DECEMBER 31, 2002
Henry Rono back to class
Paul Tergat to train in Eldoret for London and Chicago Marathons
Kabo Gabaseme wins Butale Christmas marathon in 2:15
Three more delegations arrive for Sao Silvestre end-of-year race
Bobby Lockhart's year-long ride tops list of performances
FL HS: Alex Stewart, Jennifer Barringer lead All-Central Florida XC team
What the sporting stars said in 2002
Honolulu Marathon's Jim Barahal profiled | A Brief Chat with Jim Barahal

DECEMBER 24-30, 2002
Time trial marks Alan Webb's first race
Newcomers Mike DiGennaro and Katie McGregor set the pace at Millennium Mile (Photo) | Preview article | Results
Michael Lokale one of two Kenyan Rhodes Scholars
Jason Mayeroff walked away from millions to indulge in his true love
IAAF to recognize IAAF World Bests on the road starting on 1 January 2003
Olympic deadline forces Athens to make improvements
Doug Kurtis: Ex-Michiganders make Hawaii marathon go
Rhode Island running notes
Gary Crossan and Catriona McGranaghan win 5k race in Belfast
Nicole Teter, Tim Nelson are among the Redding, CA-area's best of 2002
Builders estimate that Britain's Matt Yates can still do a job
RI HS: Local track stars go the distance at Fleet/Brown meet
MD HS: Tiandra Ponteen keeps her distance
NC HS: Taylor Barr and Mark Maddox take top honors
GA HS: Michael McClure is Middle Georgia XC Runner of the Year
FL HS: Naples Daily News selects Todd Borden and Beth Figlesthaler as Runners of the Year
FL HS: Tony Lyons a step ahead of the rest
Runners right on the mark in 2002
Mike Sandrock: Marabana marathon highlights vibrant Havana, Cuba
Zambia names provisional team for All-Africa Games
Cuthbert Nyasango and Faith Kamangila to represent Zimbabwe in Sao Silvestre New Year's Eve race
South Florida's best athletes in 2002 | Local athletes in fast company
Snowshoeing a winter alternative | Snowshoes the best winter running workout

DECEMBER 21-23, 2002
Imperial Bekele strikes again in Brussels
Kamathi beaten by World Junior medallist
High-altitude breathing may be in one's blood
Sudden illness claims Bix pioneer Nancy Kapheim, 55
Tim Broe and Jenelle Deatherage are among the top Peoria, IL-area sports stories
More than 1,600 pay tribute to coach, wife
Ocean State Marathon's run may be over if officials don't find a sponsor*
IAAF's 2002 middle distances review
IAAF's 2002 long distances review
Elias Chebet wins Emirates Marathon
Classy Australian duo on same mark
Raymond Youngs, soldier and runner spending holidays in Afganistan
CA HS: Setting the early pace helped Phillip Reid discover that there's no limit to his talent
CT HS: Mohamed Khadraoui thrives on hard work
CA HS: Jeremy Mineau beats last year's time
Akron Marathon director Steve Marks makes a long run toward goal
A workout a day may keep colds at bay

DECEMBER 20, 2002
Kenenisa Bekele the man to watch this weekend in Brussels
Indoor Golden Spike Tour announced
Information about the sports being cut at St. John's | Sign the petition
For Dusty Miller, Tennessee was an easy pick
Mercedes Marathon Opens the USARC Season
The latest issue of Running Stats
Mark Tucker named Horizon League Cross Country Athlete of the Year
VA HS: Ryan Foster saved his best for last
NM HS: Alex Romero is the Albuquerque Tribune's male cross country athlete of the year
MD HS: J.J. Wetzel is All-Met Runner of the Year
MA HS: John Phelps is MVP of All-Eagle boys' CC squad
Sam Ellis to compete at the Australian Youth Olympics Festival in Sydney
Results of Indian National Games
Debbie Fetterman: Dallas White Rock organizers finish on a roll*
Chariots of beer: Hashing hits stride

DECEMBER 19, 2002
Mel Brodt guided Wottle to Olympic gold
NY HS: Hakon DeVries takes 20th at National Championships
CT HS: Ahmed Haji's extra miles pay off with national results
FL HS: Ryan Deak is Big Bend Boys Runner of the Year
UT HS: Mountain View boys receive national cross country trophy | MV boys get championship call
Toyota Prius Miami Tropical Marathon has world appeal
Memorials set for Tim, Susan Cook
OH HS: Wesley Smith is Beacon Journal Runner of the Year | Boys All-Stars
Brahim Boulami tested positive twice
Dallas White Rock Marathon will offer prize money next year*
PA HS: Travis Bailey stepped up and earned Division I Runner of the Year honors | Dan Javitt shrugged off pain and is the Division II Runner of the Year | DI Boys' All-Stars | DII Boys' All-Stars
NJ HS: Top 25 boys track athletes to watch
Marathon runner sought to represent Missouri
Houston starts a Girls on the Run program
Ed Todd: Marathoning is a study in perseverance and living
Marathon runners give advice for going long

DECEMBER 18, 2002
Hennessy and Reeser lead Midnight Run field
Barmasai and Kiplagat play host to 'development ' 25k race
Jared Cordes named USATF Athlete of the Week
Greater Lowell masters and seniors take second at Nationals
Sierra Rysdam follows in the footsteps of her dad
Jeff Hollobaugh: Changing coaches: The PR angle
Steve Nearman: RRCA dues raise leads to new group
Doug Thurston: Books can motivate and educate novices and veterans
Endurance junkies up for 1000-mile challenge
Poll cheers David Moorcroft

DECEMBER 17, 2002
Paul Kosgei gears up to face Kenenisa Bekele
USATF Release: Cordes, Culpepper win at USA Club Championships
Andrew Greenidge, Mary Level-Menton win Rotary Holiday Half Marathon
PA HS: Coach Tim Cook touched many lives | To know Tim Cook was to want to be Tim Cook
CA HS: Carlsbad cross country coach Mike Maldonado resigns
MN HS: Garrett Heath takes sixth at Nationals | Heath does well in national meet
IL HS: Stephen Pifer 14th at Nationals
OR HS: Isaac Guzman leads boys All-Region cross country | All-Region team
Athletics Kenya will launch web site in January (the site is already up)
Jen Stearns, Jason Van Horn keep running titles in the family
Akron Marathon course designer goes the distance
Six athletes to attempt 1,000 miles in 1,000 hours

DECEMBER 13-16, 2002
Farm Team women, Hansons men win Club Nationals | Results: Open Men | Open Women | Masters Men | Masters Women | Race day coverage | Photos by Randy Miyazaki
No panic for Richie Brinker when other shoe drops
Fall Nationals brings together best of nation's exclusive clubs
CA HS: Students, family mourn death of Grant Nunnally
Raising funds to help Team USA N.Y. will earn automatic spot at Boston
Online petition to save St. John's track | St. John's drops XC, track
FOOT LOCKER XC CHAMPIONSHIPS:
Front-runners claim Foot Locker crowns
Stevens Point star adds national title
Wesley Smith, Michelle Sikes excel in California
Matt DeBole finishes fifth at Foot Locker meet
Lauren Jespersen leads Oregon runners at Foot Locker Nationals
Ben True finishes ninth in national meet
Marc Davis still savors his day in prep nationals sun
Meet is a moral victory for Powell, Lambie, Gras
Nef Araia finishes fourth (scroll down)
Bobby Curtis third in national cross country
Tim Nelson eighth (sic) in National race (He was 18th)
Steve Shepherd finishes 19th
A Brief Chat with Chris