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NOVEMBER 19, 2004
Entries now open for Track & Field News' 2004 NCAA DI XC prediction contest
Mark Wetmore develops body and mind | CU runs for NCAA Championships
Stanford seeks another title | The Press Democrat reports that Sara Bei is officially out for the season
Meseret Defar leads strong Ethiopian team set for Chiba Ekiden defense
Sarah Bowman, Kimarra McDonald Join J.J. Clark's fast-rising track program
All-star cast to participate in Tegla Loroupe's 'Peace Race'
Liz Woodworth not just one of the crowd (11/9)
Missouri to run at NCAA Championships Monday | #13 Michigan State heads to NCAAs
UW-Lacrosse takes run at top-four NCAA DIII finish
Young runners, including Foot Locker hopefuls, run well at NYRR XC Championships (results only)
Even couch potatoes may have been born to run*
Phil Knight resigns as head of Nike*
Clayton College and State University's Allison Kreutzer to run at DII Nationals
CO HS: Whitney Anderson leads Rocky Mountain News All-Colorado cross country team
AZ HS: Kari Hardt is The Arizona Republic's girls XC runner of the year
IL HS: Katelyn Bastert named Journal Star girls Athlete of the Year again
Joan Benoit Samuelson wins NCAA Silver Anniversary Award
Anne Riddle wins USA 50K title

NOVEMBER 18, 2004
IAAF XC season begins | Paul Tergat and Leah Malot head lineup in Oeiras
Sun Yingjie to run 2005 London Marathon
Zoe Nelson says Oregon 'really felt right'
Allison Kieffer signs with Wake Forest
Mike Dudley, Anne Riddle win USA 50K road titles
CO HS: Smoky Hill girls to participate in Nike Team Nationals
Stanford sweeps NCAA West Regionals
Angela Homan is named SEC Female Cross Country Athlete of the Year
Maureen McCandless wins Mid-Atlantic Regional
Alison Costello hopes to lead UCLA to strong NCAA finish
Akron's Morgan Sulzener prepares for NCAA Championships
UC Davis returns to action at USATF Pacific Association Championships
CA HS: Murrieta Valley's Liana Boucher becomes a leader as a sophomore
*Kathryn Martin named BENGAY Masters Athlete of the Year
13-year-old Natoya Goule of Jamaica wins $65,500 (which converts to about $1,058 U.S.)
Pikes Peak race celebrates 50 years

NOVEMBER 17, 2004
Missy Buttry hears cheers, not footsteps | Buttry named USATF athlete of the week
NYC to host NCAA Northeast T&F Regional in 2005
Tokyo Women's International Marathon preview
Jearl Miles-Clark pursues an 'honest race'
Final NCAA DI XC poll | Mike Scott's analysis | Final NCAA DIII XC poll
Sarah Bowman signs to run for Tennessee
Liz Mengyan, Jaime Kuhl sign with University of Illinois
Heather Dorniden signs with the University of Minnesota
Tara Wojciechowski, Chris Seaton win Old Reliable Run 10K | Photos and results
That day in Athens has left its scar on Paula Radcliffe
Arthur Lydiard to host clinic in Ohio | Full schedule
SMU women win first-ever South Central Regional title
Here come the (BYU) cougars
Kentucky's Allison Grace qualifies for NCAA Championships
Laura Harmon will be the lone Oregon runner at NCAAs
Buffalo's Jenny Koeppel qualifies for NCAAs
Better late than never for Washington's Meghan Lawrence
Chico State's Jennifer James leading the pack into nationals
Rebecca Walter, Mike McGuire receive Great Lakes Regional honors
Georgia's Natalie Picchetti named SEC Freshman of the Year
Tennessee's J.J. Clark named South Region Coach of the Year
Heather Cooksey is making a run at DII's best
Colby women set for NCAA DIII XC meet
Study claims early humans evolved to run long distances
CO HS: Whitney Anderson to be named Colorado Girls High School Runner of the Year
Vicky Huber Rudawsky: Mastering mental aspect can put you over the top
Oregon State enjoys a successful return
Christine Williams competes to balance her grief*
Course teaches runners how to go the distance

NOVEMBER 16, 2004
NCAA Northeast Regional photos | More Northeast photos | West Regional photos | South Regional photos
VA HS: Sarah Bowman signs a letter of intent with the University of Tennessee
Paula Radcliffe to focus on 10,000m in Helsinki
Kelly Holmes helping the next generation
Amy Manson, who says she wasn't very good in high school, joins the Indiana Invaders
Deena Kastor to (recreationally) run the Millennium Mile on January 2nd
Kerryn McCann lifted by Big Apple run
Baylor women receive NCAA bid
Cornell's Kate Boyles qualifies for NCAA Championships
Living History Farms race is this weekend
TX HS: Experience pays off for Morgan Kuykendall
Lucy Brennan runs for Ireland after a tough injury jinx
20,000 entry limit reached for Great Ethiopian Run
Monique Ecker's running advice*
Inaugural Marathon of the Palm Beaches a hit despite the weather
Joan Benoit Samuelson wins Great Osprey Ocean Run

NOVEMBER 15, 2004
A look back: Double glory for Kelly Holmes
Olga Bylinkina wins Marathon of the Palm Beaches | [Results] | Valentina Ergova wins half-marathon [Results]
Tara Quinn-Smith wins GVH Invitational
A Brief Chat with Jody Hawkins
Patty Murray wins New Times 10K
Princeton earns at-large bid to NCAA Championships
Keira Carlstrom qualifies for NCAAs
Yale's Lindsay Donaldson and Cara Kiernan qualify for nationals
Columbia advances to nationals
NC State advances to nationals
Amber Ferner qualifies for NCAA Championships
Virginia's Emily Harrison qualifies for nationals
Washington University qualifies for DIII nationals
Elizabeth Feldman wins Marathon in the Parks*
VA HS: Aurora Scott ends freshman year second in state

NOVEMBER 13-14, 2004
NCAA DI XC regional results | NCAA DIII XC regional results | DI qualifiers
Olga Bylinkina wins Marathon of the Palm Beaches
Tammy Slusser stays calm, pulls away from field for her first Richmond Marathon title | Teresa Wanjiku wins NTELOS 8K
CA HS: Girl is disqualified because her shorts were rolled over at the waist band
Georgie Clarke back on track
A review of Paula Radcliffe's new book and one reporter's take on Radcliffe's Athens troubles
Philadelphia Runner has a locker room, plans a running club, and hopes to become a meeting place*
Maria Fedosseva wins Monaco Marathon
Inês Monteiro wins Amora International Cross Country race
Alicia Craig leads Stanford to West Regional title
Michigan women run to regional title
Renee Metivier, Colorado win regional titles
Illinois women make history, finish second
Notre Dame second at Great Lakes Regional, Molly Huddle rests sore foot
Villanova finishes second in regional
Missouri wins Midwest Regional for fifth time in nine years*
Tennessee grabs third-straight crown, NCAA bid
Auburn's Angela Homan, Samford's Lauren Blankenship advance to NCAAs | Homan wins sixth-straight meet
Michigan State takes third at Great Lakes Regional
UCSB women will advance to NCAA Championships
Amy Hastings eyes shot at NCAA title
USC's Iryna Vashchuk qualifies for NCAAs as an individual
Oregon State wraps up XC season
NY HS: Nicole Blood streaks to state title
TX HS: Erin Bedell wins state title in record time*
New England HS: Missed turn puts Elise Moody-Roberts second at New England XC Championships | Amie Schumacher runs through snow to title* | Dashing through the snow
NJ HS: Brittany Sedberry repeats as Group 3 champion* | Sedberry, Vanessa Wright do it again
KY HS: Carmen Mims wins AA title in record time
CA HS: Aptos girls win CCS DI title
CA HS: Christina Barrientos wins CCS D4 title
DE HS: Anna Brousell wins DI title, breaks her own record
MI HS: Janee Jones is 'Miss Cross Country'
Kenyan XC - four remain in hunt for jackpot
Registration for Great Ethiopian Run hits new record
Scotland's Morag MacLarty is a star on the track and in the classroom

NOVEMBER 12, 2004
Kelly Holmes' army on a mission | 'I'm not quitting,' says Holmes
Molly Austin reflects on her run at the ING New York City Marathon | Pre-race entry
Female runners face the challenges, benefits of aging in competitive sport
Sara Slattery, CU ready for regionals*
Julia Lucas writes personal success story
USATF seeks Long Distance Running Programs Manager
Q&A with Katie Kelly, Michigan State's #2 runner
Indiana needs top finish to earn trip to NCAAs
Andrew Smith, Tara Quinn-Smith to defend titles at GVH XC Invitational
Georgia State's Jenn Feenstra's late-season surge adds another chapter to successful career
UT-Arlington's Jodi Hulett runs fast to the forefront*
GVSU's Mandi Long-Zemba competes well five months after giving birth
Tina Pike hopes to lead her Hope teammates to nationals
Notre Dame heads to competitive Great Lakes Regional
Baylor hosts NCAA South Central Regional
MI HS: Geena Gall signs with Michigan
HS: Katelyn Kaltenbach chooses UNC, and other college signings
TX HS: Erin Bedell looks to win state title, is expected to sign with Baylor*
IN HS: Adele Mitchell has learned the intricacies of time and distance
CT HS: State to host New England XC meet (minus MA) this weekend*
TX HS: Asia Diaz achieves goal with regional win*
A look at the Marathon (and Half-Marathon) of the Palm Beaches elite fields
Tegla Loroupe's peace race attracts top marathon runners
NYC's bid for 2012 Games hits the ground running
Joan Benoit Samuelson to enter USATF's Hall of Fame
Moscow 2012 bid chief relishes underdog tag

NOVEMBER 11, 2004
Kelly Holmes: 'Running could come second' | Holmes says her hunger is waning
NCAA XC Regionals meet information
HS: Zoe Nelson chooses Oregon, and other announcements as the early signing period opens
A major initiative for Africa's athletics development
Former Foot Locker finalist Ramona Saridakis Bean to run her first marathon
How the statue of Fred Lebow came to stand in New York's Central Park*
OR HS: Part-time runner, Kimber Mattox, wins state title | Ilsa Paulson second at state meet
IL HS: Amber Stack outruns Amy Laskowske at state meet | Stack soars at state meet
GA HS: Jackie Drouin is Gwinnett News Girls Cross Country 2004 Runner of the Year
IA HS: Lisa Koll signs with Iowa State
Oregon State heads for NCAA West Regional
Bowdoin College may get Freeport runners on track

NOVEMBER 5-10, 2004
Paula Radcliffe outruns the field and the memories of Athens* [Photos*] | Radcliffe's challenges loom far and wide | Full speed ahead for Radcliffe | After 77 days, Radcliffe digs deep to score a winning return | Radcliffe is redeemed | Victory not redemption for Radcliffe | Radcliffe back on center stage | Paula and Kelly put women ahead | Radcliffe back on her feet* [More photos*] | Radcliffe rehearsed victory sprint | Radcliffe finds the old character for her next book | Radcliffe makes up for Athens dropout | Radcliffe has the last laugh | Radcliffe earns pay raise | Gary Lough had faith in Paula | Prizefighter gets back in ring | Radcliffe: Avenging Athens | Paula proves true Brit grit | Heaven and gel as Paula keeps show on the road | Risk leads to reward for Radcliffe
Keflezighi reprises Athens race; Radcliffe offsets hers
Runner's World's coverage of the ING New York City Marathon 2004
Jeanne Paré always on the run
Dorian Meyer third in masters race in New York
Americans in running spotlight (preview) | Olympians out with plenty to prove (preview)
Maggie and Cate Guiney pass their test in distance learning | Preview
A Brief Chat with Deena Kastor
NCAA DII XC qualifiers announced | Regional results | West Regional photos
Yale to get nice new indoor track in mid December
Catherine Ndereba wins Kobe Women's Half-Marathon
Local elite runner Sonja Friend-Uhl survived the tide to come out a winner
Marquette's Jodi Jakubek aiming to be an All-American
Sonia O'Sullivan plans to run European XC Championships next month
Board demands Ian Keino's exit from IAAF Eldoret center
Caroline Bierbaum's path to the top took unlikely turns
SMS' Casey Owens ending her collegiate career
TLU's title doesn't diminish painful loss of Elisa Suarez
Amy Manson joins Indiana Invaders
NCAA West meet awaits Arizona State | Missouri heads to regionals
Big East coverage, more than a week later
Kenyan cross country season underway
Boston to bid for 2004 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials
WA HS: Bellarmine Prep's Brie Felnagle breaks course record
OR HS: Bend's Kimber Mattox zips to state title | Mattox a mystery (preview) NY HS: Nicole Blood wins sectional title | Preview

IL HS: Charlie Hatch, Katelyn Bastert win state titles | Bastert wins Class A title after going throught the mile in 5:10
CA HS: Tori Tyler plans to sign with Washington
MS HS: Nicole Rosetti wins 2A state title, plans to sign with Mississippi State
NY HS: Kara McKenna wins ING New York City Marathon High School Invitational
CA HS: Taylor Johnson leads San Lorenzo Valley to crown
FL HS: Nicole Schappert caps career with state title
WA HS: Wrong turn by leader leads to title for Michelle Schubert in 3A | State meet results
MN HS: Elizabeth Yetzer finally wins a state title
GA HS: Jackie Drouin wins 5A title
WA HS: Jane Larson wins 1A/B girls state title

NH HS: Top runners converge on Manchester
NY HS: Laura Cummings leads Bay Shore
WA HS: Dash to the finish in Pasco
FL HS: Nicole Schappert aims to go out a champion
FL HS: Like father, like daughter
KY HS: Q&A with Melissa Massey
PA HS: State's finest invade Hershey
TX HS: Betzy Jimenez makes most of coach's time
RI HS: Samantha Gawrych adds state XC title to resume
RI HS: Students give their personal best at the RI State Championships*
OH HS: Computer problems make for long day at state meet | Bowling Green repeats at state champions
USATF Hall of Fame Class of 2004 Interviews | USATF announces 2004 National Track & Field Hall of Fame inductees
Sarah Zerzan comes through for Willamette
Julius Kiptoo, Catherine Berry expected to compete at White Rose Run for Diversity
Can caffeine help marathon runners?* | Marathoners: Going for the goo?
Florida State's ACC recap and photos
Missouri Southern State University's Megan Russell qualifies for DII Nationals
2004 USA Masters Cross Country champs crowned in Boston
Tanya Zeferjahn is the leader of the pack for Cal State San Bernardino
Race directors take precautions to stop potential shenanigans

Kristin Armstrong running ING New York City Marathon for charity
Benita Johnson set to go the distance
Danger for Radcliffe on New York's mean streets | Radcliffe runs high risk in comeback race | Radcliffe facing tall order after Athens

NOVEMBER 3, 2004
Deena Kastor – Playing the Kenyans at their own tough game in New York | Kastor rings the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange Wednesday morning
Benita Johnson ready for Radcliffe battle | ING New York City Marathon 2004 eases Johnson's Athens pain
Marie Davenport can't run away*
Chances look good for Kenyans in New York
Stellar field set for ING New York City Marathon
Uta Pippig is home, for the long run
After a few pioneering steps, women's running took off*
A Brief Chat with Lisa Buster
Jenelle Deatherage to compete at Food World Senior Bowl Charity Run on Nov. 6
Chris Lear, Jack Daniels to speak in NYC
Run for Peace cancels 2005 marathon
Vanderbilt's Ashleigh Wetzel hoping to compete at NCAA XC Championships
WA HS: Kelsey Walker's district rout makes her state favorite

NOVEMBER 1-2, 2004
A Brief Chat with Deena Kastor
Caitlin Chock joins Oregon Project
Paula Radcliffe in need of a fun run
Margaret Okayo returns to ING New York City Marathon 2004 as favorite
Top woman at Marine Corps Marathon is a Marine Captain | Mary Kate Bailey named USATF Athlete of the Week
Aleksey Khokhlov, Elvira Kolpakova win Cape Cod Marathon | Results
Stanford wins Pac-10 Championships again
Duke dashes to ACC title
UCSB's Christman twins finish 1-2 in Big West | More
Led by Lindsay Donaldson and Cara Kiernan, Yale takes third at Heps
Illinois finishes second at Big Ten Championships
Oregon State XC is making strides
IN HS: Adele Mitchell flies with wind to state title | Rachel Stichter second at state meet
NV HS: Marie Lawrence has national following
IA HS: Iowa City West claims state title
New York field of 36,000 has its local critics*
Water warning for marathoners
Marathon of the Palm Beaches features prize money, top athletes
Pacific University freshman Sarah Smith wins NWC title