OCTOBER
31, 2004
New
York will be fun, says Paula Radcliffe
SI
on campus - The Road Life: Part 2, The (REALLY) Low-Budget Team
Twins
Olesya and Elena Nurgalieva go 1-2 in Frankfurt's EuroCity Marathon
USATF
launches Elite Development Club program
Nicole
Teter honored by her former high school*
New
Yorkers Retta Feyissa and Mary Kate Bailey win Marine Corps Marathon
Allan
Steinfeld in it for the long run
Hayley
Yelling enjoys comfortable victory in Reebok Birmingham Cross Challenge
Xing
Huina inspired by Wang Junxia
Nike
26.2 (and 13.1) results from last week - Eri Hayakawa wins half-marathon
in 1:13:46
Finding
proper balance crucial for girls
Pac-10
photos from TrackAndFieldPhoto.com
Michigan
State freshman Danette Doetzel wins Big Ten title; Michigan wins third
straight
Rice's
Kate Gorry, SMU win WAC titles | Results
(PDF)
NAU
wins Big Sky titles | Results
(PDF)
Missy
Buttry wins IIAC title by 2:44 | Results
Band
of Sisters: UCSB Women's Cross Country and Stephanie Rothstein
| Lauren
and Lindsay Christman lead UCSB to Big West title | Results
AU's
Keira Carlstrom, Army win Patriot League titles | Results
(PDF)
Liz
Woodworth wins WIAC XC title | Results
Lauren
Blankenship leads Samford to OVC title | Results
Portland
sweeps WCC meet | Results
(PDF)
Select
conference XC results: MAAC
| MVC
| Big
South | Atlantic
Sun (PDF) | PSAC
| NEC
| MIAC
| NEWMAC
| New
England Alliance XC Champs | UAA
| Mid
Con
Hope
women run away with MIAA XC crown | More
| Results
NY
HS: Nicole Blood runs 16:41.9 at Suburban Council Champs, breaks Erin
Davis' course record | Results
CO
HS: Whitney Anderson cruises from the pack
WA
HS: Brie Felnagle, Bellarmine Prep rule district again
ME
HS: Cassie Hintz challenged by Elise Moody-Roberts, but she hangs
on
IA
HS: Hannah Roeder edges out Sarah Wickman for 4A state title |
Results
WI
HS: Michelle Corrigan wins WIAA DI state title, just misses Brooke
Novak's record
IN
HS: Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran's Adele Mitchell wins state title
| Results
PA
HS: Katie Thaeder breaks 18:00 for 5K, leads Unionville to title*
NJ
HS: Brittany Sedberry uses late kick to take Group 3 thriller
NH
HS: Nicole Slane pulls up lame | Jenn
Marschhausen runs fastest time of the day | Results: L
| I
| M/S
VT
HS: Liz Stephen runs fastest time of the day at state meet (results
only)
SD
HS: Best is yet to come for Yankton girls
Taylor
Bryant commutes from Eugene daily to run for upstart Oregon State
Amy
Paine wins Cingular Wireless Cajun Cup 10K
OCTOBER
29-30, 2004
Liz
Yelling supports her friend, Paula Radcliffe | Long
road back for Radcliffe
Taking
the drive out of Central Park*
Kim
Smith, Providence win Big East titles | Results
CU's
Renee Metivier hitting her stride; Sara Slattery back | Metivier,
CU win Big 12 Championships | Results
Caroline
Bierbaum, Columbia win Heps titles | Results
Stanford
sweeps Pac-10 for fifth consecutive year | Amy
Hastings wins individual title | Results
Sally
Meyerhoff, Duke win ACC titles | Results
Laura
Turner, BYU win Mountain West titles (PDF)
Tennessee
wins second-straight SEC title despite obstacles | Results
Michigan
looking for Big Ten three-peat
Shannon
Wommack, UT-Chattanooga win SoCon titles
Butler
dominates Horizon League XC Championships
Mary
Kinyanjui wins second-straight Conference USA title
William
& Mary wins CAA title
La
Salle men, women claim A-10 titles | Results
(PDF)
NESCAC
results (DIII)
FL
HS: Marie Lawrence wins Northern Nevada 4A XC meet, breaks her sister's
course record by 37 seconds
CO
HS: Whitney Anderson wastes no time in winning state title |
More
| Preview
Kent
State wins MAC title | Results
TX
HS: Girls race goes wrong way - race is re-run*
VA
HS: Sarah Bowman leaves Faquier XC team
NJ
HS: Amy Van Alstine runs away with record
IN
HS: Concordia's Adele Mitchell is ready to make a run at state cross
country title
ME
HS: Fans excited about showdown between Cassie Hintz, Elise Moody-Roberts
CT
HS: Caitlin Cunningham exhibits heart and desire of cross country
runner
TX
HS: Miranda Walker and Brooke Upshaw capture district titles*
Tulane
senior Sarah Bumby has brought athletics together with academics
ME
HS: After son's death, mother crusades for athletic reforms
Q&A
with Michigan State's Michelle Rafferty
Australia's
Loretta McGrath wants bite of the Big Apple
OCTOBER
28, 2004
Chimokil
Chilapong races from poverty to glory
ZAP
Fitness hosts distance summit
Top
runners encourage moderate mileage in high school
Abdi
Abdirahman, Amy Skieresz-Wilson to be inducted into Arizona Sports
HOF
Columbia
looking to take #1 spot at Heps
UCLA
needs breakout run at Pac-10s
Oregon
State heads for Pac-10 Championships
Florida
State takes ACC title hopes to Maryland
CO
HS: Katelyn Kaltenbach a 5A question mark; Whitney Anderson a 4A
favorite
PA
HS: Leg injuries will force Lauretta Dezubay to miss district meet
VA
HS: Mariah Hagadone wins Shenandoah District XC meet by 47 seconds
CA
HS: New strategy pays dividends for Alyssa Craft
Cape
Cod Marathon to take place Sunday in Falmouth
Brussels
pulls out of race to host 2009 World Championships
OCTOBER
27, 2004
Paula
Radcliffe competing for the joy of running*
The
British press begins their analysis: Paula
Radcliffe awaits gun for start of Russian roulette | Radcliffe
faces end of the road or one paved with gold* | Radcliffe
to take bite at Big Apple* | Radcliffe
gambles on return in New York
Benita
Johnson to face champ in marathon
Romanian
distance runner Rodica Chirita tests positive for banned substance
Stanford
seeks to repeat Pac-10 wins
Shannon
Rowbury excels in new cross country role
Jerry
Schumacher and Jim Stintzi press conference
Oregon's
Laura Harmon embraces her role as team leader
List
of weekend conference meets from TrackShark.com
Heps
XC Championships preview
Eastern
Michigan's Lauren Snell runs to the top
Kenyans
lead Texas Tech
Chico
State captures CCAA title
Hope
College running after elusive crown
CA
HS: Rebecca Dianda runs on one-person team
VA
HS: Chelsea Decker looks for big payoff during three final races
HS:
Reno-South Tahoe regional showdown looms
Joan
Benoit Samuelson to receive Lightship Award
Air
Force Marathon champion Jill Metzger sets sights on Marine Corps
just six weeks later
Nicole
Toye wins Great Bay 5K
OCTOBER
26, 2004
October
Surprise: Paula Radcliffe to Run ING New York City Marathon 2004
|
Radcliffe chooses New York return | Nike
poised to renew deal with Radcliffe
A
Brief Chat with Benita Johnson
Texas
Lutheran's Elisa Suarez hit, killed by car while running | Police
investigating TLU runner's death
Cal
hosts Pac-10 Championships in Golden Gate Park | Arizona
State heads to Pac-10s | Meet
preview
Baylor's
Brittany Brockman draws strength from family
TrackShark interviews: Rebecca
Walter, Erin
Donohue, Cassie
Hunt, Marina
Muncan
America
East Championships to be held Saturday at UNH
Select weekend collegiate XC results: Titan
XC Invitational | RMAC
Champs | Southeastern
Classic (Becki Wells wins) | Lone
Star Conference Champs (PDF) | Great
Lakes Valley Conference Champs | Northeast-10
XC Champs | Peach
Belt Conference Champs Coach
O XC meet | GLIAC
XC Champs | EMU
XC Classic | MSU
Short Course Invitational (PDF)
WA
HS: Snohomish is eyeing a three-peat at Class 4A state championships
IA
HS: Hannah Roeder wins third-straight district title, hopes this
will be her year at state meet | District
and regional results
Questions
linger after deaths in Beijing Marathon
OCTOBER
23-25, 2004
Elena
Orlova wins Flagstar Bank International Marathon, Leigh Daniel is
top American | 29-year-old
memory motivates Ann Boyd Stewart | More
coverage
Amy
Skieresz-Wilson wins Long Beach Marathon in 2:42 (two weeks
ago)
Chimokil
Chilapong wins Nairobi marathon, Joyce Chepchumba second
Jane
Ekimat wins Venice Marathon
Canada
runs past Mexico, U.S. in 5K Team Championship | Emilie
Mondor leads Canada | More
Laura
O'Neill wins Great Pumpkin Classic 4M (results only)
Briana
Shook wins Peace Race 10K, will now take time off
Mark
Carroll, Atalelech Ketema win Mayor's Cup | Results
| Photos
Rebecca
Walter seeks repeat of Big Ten title
Kelly
Holmes wins two further honors
University
of Chicago community remembers Margaret Bradley
Zintu
Meaza, Halina Karnatsevich win Mystic Places Marathon | Results
CO
HS: Whitney Anderson runs 16:56 5K at regional meet
HS:
Brandon Bethke, Marie Lawrence run fastest times of the day at Mt.
SAC
SD
HS: Ramsey Kavan wins third-straight Class AA state title, leads
Yankton to win
MT
HS: Zoe Nelson wins fourth Class AA state title, leads Kalispell
to win | More
Minnesota
grad Rasa Michniovaite wins Marathon Sports Open
Casey
Smith wins Army Ten-Miler | Results
Texas
Lutheran University runner dies in auto accident
Priscilla
Moreno of UC Davis makes comeback after auto accident
Minot
State's Genny Binsfeld wins for fourth time this season
ND
HS: Krista Anderson outduels her sister to win Class B state title
| Nora
Narloch, Anderson are senior athletes of the year
ME
HS: Elise Moody-Roberts, Cape Elizabeth win Western Class B title
CO
HS: Moffat County sweeps boys and girls 4A regional titles
CA
HS: Layoff no problem for Harvard-Westlake's Anna Farias-Eisner
Beth
Ellickson wins Cruise for Cancer 10-Miler
Three
UC Irvine runners, and their head coach describe how running has
shaped their careers
Athletes
have invested in the economy, says Paul Tergat
Cathy
and Mike O'Brien tops among running couples
OCTOBER
22, 2004
Colleen
DeReuck to make appearances in conjunction with Mystic Places Marathon
Interview
with Georgetown's Nicole Lee
Joan
Benoit Samuelson will be on hand for the Nike 26.2 in San Francisco
| Race
Web site
ISU
coach tries to make Terre Haute cross country capital
Mt.
SAC HS XC Invitational this weekend
A
Brief Chat with Cate Guiney
Masters
cover Saratoga 5K course in speedy fashion
Fifty-five
teams enter 'Greatest Race on Earth Marathon Challenge'
MT
HS: Leaving a legacy: Zoe Nelson has set the standard for cross
country in Montana
ND
HS: Ramsey Kavan, Yankton favored heading into state meet
CO
HS: Whitney Anderson runs for private coach, which causes tension
on her HS team
OH
HS: Bridget Franek born to run
WY
HS: Sarah Balfour goes for fourth-straight state title
OR
HS: Sophomore Ilsa Paulson showing promise as a distance runner
IL
HS: Kelly Vrshek heading into final lap
MN
HS: Melissa Engelmeier stays a step ahead
IL
HS: Rebekah Clay runs away
Running
down under, up North
OCTOBER
21, 2004
U.S.
North American 5K team announced
Cack
Ferrell excels for Princeton
Mayor's
Cup XC preview
Illinois'
Maggie Carroll all business in distance races | Illinois
earns first-ever national ranking
Sonja
Friend-Uhl runs half-marathons, plans marathon for 2005
Georgie
Clarke on the road to Beijing
Carol
Henry named ACC performer of the week
UT
HS: Samantha Gaffney runs fastest time of the day in winning 3A
state meet | More
ME
HS: Cassie Hintz wins Penobscot Valley Conference title in record
time
NY
HS: Saratoga's top five runners cross the line together in 18:02
IL
HS: Freshman Amber Stack gives Amy Laskowske a good race
Cross
country on the rise in California
NC
HS: Race is rescheduled after prank
IA
HS: Roosevelt gets new coach, Jacob Kaemmer
Dolores
Bergmann wins Humboldt Redwoods Half-Marathon (results only)
OCTOBER
19-20, 2004
ING
New York City Marathon 2004 elite athlete field announced
USA
Indoor T&F Championships to remain in Boston three more years
Christy
Nielsen wins Des Moines Marathon in a record 2:47:01
Aurora
Scott sets her own pace - the 14-year-old has run 4:37 for 1,500m
and 3:03 for a marathon
A
Brief Chat with Amy Yoder Begley
Latest NCAA XC coaches polls: DI
| DII
| DIII
Maddie
Schueler already 'pretty solid rock' for Missouri team
USA
Masters XC Championships results
Record
turnout expected in Detroit, Hansons-Brooks runners to compete
Oregon
State XC team celebrates return | Beavers
are back home on Saturday
Angela
Homan earns second SEC honor
Thousands
descend on Terre Haute for XC meet
Oregon
plans to put a new face on an old gateway at Hayward Field
IL
HS: Jill Odom hopes for better experience at New Prairie Semistate
this year
IN
HS: Rachel Stichter earns fourth-consecutive regional title
WA
HS: Carol Xu, coached by Mindy Lefler, goes the extra mile
Marie
Grabinski leads Northwestern
Seattle
Pacific's Karen Dickson outruns anorexia
PA
HS: Erin Roberts wins Lehigh Valley Conference title
Vicky
Huber Rudawsky: A pre-race meal should be simple and light
MT
HS: Q&A with Kim Tritz
HI
HS: Anne Yoshizawa sets a daunting pace
Runner's
World
magazine reinvents itself in print, on Web
Shanghai
Marathon to take precautions for runners
Britain's
Olympic winners parade through London
Sun
Yingjie takes over top of IAAF women's road running rankings
Never
too late to start running, enjoying it
OCTOBER
18, 2004
Unofficial
Pre-Nationals combined results
Little-known
Etalemahu Kidane upsets Berhane Adere in Pettinengo
Pre-National
meet has intensity of NCAA Championships
Olga
Kovpotina wins Toronto Marathon | Runner
's death mars race | Results
Two
runners die in Beijing International Marathon
Spain
keen to host IAAF World Cup after U.S. pulls out
Vicky
Gill finishes fourth in International Half-Marathon in Reims
Nicole
and Michael Aish win Big Sur Half-Marathon on Monterey Bay |
Results
Atalelech
Ketema wins Run for Hospice, Sarah Schwald second | Results
Olympic
parade hits the streets of London today
Danyelle
(Wood) Phelps wins BayState Marathon | Results
Penn
State National Invitational photos
Chile
Pepper results now available
Columbia
continues to earn national respect
Select weekend XC results: Evansville
Invitational | Albany
Invitational | Cal
Poly XC Invitational (PDF) | NC
Collegiate XC Championships | Winthrop/Asics
Fall Classic
Pre-Nationals
finish neither hurts nor helps Purdue
SD
HS: Ramsey Kavan tearing up XC courses, to run state meet this week
OCTOBER
16-17, 2004
Stanford
races to victory at Pre-Nationals | Led
by Renee Metivier, Colorado wins blue race at Pre-Nationals
| Results
| Photos
Kim
Smith leads Providence to a win at Penn State | Results
Sun
Yingjie makes it three in a row in Beijing Marathon | Sun
retains title, complains about crowded course
Helena
Javornik wins ING Amsterdam Marathon in 2:27 | Results
Anne
Jelagat Kibor wins Carpi Marathon in 2:30:54
Tim
Layden: Despite success in Athens, U.S. marathoning is not in good
shape
Kelly
Holmes looks to the future
Jody
Hawkins combines workout with Race for the Cure win*
Olympic
reunion will bring together Villanova's finest*
Felicia
Guliford's career best paces Tennesee at Pre-Nationals
Missy
Buttry wins Tori Neubauer Invitational by more than two minutes
| Results
Arkansas
finishes second to SMU at Chile Pepper | Preview:
Arkansas looks to reclaim Chile Pepper title | Chile
Pepper Festival continues despite tragedy
UNC
women finish third in blue race at Pre-Nationals
Danette
Doetzel leads Michigan State to fifth at Pre-Nationals
Cack
Ferrell leads Princeton to seventh at Pre-Nationals
Columbia
finishes 11th at Pre-Nationals but should have more help in
the future from those
who ran at Leopard Invitational 5,8K
Ramilia
Burangulova wins Baltimore Marathon in 2:40 | Violetta
Kryza sets early pace, but Burangulova wins | Baltimore
preview: Violetta Kryza seeks a bit of redemption at Baltimore Marathon;
marathon to drug test for first time | Results
Emily
Chepkomi wins Columbus Marathon (results only)
WA
HS: Brie Felnagle wins Jim Danner Invitational
HS:
Laura Cummings, Cory Thorne win at Brown Invitational | Results
IL
HS: Katelyn Bastert up and running again after injury
CA
HS: La Costa Canyon's Katy Andrews wins Southern California Invitational
IA
HS: Kersten Thorgaard wins CIML title
FL
HS: Kelly Parrish peaks in time for county meet
IN
HS: Evan and Leann Fruits stay in stride
CA
HS: Lindsey Kirschman wins Monterey Bay Invitational*
Kylie
Edwards wins UCSD Miracle Mile
OCTOBER
15, 2004
Pre-Nationals
preview by Mike Scott | More
race information, including start
lists | Mike
Scott's latest women's XC poll analysis
Also taking place: Chile
Pepper XC Festival | Penn
State National Invitational | Tori
Neubauer Invitational
Q&A
with Meghan Lawrence, who joined the Washington XC team as a fifth-year
senior
Darja
Vasiljeva's collegiate XC career ends on a sour note
William
& Mary to run at Penn State
Upstate
NY's Run for Hospice will feature American-only prize money
Big
Sur Half-Marathon announces elite field
Navy's
Emily Castro leaves race-day jitters at the starting line
Army
XC ready to take on Navy
VA
HS: Melissa Dewey wins Glory Days Grill Invitational, Sarah Bowman
third
HS:
Kate Niehaus among those competing at Brown Invitational this weekend
NY
HS: Argyle transfers make Greenwich witches a scary team
CA
HS: San Lorenzo Valley freshman Taylor Johnson breaks course record
Herb
Elliot urges Keith Connor to stay on as the head of Australian athletics
OCTOBER
14, 2004
Sarah
Schwald update
2004 Roads
Scholars announced
Big
Sur Half-Marathon is growing
A
Brief Chat with Maggie Guiney
IAAF
announces Athletes Around the World photo book
Cross
country runners arrive at Oregon State in many different ways
| Kelly
Sullivan knows how to build programs into winners
Stanford
runners ready to compete in Terre Haute | Sara
Bei chat transcript
Penn
State to host National Invitational on Saturday
Angela
Homan leads Auburn with three wins this season
Columbia's
Tenke Zoltani has sights set on NCAA Championships
Michigan
prepares for nation's best
BYU
runners off to Indiana for Pre-Nationals
#9
Tennessee faces toughest test yet at Pre-Nationals
Missouri
to preview NCAA course this weekend
East
Carolina's Johanna Allen remains determined
NY
HS: Nicole Blood thinks this could be the strongest Saratoga team
ever
VA
HS: Catherine White is yet another soccer player who excels at XC
CA
HS: San Lorenzo Valley's Taylor Johnson setting her own path
| Family
name looms large for Christina Barrientos
HS:
Portage winners Jeff See, Rachel Wittum, and Dan Roberts hope to
qualify for Nationals this year
$5,000
GVH XC Invitational to take place November 14
OCTOBER
13, 2004
Paula
Radcliffe enjoying relative anonymity in the U.S. | Radcliffe
hopes to run in Beijing | Not
worth risking career for sake of finishing one race
Nicole
Blood named USATF Athlete of the Week | More
from DyeStat | Saratoga
dominates opposition
'Livestrong'
runners back in race after protests, but one girl disqualified for
having a hair elastic around her wrist
16-year-old
Lucia Chandamale wins Southern Africa Regional Half-Marathon Championship
in 1:15:09
Matt
Kerr hired as assistant T&F coach at Wake Forest
Latest NCAA XC Polls: DI
| DII
| DIII
Select weekend collegiate XC results: Virginia
Tech Invitational | All-Ohio
Championships | ASU
Invitational | Dan
Huston 4K (Missy Buttry wins by nearly two minutes) and 6K
| Pre-MWC
meet (BYU sweeps) | Fort
Hays State Invitational | Furman
Invitational | Michigan
Intercollegiates | WWU
Invitational | Oral
Roberts Subway Classic
Schedule
for Arthur Lydiard's U.S. tour
NC
State prepares for double duty
Cassie
Hunt earns second Big Ten Runner of the Week honor | Saluki
Invitational results
Angela
Homan wins Auburn Invitational | Results
(PDF)
Hendrick
Ramaala and Benita Johnson win windy Great South Run (IAAF report)
LaSalle
Bank Chicago Marathon report from the IAAF
Annelieke
van der Sluijs wins Eindhoven Marathon in 2:37:33
Leah
Kiprop wins Eldoret 10K
Portage
Invitational coverage from DyeStat
AR
HS: Chile Pepper Festival donates $10,000 to local prep XC programs
IN
HS: Wendy Mahlan turns in soccer cleats for running shoes
Marilyn
Thibodeau Sliva honored for her running career at Western Washington
University
Back-of-pack
marathoner is sponsorship magnet
OCTOBER
9-12, 2004
Fighting
fatigue and her country, Constantina Tomescu-Dita wins LaSalle Bank
Chicago Marathon* | Tomescu-Dita
finally wins from the front | No
catching her this time | Rutto,
Tomescu-Dita win Chicago Marathon | Tomescu-Dita
coasts to marathon win | Daily
Herald photo gallery | Great
Chicago Marathon coverage from Runner's World
Jenny
Spangler says she probably went out too fast | It
hurts this time, but Spangler takes masters title again
Marie
Davenport wins Tufts 10K | Davenport
sails in wind | Amy
Yoder-Begley wins USA 10K title | Tufts
results | Preview:
From novice to elite, Tufts 10K race has it all
Benita
Johnson just misses Australian record in winning Great South Run
Lornah
Kiplagat and Luke Metto win B.A.A. Half-Marathon | Kiplagat
feeling good
Kelly
Holmes calls South Africa home for much of the year
Monterey
Bay-area women bare it all for Team USA fundraising calendar
Life
has changed for Tracey Morris
Zintu
Meaza, Leteyesus Berhe win United Technologies Greater Hartford
Marathon* | Results
| Photos
Freshmen
phenomenal to the finish at New England Collegiate XC Championships
| Results
Women
securing their place in the long run
Susannah
Landreth outruns Cathy O'Brien at Great Island 5K
Ex-track
star Jody Parker fights through own disability while helping others
with mental illnesss
Elvira
Kolpakova wins Steamtown Marathon | Results
Beth
Hoge wins ASU Invitational
Michigan's
'B' team gets a chance to shine
Couple
Uli Steidl and Trisha Rosenberg win marathon titles
UCLA's
Carmen Winant earns spot on travel team
CA
HS: Lindsey Kirschman looks like a contender*
Jessica
Bliss runs 2:52 in Chicago
HS
runners disqualified for wearing Lance Armstrong bracelets
Colleen
Stroud wins 5-mile race in Boulder
CO
HS: Christy Severy repeats in her brother's memorial race
