AUGUST 21-22, 2004
Quick Athens women's results: marathon | 800m semi-finals | 5,000m heats | 800m heats | other events
Deena Kastor wins bronze in women's marathon* | U.S. gets first marathon medal in 20 years | Quotes | Photos from photorun.net
Mizuki Noguchi wins dramatic Olympic marathon
Paula Radcliffe reduced to tears on long road to nowhere | Where did it go wrong? | Can Radcliffe rise from Athens ashes | Paula: the 'nearly girl'
1984 women's marathon: A race of courage, consequence | Preview: Joan Benoit Samuelson sees hope for U.S. marathoners*
One last go-around for Jearl Miles-Clark (she'll run the 800m final on Monday)
Pace too fast for Nicole Teter* | Teter finishes third; semi-finals next* | Friday quotes from Team USA
Shalane Flanagan falls short in Olympic race | Shayne Culpepper struggles
Monday's Olympic preview - finals in the women's 800m and 5,000m on tap
Japan's marathon medal quest
Elfenesh Alemu, not Mrs. Gezhagne Abera!
Courtney Babcock, Emilie Mondor miss making 5,000 final, Babcock may run 1,500
Liz Yelling content to take the pain in silence
Preview: Paula Radcliffe: Going the distance for that elusive gold | Radcliffe ready to deliver her own historic message | Radcliffe running for a place in history | Marathon gold worth millions for Radcliffe | Radcliffe's earning power to surge - if she wins tomorrow's marathon
Liza Hunter-Galvan manages to get better with age* (she finished 51st)
Catherina McKiernan wins Frank Duffy 10-Miler
Alevtina Ivanova wins News & Sentinel Half-Marathon | Debbi Kilpatrick wins masters title
Houston Franks joins Mississippi State coaching staff, will coach distance runners
CA HS: Tomi Amos breaks from pack
Desiree Budd discusses running with exercise-induced asthma

AUGUST 20, 2004
Friday Olympic action - Women's 800m, round one results - Jearl Miles Clark and Nicole Teter advance | 5,000m round one results - Quick races up front and no U.S. runners advance
Saturday's Olympic action: Women's 800m semifinals (athletes TBD) On Sunday, don't miss the women's marathon, scheduled to be shown live on NBC (it starts at 11:00 a.m. ET)
Carrie Tollefson focused on 1,500m finals | Tollefson begins Olympic competition; Dana Coons to run Guidant Heart of Summer 10K this weekend
Marla Runyan faces tactical challenge in Olympic 5,000m*
Games' showcase (track & field) goes on display
Paula will need all the help she can get | Heat is on for Radcliffe | Paula's ultimate test a marathon journey | A look at four of Radcliffe's challengers
Korea hoping for first-ever medal in women's Olympic marathon
A Brief Chat with Dr. Dave Martin
The myth about the marathon
Runners flocking to Parkersburg, West Virginia
HI HS: High school runner inspired by Olympians at camp

AUGUST 19, 2004
Olympic middle distance and distance action gets underway Friday (8/20) with the first round of the women's 800 (Heat 1 | Heat 2 | Heat 3 | Heat 4 | Heat 5) and 5,000 (Heat 1 | Heat 2)
Deeja Youngquist tests positive for EPO in out-of-competition test
Steve Cram: Paula's ultimate test (scheduled to be shown live on NBC on Sunday, 8/22)
Those in Marblehead pulling for Shalane Flanagan to win gold too (see last paragraph)
Coping with the Athens heat
MI HS: 2:07 800m runner Geena Gall to run XC for the first time as a senior
KS HS: 2:11 800m runner Laura Roxberg will be a freshman at Blue Valley Northwest this fall
Seniors to lead young Nebraska cross country squad
Ball State hopes for repeat win at MAC Championships, NCAA appearance
Jenny Lake leads USC cross country team into the season
Brown cross country set for 2004 season
NPR feature - Susan Freudenheim: Jogging away the blues
Moths invade Olympic stadium

AUGUST 18, 2004
A Brief Chat with Shayne Culpepper
Kate O'Neill's postcards from Athens
Relief as Paula Radcliffe remains on course for gold medal
Kelly Holmes finally admits that she'll go for the double in Athens
West Valley coaches saw greatness in Nicole Teter, helped her along path to success*
2004 Olympic schedule of distance events, U.S. roster and TV schedule, and more Running USA news
Louie Quintana named head cross country coach at Arizona State
Med school bound Cheryl Bauer wins 5K in 16:51
Crim's 10-miler has strong lineup, including Hansons athletes
Japanese twins Hiromi and Takami Ominami to run Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon
USATF announces National Track & Field Hall of Fame finalists
Yale women's 2004 cross country outlook
Outlook good for Washington State's men's and women's cross country teams
PA HS: Alexzandra Loos' life cut short
Doug Kurtis: More support can help save Motor City Striders running club
Muslim women in Olympics overcome obstacles few Western female athletes can imagine, but the race is far from won*

AUGUST 17, 2004
With Paula Radcliffe keeping silent, the British media begins their speculation | Injury fear undermines Radcliffe's preparations
Ethiopian team hit by injuries | Berhane Adere says she has recovered from injury but she still won't be allowed to run
Lornah Kiplagat at home in Iten and Holland
Jearl Miles-Clark and Hazel Clark preparing for Olympic action*
Kim Smith considered skipping Athens, but decided against it
Jo Pavey: "I will give it my best shot"
Sonia O'Sullivan berates Cathal Lombard | Nic Bideau doesn't think advancing to final will be a problem for O'Sullivan
Margaret Okayo has walked where her rivals fear to tread
Tracey Morris is back up and running
Nicole Teter's high school running buddy saw potential*
Top athletes may be running into a tall hurdle - themselves*
"The Sahara Marathon" to air on PBS August 19th
Toledo women ranked #1 in pre-season MAC cross country poll
NBC delivers Olympics straight from the can (some T&F to be shown live)
The LA Times uses Margaret Bradley's story as a cautionary tale*
Ann Heaslett, 40, wins Paavo Nurmi Marathon in 3:05
Stumbling athletes can blame their brains

AUGUST 15-16, 2004
Ejegayehu Dibaba replaces Berhane Adere in Olympic 10,000; Meserat Defar replaces Dibaba in 5,000
Ejegayehu Dibaba wants to keep success in the family
A Brief Chat with Nicole Teter
Olympic Q&A with Jearl Miles-Clark and J.J. Clark
Joseah Matui, Alevtina Ivanova win America's Finest City Half Marathon | Ivanova runs for place, not time | Results
Olympic event previews from the IAAF: 800 | 1,500 | 5,000 | 10,000
Paula Radcliffe mum on her plans, won't be giving any more interviews | Radcliffe studies marathon course
Japanese runners may work as a team to beat Paula Radcliffe
Peter Snell says athletes may have reached their limits in some events
Mike Sandrock: Learn from Olympian Colleen De Reuck
Vicky Huber Rudawsky going to great lengths for charity*
Chances to revive Pittsburgh Marathon appear slim to none
Allison Carr wins Police Chase 5K in 17:19 (scroll down)
ME HS: 16-year-old Ashley Morgan is 4th Maine woman at Beach to Beacon 10K
Russians expected to dominate women's race at News and Sentinel Half Marathon
Tamsyn Lewis aims for sub-2:00 in Athens
New York faces four great cities in bid for 2012 Games
Resurrection Pass Trail racers are in it for the long run - 50 and 100 miles

AUGUST 14, 2004
Rivals fear 'spectacular' show by Paula Radcliffe
Kelly Holmes searching for her successor
Jim and Carol McLatchie are crazy about running
Kate O'Neill has double dose of inspiration for training
Carrie Tollefson on the opening ceremonies: 'We had a blast out there.'
Tollefson races calendar into Olympic spot
The IAAF previews the women's Olympic marathon
Miami junior Melanie Schultz runs 5K PR of 17:28 on the roads
Pittsburgh Marathon, the city's premier footrace, is dead
Four Villanova T&F alumni to compete in Athens
PA HS: Track runner Alexzandra Loos killed after being hit by a vehicle
Greek sprinters Kostas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou suspended for missing drug test
U.S. team members are all over the map and all in one place*
Bill Morgan named head women's track & field coach at UConn
Posing for magazines: Athlete or sexual plaything?

AUGUST 13, 2004
Former Olympian Cindy Bremser has fond memories
Catherine Ndereba is set to drive for glory
Tracey Morris is fit for her marathon moment
Track a sport under scrutiny* (Deena Kastor said she's been approached about performance-enhancing substances)
Marie Davenport wins Cigna Healthcare Corporate 5K (results only)
Road Runner Akron Marathon to offer $25,000 bonus for Ohio marathon record
A Brief Chat with Julia Emmons
A look at Kenya's Olympic performance over the years
Frances Koons earns one last high school award
Chise Miyazaki wins Eldorado Springs Cure 4-Miler
Vicky Huber Rudawsky: Opening ceremonies overwhelming

AUGUST 12, 2004
Paula Radcliffe: It is an honor to follow legend of Philippides
A Brief Chat with Colleen De Reuck
Tracey Morris sets injury aside | Morris' injury only minor
Marathon runners vying for the Olympics vary greatly in training
LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon registration closes at midnight
Regina Joyce looks back on her 1984 Olympic experience
Tanya Blake is the first Maltese to qualify for Olympics by right
Q&A with new MSU XC coach Rita Arndt-Molis
Kenyans look for gold in Athens
Araya Haregot among those competing in Cigna Health Care 5K tonight
Katie Nowak helped start family tradition at Coatesville Area Senior High School
Julius Rotich, Tammy Slusser win Presidential 5K
ME HS: Cassie Hintz continues to improve

AUGUST 11, 2004
Plenty of work before 'Games' for Shalane Flanagan
Marathon is where Deena Kastor belongs
GBTC and Universal Sole Track Club establish Margaret L. Bradley awards
Brianna Anderson-Gregg signs with University of Oregon
Kelly Holmes stays mum on Olympic plans | Holmes targets Athens 1,500
Concern over Athens dust's effect on runners | No holding back for Paula Radcliffe
Adams State graduates Amber Klein and Carl Blackhurst to wed
PA HS: Neely Spence, Steve Spence's daughter, runs 5:09 mile at Hershey meet
Kimberly Grabarz wins Grand Prix XC race at Manchester, CT's Wickham Park

AUGUST 6-10, 2004
Carrie Tollefson perseveres and gets to the Games* | Tollefson: 'Both of us were in tears'* | Sure thing is no thing for Suzy Favor Hamilton | Favor Hamilton's Olympic dreams dashed | Tollefson makes race director look good
Alevtina Ivanova wins Falmouth Road Race | Hot times in cool temps | Kate O'Neill finishes second in Falmouth | O'Neill still carries a torch for Falmouth | Results
$1 Million Athens Marathon Challenge announced | U.S. marathoners in the running* | Mike Fish: Half-million bucks won't give U.S. marathon gold, but the conditions help
Maria McCambridge added to Irish Olympic team after making personal appeal
U.S. Olympic team finalized | Katie McGregor comes up short in 10,000
Sureyya Ayhan 'tried to fix doping test' | Coach 'locked up tester'
No superstition allowed in Elva Dryer's running life | A look at Durango's Olympians | Dryer uses Falmouth at Olympic warmup
Hazel Clark's success is all relative
Interview with Team USA's female marathoners | A Brief Chat with Jen Rhines
A marathon task ahead for Paula Radcliffe | Turning up the heat
Time magazine article featuring Paula Radcliffe and Maria Mutola | 24-carat stars - Mutola included
Flanders Cup meet #7 results (word document) - A couple Americans compete
Long-Running rivalry: Kenya vs. Ethiopia
Sonia O'Sullivan wins 7K race outright
Marla Runyan takes on a new challenge: 5,000 meters | Dan Browne, Marla Runyan headline Oregon Olympians
A journey for Kate and Laura O'Neill
Kelly Holmes on track for success
Greece is the word: Shayne Culpepper*
New Zealand's Liza Hunter-Galvan not known in own country
NC State cross country season preview
Russians and Kenyans to return for News and Sentinel Half Marathon in Parkersburg
Perry Fields wins mile, Emily Kroshus wins 5K race* (scroll down)
Mike Sandrock: August brings Olympic excitement
Why joggers labor and Olympians fly
USA Masters T&F Championships news and results
Ethiopian Olympic squad finalized
Hayley McGregor wins City to Surf
On this day in Olympic Athletics history...
800 meters to humanize her people
Report criticizes Portland State Track & Field team
A different sport, but interesting: A master of city traffic and mountain trails*

AUGUST 5, 2004
Weltklasse Zürich web site | Start lists (PDF) | Results (as of 8/6)
A Brief Chat with Deena Kastor - Part one | Part two
Katie McGregor and Carrie Tollefson to make "A" standard attempts on Friday
Anne Marie Lauck and Jodie D'Ariano cross paths once again (July 22)
Marla Runyan happy spotlight is on others as she prepares to compete in her second Olympics*
Ardmore resident Jen Rhines is looking to make her mark in the marathon (article includes Shayne Culpepper and Carrie Tollefson too)
U.S. track, soccer teams arrive in Greece
Laura Zeigle wins Mud Mountain race
Kerryn McCann preparing for Athens in St. Moritz
Arthur Lydiard: Clean athletes could be embroiled in doping
Kelly Holmes bides time over Games decision
We're seeing more and more of female sports stars
HS XC: Foot Locker and Nike Team Nationals work together
Travel issue for Balco defendant Remi Korchemny

AUGUST 4, 2004
Maria McCambridge's Olympic hopes dashed
Deena Kastor, looking to medal in the marathon, finds a fun training method* | Kastor file*
Carrie Tollefson drops out of 1,500 in Liège, is still on team for now* | Results (excel document) | International d’Athlétisme de la Province de Liège report
Maria Mutola needs to prove time really can be a healer in Zurich
Jen Rhines hoping for top 10 finish in Athens*
Briana Shook named USATF Athlete of the Week | Post-Trials interview with Shook
Paula Radcliffe a lone golden shot
Phil Kochik, Nikki Kimball win USA 50 mile trail titles, and more Running USA news
Walt Drenth and Rita Arndt-Molis named head XC coaches at Michigan State
Runners can preview '05 Club Nats course at The $5,000 GVH XC Invitational
Kenya bidding for 2007 World XC Championships
San Diego State's Christal Cuadra in it for the long run
Kristin White wins JP Morgan Chase Corporate Challenge in Syracuse
Cal T&F signs fast middle-distance runners

AUGUST 3, 2004
Jen Toomey and Amy Rudolph go 1-2 in Linz 1,500 but miss Olympic standard | Results | Toomey and Rudolph reportedly planning to try for "A" standard again on Friday in Zurich*
Several Americans (including Carrie Tollefson) to compete in Liège today | Results (excel document)
Current Zurich start lists (PDF)
A Brief Chat with Emilie Mondor
Midori Sperandeo wins 10K in 34:52*
Jo Pavey to skip 3,000m in Zurich
Tamsyn Lewis looks for missing spark | It's now or never for Lewis
4:04 1,500 runner Zulema Fuentes-Pila to miss Olympics after finishing fourth at Spanish Championships
Folksam Grand Prix/MAI-Galan results
Russia names Olympic squad for Athens
Australian track coach says no guaranteed medals in track events
Gold medal diet tips
Radio talk-show host Alice Porter, a runner, dies at 44

JULY 31-AUGUST 2, 2004
Jolanda Ceplak holds off Nicole Teter for win in Belgium, Briana Shook wins steeple, Carrie Tollefson wins 1,500 | Results
Carrie Tollefson in, Suzy Favor Hamilton out, for now* | Tollefson meets "B" standard, Olympic spot still not certain | Report on Tollefson's previous attempt, Katie McGregor to run 10K in U.S.* | Jen Toomey and Amy Rudolph to run in Linz
Briana Shook reclaims steeplechase AR, wins European Grand Prix race | Shook nabs AR
Beach to Beacon 10K: Mist opportunity | Susan Chepkemei was ready for anything but defeat | The winner who didn't finish first | Despite injury, Susannah Beck is top Maine finisher | Results
The right place, the right time, the right woman (Joan Benoit Samuelson's '84 Olympic victory)
Malindi Elmore's career takes off
Golden couple take U.S. hopes to Athens
Providence runners improve their track record in the Games* | Kim Smith will cap big year in Athens*
Jamie Krzyminski, Amber Ferner win NACAC gold (results only)
Jearl Miles-Clark officially a five-time Olympian*
Maria McCambridge makes Olympic grade
Margaret Okayo ready to challenge Athens course
Susan Loken runs a long one for the money
German distance runner Birte Bultmann tests positive for steroid
Penn State track coach Beth Alford-Sullivan excited about trip to Athens
Steve Cram: Kelly Holmes must go for double
Arthur Lydiard believes NZ can still produce Olympic champions
Betsy Frens wins Coast Guard Festival 5K
Justina Faulkner wins Steve's Run 10K
OR HS: Erin Gray finds stride at Junior Olympics
Debbie Green Memorial 5K features top-flight field