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August 2002 | July 2002 | June 2002 | May 2002 | April 2002 | March 2002 | February 2002 | January 2002 | December 2001 | November 2001 | October 2001 | September 2001 | August 2001 | July 2001 | June 2001 | May 2001 | April 2001 | March 2001 | February 2001 | January 2001

AUGUST 31 - SEPTEMBER 1, 2002
Adriana Fernandez, Paul Tergat win Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon, Crim controversy settled (Men's Results)
Dan Browne faces tough defense in New Haven, injury a concern
Newcomer Zabloh Mokaya wins Charleston Distance Run | 5k report
Casey Burchill surprises at CU time trial, Ritzenhein sits out with IT band injury
Buffs take aim at another title (Aug. 13)
See results section for early-season cross country results and recaps
Joe LeMay needs someone to babysit his pig September 15
Memorial Van Damme recap | Results
Joe McCluskey, track medalist, dies at 91
Paul Mwangi wins inaugural Run to Liberty 10k | Run to Liberty 10k hopes to expand in coming years | Results
Ben Cooke shows taste for road racing, wins 5k in record time
Review of Jeremy Jackson's "Life At These Speeds"
El Guerrouj says Boulami has disgraced Morocco
Track results from Padua, Italy
Q&A with UNC Coach Michael Whittlesey
Q&A with UNC sophomore Brian McGovern
PA HS: Thadeus Meyers captures Gateway Invitational
Mt. Baldy race to be held Monday

AUGUST 30, 2002
Great photos from Europe by Randy Miyazaki
Memorial Van Damme tonight in Brussels: Official site | IAAF Results page - The meet will be televised on ESPN2 at 1:00 a.m. (EST) on Saturday
The secret of Vuleefore
(This article is two years old but very interesting and we haven't linked to it on this site before)
Small British contingent at tonight's Golden League meet in Brussels
Virginia Beach's half marathon hits full stride | Elite field
Dan Browne, Milena Glusac ready to defend 20k titles at New Haven Road Race
Phil Hersh: Boulami record in doubt | Duncan Mackay: Record holder fails drug test
Boulami's dope test dims Said-Guerni's enthusiasm for sport
Boulami pulls out after positive test | Lack of strategy lets drug cheats off the hook
The murky world of doping and denial
Dusty Lieb gives very little respect to his elders, 19-year-old gets best of cagey veterans
Another young runner dies (earlier this week a girl from GA died after a XC meet)
Jeff Hollobaugh: Take a kid to a race

U.S. 10k Classic takes place on Monday
Arkansas ranked #3 in preseason poll
CO HS: Megan Kaltenbach, Brent Vaughn eye repeat | Boys XC outlook
MI HS: Grand Blanc, Powers have top boys' teams
MI HS: Goodrich XC teams hope to go the distance
Stretching before exercise doesn't do squat
City marathon a first for Durban, South Africa
African University to host Peace Marathon
South Africa's middle distance woes continue to attract comment

AUGUST 29, 2002
Steeplechase world record holder Brahim Boulami records positive 'A' sample for EPO, pulls out of Van Damme
Boulami failed test before world record run, says IAAF
Boulami denies drug charge
Boulami fails doping test
Preview of Friday's Memorial Van Damme | Start Lists
Results from Roverto, Italy (Ray Hughes runs 13:42.38 5,000m)

Hicham El Guerrouj says 2002 Golden League is his last

A Brief Chat with Scott Larson | A Brief Chat with Lasse Viren
Asmae Leghzaoui, Mari Chandler to keep Crim prize money, Justin Young and Kevin Doyle won't
MN HS: Forrest Tahdooahnippah just needs to stay healthy | Teams and individuals to watch
Students stoked for South Africa's Great Train Race
CO HS: State preview
OR HS: Boys cross country preview
Isaac Macharia invited to race in Austria
All African Games to be held in Nigeria in October
Mombasa Marathon will take place in Kenya September 14
Doug Kurtis: Celebrating 25 year history of Detroit Free Press Marathon
John Hanc: A wedding and a race in one

AUGUST 28, 2002
Joseph Mutua runs second-fastest 600m of all time (Results from Liege included)
Report from Slottsskogsvallen in Göteborg
| Results
Two athletes join Team USA Minnesota, Park Forest Scenic 10 Mile this weekend
Ivan Alvarado accepts scholarship to Utah
Calvin College's Brian Maat enters this season as a talented veteran
Calvin poised for a run at 16th consecutive MIAA championship
New York City makes the cut in Olympic bid | San Francisco: We win! For now | Houston out of the running for 2012 Olympics | D.C. bid for Olympic Games rejected
Hope invitational returns with a new name
NC HS: State championships will move to Tanglewood Park near Winston-Salem
IN HS: Justin Mason's success began with an 8th grade victory

AUGUST 27, 2002
Tuesday's Liège Meeting has impressive lineup in its debut edition
Stephen Ondieki beats Scott Strand to win Hispaniola Half Marathon
David Morris tops Twin Cities Marathon field | More detailed release
Mary Fagan, Jeremy Redding win U.S. 50k Trail Championships | Results
Led by Boaz Cheboiywo, Eastern Michigan should have at least second-best team ever
Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon assembles best field ever | Elite fields
Four cities await cut for 2012 Olympic Games | New York awaits USOC decision
Crim entries down 630
Title IX: Public gets a chance to sound off
CA HS: Costa Mesa has a clean slate and a whirl of talent
CA HS: Corona del Mar's pack is back
SA's top marathoners will line up for Puma Peninsula Marathon Sept. 8

AUGUST 26, 2002
Alan Webb interview from kidsrunning.com
A Brief Chat with Craig Mottram
John Itati, Edna Kiplagat win Chris Thater Memorial 5k in Binghamton, NY
Rod DeHaven, Blake Russell win Willie's 10k, heat, humidity take toll
Dusty Lieb, 19, tops the field in Annapolis 10-Miler
Greg Bomhoff wins Omaha Marathon
Doug Todd in, Curtis Goss out at Mt. SAC
CA HS: Newport Harbor aims for fifth-straight league title
Mike Sandrock: Marathon tip: Don't pull carrots
Johannes Kekana wins South Africa's Vodacom Half Marathon

AUGUST 24-25, 2002
Kenyan champion Simon Rono runs by himself over final four miles at Crim | Money winners
Simon Rono wins Crim 10-Miler
Kyle Baker closing in on Kenyans
Andrew Masai wins Crim masters race
Hemlock High's Steve Czymbor wins Crim 8k
Teenager Kevin Gienapp wins Crim 5k
Atlanta Track Club wins Hood to Coast | Results
Sweden vs. Finland dual meet report | Results
Samson Kandie wins Hokkaido Marathon in 2:15:12
Stanford's cross country season outlook
UNC looks to improve with experience in 2002
Young and talented Washington Huskies look to step up to NCAAs in 2002
Norwich Union Grand Prix meet report from the Guardian | Report from the Independent
Hood to Coast off and running
Crim entries down this year
Rio beats out San Antonio for 2007 Pan Am Games
USOC to select two finalists Tuesday for 2012 Olympic bid
John Rolfe: Masters are the masters at tough Machias 5-Miler

AUGUST 23, 2002
Alan Webb teleconference
Steve Cram's preview of tonight's Norwich Union Grand Prix | IAAF results page | Meet web site
Looking back: When Cram and Ovett held court at a packed palace
Diack gives London a golden goal
Gabriel Muchiri and Christopher Cheboiboch favorites at Crim 10-miler
Yasuko Hashimoto, Peter Tanui win against strong fields at Boulder's West End 3k
Rod DeHaven, Mark Coogan have shot at record in Willie Nelson 10k Sunday in Austin
John Itati set for different Thater 5k outcome this year
Georgetown cross country season preview
Team USA Minnesota coach Dennis Barker stresses mental approach to running mastery
Teen teams building their own traditions in Hood to Coast (the 196-mile relay begins today)
Official says asylum-seeking athletes have 'wronged' Ethiopia
Jeff Hollobaugh: A better alternative to rabbits?
Road running cash boom in South Africa
Elite field expected at Vodacom race in South Africa
MI HS: Flushing harriers already have eye on state meet
Election year or not, George W. Bush is running | More about Bush's running
U.S. cities bidding for 2012 will be narrowed to two on Tuesday

AUGUST 21-22, 2002
Kenya a tourist spot with no stars but many medals
IAAF preview of Friday's Norwich Union Grand Prix | Start Lists
Big money lures world's best to Crystal Palace | Manchester success offers ray of hope for London
Crim Festival of Races makes Flint, MI the place to be this weekend
Crim money draws elite but that hurts locals
At Crim, just winning your age group is tough enough
Mourhit to contest three-year doping ban
Bislett Games founder Arne Haukvik dies
Faith Byrum and Peter Fleming lead Boulder's King and Queen of the Roads competition
Vanguard University men are 'best ever'
OH HS: Top individual runners | Top teams
IN HS: Hard-working seniors are key for Carmel
MD HS: Many top runners come from other sports
MD HS: Howard County cross country gets competitive
MD HS: Spaulding's J.J. Wetzel saving his best for last
MD HS: Runners to watch
MI HS: Grand Blanc runners on track to success
For Frank Rucki, running life began at 36
Bush says running helped him stop drinking, beat stress of war
A survival guide for summer's heat
Custom running shoes are gaining a footing

AUGUST 20, 2002
RunFlorida.com interview with Mark Wetmore
AFC Half: After three close calls, Mbarak Hussein answers with own victory
IAAF Recap of Gugl meeting (Linz, Austria) | Results | Editorial: Botched up rabbiting job in women's 1,000m
Nutritional value of water studied
Boulami closes the gap on El Guerrouj at the top of the world rankings
South Africa's 21-year-old Mbulaeni Mulaudzi shines in Zurich
Lance Brauman named sprint coach at Arkansas
PA HS: Coaches propose new course for state meet
MN HS: State cross country rankings
Jesse Rickert wins at Pikes Peak | Matt Carpenter skips marathon | Race draws criticism for not paying runners
Trail running blends adventure with fitness
Mike Kosgei will coach African team at World Cup

AUGUST 17-19, 2002
Runners get edge with new technology
Sylvia Mosqueda, Mbarak Hussein win America's Finest City Half | Results
Parkersburg Half: Gabriel Muchiri blows away competition
Parkersburg Half: Andrew Masai wins masters race
Parkersburg: Ohio University's Jason Linton wins two-mile race
Ex-Buff Adam Batliner wins Jacey's 5k
Parkersburg Half: Teresa Wanjiku dominates women's race
John Hanc: How Frank Shorter's Olympic victory changed running | More women running
Boulami storms Zurich with steeplechase world record
Boulami breaks own steeplechase world record | Boulami thinks he can further reduce steeple world record
A Brief Chat with Brahim Boulami
Norwich Union GP (USA vs. GB & Russia): IAAF Recap | BBC Recap | Results | Photos | Video Highlights
Report from Swedish National Championships
Jesse Rickert wins Pikes Peak Marathon
Chad Ricklefs wins Leadville 100 in record time
Tanzania's Sebastian Panga wins Helsinki City Marathon

AUGUST 16, 2002
Zurich Weltklasse Results (new steeple WR!)
Altitude training room aids Khannouchi
| Khannouchi goes to new heights to build endurance
Weltklasse today! Meet web site | IAAF results page - Scheduled to be televised Saturday at 1:00 a.m. EST on ESPN2 (that's either late tonight or early tomorrow morning)
Weltklasse press conference report
Jeff Hollobaugh: After a break, Americans are ready to hit the track
Nine Ethiopian athletes seeking asylum in Germany
Parkersburg Half Marathon preview (Race takes place on Saturday)

How the Parkersburg Half got started

USATF's Norwich Union Challenge preview | Team USA Roster
Almost entire Sierra Leone team sent to Commonwealth Games goes into hiding
Kenyans slip in steeplechase rankings
Keene State's Mark Miller enjoys fast run, good fun
Mike Sandrock: Jacey's 5k more than just a race
Adams State's Aucencio Martinez to compete at Harvest Festival 5k

AUGUST 15, 2002
It's a future Webb that Nike weaves | 'Gut feeling' brought Webb back to train at home
Derrick Jones, Karen Elliot hold top runner leads for Rochester series
Scientists create 'endurance' mouse, May lead to wonder drug for distance athletes | Steroid testing catches only the stupid ones
Namibian distance runners complain about meager rewards
Leadville 100 up next for ultramarathoners
Training techniques put focus on getting stronger
Wayne Fish: Heat can't stop Newtown AC

AUGUST 14, 2002
Results from Memorial Leo Calewaert (Brasschaat, Belgium)
Weltklasse start lists: Men | Women - The meet will be held on Friday and televised Saturday at 1:00 a.m. EST on ESPN2
Paula Radcliffe wants to topple world mark in Chicago, Tergat to run | Tergat release
MAI-Galan Report from Malmo, Sweden | Results
Asics GP II Report from Helsinki, Finland | Results
South Africa's Mbulaeni Mulaudzi runs a 'clever' 800 race to win in Helsinki
Three-year ban for Mourhit confirmed by IAAF
NC State Wolfpack XC ready to go the distance
Irv Ray named head coach at University of Missouri-Kansas City
Greg Metcalf to head Washington Track, Cross Country programs
Hezekiel Sepeng will return to competition at this Friday's Weltklasse Golden League meet
Lance Deal joins Oregon coaching staff
Crystal Palace seeks expansion
Revised Detroit Free Press Marathon course filled with great features

AUGUST 13, 2002
Paul Tergat to run Chicago Marathon
Results from Asics GP II - Helsinki | IAAF Recap
Meet web site for MAI-Galan held today in Malmo, Sweden (see results recap)

Finland, still high from Holmen's marathon victory, will host Asics GP II tonight

Daniel Cheruiyot, Alice Muriithi win Ausherman Memorial 5-Miler, Bobby Lockhart third in 23:55
Jill Gaitenby and Discovery USA's team look to 2004 (Aug. 9)

Authorities resolve to halt drug innuendo

A Brief Chat with Chema Martinez
Kenyan coach angered by poor showing at African Championships
Asian Championships wrapup from IAAF
Commonwealth Games, European Championships serve as stepping stones
Sebastian Coe: There is no substitute for experience
Marathon runner's death linked to excessive fluid intake - relatively rare condition says Doctor

Athens picks up pace for Olympics

Detroit Free Press Marathon course international again | 25th marathon strikes just the right note

AUGUST 12, 2002
FALMOUTH ROAD RACE:
James Koskei, Lornah Kiplagat in control
Koskei takes charge | Photos
Kiplagat runs off with three-peat, Koskei prevents Korir from doing the same
Kiplagat takes offense at Shorter's statements | Kiplagat runs to silence Shorter | Shorter seeking level playing field | Shorter, Kiplagat disagree on drug testing
Additional race notes
EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS:
European Championships Photos by Randy Miyazaki on RaceResultsWeekly.com
Wilson Kipketer overcomes malaria, three stress fractures to win

Courageous run by Mark Carroll in 5,000 final
Gerard Hartmann has never seen anyone tougher than Paula Radcliffe
Commonwealth stars still sparkling after magic Munich
NACAC CHAMPIONSHIPS:
Track event prepares San Antonio for Pan Am Games | It looks like the Games will be coming our way
MISCELLANEOUS:
Drossin, Hoff to defend Rock 'n' Roll Half titles, Record prize $ announced
Kenyans dominate George Sheehan Classic

Sam Wilbur, Katie Blackett win Boulder Peak Duathlon
Jussi Utrianinen wins City to Surf title
Dianne DeBoer-Bunn, Paul Aufdemberge win Wyoming Hot Streetz 5k | Results
Mike Sandrock: Long or short, strategy's the same: Pace yourself

AUGUST 10-11, 2002
Dick Brown has vision for the next great training program
Godfrey Kiprotich enjoying life on the run
FALMOUTH ROAD RACE/MILE:
James Koskei wins in 32:10, Khannouchi third in 32:14
(link to results only)
Kevin Sullivan catches fading Leonard Mucheru to win mile
| Results
Khalid Khannouchi's American dream
Defending champions back at it
Falmouth turns 30 and is still a winner
Falmouth guarantees starry field, stunning scenery
EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS:
Day Six Photos
| Day Six Wrap-up
Janne Holmen pulls off marathon surprise, runs five-minute PR | Holmen shocks to win marathon gold
Wilson Kipketer is 800m king, wins in 1:47.25 | Preview: Champions prepare for 800m classic
Alberto Garcia takes 5,000m crown
Antonio Jimenez wins steeplechase in 8:24.37
Steve Cram: Munich's fantastic finale
Sebastian Coe: Middlemen pay a high price
Mark Carroll aims to turn his season around (he finished sixth)
ASIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS:
Slowest winning time ever in men's 10,000m

Abdulrahman Suleiman wins 1,500m in 3:45.98
AFRICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS:
Kenyans win more medals in African Championships

MISCELLANEOUS:
Greg Meyer feature
from the Grand Rapids Press
IN HS: Boys cross country team to have a 'pack' mentality

AUGUST 9, 2002
Bob Kennedy done for the season but wants one more shot at 10,000 record
Olympians on their mark at Falmouth Mile
Falmouth Preview Article
Cubans cancel their plans to attend NACAC Championships
Mehdi Baala gets photo vote | Watch the men's 1,500 final
Baala wins by a shoestring... literally
Photo finish goes to Baala following controversy
Brahim Boulami stops Kenyans in their tracks at African Championships
Kenyans clinch six gold medals
Dieter Baumann back where he belongs
Track farce as sprinter has to dodge TV camera
Senior-to-be Stephen Pifer wins Mud Mountain XC Classic, IL state meet could be next
Stacked field expected at Bridge of Flowers 10k this weekend
Great Ethiopian Run set for Nov. 3 at Addis Ababa
Kelly Carlson, Michael Brouillette win Eldorado Springs Cure 4-Miler
The Sheehan Classic Road Race takes place in Red Bank, NJ this weekend
Race founded by Joe Vigil to be held Saturday
Dallas to get a new half marathon in Feb.
'The English schools' future in jeopardy
Sex good for fast women, bad for men

AUGUST 8, 2002
A Brief Chat with Brian Sell
Paul Kosgei leads Kenyan 10k sweep at African Championships, Lagat takes 1,500 | Lagat in final
Day Two photos from European Championships | Day Three photos | Day Three text updates
Jose Manuel Martinez upsets Dieter Baumann's dream
Martinez spoils Baumann's return at European Championships
Vroemen, Spaniards lead steeplechase finalists
Kenyan athletic officials criticize 'greedy' athletes
NC HS: State XC championships venue to change | NCHSAA consolidates cross country championships
Asian coaches form association to promote athletics
Sri Lanka set for Asian Athletic Championships but morale low
Eldorado Springs hosts cancer benefit race tonight
Runner feels blessed in wake of accident
Boston-area runner alive and kicking

AUGUST 7, 2002
David Krummenacker: A major threat in the middle distances
Photos from day one of the European Championships | Day one video highlights | Text wrapup of day one
Noah Ngeny pulls out of African Championships with an illness
Huge field for African Championships
Baala, Estevez are heat winners in Euro 1,500
European Athletics Day Two
Tony Whiteman advances in 1,500 despite having to dodge a cameraman
RRCA Roads Scholar Class of 2002 announced
Nthiwa outkicks Mucheru at River Run 5k (Aug. 2)
Ryan Meissen, Joey Keillor win at Hennepin-Lake Classic (Aug. 5)
World's best to gather for 30th SBLI Falmouth Road Race
(July 25)
Severe heat delays the start of African Championships

Asian Championships preview
Willie Nelson's 10k pushed back to Aug. 25
Germany's Schwerk smashes world record in endurance race
Members of Brighton Area Road Striders enjoy camaraderie, support of fellow runners

AUGUST 6, 2002
European Championships begin today - Official Web Site | Watch or listen live on the BBC (add five hours to EST to get BST)
Live European Championships updates from the BBC

Latest photos from European Championships (from the BBC)
A Brief Chat with Steve Slattery
Dieter Baumann hopes for crowd support after drug ban
Pittsburgh marathoner tests positive for banned drug

AUGUST 3-5, 2002
James Koskei waits to make his winning move

Beach to Beacon lead story
Matt Lane: Fear that's always near
A champion and a hero - Samuelson sees B2B in a different way
Maine Men: It was Andy Spaulding's day after all
Wheelchairs: Nogueira gets threepeat and record
'It was unbelieveable'
Another Beach to Beacon in the books
It's time to toe the line
More top Americans run B2B this year
Feature on Commonwealth 1,500 champion Mike East
El Guerrouj to attempt world mile record in London August 23 | BBC article
Preview of European Championships (Meet begins Tuesday - official site)
Preview of African Championships
Athletics circus rolls on
Motsoeneng holds off Thugwane in relay stakes
Kevin Sullivan, Leonard Mucheru among entrants in SBLI Falmouth Mile
NY HS: Brian Dalpiaz runs 1:14 for fifth at Pontiac Manhattan Half (results only)
President Bush runs 20:29 for three miles, will be on cover of Runner's World

Diane Sherrer: Chris Thater Memorial 5k set for August 25
Mike Sandrock: Run, then swim Eldorado Cure
Ageless athlete may not be far off

AUGUST 2 , 2002
"My conscience is clear," says Mourhit | Belgian athletics body seeks three-year ban for Mourhit | Mourhit faces drug ban
Beach to Beacon elite athlete capsules
Firefighters and police officer are among special invites at Beach to Beacon this year
World-class names adding their support to local charity races
Lifetime goal within Seamus Power's reach
Euros bring chance for British encore
Lenience leaves the door open for real cheats
Annie Breitenbucher: Food decisions face athletes
NY HS: Track athletes try to beat the heat as Empire State Games get underway
Champions condemn Commonwealth Games track decision | Coe's views
Doug Kurtis: The ABCs of success in the marathon

AUGUST 1 , 2002
Matt Lane feature from the Portland Press Herald
Forty years on, Abdi follows in Elliott's footsteps
Britain's Michael East claims surprise gold in 1,500
East's surprise 1,500m triumph may signal a new era
Commonwealth Games: The best Britain has seen
England reaps harvest of pure gold
Nairobi sweeps 5,000m gold
Britain's athletes go back on the road
CVS not returning to sponsor Cleveland Marathon
CA HS: Kyle Ivie among the Burbank elite
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