclusive interview - why Vilamoura ‘is so special’
Asian Championships: Sun Yingjie wins 5,000m title, second gold of meet | Day three report from the IAAF
Hansons institute strict anti-drug policy | Hansons-Brooks Distance Project launches women's program
Geraldine Hendricken's reaction to drug suspension
Kelly Holmes wins at "Super Meet" in Yokohama
Mike Scott's NCAA DI women's XC poll analysis
Michaela Mannova wins her season opener
If Lena Nilsson doesn't return, Jenna Timinsky will lead UCLA team
Great American XC Festival to feature nationally ranked HS and college teams
Interview with Michelle Carson of Michigan State from trackshark.com
The dream lingers on for Colorado State's Sarah MacKay
A runner, a rock and a rescue
WA HS: Running, but Amber Nickelson not scared
KY HS: Maddie Schueler wins Valkyrie Invitational
AK HS: Katelyn Stearns wins Region IV XC title
AK HS: Peter Doner, Ari Goldstein win Region III/Class 4A championships
WI HS: Kellyn Johnson rebounding from off-season injury
Snow arrives just in time for World Mountain Running Trophy

SEPTEMBER 20-22, 2003
Paula Radcliffe runs half marathon world best of 1:05:44 | Record run delights Radcliffe (includes photo and video links) | Radcliffe now seeks World Half title
Sureyya Ayhan, Michael East win Bupa Great North Mile
Sonia O'Sullivan left in wake of greatness
Laban Kipkemboi, Leah Malot win Philadelphia Distance Run, Jen Rhines 2nd | ResultsChina sweeps all medals on day one of Asian Championships | Day two report
Jason Lehmkuhle, Colleen De Reuck wins Great Cow Harbor 10k (results only)
Chris Lundy wins Jamba Juice 5k (results only)
A Brief Chat with Courtney Babcock
Runners' idols few and far between (we disagree!)
UCLA outruns BYU at Big Wave Invitational, Michaela Mannova is overall winner | Most of top BYU runners sit out
Tiffany McWilliams wins third-straight race | Crimson Classic results
Michelle Carson leads Michigan State to win at Spartan Invitational | Results
Notre Dame sweeps National Catholic Championships | Results
Christa Benton remains undefeated, wins Bulldog Stampede | Results (PDF)
Anne Shadle leads Nebraska to win at Woody Greeno Invitational | Results
Amy Hastings leads ASU sweep at Dave Murray Invitational | Results
Running unattached, Briana Shook wins Toledo Invitational
Desiree Leek leads UCSB to team title at UCSB Invitational, Erin Nehus is overall winner | Results
Select XC Results: Southern Stampede | Raleigh Invitational | Indiana Intercollegiates | Crimson Classic | Ted Owens Invitational @ Central CT | UMass Dartmouth Invitational | Virginia Tech Invitational | Panther Open | Texas A&M Invitational | JMU Invitational | Central Washington Invitational (PDF) | Kachina Classic (PDF) Delaware Invitational | NYU Invitational
Stanford Invitational: College Entries | HS Entries
David Welsh to direct Boise State cross country programs
IN HS: First-year senior runner Marie Grabinski and Valpo win titles at New Prairie Invitational
MT HS: Zoe Nelson misses her own course record by mere five seconds
OR HS: Klamath Union's Kevin Pellegrino and Katie Leary blister Moore Park
IA HS: Katelyn Bastert wins invitational despite lack of XC team at her school
CA HS: Dan Nunn, Brooke Russell run day's fastest times at Ojai Invitational
SC HS: Angelina Blackmon wins Winthrop Invitational
NJ HS: Katie Van Horn puts excuses, others behind
NJ HS: Arianna McKinney breaks Amanda Trotter's course record
Zika Palmer wins Asheville Citizen-Times Half Marathon in CR 1:20:20
New Zealand's Melissa Moon rises over mountain running world again | Pre-race interview with Moon
Ethiopian team selected for World Half Marathon Championships
Vero Beach runners going the distance for the University of Florida
Dutchess County Classic still a favorite | Marisa Hanson snags 10th 5k title | Results
Eilish McColgan, Liz's daughter, third in Junior Great North Run
Finnish runner enjoys trip to Coos Bay, OR

SEPTEMBER 19, 2003
Rivals hunt Paula Radcliffe | Radcliffe ready for tough challenge
Maria Mutola pulls out of All Africa Games
Naoko Takahashi's Olympic preparation going well
Jen Rhines' running career in great shape
Virus infection behind Tatyana Tomashova’s loss of form after Paris
Kim McGreevy dreaming of Olympics
Central Michigan's Melissa Miller nearing end of collegiate career
Cathie Twomey-Bellamy passes on Pre's legacy
Purdue races Indiana for bragging rights
Gwyn Coogan now coaching at Phillips Exeter
IN HS: 2:09 800 runner Temeka Kincy's strength shows at the finish
MO HS: Liberty's Whitney Danze returns to form
AZ HS: Trisha Rasmussen closes in on rivals
Strong field scheduled to compete in Citizen-Times Half Marathon

SEPTEMBER 18, 2003
A Brief Chat with Jen Rhines
Dana Coons, Lyle Weese join Team USA Minnesota
Susan Chepkemei aims to end the drought at Great North Run | Radcliffe tipped as favorite
Elana Meyer recovering after car crash
Adriana Pirtea stars for UTEP
Kate O'Neill '03 up for NCAA Woman of the Year award
Molly Landreth, Jessie Allen-Young named Big Ten Co-Runners of the Week
Michigan State hosts Spartan Invitational
Wake Forest hosts invitational
Virginia Tech hosts Hokie Invitational this weekend
Florida State to compete in Across the State Relay
Sam Bell, Collette Goudreau-Murphy and Earl Mitchell among IU HOF inductees
CO HS: Katelyn Kaltenbach chases boys in win
NJ HS: Juli Stensland wins race between the rookies
IL HS: Caitlin Chrisman follows the pack and then runs away from it
IN HS: Thousands of runners in area for All-Star Auto New Prairie Invitational
IL HS: Eric Obert, Katelyn Bastert win Raider Invitational
Coaches use heart rate-based training to work runners smarter, not just harder

SEPTEMBER 17, 2003
Catherine Ndereba to run ING New York City Marathon | Ndereba promoted
Derartu Tulu ready for Paula Radcliffe
Asian Championships preview
HS: Next step up requires extra mileage
Vicky Huber Rudawsky: This kind of running took time to enjoy
Lisa Aguilera named NCAA's Woman of the Year for Arizona
Campbell's Heather Lee has sights set on competing at nationals
Valerie Lauver named Big 12 Runner of the Week for the second week in a row
Ohio State heads to Spartan Invitational
Chico State running for national rank
Centre College freshman Eileen Schilling making her mark
Wisconsin track to get a new surface
CA HS: College Park's Lindsay Allen off to a fast start
WA HS: New kind of kick for soccer star Lucy Miller
IN HS: Lawrence North gets titles at Ben Davis
Cerrone Ocean State Marathon and Half-Marathon to offer prize money
Pittsburgh Marathon on the cutting block
hp Houston Marathon increases 2004 prize money
Former Penn State runner Jamie Rutkoski Donaldson wins Mile High City Marathon

SEPTEMBER 16, 2003
Laura and Kate O'Neill are Roads Scholar recipients
Paula Radcliffe keeping options open
Deena Drossin weds
A Brief Chat with Meredith Valmon, who will run the ING NYC Marathon November 2
Kelly Holmes to run in road mile Saturday
Arizona State opens season this weekend at Dave Murray Invitational
Penn State back at the top
MT HS: Zoe Nelson beats her own course record by 21 seconds
IN HS: Katie Harrington runs first race after arthroscopic surgery
SC HS: '02 Foot Locker finalist Kate Niehaus wins race
CA HS: Allison Banks the right girl for the job
CO HS: Christy Severy wins again
Susannah Motl, Kevin Taylor win Blue & Gray Half Marathon

SEPTEMBER 15, 2003
Paula Radcliffe returns to form in record time | Radcliffe is back and puts her ambition on record
Scott Larson, Colleen De Reuck win Indian Summer 10k (results only)
Rachel Hixson, Kim Harrity go 1-2 at Teri's Run 5k (results only)
#15 Arkansas ties #8 Georgetown | Results
Jessie Allen-Young leads Michigan victory
Youngsters prop up Columbia
Lacking stars, Yale finishes third
Penn State easily dominates invitational
Minnesota scores perfect in Oz run
Texas victorious in first meet | Results (PDF)
Conn College Invitational results (see yesterday's news for more college XC results)
Mike Sandrock: Don't miss the Rocky Mountain Shootout
FL HS: Melissa Kotchman, Amanda Quick can't catch Laura Bowerman
UT HS: Heidi Magill gets injured, finishes fifth, Kit Zeigle earns breakthrough win | Another report | Results
HS: Frances Koons challenges Laura Cummings but Cummings comes out on top
AK HS: Whitney Anderson, Trevor Baldwin win Kenai Peninsula Borough meet
NC HS: Carolina Day's magic puts runners on path to unbeaten season
CO HS: Katelyn Kaltenbach, Smoky Hill girls win at Liberty Bell Invite | Another story
IA HS: Nicole Calabrese wins All-American Invitational @ Luther (results only)
WA HS: Snohomish adds track star Lucy Miller
VA HS: Sarah Bowman comes within five seconds of her own course record
Kelly Holmes applies finishing kick to the Paris doubt
ers | Holmes prefers 1,500m for Olympics
Marathon returns to Montreal
Richard Roberts, Lisa Veneziano win Erie MarathonMarakwet a runners' paradise