DECEMBER
22-23, 2004
Carrie
Messner (steeple)chasing Olympic dream
Deena
Kastor to visit New Hampshire for Millennium Mile
Kelly
Holmes gets in gear for what she does best
Osaka
Marathon field takes shape
A
very good year for Stonehill's Dianna Chivakos
Rachel
Bryan maintains pace in college
Jim
Bevan to take over head coaching position at Rice
FL
HS: Jacy Kruzel to run for Florida
FL
HS: Kerry Allen earns Times top runner honor after fighting
off a stress fracture in her back
NC
HS: Alissa Wilke is The Charlotte Observer's girls XC runner
of the year
Former
assistant UO women's track coach sues school
If
it's too cold, 'don't be a hero'
Mystery
donor gives $15,000 to SP's Kenya Fund
DECEMBER
21, 2004
Top
athletes to attend Lydiard funeral | Olympians
say farewell to 'God of Jog'
Zap
Fitness year-end report
Downtown
5K new home for two national championships*
Kelly
Holmes to begin 2005 with a series of races in Britain
Yoko
Shibui to run Nagoya Marathon
Steve
Nearman: Drug-cheat winners are committing theft
SC HS:
Kate Niehaus talks about her Foot Locker experience
New
Zealand's Sarah Paterson has national title in her sights
DECEMBER
18-20, 2004
The
Foot Locker Cross Country Championships are scheduled to be televised
today at 3:00 p.m. EST on Fox Sports Net, but check your local listings
Liz
McColgan feature
Kathy
Butler wins Cross Internacional de Venta de Baños in Spain |
More
from the IAAF
Geleta
Burika defends her title in Brussels
Eugene
needs bigger checkbook in bid for 2008 Olympic Trials
A
for athletics, A for Arthur, A for an opportunity lost
Once-reluctant
Kayla Matrunick enjoys breakthrough season
PA
HS: Katie Thaeder topped field and extended a legacy*
RI
HS: Samantha Gawrych gets off to a strong start*World
indoor track records: how good are they?
Francena
McCorory wins 300m race in 37.60 seconds, barely off the national
girls high school record
DECEMBER
17, 2004
Josh
Cox to appear on "The Bachelorette" - Tamara Lave
says, "That's one of the best pieces of gossip I've heard in
my life."
CVS/pharmacy
Downtown 5K to be the 2005 USA Women's Championship | CVS
race gets even better
Edith
Masai leads women's field for Sunday's Brussels Cross
FL
HS: Jenny Barringer running on cloud nine*
CA
HS: Tori Tyler is the Mercury News' girls runner of the year*
Latest
Running USA news
Shannon
Wommack becomes two-time All-American
Altitude
rooms a key training tool
Paula
Radcliffe is the top performer for November in the IAAF world rankings
World
owes much to feisty Arthur Lydiard
DECEMBER
16, 2004
Merima
Denboba - a picture of cross country consistency
BYU
women overcame adversity; men finished just shy of goal
FL
HS: Dedication gives Kelly Parrish the edge
KS
HS: Laura Roxberg is the leader of the pack
Mike
Sandrock: Vote for Boulder's most dominant runners*
DECEMBER
14-15, 2004
Obituary
- Mark Springer, USATF Director of Grass Roots Programs & Planning
| Services
for Mark Springer
Coach
and prophet without honor | Arthur
Lydiard's legendary coaching reached running types
See
Jane Run wins USATF Club XC title
HS:
Aislinn Ryan locks up national title
Ultra-marathoner
Ann Heaslett on top of her game at 41
Jordan
Hasay named USATF Athlete of the Week
Tirunesh
Dibaba lined up to defend title in Edinburgh in January
Annie
Bersagel provisionally qualifies for NCAA Indoor T&F Championships
Jo
Pavey may come in from the cold to concentrate on European indoors
White
Rock victory special for Liza Hunter-Galvan
NV
HS: Marie Lawrence second at Foot Locker again
NY
HS: Extra miles the award for elite LI competitors (Long Island
had four Foot Locker qualifiers)
FL
HS: Girls' runner of the year in Palm Beach County: Nicole Schappert
FL
HS: Emilie Amarao is the South Florida Sun-Sentinel Girls'
Runner of the Year
CA
HS: Liana Boucher took over leader's role in 2004
Molly
Friel runs personal best in Cal International Marathon
Vicky
Huber Rudawsky: Sometimes, simpler is truly better
Six
Team USA MN runners in top 20 on USA track list for '04; 'Heart
of a Champion' program completed
DECEMBER
9-13, 2004
Arthur
Lydiard dies at 87 | Peter
Snell leads tributes for coaching legend | Widow
misses Lydiard's sparkle | Lydiard
leaves timeless legacy | Lydiard
runs his last race
Hayley
Yelling wins European XC title | Yelling
win soothes pain over Olympics | Yelling
takes title in close finish
Lindsay
Donaldson ready to go the distance; takes lead at Yale
HS: Aislinn Ryan
wins national title | Video
of finish | Ryan
out for Blood at Foot Locker race
The
USA's next generation take a cross country route
HS:
Ramsey Kavan finishes third at Foot Locker final
Marie
Lawrence prepared to charge
HS:
Whitney Anderson takes fourth at Foot Locker nationals | Preview:
Anderson's rapid rise | Six
CO runners receive All-America honors
HS:
Elizabeth Yetzer finishes seventh in national meet
HS:
Zoe Nelson eighth again in Foot Locker finals | Nelson
calm before championships
HS:
Jenny Barringer fades, falls to 10th*
HS:
Melissa Dewey named All-American
HS:
Katie DiCamillo in top form, finishes 18th
HS:
Pace, heat stifle Saratoga runners
HS:
Alma Escobar is a mighty big competitor*
HS:
Chantelle Dron 32nd at nationals | Preview
HS:
Dan Roberts and Molly Waterhouse impress at Foot Locker Championships
Foot
Locker preview: Bay Area trio can run free and easy
Liza
Hunter-Galvan wins Dallas White Rock Marathon, dedicates victory
to Arthur Lydiard* | Carly
Graytock puts troubled year behind with victory in half-marathon*
| Dallas
White Rock Marathon preview* | Photos
| Results
Lyubov
Morgunova wins Honolulu Marathon in record time
Coach
Susumu Nakajima has defending Honolulu champ Eri Hayakawa advancing
in increments
Select college T&F results: Harvard
Invitational | Golden
Flash Gala | ISU
Holiday Classic | Illinois
State Early Bird meet | EIU
Early Bird meet | Fordham
Christmas Classic (PDF) | KSU
All-Comers
Patti
Dillon shares her road with troops in Afghanistan
Kelly
Holmes wins BBC Sports Personality of the Year
Zahra
Ouaziz embarks on coaching career
Christa
Benton is Conference USA Female XC Athlete of the Year
Tulane's
Rachel Bryan named Louisiana Runner and Freshman of the Year
Alisa
Pabich signs with Wisconsin
Penn
State women prepared to defend Big Ten title indoors
A
Brief Chat with Kathryn Martin
Canada's
Katie Engel hopes to compete well at World Juniors this time around
| Kate
Van Buskirk to run against world's best
NJ
HS: Allison Warner developed into West Windsor-Plainsboro South's
leader
Santa
Clara University adds track & field
DECEMBER
8, 2004
Different
course, same nerves for Saratoga runners past and present (includes
Danielle Coon update)
Marina
Muncan runs NCAA auto qualifier in the 3,000 and second-fastest
time in Villanova history | Jack
Pyrah Invitational results (PDF)
New
Hampshire's Chantelle Dron headed to Foot Locker Nationals
Brian's
Run 10K results
Select weekend T&F results: Christopher
Newport Lid-Lifter | Bucknell
Bison Opener (PDF) | Northeastern
Husky Winter Carnival | Alden
Invitational | Clemson
Indoor Opener | WV
Holiday Classic | Princeton
New Year's Invitational
Update
on former Foot Locker finalist Ramona Saridakis Bean
Non
Stanford: 'I trained with Kelly Holmes'
FL
HS: Anna Greskovich is the News Journal's XC Runner of the Year
RIT
takes cross country literally*
DECEMBER
4-7, 2004
Missy
Buttry successfully defends title at USATF National Club XC Championships
| Results
| Buttry
named USATF Athlete of the Week
HS:
Saratoga Springs girls, York boys win inaugural Nike Team Nationals
| Kinetic
(Saragota) is energized at Nationals | Ramsey
Kavan wins NTN, leads Yankton to third | SD
runners fly high at Nike meet | NTN
preview story | More
coverage from DyeStat
Beijing
already on Carrie Tollefson's mind*
Liz
Woodworth recharging for the future
Haley
McGregor wins Zatopek 10,000 | More
Paula
Radcliffe: 'Doping should be treated as criminal offense'
Berlin
to host 2009 IAAF World Track & Field Championships
A
Brief Chat with Jenny Barringer
Interview
with Pittsburgh's Maureen McCandless
Interview
with Colorado's Christine Bolf
Rebecca
Stallwood wins Canadian XC title; Danette Doetzel wins junior race
Hellen
Cherono wins Singapore Marathon; Tegla Loroupe wins half-marathon
Kim
Smith receives Honda Award for cross country
Lyudmyla
Pushkina takes command early, wins California International Marathon
| Molly
Friel sets a personal best after her dogs run into a skunk |
Preview:
After 11 months of disappointment, Kim Fitchen-Young wants a strong
race at CIM | Results
Cheryl
Smith wins inaugural OC Marathon, Laura Knight wins half*
Reports
claim that Ma Junren has retired from coaching
Douglas
Mumanyi on the comeback trail – Kenyan XC series
A
Brief Chat with Renee Metivier
MT
HS: Zoe Nelson second at West Regional
ME
HS: Cassie Hintz and Elise Moody-Roberts head and shoulders above
everybody
PA
HS: Despite injuries, Lauretta Dezubay was top area runner
HI
HS: Lauren Ho ninth at Foot Locker West
Bill
Roe elected to second term as USATF President | Brooks
Johnson honored with Giegengack Award | USATF
honors Irwin Belk with Pacesetter Award
Suzy
Schumacher wins Tucson Marathon, essentially ties with friend Karla
Sokolovich
Mark
Wetmore and Arthur Lydiard draw record numbers in night to remember
Cal's
Bridget Duffy 22nd at Club Nationals
Michelle
LaFleur wins Enmark Savannah River Bridge Run 10K | LaFleur
returns to the top of the 10K field at Bridge Run
Laura
Turner named Deseret Book/BYU Female Athlete of the Month
Hope
College's Tina Pike had peak season, despite injury
15-year-old
British runner Non Stanford named Young Sportsperson of the Year
CA
HS: South Tahoe girls run with the best at Nike Team Nationals
Cate
Guiney, Todd Griffith win 5K at CU campus
RIT
runners finish U.S. trek
Arturo
and Dagny Barrios have soft spot for Dallas White Rock Marathon*
