MARCH
30, 2004
Kenya's
James Moiben wins Chinese Olympic Marathon Trials, China's
Li Zhuhong second
Stanford
women seventh, men 19th at NCAA Indoor Championships
Nick
Willis' latest journal entry from TrackShark.com
Vicky
Gill and Joep Tigchelaar are ACC performers of the week
GA
HS: Ryley Miller wins 3,200 at county meet
MARCH
27-29, 2004
Meb
Keflezighi sets new USA 8K Championships record
| Keflezighi
repeats as USA 8K champion | 8K
winner sets course record | Results
| Photos
(many more coming soon)
Rodgers
Rop, Joyce Chepchumba win Lisbon Half
Dejene
Birhanu wins Carlsbad 5000
Brian
Sell wins Shamrock Shuffle 8K | Results
James
Moiben wins Xiamen International Marathon
Italians
Ruggero Pertile and Ornella Ferrara win Rome Marathon
OR
HS: Injuries leave Galen Rupp well rested
Werknesh
Kidane, Gebregziabher Gebremariam win Siemen's Tigrai
Run
Francis
Koech wins 10,000 at Athletics Kenya weekend meeting
Simon
Bairu runs NCAA auto qualifier in 10,000m, Tim Keller
and Tim Nelson run provisional qualifiers | Robert
Cheseret wins the race
John
Sence raises $6,000 in honor of 2-year-old nephew in
winning 15K | HS
senior Rob Grote wins 5K
TX
HS: Plano's Scott MacPherson wins 1,600 and 3,200 going
away*
Select T&F Results: Stanford
Invitational | adidas
Raleigh Relays | Florida
Relays | Purdue
Invitational Day One - Day
Two | Bayou
Classic
NC
State athletes earn regional qualifiers at Raleigh Relays
Joep
Tigchelaar breaks Florida State's 5,000m record with
13:46
Earl
Fee dominates age group at National Masters Championships
| Masters
set 68 records
'Lost
boy' of Sudan runs for brothers
Barry
Spitz: Running community stunned by the sudden death
of Brian Maxwell
David
Kimeli edges Jason Bodnar in 5K
Athens
tells IAAF stadium will be ready
Herb
Elliott: I'm here to review Athletics Australia, not
investigate it
MARCH
26, 2004
Paul
Tergat pulls out of Flora London Marathon with leg injury
A
Brief Chat with Meb Keflezighi and Abdi Abdirahman
Impressive
field shapes up for 2004 USA 10-Mile Chamionships
Florida
Relays results - Mark Carroll wins 5,000 in 13:55.
Columbia
transitions to outdoor season
20
Years Later: Interview with Geoff Smith
Henry
Rono: Let our athletes enjoy running
Kenyans
to start Olympic campaign at this weekend AK Meeting
As
part of pitch to land 2012 Games, NYC officials announce
$4.6-billion proposal to rebuild swath of Manhattan*CA
HS: Milers set sizzling pace at distance fest
MARCH
25, 2004
Different
paths for top USA Men's 8K Championships returnees
Elated
Ethiopians welcome back World Cross Country team
UVM
to reinstate men's indoor and outdoor track but eliminate
other sports
Robert
Gary to compete at USA Men's 8K Championships
More
than 4,200 athletes to compete at Stanford Invitational
this weekend
Raleigh
Relays to test NC State
Rob
Birchall feels the pace in Brussels
Promising
Korean marathoner Jeong Nam-kyun announces retirement
CO
HS: Ryan Deak takes on the world in Belgium
TX
HS: Scott MacPherson also helps out 4x100 relay
CA
HS: Antelope Valley's Jose Melena broadens focus to track
Deek
wants his sport to get serious
Kenyan
cross country stars demand better training
MARCH
24, 2004
Lornah
Kiplagat's camp to be featured on FRONTLINE/World this
Thursday
AARC
and RRCA to again jointly sponsor Roads Scholar program
| Application
link
Kenenisa
Bekele rules out Athens double
Hansons-Brooks'
Richie Brinker finishes 51st at World Championships
BYU
men grab first place finishes
CA
HS: Inaugural California Relays offers alternative - at
least this year - to Arcadia Invitational*
GA
HS: Mike Demarest accepts scholarship to Georgia College
and State University
Herb
Elliott gets help in investigating the state of Australian
athletics
MARCH
23, 2004
Scott
Nagelkerke sets sights on fourth-straight NCAA DII 5,000m
title
Kenenisa
Bekele targets Athens | Bekele
to run 10,000m in Zatopek Memorial Race
2004
Outdoor Golden Spike Tour announced
Issac
Macharia, Hawa Hussein win Wilmslow Half-Marathon
Australia's
Mark Tucker wins 10K in record time
Jadouh
Rdwan is Syria's middle distance hope
Georgetown's
All-American runners shine at NCAA Championships
Cal
Athletics mourns passing of Brian Maxwell
Dick
Beardsley to speak at race
92-year-old
runner Fauja Singh signs with adidas
MARCH
22, 2004
Kenenisa
Bekele shatters Kenyan dynasty | Bekele
may try for 5,000m WR in Hengelo May 31
Future
buff Ryan Deak runs well at worlds, party attracts top
runners
NH
HS: Cory Thorne leaves football behind, excels in track
Jason
Lehmkuhle wins Human Race 8K as tuneup for next weekend's
USA 8K Championships
Peter
Gilmore edges Steve Moreno at Across the Bay 12K |
Results
Shamrock
Marathon/8K results - David Maritim wins marathon,
Patrick Nthiwa wins 8K
Daniel
Cheruiyot, Cathi Campbell win New Bedford Half-Marathon
| Results
John
Mortimer, Atalelech Ketema win Holyoke St. Patrick's Day
10K | Results
Joe
Wilson wins Canyonlands Half-Marathon
Jon
Brown eyes Olympic qualification
Mike
Sandrock: Bill Rodgers, Frank Shorter meet again in Boulder
Carlos
Siqueiros, Heather Tanner win Mercury News 10K
MARCH
21, 2004
World
XC Photos: Track
& Field Photo | IAAF
| Photo
Run
Kenenisa
Bekele's triple double leads Ethiopia to break Kenyan
team hold | Bekele
confirms status as world's top distance runner
Day
two: Abdi Abdirahman leads U.S. men in 12K at World XC
Championships | Day
one: Robert Gary leads U.S. 4K runners
Meba
Tadesse continues Ethiopian parade, wins World Junior
race
Saif
Saeed Shaheen says he will not be allowed to compete in
Athens
Raymond
Yator defeats Boaz Cheboiywo at Borden's Uptown Quick
Invitational 8K
Paul
McMullen wins Irish Jig 5K
Baldy
Castillo Invitational results - Christian Smith wins
1,500 in 3:44
Quaker
Invitational results - Sam Burley tunes up with 800/1,500m
wins
Select T&F Results: Trojan
Invitational | FSU
Relays | Tar
Heel Opener | Oregon
Preview | Alabama
Relays | Ram
Invitational | Charlotte
49er Classic | Dr.
Pepper Invitational | College
Station Relays
Stanford
Invitational entries now available
HS:
Nike team nationals to crown national champion
MARCH
20, 2004
The
world has no answer to Kenenisa Bekele as he wins his
third-straight 4K title | World
Cross Country live text updates | Results
Power
Bar creator, Olympic qualifier Brian Maxwell dies at 51
Team
USA ready for World Cross Country Championships
Jon
Brown seeking a place among Olympic elite
Getting
seats for the Olympic Games*
MARCH
19, 2004
World
XC Championships coverage from the IAAF
Ethiopia
ready for World Cross Country Championships
Mbulaeni
Mulaudzi to race 1,500 tonight
Jon
Brown out to enjoy World Cross
Maryland
cross country coach Trent Sanderson resigns abruptly
Running
USA Wire: Dejene Berhanu and Berhane Adere to defend titles
at Carlsbad, Local elites capture titles at CA Spirit
Run
Boaz
Cheboiywo, Michael Aish among favorites for Borden's Uptown
Run*
Ron
Clarke slams appointment of Herb Elliott to chair a review
of the sport
Random
fact of the day: Tiger Woods ran cross country in high
school
MARCH
18, 2004
Calculation
time for Kenenisa Bekele in Brussels
Facing
EPO ban, French runner Fouad Chouki wants to be a soccer
star
Michigan
runners set NCAA standard | Outdoor
season brings changes to Michigan routine
Arizona
State hosts Baldy Castillo Invitational
BYU's
Nathan Robison pleased with runner-up finish in mile
Steve
Sherer earns All-America honors
Roland
Lavallee, Stephanie O'Reilly win Ras na hEireann USA
Quincy
Watts, Maurice Greene, and Johnny Gray no longer coaching
at Taft
MARCH
17, 2004
NCAA
Indoor T&F Championships scheduled to air today on
ESPN2
World
Cross Country preview - senior men's races | Junior
races
Jon
Brown a late entry for Flora London Marathon
A
Brief Chat with Sean Jefferson
Tim
Broe interviews Ron Warhurst
Catching
up with Rudy Chapa
Philippe
Rolly's late surge picks of Michael Wardian | In
return to Washington, Rolly shows winning form
UMass-Lowell's
Patrick Morasse named All-American
MARCH
16, 2004
John
Hancock announces 2004 Boston Marathon international elite
field
A
Brief Chat with Robert Gary
Jorge
Torres pulls out of World Cross, but Boulder still well-represented
Team
USA Minnesota athletes to compete at World Cross, Human
Race 8K
NCAA
DII Indoor T&F Championships results | NCAA
DIII results
CT
HS: Gavin Coombs has double the fun, wins mile, two-mile
at NSIC
Steroid
issue hangs as Trials near
FL
HS: Jeremy Criscione, Talisa Bishop win 14-17 age group
at Gate River Run
Despite
setbacks, Athens marathon route will be ready in time
MARCH
12-15, 2004
NCAA
Indoor T&F Championships: Alistair
Cragg finishes on top and Nate Brannen repeats | Final
results | Photo
highlights | Day one: Alistair
Cragg, Nick Willis set up Saturday clash with Friday wins
Meb
Keflezighi wins USA 15K title at Gate River Run, Nike
announces HS XC nationals
Michigan
DMR sets collegiate record | Success
breeds confidence for Nate Brannen
Alistair
Cragg makes history on first day | Cragg,
Mulvaney finishing storied careers
Sean
Jefferson wins NCAA mile title
Stanford
athletes earn All-America honors
Dathan
Ritzenhein fourth after leading | Erik
Schmidt finishes 5th in NCAA mile | Forest
Braden earns All-American honors in 3,000m | Steve
Sherer finishes 6th in mile
Team
USA Monterey Bay: From coal to gold
USATF
announces 2004 World Cross Country team
Dropping
the ball no error for Alan Culpepper
Gert
Thys wins Seoul International Marathon in 2:07:06
Kevin
Collins shows progress in half-marathon win
HS: Coverage
of both high school national meets on DyeStat
CA
HS: Berkeley's Alex Enscoe sets high goals
Colin
McKean wins NCAA DIII 800 title
Mark
Andrews defends title at Runnin' of the Green race
CA
HS: JK Withers runs 4:10 at Piedmont Bay Area Distance
Festival | Fast
early-season times at K-Bell Invitational (results
only for both)
NY
HS: Kyle Fiasconaro runs 1:54, finishes 4th in NSIC 800
Michael
Green outruns Kenyans in half-marathon
Spencerport
plans memorial for prominent track star Charlie McMullen
Les
MacMitchell best by a long run - as a collegian, he tied
world indoor mile record
Runner
raises cash for UNM
Christopher
Raabe wins Ceasar Rodney Half Marathon
Schlotzsky's
Bun Run 5K set for April 25
MARCH
11, 2004
Meb
Keflezighi, Colleen De Reuck headline field for Gate River
Run | Battle
of the sexes coming to Jacksonville
World
Indoor champion Mbulaeni Mulaudzi has eyes set on Olympic
success
Athletics
Kenya names athletes for Athens
NCAA
DIII qualifiers
A
Brief Chat with Eddy Hellebuyck
NCAA
track meet is good show
Bernard
Barmasai scheduled to run Rotterdam Marathon
Dathan
Ritzenhein to bid for NCAA 5,000m title
Stanford
prepares for NCAA Championships
Wisconsin
prepares for Nationals
Erik
Schmidt qualifies for NCAA Championships
Former
St. John's track athletes shine in national competitions
Eritrean
duo shape up for Brussels in Eldoret
Elite
runners scheduled to compete in inaugural Salt Lake City
Marathon
NJ/PA
HS: Indoor season has set outdoor stage
MARCH
10, 2004
Marathon
and cross country legend Jack Holden passes away
Saif
Saaeed Shaheen makes final preparations for World XC Championships
Lee
Bong-Ju starts "hellish" dietary treatment
Shaun
Creighton looks to four-peat at LaSalle Bank Shamrock Shuffle,
Briney, Verran will also run (PDF)Scott
McGowan and Antony Ford qualify for NCAA Indoor Championships
Ed
Nuttycombe's young Wisconsin team right on track | Wisconsin
sends five distance runners to NCAAs
Steve
Sherer to represent Michigan State at NCAAs
St.
Norbert's Colin McKean #1 seed in DIII 800m
Adriana
Fernandez and Andres Espinosa head Mexican marathon selection
for Athens
MARCH
9, 2004
NCAA
DI Track & Field Championships declarations
TrackShark
interview with Richard Kiplagat
A
Brief Chat with Nate Brannen
Rob
Myers competes at World Indoor Championships
Ryan
Andrus qualifies for NCAA Indoor Championships
Canada's
Matt Johnston turns a corner down under
It's
Casey Moulton, in runaway fashion
Charles
Kiplagat claims Ballycotton 10 as Valerie Vaughan returns
to form
Jose
Rios wins Lake Biwa Marathon in debut outing
Japan's
marathon squad no-win situation for selectors
Nik
Southwell wins Napa Valley Marathon
GVSU's
Ryan Holm has busy life
MARCH
8, 2004
World
Indoor photos from trackandfieldphoto.com
Boniface
Kiprop takes Cinque Mulini title
Kenenisa
Bekele and Werknesh Kidane poised to double, Ethiopia names
preliminary squad for Brussels
Golden
effort from Mbulaeni Mulaudzi
Tatyana
Pozdnyakova takes over | A
heated race for L.A. runners
MARCH
7, 2004
Mbulaeni
Mulaudzi wins World Indoor 800m, Paul Korir wins tactical
1,500m | Results
| Photos
from IAAF | Photos
from Getty Images
Team
USA wins five medals in final day at World Indoors
Michael
East crosses finish line of 1,500m in third but gets a DQ
Kevin
Sullivan not satisfied with 3,000m result
Craig
Mottram finishes 10th in World Indoor 3,000m
Jose
Rios wins Lake Biwa Marathon
Tatyana
Pozdnyakova beats men to $50,000 bonus in L.A. Marathon
| David
Kirui wins men's race
Boniface
Kiprop wins Five Mills cross country race
Death
of runner places ultrarunning, Divine Madness under scrutiny*
Select
T&F Results: UW
Last Chance (Mike Donnelly facility record in 5,000)
| Alex
Wilson Invitational (six auto qualifiers in DMR) | ISU
NCAA Qualifier | Florida
FastTimes Invite | Virginia
Tech Last Chance | IC4A
Championships
Hornet
Open results (Stanford's Andy Powell wins 3,000m)
MSU's
Steve Sherer runs 4:01 mile, gets third provisional qualifier
Erik
Schmidt sets Navy mile record
Stephen
Pifer, Bret Schoolmeester get NCAA provisional qualifiers
Aaron
Lanzel finishes sixth at U.S. Nationals
NY
HS: Northport's Kevin Tschirhart finally wins coveted 3,200m
title
PA
HS: Matt Dennish will run cross country in college, but
first, the state basketball playoffs await
KY
HS: Zach Wilder wins 800, 1,500 at Mason-Dixon Games
Steve
Nearman: Male and female marathoners tangle for L.A. prize
The
rage over 'roids: High school athletes get mixed message
on drugs
MARCH
6, 2004
World
Indoors: Day two report from USATF
Bernard
Lagat wins World Indoor 3,000m | 3,000m
results
Wisconsin
men get NCAA auto qualifier in DMR, finish third
MARCH
5, 2004
World
Indoor (text) reports from the BBC | Radio
updates | Results
(Michael Stember advances, no American men in 3,000m final)
| IAAF
coverage
Brief
Chats with Rob Myers, Jon Riley & Berhanu Alemu
Paul
Tergat favors Kenyans at World Cross
Notre
Dame hosts Alex Wilson last chance meet
Concordia's
Brett Kapels has NAIA's fastest mile time this season
Recent journal entries: Mike
Inge | Nick
Willis (plans to run DMR/3,000 at NCAAs) | Justin
Motkowicz | Steve
Magness | All
TrackShark journals | Run-Insight
collegiate journals | Run-Insight
post-collegiate journals
MARCH
4, 2004
Latest
Running USA Wire - includes Trent Briney feature
Michael
Stember blasts officials, athletes | A
Brief Chat with Stember
Kent
State's Mike Inge on his mark, ready to go
Team
USA not pacing itself in Monterey | Sidebar
Abraham
Chebii withdraws from IAAF Permit XC meet
Markos
Geneti goes hunting for a medal in Budapest
World
Indoor Track & Field Championships begin tomorrow
(links to schedule)
World
Indoors to air on Fox Sports Net with one-week delay
When
price of failure becomes too high to pay
Sam
Vazquez adjusts to college life
Ed
Nuttycombe named Big Ten Coach of the Year
Top
masters runner Mike Egle to coach at Oakton Community College
Sun,
speed forecast for Sacramento's John Frank run
MARCH
3, 2004
Richie
Brinker to represent U.S. at World XC Championships
NBC
to utilize USA Network, track fans to benefit
World
Indoor Championships - track event preview
Cinque
Mulini Cross Country set to be an African affair
Ohio
State's Rob Myers qualifies for World Indoor Championships
Stanford
finishes third at Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Championship
| Results
Scott
McGowan heads to NCAA Championships, Antony Ford will run
5,000m at last chance meet
CO
HS: Ryan Deak will run World Junior XC Champs before returning
to help Smoky Hill
Missouri
State honors Ron Tabb
Takeyuki
Nakayama: Pick Japan's Olympic marathoners in `one-shot'
race
Jim
Lambert: It's a run for the money Sunday in Newark
Australia's
Federal Sports Minister orders athletic review
Athens
Games officials race to starting line
MARCH
2, 2004
West
Virginia runners find way to keep going
Team
USA Minnesota news
Georgetown
men third, women fourth at Big East Championships
Yale
finishes seventh at Heps
HS: DyeStat
provides information about National HS XC Championships
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
