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Newswatch Archives
August 2001
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August 30, 2001
Five still chasing Golden League bonus
El Guerrouj hopes for a golden night in Berlin
Team USA update from WUG
Athlete who mooned crowd gets medal anyway
Athletes look to science for fitness
Turnbull deals at silver standard

August 29, 2001
Famiglietti wins WUG steeplechase
Gareth Turnbull claims silver in WUG 1,500m
Scott Anderson's column in Business Week
MI HS: Grand Blanc - Catch them if you can
IL HS: Fairfield wins McHenry County Invite

August 28, 2001
Team USA update from World Univ. Games
El Guerrouj overtakes Greene in world rankings
Simmons wins NYC Marathon Tune-Up
Chris Schaefer struck by motorist (scroll down)
Rich Hanna takes 2nd in World 100k race
Providence-area running news
Chicago Marathoners to be tracked every step

August 27, 2001
A winning kick for Kenya's Ng'eno at Thater
Team USA shows strength in WUG prelims
Mwangi breaks record at Pud Run 5k (results)
Chattin, Scanlon foil competition in Annapolis
Chattin wins an uphill battle at 10-miler
Upstate NY XC series starts new next month
Padua meet recap and results
Schumann gets first win since Sydney

August 26, 2001
Crim: Kenyan pulls it out at the end
Crim: Kyle Baker is top American in 11th
Russian ends woman's five-year Masters reign
Crim: 5k winners finish fast (men) and slow
Crim 8k: Duo find time to win
Hood to Coast: Bucknell wins men's title
Controversy in Norway over hypobaric tents
Tiebraking procedure denies Hounds U.S. title
Chiba, Sasa win Hokkaido Marathon
El Guerrouj targets 1,500m in Berlin
Boulami targeted for EPO test
Goodwill Games get underway this week
KY HS: Bobby Curtis leaves 'em behind
IN HS: Portage boys win Hokum Karem

August 25, 2001
Boulami shatters steeplechase world record
Boulami breaks steeplechase world record
Morocco gives Van Damme 25th b-day present
Boulami calls a halt to Kenyan supremacy
El Guerrouj within an ace of world record
Strong U.S. team for World University Games
Crim: Top runners might skip race
Crim: List of past champions
Americans were on the fast track at Worlds

Hood to Coast: Old and new, they are off

August 24, 2001
Kirkpatrick, Pippig nab 3k titles | Results
Jones running for gold at Van Damme
Kevin Krause enters call to race
El Guerrouj delays move to 5,000 meters
El Guerrouj honored by Moroccan King
Webb is Gatorade Track Athlete of Year (8/13)

August 23, 2001
Crim: Hansons pay for success
A Brief Chat with Keith Dowling
Logsdon lays foundation for NCAA run
West End 3k wraps up Boulder series
Pippig, De Reuck set to run in West End 3k
The Crim: Flint's bright mainstay
Hubbard enjoys calling Crim races
Crim: Neither heat, nor stroke, nor...
Crim: These people lead pack after 25 years
It's (Mark) Miller time in Shelburne Falls

August 22, 2001
Brussels the penultimate leg of GL Jackpot chase
El Guerrouj will aim for 2000m WR at GL Finale
WADA moves to Montreal; Khannouchi apology
West End 3k wraps up Boulder series
East Chapel Hill runners looks to keep usual pace
Scientists find a solution for post-marathon ills
Students, friends remember Neb. teen who died

August 21, 2001
It's a breeze for Kenyan as she sets AFC record
A Brief Chat with Matt Lane
Santa Monica Track Club: Running on Empty
Olympic Champions get revenge at Linz meet
Bucher consolidates hold on 800m top spot
Seb Coe: Bucher times it to perfection
New passport system targets drug cheats
Peterson, Runyan rally for 100-mile wins
Writer becomes part of grueling Badwater race
NC HS: Chapel Hill should be fast of foot

August 18-20, 2001
Dan Browne wins Half-Marathon Championship
A Brief Chat with Dan Browne
Kenyans give those who idolize them a big thrill
Korir, McGregor win Perfect 10k
Gateshead Norwich Union Classic report
British stars restore some pride
Bucher raises the rafters at Weltklasse
Scandals sour Weltklasse track meet
Zurich joy for Jones and Yegorova
Zurich photos from the BBC
El Guerrouj: More doping deaths to come
Pikes Peak: Carpenter nails both races
Pikes Peak: Back on top
Pikes Peak: 'I thought It'd be harder'
Pikes Peak: Double ugly
Pikes Peak: Descent's a real downer
Dos Santos' agent denies runner's suicide attempt
Kipcheru, Zolotareva win Helsinki Marathon
Ryan Bosquet lands at Orange Coast
Olympic 10,000m runner Goffberg dies at 80
Fickerson named head coach at Cal Lutheran
Stanford's 2001 Cross Country Season Outlook
BC's 2001 Cross Country Season Outlook

August 17, 2001
Saidi-Sief fails drug test
De La Cerda sets sights on Half-Marathon title
Lagat happy to race with El Guerrouj again
A Brief Chat with Pascal Dobert
In memoriam: Richard Chelimo
Gateshead attracts star field
How can Ali Saidi-Sief win the 5,000m?
Minneapolis Perfect 10k set for Saturday

August 16, 2001
Richard Chelimo dead of brain tumor at 34
Zurich Weltklasse preview from the IAAF
El Guerrouj delays 5,000m attempt
De La Cerda, Bouren win High Altitude 5k
Top runners head to U.S. Half Marathon Champs.
Edmonton to Zurich flights fill the skies
Zurich Weltklasse preview
Kenya's Kamathi gets a hero's welcome
Italian marathoner Barbi tests positive
Sport still tainted by drugs, old and new
Falmouth: Tale of the tape
Falmouth: Kenyan runners twice as good
Falmouth: He's Browne with envy
Falmouth: Kimani on the road back
Falmouth: Dan Browne readies himself for battle
Worlds: El Guerrouj wins 1,500m
Worlds: Lagat couldn't prove pundits wrong
Worlds: The GREAT Guerrouj
Worlds: Ethiopians felt ecstasy, agony
Worlds: Gebrselassie runs for self, country
Stanford leading candidate to host World Cup '06
USA Today's World Championship Section
The BBC's World Championship Section
Crystal Lake Marathon turns into a family affair
A Brief Chat with Jason Lunn
A Brief Chat with Desmond English
A Brief Chat with Josh Spiker

August 6-7, 2001
Day Five (August 7) Preview
Goucher in 5,000m final
Carroll's tactics backfire
Gebrselassie hoping for right reception
El Guerrouj after Geb's 5,000m record
Baldini is back
Middling ambition and light work is road to oblivion
A Brief Chat with Greg Harger

August 5, 2001
Saidi-Sief elects to run 5,000m, not 1,500m
Mr. Cool awaits his date with destiny
Khannouchi disappointed in outcome
Kenyans take the Beach
Jack Daniels to join Farm Team staff

August 3-4, 2001
A race to the very end
Olympic Champion Abera is now World Champ
Ethiopia's Abera holds on to win marathon
Abera wins thrilling marathon
Abera bags gold in marathon sprint finish
Abera predicts more titles to come
When a second proves golden
U.S. debut a dud for Khannouchi
Ethiopian wins marathon, U.S. hopeful can't finish
Kenyan champs watch from sidelines
Boulder trio sets sights on medals
Nduwimana wants a medal for Burundi
Sullivan not big on replay of glory
Soul survivor Caulfield ready to go
Takaoka leads Japanese 10,000 team
Ndereba, Rutto win Beach to Beacon
Koskei puts on the heat
McGillivray keeps the race running
Sir Roger appreciates a race for what it is
Nike drops the baton on drug use issue

August 1-2, 2001
Goucher hopes to alter fortunes
It's a new world for track rivals
Eritrean runner covers long distances
World-class field in it for the long run
Star-studded men's marathon field opens Worlds
Khannouchi hopes to have time of life
Khannouchi CAN!
Men's marathon start list
Josh Spiker keeping pace with the stars
Worlds will be Gebrselassie's first 10,000 of year
Gebrselassie goes for 5th-straight 10,000m title
Ethiopian master out to rewrite textbook
Gebrselassie eyes marathon, 10,000m
Schumann ready to defend 800m title
Training is key to dominance says Kosgei
Men's marathon perfectly timed to spark interest
Japan adds weight to world marathon
Pressure's on Japanese marathon team
Keska latest Briton to miss Edmonton
Live TV coverage set for Worlds
Edmonton Journal Worlds Supplement
Lots of pluck but no bucks for Canadian athletes
Mile pioneer Bannister accepts honor

     
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