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FEBRUARY 28, 2004
Paula Radcliffe set on Caribbean launching pad | Radcliffe's calm shines through
USA Indoor Championships - Day one report from the IAAF | Quotes | Photos (exclusive photos will be posted on fast-women.com Monday)
Jen Toomey: All in good time* | Toomey hopes to cap successful indoor season with U.S. title | Nicole Teter reaches 800m final
Track & Field eager to change reputation*
Berhane Adere, Meseret Defar, and Kutre Dulecha lead Ethiopian squad for Budapest
Benita Johnson books ticket to Athens | Johnson wins Australian 10,000m title, Sarah Jamieson outkicks Georgie Clarke
Baby, that's just the break for Kerryn McCann's Athens charge
Visit TrackShark.com for links to results from this weekend's conference meets
UNC hosts Last Chance meet Saturday
Fans set to vote for top 25 moments in U.S. Track & Field
Former Twin Cities Marathon director moves on to Life Time Fitness Running Club
Why Kenyan athletes are on the run
Ohio State cross country signs five

FEBRUARY 27, 2004
Exhausted Gabriela Szabo ends her entire 2004 season
USA Indoors: Pre-meet quotes from Jen Toomey
Kelly Holmes believes Regina Jacobs should be stripped of her World Indoor 1,500m gold
Paula Radcliffe out to conquer world again on road to Athens | Radcliffe heads to Puerto Rico with Brussels and Athens on her mind
USA Track & Field turns the corner
1984 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials reunion in St. Louis, and other news from Running USA
Mike Sandrock: Shayne Culpepper set for U.S. Indoors
Q&A with new mom Leah Pells
Hundreds bid farewell to Shirley Strickland de la Hunty
Columbia relies on distance corps at Heps
CU runners head to Big 12s
Nation's top athletes compete at SEC Championships
Arkansas tries for another SEC title
Ball State coach Sue Parks has ties to Eastern Michigan
VA HS: Kirsten Hagen accepts scholarship from Florida State
Southern Conference meet delayed due to inclement
weather
UNC's Dennis Craddock named ACC Coach of the Year
CU athletes gather for question session

FEBRUARY 26, 2004
Paula Radcliffe returns to action Sunday | Paula Radcliffe: Fitness will be put to the test in sunny San Juan
Gabriela Szabo doubtful for World Indoor Championships
World Indoor middle distance previewA Brief Chat with Shayne Culpepper
Top British runners at Flora London Marathon to earn Olympic spots
Kate Fonshell wins 10-miler (results only)
Florida stars in national track spotlight
Kenyan athletes to pay new fee at stadium
Shirley Strickland de la Hunty to be honored

FEBRUARY 25, 2004
Rival's link to THG no shock to Suzy Favor Hamilton
Jolanda Ceplak runs 1:59.17 at Open Hungarian Indoor Championships
Preview of this weekend's USA Indoor T&F Championships | Status of entries
Liza Pasciuto will stay true to Colorado
Paula Radcliffe's younger brother sets the pace, will run London this year
Hilary Edmondson article from trackshark.com
The Cornell Daily Sun interviews Natalie Gingerich
Seventh grader Alex Brasington runs with the best of them
TX HS: Maureen Lloyd hopes to win two Texas 5A titles this year
Face to Face: David Moorcroft
HS: Eastern States HS Championships results
Rhode Island running notes
Leave diet, not carbs at home | Starch makes a stand
Yale athletes chow down

FEBRUARY 24, 2004
Jen Toomey named USATF Athlete of the Week
Felony forgery charges filed against track star Aneta Lemiesz | Court report reveals BYU track star's charges | Theft a problem in BYU women's team locker room
Armory helps indoor track come full circle*
New York's Margaret Angell runs 1:16:02 at Palm Springs Half-Marathon (results only)
Beata Rudzinska named MAC Track Athlete of the Week
Bev Kearney to appear on HBO's Real Sports
For Pugmire of Esperanza, a section title is all relative*
U.S. Olympic team prepares for hostile reception
It's all about the shoes

FEBRUARY 21-23, 2004
Meseret Defar wins 3,000m, WJR for Tirunesh Dibaba | Results (Jen Toomey runs American record in 1,000m)
Kelly Holmes takes the honors on night to remember | Holmes wins after Mutola flashpoint
Kim Smith breaks Big East record with 8:55 3,000m, is named meet's outstanding performer
Ethiopia wins Yokohama International women’s Ekiden
Athina 2004 results (IAAF permit meeting in Peania, Greece)
Interview with Melissa Gulli
Olympic fever can burn too brightly
Nicole Teter, Michael Stember hoping to earn Budapest trip
Liz McColgan wins her first-ever Scottish XC title | Liz puts out a call for old phones
Molly Huddle breaks Jen Rhines' Big East record in winning 5,000m | Notre Dame second at Big East Championships
UNC wins ACC Championships | Nikeya Green captures 800m title | Results
Ann Marie Moutsinga leads Coastal Carolina to Big South Conference title
Bucknell wins Patriot League title | Results (PDF)
HS: Heidi Magill (2:09) over Heidi Houle (2:10) at Simplot Games | Utah's Heidis leading the way
Lisa Valentine hangs with the men at the Gulf Beaches Marathon
Katy Radkewich over Jenny Barringer at Outback Steakhouse 12k (results only)
Atalelech Ketema over Sonja Friend-Uhl and Tara Quinn in Florida 5K
Donna Anderson wins Dasani Half-Marathon
Anna Pichrtova wins Colonial Half-Marathon | Race preview
Better outdoor track facilities coming to NYC
Georgie Clarke to represent Australia at World Cross
On the run in St. Louis
MA HS: Meredith Leenhouts rebounds from tough 1,000

Olympians make track fun
Athletics Kenya doing well | Kenya's athletics decline alarms world scholars
Remi Korchemny a pariah in track world

FEBRUARY 20, 2004
A Brief Chat with Katie McGregor
Lisa Rainsberger gives Trent Briney reality check
Exciting meet tonight in Birmingham
Kelly Holmes faces Mutola factor on and off track
Lindsay Flacks picks Stanford
Georgetown uses meet as warm up for Championships
Duke track teams head to ACC Championships
Indiana State's Jessica Crowder to be honored at basketball game
Nic Bideau demands that Athletics Australia's board of directors resign
California State University, Sacramento faces identity crisis

FEBRUARY 19, 2004
A Brief Chat with Carrie Tollefson
Running USA Wire: Atlanta Track Club donates van, Gate River Run offers equalizer bonus, Marla Runyan to compete
Seven Team USA Minnesota athletes to compete at upcoming indoor meets
Budapest is set to be the biggest World Indoor Championships ever
Russian Indoor Championships results
Yingjie Sun recovers from injury
UTSA runner Letitia Gilkes eyes Olympics
UNC gears up for ACC Championships
Florida State ready for ACC Championships
Georgia State's Nigisti Negussie chosen to represent Eritrea at World XC Champs
Excessive exercise to control weight a growing disorder among women

FEBRUARY 18, 2004
Shalane Flanagan taking aim at Athens
Course is set for women's Olympic Marathon Trials
Vicky Huber Rudawsky: Pioneers paved way for today's successes
Gene therapy could provide new way for athletes to cheat
BYU runners qualify for nationals
High hopes for UNC track - ACC Championships this weekend
In the spotlight: SUNY Geneseo's Joanna Zieno
Syracuse to host 25th anniversary Big East Track & Field meet this weekend
RI HS: John Gillooly: Carolyn Yates is watching dream finish pass her by*
Robert Greifeld named chairman of USA Track & Field Foundation
Simplot Games come with new wrinkle
Anthem Bay-Bridge Marathon is discontinued

FEBRUARY 17, 2004
Shirley Strickland de la Hunty passes away at age 78 | Strickland the first lady of Australian athletics | Ron Clarke: I had the highest respect for her
Kassi Andersen feature from trackshark.com
St. Louis celebrates 100 Years of Olympic history with U.S. Women's Olympic Marathon Trials
Chelsea Smith and Kalid Abdalah win Great Aloha Run
Princeton wins HYP meet | Princeton ekes past Yale | Results

FEBRUARY 16, 2004
Carrie Tollefson is primed by pain
Carmen Douma Hussar's Olympic quest gaining steam
Tatiana Borisova shatters Motorola Marathon record in debut | Results (At least five women qualify for Trials) | Photos
Laura Bloedorn runs 2:42 in Austin, qualifies for Olympic Trials
Bev Docherty qualifies for her sixth U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials
Janice Posey wins Arizona Road Racers Desert Classic Marathon outright in 2:48:44
Mizuki Noguchi sets Japanese NR in 30K
Liz McColgan's indoor career over, despite 3,000m win
Katie Erdman sets another school record, Lindsay Gallo gets provisional time in 3,000m | Erdman sidebar
It takes two to tango in this Valentine's Day race
Cold freezes marathon training

FEBRUARY 14-15, 2004
Tollefson, Culpepper, and Schwald go 2-3-4 in Tyson 3,000m, run 8:55 | Tyson Foods Invitational Results | Photos
Benita Johnson defeats Derartu Tulu in Chiba International XC
Alice Timbilil, Beatrice Jepchumba win at Kenyan XC Championships
Maria Mutola runs 1:57.48 in Karlsruhe
Katie Erdman's genes fitted for big athletic success
'Late starter' Sayuri Kusutani among favorites in Great Aloha Run
Select T&F Results: Tyson Foods/Razorback Invitational | Pac 10 Invitational | ISU Classic | Armory Collegiate Invitational | Adidas Classic | Sykes-Sabock Challenge Cup | Virginia Tech Challenge | St. Valentine's Invitational @ BU
Hilary Edmondson runs UW's second-fastest mile, a 4:36
NC State puts six runners in top eight of 3,000m at Virginia Tech
Amanda Bales runs 9:30 3,000m, helps out DMR
Amy Hastings runs ASU school record 16:06, finishes sixth in 5,000m
Megan McLaughlin wins GW 10K as part of Trials buildup
Christina Wells 15th at USA XC Championships, will shoot for top 20 at Trials
Anna Pichrtova destroys Norfolk Half-Marathon CR with 1:15 run
Logan drops Regina Jacobs from clinic over positive test
Mizuki Noguchi shoots for Naoko Takahashi's 30k course record at Sunday race
I'll be fine, says Australia's Tasmyn Lewis
Violetta Brugya wins Mumbai International Marathon in 2:47
FL HS: Up close with Laura Bowerman
Bev Kearney's comeback inspires others*
Subzero temperatures don't affect Michelle Mitchell's marathon training
Cap keeps head warm without mussing hair

FEBRUARY 13, 2004
Kelly Holmes edged out by Alesya Turova's world-leading 4:04 1,500
Georgie Clarke back in business, runs 4:09 1,500m
Liz McColgan to compete in Scottish Championships for first time in 15 years
A Brief Chat with Emily Kroshus from RunnersWorld.com
Greece struggles to reach Olympics' finish line*
Tyson Center a hot spot for track and field
Arkansas-centered Tyson Foods Invitational preview | Entrants
Armory Collegiate Invitational entrants: Women | HS Girls
NAU hosts final home meet of year
Georgetown stays on the fast track
Debbie Fetterman: Will Dallas 8K be enough to draw world-class field uptown?*
Indiana Invaders launch masters track & field program
Four held on steroid charges | Guilt by association
Sebastian Coe wages war on drug cheats

FEBRUARY 12, 2004
Kate and Laura O'Neill qualify for U.S. World Cross Country team
It will be the 'toughest nationals to date' – Kenyan XC Preview
Kelly Holmes aims for world leader in 1,500m
Benita Johnson wins 5,000m race in Australia | Johnson to compete in BUPA Great Manchester Run 10k
University of Windsor cross country athlete Heather Swift dies in accident
HS: Argyle girls' team breaking up
Steroid indictments likely

FEBRUARY 11, 2004
Dorothy Doolittle a true pioneer of the women's marathon*
Kim Smith runs 4:30, breaks Amy Rudolph's PC mile record by nearly five seconds | Results
Twin Cities Marathon prize purse becomes all-American
It's ladies first at the Boston Marathon
New York Road Runners interested in hosting 2008 marathon trials
U.S. women seek fast times at Motorola
Carrie Tollefson finishes second at USA Cross Country Championships
NAU, USOC join up to discuss high-altitude training
FL HS: High school runners run mile on racetrack
AL HS: Laurel Pritchard loves to compete
Gerald Wilson, popular running coach, dies at 66
Phil Raschker - the best athlete [most people have] never heard of

FEBRUARY 10, 2004
Separate start for elite women at 2004 B.A.A. Boston Marathon
Cori Mooney a runner to the core
Victor Conte likely to be indicted soon for distributing THG
IAAF launches anti-doping section on Web site
Shalane Flanagan wins U.S. Cross Country title
Alice Schmidt is ACC Performer of the Week
Olympic Trials notes from John Meyer, including Shayne Culpepper information
Team USA Minnesota update
Kelly Holmes prepared for higher level of competition
Kathryn Martin breaks her own U.S. masters 50-54 1,500m record
OR HS: Exciting future for youth sports despite funding crisis

FEBRUARY 9, 2004
Bob Kennedy article with a little on Shalane Flanagan's 4K win
Boulder runners shine nationally
Alison Costello wins USA Junior XC title | Amanda and Katy Trotter earn berths on U.S. team
Michigan distance runners run well in South Bend
Mike Korir wins Mercedes Marathon | Deeja Youngquist wins half-marathon | Shayne Culpepper jogs to win age group | Results
Heather Fuhr wins San Dieguito Half Marathon
Marla Runyan makes appearance at event in Oregon
Heather Wallace, coached by Marty Stern, keeping her sport in perspective
Jo Pavey gives notice of intent on indoor circuit*
Female athletes, including Vicky Huber Rudawsky, honored

FEBRUARY 7-8, 2004
Colleen De Reuck claims long course XC crown | Shalane Flanagan wins 4K | USA Cross Country results | Photos
Ann Marie Brooks-Schwabe qualifies for long course team with third-place finish
HS: Jennifer Barringer qualifies for World Cross Country Championships
Verizon Millrose Games report | Athlete quotes | Results
Mayte Martínez springs surprise on Jolanda Ceplak in Flanders meeting
Jen Toomey eyes Olympics, Shalane Flanagan guts it out
Meyo Invitational Results
Jo Pavey blazes a trail | Holmes, Pavey and Fenn convincing winners
In the long run, nobody does it better than Pam Reed
Naoko Takahashi cancels press conference
HS: Frances Koons' account of the Millrose HS mile

FEBRUARY 6, 2004
Brief Chats with Colleen De Reuck and Bob Kennedy
Deena Kastor, Bob Kennedy headline USA Cross Country Championships
Molly Taber shows her "spirit"

FEBRUARY 5, 2004
Berhane Adere falls short in bid for second world record of the week | Hayley Tullett finishes fourth
Running in the family - Liz and Eilish McColgan
Teddy Mitchell, Deeja Youngquist on inside track to Olympics
Naoko Takahashi passes on Nagoya race
Nellie Hammons stars again for Utah
Dispute may delay Athens marathon course improvements
Catherina McKiernan to run Rás na hEireann
Not an event we normally cover, but an interesting article about pole vaulter Jillian Schwartz

FEBRUARY 4, 2004
USA Cross Country competitors likely face ice and snow | Indianapolis hosts USA Cross Country Championships
Jearl Miles-Clark named USATF Athlete of the Week for setting 500m AR
2004 Verizon Millrose Games to be one to remember
Hayley Tullett keen to test water
Stanford runners impressive indoors
Team USA Minnesota sends seven to USA Cross Country Championships
Vicky Huber Rudawsky: When running, never underestimate yourself
Proposed NCAA rules may be end of traditional media guides
Austrians win Empire State Building Run-Up
Eight cities bid to host 2009 World Championships
Arizona prepares for Falcon Invitational

FEBRUARY 3, 2004
Berhane Adere aims at 3,000m World Record in Dortmund
Naoko Takahashi to make decision about Nagoya International Women's Marathon Wednesday
Kim Smith's 15:18 destroys Marie McMahon's school 5,000m record
Jo Fenn to run this weekend's Norwich Union World Trials & AAA Championships
2004 ING New York City Marathon application now available
Columbia distance runners back in stride
North Dakota State's Kinsey Coles runs 2:07 800 - the fastest time in DII
Running makes a difference in girls lives

FEBRUARY 1-2, 2004
Berhane Adere smashes World Indoor 5,000m record by 8+ seconds
Jen Toomey dominates Boston 800 | Toomey cruises | | "Hometown" heroes wow crowd at adidas Boston Indoor Games | IAAF report | Carmen Douma wins Boston 1,500m | Results
Olga Kotlyarova runs world indoor best for 600m
Abebe Dinkessa and Teyiba Erkesso take the titles in Tourcoing
Freya Murray outruns Liz McColgan for Scottish 4k title
Stacie Alboucrek wins Miami Tropical Marathon in 2:42 | Unlikely winners claim top prizes | Deirdre Brill wins half-marathon
Rift Valley Provincial Cross Country Championships report
Malindi Elmore runs 9:00.27 3,000m
Select T&F Results: Terrier Classic | UW Indoor Invitational | Gator Invitational | Arizona Shootout | Boston Indoor Games - Collegiate Div. | Notre Dame Invitational | Rod McCravy Memorial | Penn State National Indoor meet | UNC Invitational | Tiger ClassicPatriot Games (PDF) | Bayou Bengal | Michigan Intercollegiates | Bodybuilding.com Invitational (PDF) | Red Raider Classic | Illinois Invitational | ISU Open | ISU Double Dual | Columbia Invitational | J.D. Martin Invitational | Doug Raymond Invitational | Silver State Invitational | Edmonds Cup | Jayhawk Invitational | MSU Invitational
Michigan distance runners perform well at Michigan Intercollegiates
Indiana Invaders' Hope Sanders qualifies for USA Indoors in 800m
Zola Budd Pieterse expected to sign up for Standard Chartered Mumbai International Marathon
USATF cooperates in drug case | USATF letter to USOC
Frank Shorter sees a solution to drug woes
John Rolfe: For these hardy runners, cold weather is no deterrent