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FEBRUARY
29 - MARCH 1, 2004
Team
USA World Indoor roster announced
Jon
Riley repeats as USA Indoor 3,000m champ | Rob
Myers wins 1,500 | USA
Indoor results
Spiked
shoe diaries: Michael Stember | | Derrick
Peterson qualifies for World Championships
Athletes
tired of talking about doping
Gebregziabher
Gebremariam 12K title at East African XC Championships
Paul
Kirui runs 60:22 half-marathon, as the runners beat the snow
in Rome
Ethiopia
selects Kenenisa Bekele for Brussels without trial
Hicham
El Guerrouj wins Lievin 3,000m in 7:34.71
17-year-old
Samuel Wanjiru wins Fukuoka cross country race
HS:
Mohamed Trafeh runs 29:54 10,000m
Towson
eliminates men's cross country, track
Alistair
Cragg interview from IrishRunner.com
Dathan
Ritzenhein is MVP at Big 12 Championships, Stephen Pifer sets
freshman mile record | Results
Athletics
Australia eager to retain Said Aouita as coach
Wisconsin
cleans up at Big Ten Championships | Nick
Willis, Nate Brannen contribute to four wins | Brannen
sets mark | Results
Led
by Jordan Desilets and Gavin Thompson, EMU wins MAC title
Florida
sweeps SEC titles | Arkansas
falls two points short
BYU
wins MWC title | Results
Steve
Sundell wins Heps 3,000m/5,000m double | Results
Led
by Forest Braden, Boise State wins WAC title | Results
Steven
Kocsis named Southern Conference Indoor Track Performer of
the Year | Meet
results
Maryland's
Becky Lambros will head RRCA
Marathon
men: A love of running began early for Jim Perry and Larry
Olsen
NY
HS: Transit Tech's Michael Webley sets 1,000m mark
Jean-Marie
Ndikumana wins Cowtown 10K | Dan
Boyle wins marathon | Coby
Bullard wins 5K
Athletes
added to Australian Olympic team
The
game within the Games
PlayStation
announces official Olympic video game
FEBRUARY
28, 2004
Haile
Gebrselassie to miss World Indoor Championships due to injury
USA
Indoor Championships - Day one report | Quotes
| Photos
(exclusive photos will be posted on mensracing.com Monday)
Close
doesn't count for Penn alum Sam Burley | Derrick
Peterson advances
Track
& Field eager to change reputation*
Visit
TrackShark.com
for links to results from this weekend's conference meets
Dathan
Ritzenhein wins Big 12 5,000m title
Nate
Robison captures elite time with sub-4:00 mile
Gavin
Thompson leads 1-2-4 EMU finish at MAC Championships
Michigan
hopes home helps
State
of the Hogs: the McDonnell Legend | John
McDonnell remains the master
Toshinari
Takaoka pulls out of Lake Biwa Marathon
Former
Twin Cities Marathon director moves on to Life Time Fitness
Running Club
Conor
Holt takes run at Olympics*
Fans
set to vote for top 25 moments in U.S. Track & Field
Why
Kenyan athletes are on the run
Ohio
State cross country signs five
FEBRUARY
27, 2004
Leonard
Mucheru and Abel Cheruiyot can't run for adopted country
USA
Track & Field turns the corner
CU
freshmen start to gear up: Wetmore calls this freshman class
his best ever
Team
USA Minnesota sends six to USA Indoor Championships, and other
news from Running USA
Nation's
top athletes compete at SEC Championships
Florida
latest to challenge Arkansas for SEC title
Wisconsin
after fourth-straight Big Ten indoor title
Columbia
relies on distance corps at Heps
Southern
Conference meet delayed due to inclement weather
CU
athletes gather for question session
27-year-old
to run across the country to raise money for diabetes
Cowtown
marathoner Frank McGinty lists Dathan Ritzenhein as one of
his favorite athletes
FEBRUARY
26, 2004
World
Indoor middle distance preview
Aaron
Nasers makes immediate impact at Nebraska
Top
British runners at Flora London Marathon to earn Olympic spots
Lee
Troop wins Australian 10,000m title, is focused on marathon
NR, Olympics | De
Castella's record under threat
MSU's
Pat Lehmann, ranked #1 in the DII 800, is the man to beat
NAU's
Jon Coy finds niche as 800m runner
Kenyan
athletes to pay new fee at stadium
Q
& A with Villanova runner and runnova.com webmaster Andrew
Blaich
FEBRUARY
25, 2004
Marcus
O'Sullivan: To Kenya and back in 12 days
Preview
of this weekend's USA Indoor T&F Championships | Status
of entries
Paul
Tergat's quest for gold in Athens
Miami
seeks to host 2006-2007 USA Outdoor Championships, 2012 Olympic
Trials | Indianapolis
also in the running for '06 and '07
Bernard
Lagat leads Kenyan team to World Indoors
Face
to Face: David Moorcroft
HS:
Eastern States HS Championships results
Leave
diet, not carbs at home | Starch
makes a stand
Rhode
Island running notes
FEBRUARY
24, 2004
A
Brief Chat with Daniel Lincoln
Kenenisa
Bekele seeks a unique triple crown
John
Sence honors ailing nephew
A
Brief Chat with Peter Magill
U.S.
Olympic team prepares for hostile reception
It's
all about the shoes
FEBRUARY
21-23, 2004
Kenenisa
Bekele dips under 12:50 to break the World indoor 5,000m record
| Results
Olympic
fever can burn too brightly
Matt
Sandercock a picture of dedication
Nicole
Teter, Michael Stember hoping to earn Budapest trip
Better
outdoor track facilities coming to NYC
Athina
2004 results (Bernard Lagat runs 7:34 at IAAF permit meeting
in Peania, Greece)
Trent
Hoerr to make history for Illinois by being school's first
athlete to represent U.S. at World Cross
Phillimon
Hanneck wins Dasani Half-Marathon
Sammy
Nyamongo wins two 5Ks in Florida on same day
Florida
State wins ACC Championships | Results
| Photos
Notre
Dame second at Big East Championships | Providence
College men finish seventh at Big East Championships
Navy
wins Patriot League title
SMU's
move to eliminate men's sport worries Texas schools*
Ohio
State performs well at Scarlet and Gray Invitational |
Results
Michigan's
Sebastien Lounis, Andrew Ellerton take unusual paths to track
MA
HS: Mike Banks beats Chris Barnicle in mile duel, Victor Gras
sets 1,000m record
CT
HS: Gavin Coombs kicks his way to a state title (his second
of the day)
Russians
reign at Colonial Half-Marathon | Race
preview
Kenya
to send six to World Indoor Championships
On
the run in St. Louis
HS:
Aaron Wolfe comes close, but caught in the end at Simplot
Games
Record-breaking
year for New Zealand's Max Smith
Steve
Moneghetti makes a comeback | Moneghetti
running on, but not to the Olympics
Lee
Troop, Craig Mottram among those to represent Australia at
World Cross
Dermot
Donnelly earns spot on Irish World Cross team
KY
HS: Zach Wilder wins two-mile against out-of-state competition
Olympians
make track fun
Former
runner Philip Boit renews contact with snow
Bill
Rodgers runs first race since breaking leg
Athletics
Kenya doing well | Kenya's
athletics decline alarms world scholars
Remi
Korchemny a pariah in track world
FEBRUARY
20, 2004
Al
Heppner dies | Olympic
dreams end in death | Despondent
racewalker jumps to his death
Lisa
Rainsberger gives Trent Briney reality check
Exciting
meet tonight in Birmingham | Kenenisa
Bekele rolls ‘training’ and World record bid into
one in Birmingham
Haile
faces toughest test
SMU
men's track demise latest sign of fading athletic fortunes*
| SMU
track team on its last leg | Georgetown
uses meet as warm up for Championships
Duke
track teams head to ACC Championships
USC
alumnus, Olympian, and war veteran Louis Zamperini to be honored
Bill
Rodgers still setting hard-to-match pace
ID
HS: Aaron Wolfe wants a Simplot victory for his resumé
Nic
Bideau demands that Athletics Australia's board of directors
resign
Kansas
Relays Hall of Fame class announced
BYU
to honor former coach Clarence Robison
California
State University, Sacramento faces identity crisis
FEBRUARY
19, 2004
SMU
considers axing men's track
Chris
Solinsky running to certain success
ZAP
Fitness adds Randy Ashley to coaching staff | Q&A
with Randy Ashley
Running
USA Wire: Atlanta Track Club donates van, Gate River Run offers
equalizer bonus
Budapest
is set to be the biggest World Indoor Championships ever
Russian
Indoor Championships results
Seven
Team USA Minnesota athletes to compete at upcoming indoor
meets
Florida
State ready for ACC Championships
Albany's
Gered Burns named ECAC DI Co-Track & Field Athlete of
the Week
Bill
Rodgers speaks out against athletes who take performance-enhancing
drugs
Former
UTEP All-American Franks Munene helps condition El Paso's
youth
Craig
Fram sets U.S. masters record in 3,000m
FEBRUARY
18, 2004
A
Brief Chat with Dan Browne
Haile
Gebrselassie chases final world indoor record | Haile
takes a long view of Budapest
Gene
therapy could provide new way for athletes to cheat
Navy's
Erik Schmidt Patriot League AOW for second-straight week
Syracuse
to host 25th anniversary Big East Track & Field meet this
weekend
Simplot
Games come with new wrinkle
Kenny
Brown will defend title at Napa Valley Marathon
Roger
Kingdom joins California (PA) University coaching staff
Anthem
Bay-Bridge Marathon is discontinued
FEBRUARY
17, 2004
Haile
Gebrselassie announces Friday's meet will be his last indoor
race in Britain
J.
Brady McCollough: Selfless Warhurst hoping duo strikes gold
Benjamin
Limo wants place on Kenyan World XC team despite skipping trials
Keith
Brantly reflects on his early marathons
Rob
Zaleski: Frank Shorter still not running on empty
Snubbed
a second time, Mike Kosgei should read signs of the times
Arkansas'
1984 championship team honored
Yale
defeats Harvard in dual meet
Chelsea
Smith and Kalid Abdalah win Great Aloha Run
FEBRUARY
16, 2004
Alistair
Cragg reclaims collegiate 3,000m record, breaks 13-year-old
Irish record
Race
'rabbit' Andrzej Krzyscin makes it three Motorola Marathon titles
| Results
| Photos
Michigan's
DMR qualifies for NCAAs with less than all-out effort
Steve
Sundell breaks Columbia record in indoor 5,000m
Djabir
Said-Guerni - a warrior and seasoned tactician
It
takes two to tango in this Valentine's Day race
Cold
freezes marathon training
FEBRUARY
14-15, 2004
Haile
Gebrselassie runs 7:29 3,000m in Karlsruhe
Alistair
Cragg destroys collegiate 3,000m record | Cragg
reclaims CR | Cheboiywo,
Cragg, and Lincoln run fast 3,000, Alan Webb PRs in indoor mile
| Tyson
Foods Invitational Results | Photos
Kenyan
XC Championships: Eliud Kipchoge storms home, as team work destroys
Shaheen's bid
Kenyans
go 1-2-3 in Chiba International XC
Mike
Fish: Big Apple clout might bring attention to men's Olympic
Marathon Trials
Pacesetter
Andrzej Kryscin wins Motorola Marathon
Three
Spaniards inside 3:37 for 1500m, led by Juan Carlos Higuero's
3:36.39
Hendrik
Ramaala wins Mumbai Marathon | Ramaala:
My best will be at Athens
Select T&F Results: Tyson
Foods/Razorback Invitational | Pac
10 Invitational | ISU
Classic | Armory
Collegiate Invitational | Adidas
Classic | Sykes-Sabock
Challenge Cup | Fast
Track Invitational @ BU | Virginia
Tech Challenge
Chris
Solinsky wins 3,000m, Josh Spiker wins mile at Iowa State
Alex
Hutchinson defeats Eric Kweder, Pete Sherry at GW 10K
Stephen
Pifer runs down teammate Dathan Ritzenhein in 3,000m
Thousands
will run to honor Chris Brasher
Runner
puts race on hold for friend
New
Mexico's Matt Gonzales wins double in 1:53/4:17
Josiah
Thugwane mentors underprivileged runners
Syracuse's
John Bitok named Big East Male Scholar-Athlete
Butler
grad Erinn Otterson helps Penn State 4x800 relay win at Millrose
Games
FEBRUARY
13, 2004
U-M,
EMU runners set torrid pace in Olympic countdown
Michigan
stars need co-stars in distance medley relay
John
Korir not concerned heading into Kenyan XC Championships
Chris
Mulvaney not intimidated by Tyson Invite mile field | Entrants
Tyson
Center a hot spot for track and field
UNM's
Matt Gonzales optimistic after 13th-place finish at USA Cross
Country Championships
"Legends"
including Haile Gebrselassie to appear in adidas commercial
Ron
Clarke's words of wisdom inspire Craig Mottram, but not enough
Loic
Laforet looks to qualify for ING New York City Marathon, Olympic
Trials
Tyson
Center a hot spot for track and field
Jonathan
Johnson to run 800 for first time this season
Armory Collegiate Invitational entrants: Men
| HS
Boys
NAU
hosts final home meet of year
Georgetown
stays on the fast track
Greece
struggles to reach Olympics' finish line*
Athens
Olympics torch relay to start March 25th
Hicham
El Guerrouj wins Moroccan sports award
Indiana
Invaders launch masters track & field program
Debbie
Fetterman: Will Dallas 8K be enough to draw world-class field
uptown?*
Sebastian
Coe wages war on drug cheats
Four
held on steroid charges | Guilt
by association
FEBRUARY
12, 2004
Craig
Mottram wins 5,000m race but misses national record
It
will be the 'toughest nationals to date' – Kenyan XC Preview
WCAP's
Michael Miller training for Olympic Trials 1,500m
Eliud
Kipchoge targets 12K title in Kenya
Stanford
competes in Idaho, Lauren Jespersen leads 800m runners
Billy
Konchella's family pleads for his release
Steroid
indictments likely
FEBRUARY
10, 2004
Hansons-Brooks
athletes make huge impact at Olympic Trials | Pre-Trials
interviews with Hansons-Brooks athletes
Matt
Marcini remains optimistic after Trials DNF
Olympic
Trials notes from John Meyer
Saif
Saaeed Shaheen - A new life, old dreams
Charlie
Gruber claims USA 4K Cross Country title
Forrest
Tahdooahnippah earns berth on U.S. junior team
Team
USA Minnesota update
Victor
Conte likely to be indicted soon for distributing THG
IAAF
launches anti-doping section on Web site
Steve
Magness named WAC Athlete of the Week
800m
World Champion Billy Konchellah in police custody awaiting trial
for alleged rape
OR
HS: Exciting future for youth sports despite funding crisis
ME
HS: Ben True wins ski race
FEBRUARY
9, 2004
Just
like old times for Bob Kennedy
Colorado's
Peter Janson wins USA Junior XC title (and more detail about the
other races)
Boulder
runners shine nationally
U.S.
may need marathon alternates
Michigan
runner shine at Meyo - 3:56 for Nick Willis
Mike
Korir wins Mercedes Marathon | Teddy
Mitchell second in half-marathon | Results
Inspired
by his roommate Meb Keflezighi, Antonio Arce wins San Dieguito
Half Marathon
New
dad John Mayock hoping to represent Britain at Olympic Games
FEBRUARY
7-8, 2004
OLYMPIC
MARATHON TRIALS:
Favorites
don't disappoint | Culpepper,
Keflezighi, Browne qualify for U.S. Olympic Team | U.S.
marathon runners pass the trial | Alan
Culpepper wins Olympic Trials | Ailing
Keflezighi going to Athens | Three
favorites going to Athens | Trent
Briney finishes steps away from qualifying | Team
may need alternates | Culpepper-centered
preview
Favored
Culpepper overcomes fatigue to lead trio of Olympic Marathon qualifiers
| Culpepper
pressed about race preferences | Runners'
every need met
Memories
help Dan Browne make team
Ryan
Shay falls short in Olympic bid | Preview:
Shay chases Olympic dream
Race
pace clocks Olympic hopefuls | Olympics
out for Todd Meyer, Kevin Collins
Mark
Manz finishes 55th
Erik
Hartmark finishes 37th
Staggering
finish for Utahns
Nick
Gramsky struggles
Eddy
Hellebuyck, 43, will again try to beat the clock*
Diverse
crew, diverse goals* | Trials,
tribulations* | Keith
Dowling takes it personally
USA CROSS COUNTRY:
Bob
Kennedy wins U.S. long course title | Kennedy
regains sport's elite | Kennedy
wins XC title (includes photo) | Kennedy-focused
preview article | All
results | Photos
Charlie
Gruber wins first title at USA Cross Country Championships
| Charlie
Gruber edges Luke Watson to win 4K
New
Mexico's Matt Gonzales returns to competition after redshirting
fall, finishes 13th in 4K
OTHER:
Verizon
Millrose Games report | Athlete
quotes | Results
James
Thie's trans-atlantic dash
Meyo
Invitational Results
Sean
Jefferson runs 4:00.83
Daniel
Njenga wins Tokyo International Marathon
NH
HS: Cory Thorne wins Class L 3,000m title
NJ
HS: Parsippany H's Jeremy Zagorski a miler, not a smiler
Joseph
Mutua gives best to Mbulaeni Mulaudzi in Flanders 800
Bill
Rodgers returns to race
FEBRUARY
6, 2004
Alan
Culpepper doing it his way | Trials
first step for Culpepper
Meb
Keflezighi ready to roll in Birmingham
Faster
course should help U.S. qualify 3 for Athens | One
lonely runner | Odds
of medalist in Athens not good | 'Emerging
superstars' | City
won bid with team effort
Khalid
Khannouchi's absence opens marathon field
It's
a group thing for Hansons-Brooks runners
Dan
Browne is primed for a run to Athens
Ryan
Shay chases dream
Weldon
Johnson looking for surprise Trials verdict
Todd
Meyer's quest for Athens hopeful
Pete
Julian finding fun in running
Mark
Newman set for Olympic Trials
Greg
Wenneborg ready for Olympic Trials
Jason
Mayeroff still on for marathon, Jimmy Hearld out
Steve
Moreno headed for Trials
Mike
Cox going for the gold
Brief
Chats with Bob Kennedy and Colleen De Reuck
Deena
Kastor, Bob Kennedy headline USA Cross Country Championships
Kevin
Sullivan - a Budapest podium finish on his mind
Ian
Burrell to compete in USA Junior race
FEBRUARY
5, 2004
Kevin
Collins makes mad dash for Olympics
Michigan
sends strong contingent, hopes for first qualifier since Jack Bacheler;
Nick Cordes out of the race | Runners
vie for three Olympic berths
Teddy
Mitchell, Deeja Youngquist on inside track to Olympics
Nick
Gramsky the only runner with South Florida ties at Trials, Ronnie
Holassie out with chicken pox
Mark
Manz chasing Olympic dream
Bay
Area runners try to qualify for Olympic marathon
Marathon
mystique doesn't faze Minnesotans
Yuriy
Borzakovskiy opens season with 1:45.92
Brookline's
Jon Riley runs in Boston Indoor Games
First
four minute mile - 50th celebrations
Dispute
may delay Athens marathon course improvements
FEBRUARY
4, 2004
Martin
Lel defeats Paul Tergat on road in Sicily
USA
Cross Country competitors likely face ice and snow | Indianapolis
hosts USA Cross Country Championships
Hometown
runner Scott Strand keeps his eyes on Athens | A
Brief Chat with Scott Strand from Runner's World | Marathoners
take advantage of Lakeshore facility
Eric
Hartmark is the first Duluthian to qualify for the Marathon Trials
Dan
Browne keeps the pace | Listen
to the Dan Browne and Alan Culpepper teleconference
Bridge
Run regular Eddy Hellebuyck is contender in Saturday's Olympic Trials*
2004
Verizon Millrose Games to be one to remember
Nick
Willis' latest journal entry from trackshark.com
Stanford
runners impressive indoors
Austrians
win Empire State Building Run-Up
Vicky
Huber Rudawsky: When running, never underestimate yourself
Team
USA Minnesota's Jason Lehmkuhle, Chris Lundstrom at Marathon Trials
Eight
cities bid to host 2009 World Championships
Proposed
NCAA rules may be end of traditional media guides
Arizona
prepares for Falcon Invitational
FEBRUARY
3, 2004
Top
three finishers in Birmingham make Olympic Team
Joe
Mahoney thought to be the first practicing medical doctor to compete
at Trials
Todd
(Reeser) Meyer rested, eager for U.S. Trials
Virus
forces Jeff Campbell to focus on Track Trials
Quixotic
Yuriy Borzakovskiy opens season in Dortmund
David
Krummenacker ready to go the distance
Runner's
World Brief Chat with Dan Browne
2004
ING New York City Marathon application now available
Florida
Southern's Tyrone Bell runs well at Gasparilla
FEBRUARY
1-2, 2004
Kenenisa
Bekele runs seventh-fastest indoor 3,000m
Haile
Gebrselassie gets a win but not a record | Haile
to the victor: Gebrselassie dominates in 3,000 meters | Haile's
'homecoming' | "Hometown"
heroes wow crowd at adidas Boston Indoor Games | IAAF
report | Results
Nick
Willis reaches 'ultimate goal,' sets NCAA record in 3,000m
Scott
Strand: Behind the scenes and center stage at the Olympic Trials
Paul
Tergat to use Lisbon Half as part of London Marathon buildup
Abebe
Dinkessa and Teyiba Erkesso take the titles in Tourcoing
Matt
Byrne stoked for Trials
Team
USA Monterey Bay athletes strong in indoor debuts
William
Gomes Amorin leads Brazilian sweep at Miami Tropical Marathon, runs
2:14 | Unlikely
winners claim top prizes | Josh
Brashears wins half-marathon
Elite
African marathoner Kennedy Cheruiyot charged with murder
Mike
Inge qualifies for NCAAs with 1:47.93 800
Select T&F Results: BU
Invitational | UW
Indoor Invitational | Gator
Invitational | Arizona
Shootout | Boston
Indoor Games - Collegiate Div. | Rod
McCravy Memorial | Penn
State National Indoor meet | Bodybuilding.com
Invitational (PDF) | Doug
Raymond Invitational | ISU
Open | Illinois
Invitational | Notre
Dame Invitational | UNC
Invitational | Red
Raider Classic | ISU
Double Dual | Columbia
Invitational | Tiger
Classic | Edmonds
Cup | Patriot
Games (PDF) | J.D.
Martin Invitational | Bayou
Bengal | Ohio
State Invitational | Jayhawk
Invitational | EMU
Open | MSU
Invitational
Zepherinus
Joseph sets his sights on Athens
Hiroaki
Takeda takes low-key Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon win
Rift
Valley Provincial Cross Country Championships report
MA
HS: Victor Gras runs 1:51 800, 1:22 600
Remi
Korchemny out in the cold after drugs row sparks action by U.S.
USATF
cooperates in drug case | USATF
letter to USOC
Frank
Shorter sees a solution to drug woes
John
Rolfe: For these hardy runners, cold weather is no deterrent
Mike
Sandrock: Carl Mohr is fit and 50
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