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Athletics: Foot Solutions Runners Come In First, Second and Third In Derby Festival Marathon

Athletics: USA, Jamaica trade wins at USA vs. The World

Athletics: Kenya and Russia Claim top Marks at Country Music Marathon

(St. Petersburg Times) Triathlon: 90-year-old Seminole woman prepares for second triathlon

(St. Petersburg Times) Triathlon: San Diego beaches remain closed after fatal shark attack

(St. Petersburg Times) Triathlon: Death prove the hazards of triathlons

(Courier-Journal) Athletics: Marathon, mini are expected to draw record 12,000 today

(IAAF) Athletics: Relay records continue to tumble - Penn Relays Day 2

(The Tennesseaan) Athletics: Kenyan man, Russian woman are Country Music Marathon winners

(The Californian) Athletics: Big Sur Marathon - Winning big race is his big dream
Determination no problem for Seaside runner

(EAA) Athletics: The Marathon journey to reach 42.195km

(NY Times) Athletics: Arkansas Coach Says It’s Time to Retire
John McDonnell, who has been cross-country coach at Arkansas since 1972 and men’s track coach since 1977, will retire in June, after the N.C.A.A. championships

(NY Times) Drugs in Sport: Judge Wants Notes Shared in a Track Doping Case
The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency has said it does not want to give material to Trevor Graham’s defense lawyers, saying doing so could reveal antidoping strategies and techniques.

Triathlon: Warriner wins in Tongyeong

Triathlon: Don takes top prize in South Korea

(Eurosport UK) Drugs in Sport: USADA beefs up drug testing
US Anti-Doping Agency officials have unveiled their extensive extra-testing programme for certain American competitors ahead of the Beijing Olympics

Athletics: Vienna City Marathon - Could it be Kibet following Kibet?

Athletics: 4x1, Long Jumpers Find Success at Penn Relays

Athletics: Cooper, 4x4 Advance to Finals at Drake Relays

(Des Moines Register) Athletics: Drake Relays - Star distance runner withdraws
Alan Webb, the top distance runner in the U.S., has withdrawn from this weekend's Drake Relays, according to meet officials

(AllAfrica.com) Athletics: Kenya Overdue for an Olympic Marathon Title

(Reuters) Olympics: Interpol says terror attack at Games possible

(IAAF) Athletics: Powell, Vlasic, Wariner, Felix…Doha offers an array of stars – IAAF World Athletics Tour

(Sports Illustrated) Drugs in Sport: The Godfather
"If you wanted to cheat, this guy, working out of a little post office in Alabama, was the guy. Tony Fitton was doctor and pharmacist."

Athletics: American hurdlers run record time at Penn Relays

(Sports Illustrated) Athletics: Faith, father help guide Felix to success on the track

(Sports Illustrated) Athletics: Sprinter Tyson Gay wants a shot at four gold medals in Beijing

(The Tennessean) Athletics: Local businesses helped by Country Music Marathon's presence
Owners expect run on the stores

(Sports Illustrated) Athletics: Heptathlete Krais is following in Jackie Joyner-Kersee's path

Chesapeake Bay 10K - Norfolk, VA

Country Music Marathon - Nashville, TN

Get in Gear 10K / 5K - Minneapolis, MN

Kentucky Derby Festival Meijer Marathon & Mini - Louisville, KY

Texas RoundUp 5K / 10K - Austin, TX
USA Masters 10K Championship   April 25, 2008:    [Links load in new window]
Athletics: Country Music Half Marathon Champ Back to Try Full Marathon

Athletics: 15 athletes receive USTAF Elite Athlete Development Grants

(RRW) Athletics: Hamburg And Vienna City Marathons Set For Sunday

Athletics: 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials-Women's Marathon Ends in Historic Fashion

Athletics: 112th Boston Marathon is One for the Ages

Athletics: 500 Festival stages remote version of the OneAmerica 500 Festival Mini-Marathon

(RRW) Athletics: Famiglietti Breaks Penn Relays Record

(This is Jersey) Athletics: Runners are quick to enter marathon
250 runners have already registered for this year's Jersey marathon

(Manhasset Press) Athletics: RexCorp LI Marathon Adds 5K Event

(AllAfrica.com) Athletics: Abuja City Marathon Offers Runners Mega Bucks

(LA Times) Science of Sport: Performance-enhancing ... clothing?

(IAAF) Athletics: Rey, Kigen and Maisch in the spotlight – Hamburg Marathon

(Daily Nation) Athletics: Cheruiyot leads Beijing squad

(AllAfrica.com) Athletics: 'Eldoret Express' Now Changes Gear
World 800m champion, Janeth Jepkosgei, has agreed in principle to compete at the May 11 IAAF Tusker Permit Meet in spite of not receiving her prize money from last year's event

(Toronto Sun) Athletics: The success of the Brooks project should set an example of how our Olympic hopefuls should be treated in their quest for gold
What happens when you put a dozen Olympic hopeful marathoners in one house? They get faster

Athletics: Both VCM course records under threat, close to 30,000 entries for the jubilee running festival

Athletics: Hogs Pick Up Qualifiers on Distance Night at Penn Relays

(RRW) Athletics: ESPN's E:60 Tells Ryan & Alicia Shay Story

(NY Times) Athletics: Comeback Surprises Some, but Not Villanova Runner
Being diagnosed with a malignant tumor on her kidney did not stop Frances Koons from putting on her running shoes again

(Eurosport UK) Athletics: Trinidad sprinting to success
These are special times for sprinters from the small Caribbean nation of Trinidad and Tobago

(Reuters) Cycling: U.S. team win Tour de Georgia time trial

Athletics: 5th Annual Mercedes-Benz Classic Mile Set for June 14th

(RWire) Athletics: Another Year, Another Record: Houston Marathon Event Raises $1.26 Million for Charity

(RWire) Athletics: Sports Backers Garner Accolades from the National Association of Sports Commissions

(RWire) Athletics: Saucony Remembers Ryan Shay with Tribute at Its Headquarters

(The Final Sprint) Athletics: Dathan Ritzenehin - The Not-So-Casual Life Of A Professional Runner

(WISH TV) Athletics: Despite changes the Mini-Marathon continues to grow

(Eurosport UK) Athletics: Beijing 2008 - Champion Baldini suffers fracture
Olympic marathon champion Stefano Baldini has a stress fracture of his left leg and will be out of action for around a month.

(Telegraph) Athletics: Jason Gardener set to mentor UK relay squad

(Eurosport UK) Athletics: Ostrava Grand Prix - Ohuruogu set for Ostrava
British 400 metres world champion Christine Ohuruogu has confirmed that she will compete in the 47th IAAF Golden Spike Grand Prix in Ostrava, Czech Republic on June 12.

Athletics: USA Masters 10 km titles on the line at Texas Round-Up

(Telegraph) Drugs in Sport:Maurice Greene has a lot of explaining to do   April 24, 2008:    [Links load in new window]
(RRW) Athletics: Running Event Notebook

Athletics (TPR): Track Profile Report #750 - TPR Weekly Review For April 24

Athletics: Web site unveiled for Marine Corps Half-Marathon

(Ireland Online) Athletics: Carroll named US manager by Athletics Ireland

(NY Times) Athletics: Jones’s Relay Teammates Will Try to Keep Their Medals
The teammates said they planned to appeal a decision that stripped them of their Olympic medals because of Marion Jones’s admitted use of performance-enhancing drugs

(EAA) Athletics: Blanka and Kallur - the Golden Girls of World Athletics

(Nike Running) Athletics: Welcome to the Loop
Alan Webb, world-renowned runner and American record holder in the mile, joined The Loop for its inaugural show. Hear what Webb has to say about the road to Beijing, the ups and downs of being an elite runner and more

(Toronto Star) Olympics: Gold isn't worth all that much after all
Olympic athletes can't count on big-money endorsement deals, gymnast Shewfelt warns

(Des Moines Register) Athletics: Drake Relays - Pole vaulting in mall draws fans, shoppers

(Inside the Games) Athletics: Gebrselassie claims marathon decision has nothing to do with pollution

(IAAF) Athletics: Gay and Powell scheduled to compete in USA vs. The World - Penn Relays
(IHT) Penn Relays is a carnival on and off the track

(Eurosport UK) Athletics: Beijing 2008 - Kenya spring Kibet surprise
Kenyan athletics bosses surprisingly excluded world champion Luke Kibet from the men's marathon team for the Beijing Olympics

(Eurosport UK) Athletics: Golden League form check
The Golden League starts in Berlin in June but who is showing the sort of form that could potential see them take home the jackpot this season.?

(NY Times) Athletics: Cheating Starts Before the Race Does
Why does the Boston Marathon make it so hard to enter? And how often do runners sneak in by trading or buying one another’s entries?

Athletics: Web site unveiled for Marine Corps Half-Marathon

(Guardian) Athletics: Kenya exclude world champion Kibet from marathon team

(IAAF) Athletics: Kenyan selects high status squad to seek elusive Olympic gold in Beijing

Athletics: Historic Penn Relays Up Next For Track Hogs

(Daily Camera) Business of Sport: Shimano completes Pearl iZumi purchase
Clothing company plans to relocate to Louisville

(American-Statesman) Athletics: Designated routes may reduce disruption created by races
Austin finding ways to appease downtown businesses, churches and residents   April 23, 2008:    [Links load in new window]
Athletics: Drake Relays Await No. 19 Track and Field

Triathlon: Avia Team Athlete Amanda Felder Wins Women’s USA Triathlon Collegiate National Championship

Athletics: 2008 Bank of America Chicago Marathon Registration Closes as Race Reaches 45,000 Participant Capacity

Triathlon: “Best Of The US” Invites North Dakota’s Elite To Race At The Bismarck International Triathlon On June 8

Athletics: World's top track stars compete at USA vs. The World at the Penn Relays

(RRW) Athletics: Lel, Ndereba To Lead Kenyan Olympic Marathon Squad

(People's Daily) Athletics: Cold water on marathon, race walking hopes
A senior Chinese track and field official has played down expectations of a gold medal from China's athletes in marathon or race walking at the Beijing Games

(Daily News) Athletics: As Penn Relays begin, track's magical allure returns

Athletics: Nu-Pure rehydrates Gold Coast Airport Marathon

Triathlon: "Best Of The US" Welcomes The Black Bear Sprint Triathlon Triathlon As 2008 Pennsylvania State Qualifier

Triathlon: Corus British Triathlon Team announced for ETU European Triathlon Championships

Triathlon: Wheaties Honors Triathlete Jarrod Shoemaker

(Boston Herald) Athletics: South Korean man accused of attacking wife after Marathon

(China View) AThletics: Beijing to hold Marathon for 100 days countdown to Beijing Olympics

Triathlon: The Monaco Ironman 70.3 Relay Challenge

Triathlon: British Triathlon’s Podium Athletes Head to Tongyeong

(IAAF) Athletics: Moreno - Beijing will be a celebration

(AFP) Drugs in Sport: Genetic fluke allows athletes to evade doping test - study

(Eurosport UK) Athletics: Ethiopia predict medal haul
Ethiopia have forecasted a clean sweep for their distance runners at next week's African Athletics Championships

(Eurosport UK) Drugs in Sport: Jenkins cleared on appeal
LaTasha Jenkins became the first athlete to successfully appeal a US Anti-Doping Authority ruling after the world body dropped their case calling for her to be banned

(The Final Sprint) Athletics: Kate O’Neill - Make Way for Ducklings and Runners

Athletics: Registration for the Bank of America Chicago Marathon is Near Capacity

(Boston Globe) Athletics: Bouramdane's effort speaks well of him
An expression of satisfaction
As Alevtina Biktimirova pushed the pace up Heartbreak Hill and down the other side, she grimaced

(Boston Herald) Athletics: Changes needed for Olympic trials to return to Boston

(TwinCities.com) Athletics: Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon already half full

(USA Today) Athletics: Second place notches Lewy Boulet USA TODAY weekly honor

(Daily Nation) Athletics: Kenyan Marathon team selection today

Athletics: Johnson returns to defend title at 30th Annual Freihofer's Run for Women May 31

(Boston Globe) Athletics: No pedals, he showed his mettle
Lance Armstrong may have wished he had his bike once he hit the Marathon's treacherous hills, but he got over them and finished 496th   April 22, 2008:    [Links load in new window]
Athletics: USATF News and Notes, Volume 8, Number 23

Athletics: Kastor named USATF Athlete of the Week

Athletics: Lady’Back Catherine White Honored by the SEC

Sabatschus & Granger Take The Honors In China

(National Post) Olympics: Dreams vs. ideals
Olympic athletes took the fall when Canada made a stand against Russia

(Runner's World) Athletics: A Brief Chat With Alan Webb

Triathlon: “Best Of The US” Invites New Mexico’s Finest To Race At The Milkman Triathlon On June 7

(Yahoo) Cycling: Rock Racing bringing new—and different—look to cycling

(IOL) Drugs in Sport: Austria to tighten anti-doping laws
Legislation to tighten Austria's anti-doping laws by criminalising possession of performance-enhancing substances are to be unveiled this summer, the government announced on Friday

(Telegraph) Olympics: London Olympic torch relay cost £750,000

(Independent) Athletics: 'Devastated' Lewis-Francis out of Olympics
Mark Lewis-Francis will miss this year's Olympic Games after suffering an Achilles tendon injury which will require an operation, it was revealed yesterday

(Boston Herald) Athletics: Robert Cheruiyot turns in extraordinary win
Kenyan joins elite club of event’s best
(Boston Globe) Running past shadow of despair
Kenyan violence haunted and united champion Cheruiyot, countrymen

(Washington Times) Athletics: New CEO expects to broaden sport's exposure

(Boston Globe) Athletics: Armstrong says Heartbreak Hill as tough as advertised

(Eurosport UK) Athletics: Beijing 2008 - Clay explains Euro-snub
World Indoor Heptathlon champion and Athens Olympics silver medal Decathlete Bryan Clay has explained his decision not to come to Europe ahead of the Beijing Games

(RWire) Athletics: Twin Cities Marathon, Inc. Awards Two $5000 Scholarships to High School Runners

(RWire) Athletics: Rite Aid Cleveland Marathon, Half Marathon & 10K Modifies Course, Makes Improvements to Accommodate Growth

(RWire) Athletics: Colorado Running Hall of Fame Announces 2008 Inductees

(RWire) Athletics: Tune, Cheruiyot Produce Historic Runs at 112th Boston Marathon

(NY Times) Athletics: Benoit Samuelson, 50, Surprises Even Herself

(BBC) Athletics: Olympics blow for Lewis-Francis
Mark Lewis-Francis is almost certain to miss out on the 2008 Beijing Olympics after suffering an Achilles tear

(BBC) Athletics: Tergat 'not fit enough' for Games
Former marathon world record holder Paul Tergat will not run at this summer's Beijing Olympics
(Globe and Mail) Tergat steps aside for youth

Athletics: John McDonnell Press Conference Transcript
(The Morning News) University Track Coach Announces Retirement
McDonnell To Step Down After 36 Years, Dozens Of National Championships

(RRW) Athletics: In Boston Cheruiyot Defends & Tune Wins Dramatic Sprint   April 21, 2008:    [Links load in new window]
Athletics:2008 World Marathon Majors Series Continues With Boston Marathon

(Eurosport UK) Athletics: Lewis-Francis to miss Olympics
Sprinter Mark Lewis-Francis will miss this year's Olympic Games after picking up an Achilles injury during warm weather training in Cyprus

(Boston Herald) Athletics: Dire Tune, Robert Cheruiyot win Boston Marathon
(Boston Globe) Cheruiyot, Tune win marathon
Dire Tune outdueled Alevtina Biktimirova in an epic women's race, while Robert Cheruiyot cruised to his third consecutive Boston Marathon victory
Van Dyk, Tsuchida win wheelchair races at Boston Marathon

(EAA) Athletics: Jessica Ennis boosts Olympic hopes with a 40.06m Javelin

(EAA) Athletics: Surprise win for Kulov in Zurich
More than 4,700 people turned out in Switzerland's largest city for the sixth Zurich Marathon this Sunday

(Boston herald) Athletics: Cheruiyot charges fourth
But 3-time champ knows road to title will be hard

(Boston Globe) Athletics: Long may they run
Today, more than 25,000 runners from around the world will make their way from Hopkinton to Copley Square

(AllAfrica.com) Athletics: Kenya - Pick Olympics Team Now

(IAAF) Athletics: Gay sizzles at Mt. SAC Relays but no showdown with slightly injured Powell

(Eurosport UK) Athletics: Powell injury not serious
Jamaican world 100 metres record holder Asafa Powell has strained a pectoral muscle - but the injury is not expected to seriously affect his Olympic preparations

(RWire) Athletics: Quad-City Times Bix 7 Anticipates Growth for 34th Edition

(RWire) Athletics: International City Racing Takes Helm of the Avia OC Marathon

(RWire) Athletics: Benoit Samuelson Elected to USOC Hall of Fame

(RWire) Athletics: Kastor Closes Well to Win U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials at Boston
(NY Times) Savvy Kastor Wins Trials on Late Surge
Deena Kastor stormed to the finish line to win the Olympic trials in 2:29:35 while Lewy Boulet, whose lead was once as large as two minutes on Kastor and the pack, easily held on for second place
At 50, Turning Back the Clock, if Not Time
Of the 146 starters in the women’s United States Olympic marathon trials Sunday, the oldest was 50-year-old Joan Benoit Samuelson

(Yahoo) Cycling: Hamilton still on his bike, says doping troubles in the past

(IAAF) Athletics: Kiptoo breaks 2:10 in Brescia

(AFP) Athletics: Kenyans run for Olympic berths at Boston Marathon

(Telegraph) Olympics: Test run raises Beijing pollution fears
After finishing a leisurely fifth in a test event on the Olympic marathon course in Beijing, Britain's Mara Yamauchi will consider training in a smog mask when she returns for the real thing in August

(Salt Lake Tribune) Athletics: Salt Lake City Marathon - Pace meets power
Men's leader sprints to glory; top female runner claims 2nd victory

(IAAF) Athletics: With late race charge, Kastor takes U.S. Marathon trials title

(Vancouver Sun) Athletics: Langat breezes to win at Sun Run
Top female finishes Sun Run in under 40 minutes
Patterson wins wheelchair trophy; Des Mazes claims women's open division

Boston Marathon - Boston, MA
Boston Marathon - LIVE - on WCSN.com
Boston Globe
Runner's World   April 20, 2008:    [Links load in new window]
Athletics: An Amazing 59,179 Sign Up for The 2008 Vancouver Sun Run

Adventure Racing: Eclectic and impressive field promised for iconic alpine run

(AFP) Athletics: Ivanova, Kinyanjui win Nagano marathon

(China View) Athletics: China sweeps medals in women's marathon Olympic test event
(China Daily) Serod Batochir,Chen Rong win Beijing Marathon titles

(Bloomberg) Olympics: Marathon Runners See Beijing Heat, Humidity as Big Concerns

(Boston Globe) Athletics: Beijing bound
Deena Kastor (left) won the women's Olympic marathon trials in Boston today
(Boston Herald) Deena Kastor earns second Olympic berth
Joan Samuelson finishes final marathon

Athletics: Complete Boston Marathon Trials Results

(Flotrack) Athletics: Flotrack's Trials Coverage

Athletics: Kastor rallies to win U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Women's Marathon

(RRW) Athletics: With Comeback Run, Kastor Wins Olymic Trials Marathon

(Yahoo) Athletics: Deena Kastor earns second Olympic berth

(Runner's World) Athletics: Deena Kastor, Lewy Boulet and Blake Russell - 1-2-3 in US Ilympic Marathon Trials

Athletics (TPR): World Leads By Oliver, Richards And Wariner On Saturday

(IAAF) Athletics: Jackson’s 48.32 400m Hurdles win Highlights the Kansas Relays

(RunnerSpace) Athletics:Ducks Roll to Biggest Dual Win Over No. 3 UCLA, 94-69
Oregon UCLA Meet Video

Athletics: Samuels Shines on Home Track, Hogs Rally for Qualifiers

Athletics: Split Weekend Works Out Well for Lady’Backs

Sexton, Felder Win Collegiate National Titles

Triathlon: Reed, Ertel Earn Beijing Spots with Wins at U.S. Olympic Trials

Guardian) Drugs in Sport: Letter adds to Greene crisis
An explosive letter sent to Maurice Greene's coach, apparently from Ato Boldon, talks of betrayal
Fast and furious

(Eurosport UK) Athletics: Fast times for Wariner and Richards
American Jeremy Wariner, double world champion and Olympic 400m gold medallist, has clocked the fastest 400m of 2008 at a university athletics meeting in Waco, Texas

(NY Times) Athletics: A Marathon Support Crew of One
My wife, Jen, is a marathoner, and I am her dedicated support crew

(Boston Herald) Athletics: Marathon Monday - Time to run ... away

(Boston Globe) Athletics: Strategy for Olympic Trials 3-dimensional
Don't do anything stupid. Those were the last words of advice Blake Russell heard from her coach, Bob Sevene, before the 2004 US Women's Olympic Marathon Trials in St. Louis. She didn't exactly listen

(Boston Globe) Athletics: Chasing glory they can feel, not see
Visually-impaired marathoners dream big

(Ottawa Citizen) Athletics: Boston-bound runner cherishing every moment
Three years ago, Ottawa's Dina Salvador was battling breast cancer. Tomorrow, she will run the Boston Marathon. Mark sutcliffe writes about her battle

(Ottawa Sun) Athletics: Women set to run for Emilie

(Tuscaloosa News) Triathlon: Reed, Ertel win US Olympic triathlon team trials

(WCSN) Athletics: Trials to be last hurrah for Samuelson, 50

(NY Times) Athletics: Americans Follow a Leader in the Women’s Marathon
When the United States Olympic women’s marathon trials begin Sunday in Boston, Deena Kastor will be the overwhelming favorite in a field of 153

(NY Times) Athletics: No Pasta, but Matzo and Potatoes for Marathon Runners
Most Boston Marathon runners will participate in the tried-and-true practice of loading up on carbohydrates before Monday’s race. But some runners will defer to a much holier practice

Canadian Half Marathon Championships - Montreal, Qc
Banque Scotia 21k de Montréal

Mt. SAC relays - Walnut, CA

Run Rocklin 12K / 5K - Rocklin, CA

U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Women's Marathon - Boston, MA
Beijing Olympic Games qualifier
NBCOlympics.com
Runner's World
Running Times
MarathonGuide.com

Vancouver Sun Run - Vancouver, ON   April 19, 2008:    [Links load in new window]
(IAAF) Athletics: On-form Rudisha thrills at Nyayo Stadium - Kenyan African Championships trials

(NZ Herald) Olympics: Short-term pain for long-term gain

(NZ Herald) Athletics: Marathoner tipped to appeal exclusion
Discarded marathon athlete Liza Hunter-Galvan may yet appeal her omission from New Zealand's track and field team to the Beijing Olympics

Athletics: Live Video at the Finish Line and Instant Run Times On www.SunRun.com Tomorrow As Part of Big Race!

Athletics: Benchina, Houck Win Fitger’s 5K

(RRW) Athletics: Can Anyone Dethrone Cheruiyot At Boston?

(RRW) Athletics: Bloomsday Registration Deadline Tomorrow

(The Daily) Triathlon: Noosa triathlete talks up Beijing
Although his place in the Olympic Games is not yet assured, Noosa-based triathlete Greg Bennett is confident Australia can finally win a gold medal in the sport in Beijing in August

(IHT) Athletics: Kipchumba leads Kenyan sweep at Belgrade Marathon

(Union-Tribune) Athletics: Kastor gets top billing in marathon's U.S. Trials

(CBC) Athletics: Australian breaks ground at Beijing's Bird's Nest
Race-walker Jared Tallent wins first athletic event at China's National Stadium

(Eurosport UK) Drugs in Sport: Pumper confirms positive test
Austrian marathon runner Susanne Pumper has confirmed media reports that she tested positive for an unnamed banned substance during a doping control carried out in March

(Toronto Star) Triathlon: Q&A - Simon Whitfield
Simon Whitfield collected his first victory of this Olympic campaign in Japan last weekend, but couldn't find a decent cup of coffee on his trip. So it's no surprise on his first day back in town to see the java-loving triathlete stroll into Habit Coffee and Culture on Pandora Ave., almost his second home, along with wife Jennie and 10-month-old daughter, Pippa Katherine, aka P.K. The 2000 Olympic champion talked with the Star's Randy Starkman

(EAA) Athletics: 5 minutes with Derval O'Rourke

(Birmingham News) Triathlon: Tuscaloosa is Triathlon Town today and tomorrow

(Eurosport UK) Athletics: Favourite Ivuti out of Boston Marathon
Chicago Marathon champion Patrick Ivuti has pulled out of the Boston Marathon because of a bout of malaria, dimming his hopes of participating in the Beijing Olympics

(NY Times) Athletics: Many Woes, but Also a Lot of Success
On Monday Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot, who grew up in such poverty that by 4 he was allowed one meal a day, will try to become the first Kenyan to win the Boston Marathon four times

(Boston Herald) Athletics: Dryer hopes to clean up
Elva Dryer thrives on her Olympic memories
Running mates
Kastor, Milton’s O’Neill shoot for Beijing

(Boston Herald) Athletics: Happy with Hub? Rodgers that
Count four-time Boston Marathon champion Bill Rodgers as someone who feels the limelight is rightfully focused on his favorite sport this weekend in the Hub, which will host the U.S. Olympic Women’s Trials tomorrow and the 112th Boston Marathon on Monday

(Boston Globe) Athletics: For her, Boston is gold standard
Jelena Prokopcuka has decided not to compete in the Olympics because of the weather in Beijing.

(Boston Globe) Athletics: Rodgers faced tougher race
He's getting back in form after cancer

Athletics: Quotes From 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials-Women's Marathon Top Contenders Press Conference

Athletics: An Interview With Deena Kastor

(Hellenic Athletes) Athletics: A Tale of Two Sprinters

(New Zealand Herald) Athletics: Genes cocktail to shake up marathon run

(Honolulu Advertiser) Olympics: Australian athletes tested for asthma

(IAAF) Athletics: Kastor Ready for Trials Race – U.S. Women’s Olympic Marathon Trials preview

(Guardian) Athletics: Ohuruogu begins Olympic countdown
Christine Ohuruogu begins her countdown to the Beijing Games with a 200m race in Los Angeles

Athletics: Abdulai Sets New Canadian Long Jump Record And Exceeds Olympic Standard

Triathlon: Nevada Silverman Triathlon Welcomes Back Las Vegas Events as Corporate Sponsor

(RRW) Athletics: In Quest for Double Olympic Gold, Lagat has El Guerrouj on His Side

(RRW) Athletics: ChampionChip Partners with The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

(RRW) Athletics: Russell Hopes For Elusive Olympic Team Berth

Athletics: Kastor media teleconference excerpts

Athletics (TPR): IAAF - No Positive Doping Tests In Valencia

The Final Sprint) Athletics: Ryan Hall: Post-London Recap - “It’s Just the Beginning”

Dismal Swamp Stomp Half Marathon - Chesapeake, VA

U.S. Olympic Team Trials-Triathlon - Tuscaloosa, Alabama   April 18, 2008:    [Links load in new window]
Running: Local Fountain Valley Father seeks Answers on Ultra Distance Race

Triathlon: Elite Triathletes Ready to Contend for Spots on Olympic Team

(Runner's World) Athletics: Should Deena Kastor Get A "Bye" Into The Beijing Olympic Marathon?

Athletics: 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Women’s Marathon - New England Qualifier Press Conference Quotes

(Independent) Athletics: Gaza's running man
When the athlete Nader al-Masri was allowed to leave Gaza yesterday, it marked the first step in a journey he hopes will end in Olympic glory. But others are not so lucky

(KBC) Athletics: Kenyans expected to shine at Belgrade marathon

(Salt Lake Tribune) Athletics: Big marathon weekend: Women have Olympic aspirations
Trip to Beijing at stake for Sunday's running of the U.S. Olympic trials

(AllAfrica.com) Athletics: Peace Marathon Registration Date Set for April 28

(IAAF) Athletics: Can Kinyaniui three-peat? – Nagano Marathon Preview

(WCSN) Athletics: Revered runner Cheruiyot returns to Boston
Watch the 112th running of the Boston Marathon -- the world's oldest annual 26.2 miler -- FREE and LIVE on WCSN.com beginning at 9:25 a.m. ET on Monday, April 21!

(WCSN) Athletics: Who to watch at the women's marathon trials

Athletics: New Army Run in September!

(EAA) Athletics: Viktor Rothlin to run in Edinburgh
This years Tokyo Marathon Champion, Switzerland's Viktor Rothlin, will take his place at the Great Edinburgh run in on 4 May

(Boston Herald) Athletics: Training together for fast times in Hub
Nick Arciniaga and Patrick Rizzo are 24-year-old members of the Hansons-Brooks Distance Project club

(Boston Globe) Athletics: (Boston Globe) Athletics:Taking case to Trials
In racing against the best, up-and-coming US women hope for quick verdict
Olympic trials faces

(USA Today) Athletics: Kastor focused on first for Sunday's trials race

(Boston Globe) Athletics: Continental divide
Since 1988, African runners and the rest of the field worlds apart

(NY Times) Athletics: A Novice Is Hoping to Make the Team
Kate O’Neill has run one marathon in her life. But at the United States Olympic trials for women on Sunday, she is hoping to qualify for Beijing

(Eurosport UK) Athletics: Kenyans flee to Michigan
Kenya's famous distance runners seldom find their road to an Olympic Games slick with ice and buried under a blanket of snow

(Supersport) Drugs in Sport: Austrian runner Pumper fails dope test

(Eurosport UK) Athletics: US women set for big Games on track
U.S. Olympic women's track and field coach Jeanette Bolden is fretting more about her pep talk to team members than about pollution in Beijing during the Games

(Supersport) Drugs in Sport: Former sprint world champion Krabbe insists she never doped

Triathlon: Worldwide Challenge series grows again; two new races set for Spain in 2009

(Daily Nation) AThletics: Trials for Africa championships begin Friday

(EAA) Athletics: Lebedeva to make her 2008 debut at European Championships Clubs Cup

(Telegraph) Drugs in Sport: IAAF seek explanation from Maurice Greene
Maurice Greene, the former Olympic 100 metres champion, has been asked to explain himself to the world governing body over allegations that he was involved in a doping scandal

(NY Times) Athletics: Changing Speeds to Go the Distance
An Olympic hopeful shares her tips for becoming a better runner

(USA Today) Athletics: Olympic Q&A - Marathoner O'Neill heads home for trials

Athletics: News & Notes - Volume 8, Number 22

(CBC) Olympics: Torch relay moves through New Delhi under heavy security

(USA Today) Athletics: Kastor focused on finishing first, not clinching berth

(BBC) Athletics: Cheruiyot tilts at Edinburgh run
Rose Cheruiyot hopes to add next month's Bupa Great Edinburgh Run title to the victories she achieved in two of last year's sister races

(Boston Herald) Olympics: Olympic stadium, known as Bird’s Nest, gets modest opening   April 17, 2008:    [Links load in new window]
(RRW) Athletics: Olympic Trials & Boston Marathon To Have Free Webcasts

Athletics: Rite Aid Cleveland Marathon, Half Marathon & 10K Modifies Course, Makes Improvements to Accommodate Growth

Athletics: Elite Division Leads the Pack at Sunday’s Sun Run

Athletics: Foot Solutions at the Boston Marathon

Athletics: Marathon Runners Credit Foot Solutions For Their Success

Athletics: Lagat, Stuczynski among stars set for adidas Track Classic

Athletics: New York Junior League’s Fourth Annual Mother’s Day Race - A Race To Erase Domestic Violence To Be Held In Central Park On May 11

(The Final Sprint) Athletics: TFS Podcast 136 - Drake Relays Teleconference with Olympic Gold Medalist Allen Johnson

Athletics: New Balance and Stop & Shop are Presenting Sponsors of the Pan-Mass Challenge Kids Rides

Athletics: Lady’Backs Split for John McDonnell Invite, Mt. SAC Relays

Athletics: Track Hogs Host Home Meet

Athletics: 2008 Penn Relays team named

(Boston Globe) Athletics: Keeping a tireless pace
Not one to slow down, Wardian is certainly warmed up for Monday

(AFP) Athletics: Marathon champ fears Beijing heat more than pollution

(Running USA) Athletics: RRIC Annual Marathon Report 2007
Record number of U.S. marathons with 1,000 finishers or more; ING New York City again largest ever; Record 19 marathons worldwide with over 10,000 finishers

Triathlon: The Ironman - the healthy solution

(The Raw Story) Drugs in Sport: US athletes try to dim doping fears with "Project Believe"

(Sports Illustrated) Drugs in Sport: USADA profiling athletes' body chemistry in new system

(IAAF) Athletics: Belgrade Marathon’s torch burns bright with city backing

(NY Times) Triathlon: Two Challenges for Team Potts
As Andy Potts trains for the Olympic triathlon, his wife, Lisa, battles cancer.

(Eurosport UK) AThletics: Baldini feels pressure on Tibet
Stefano Baldini's preparations for his Olympic marathon title defence at the Beijing Games have been disrupted by the pressure on him to speak out on Tibet

(Eurosport UK) Athletics: Noguchi to risk health for gold
Japan's Mizuki Noguchi will ignore health fears and return to the mountains of China to prepare for the defence of her Olympic marathon title

Athletics (TPR): Soboleva, Holm European Athletes Of The Month

Athletics (TPR): Cantwell's Debut The Headline Act At Saturday's Kansas Relays

Athletics: 112th Boston Marathon to Honor Past Champions

(RWire) Athletics: Adidas and MarathonGuide.com Join Forces with WCSN.com to Provide Free Webcast of 112th Boston Marathon

(BBC) Athletics: Idowu opts to work with new coach
World indoor triple jump champion Phillips Idowu has opted to make a change to his coaching setup, just months before the Beijing Olympics   April 16, 2008:    [Links load in new window]
(IAAF) Athletics: Kirui, Morimoto head the fields for the Vienna City Marathon

(IAAF) Athletics: "Reports of its death have been greatly exaggerated"

(Sports Network) Athletics: Boston Marathon - Cheruiyot, Grigoryeva return to defend titles

Athletics (TPR): Vili Heads New Zealand Squad For Beijing

Athletics: Online Auction Raises $2,750 for Past Champion’s Family

Athletics (TPR): Track Profile Report #742 - Weekly Review/Preview For April 16

Triathlon: Fun yet competitive atmosphere brewing at Ironman China

(Yorkshire Post) Olympics: How the Olympics raced into the modern world

(Vancouver Sun) Athletics: Murphy hopes to build on impressive marathon run
Victoria native placed second in March in her first 26-mile race

(Mail Tribune) Athletics: New mother Ritzenhein makes her Pear debut a success

(Morning Sentinel) Athletics: Olympic trials will be last run for Samuelson

(Triathlon Australia) Olympics: Announcement Of Triathletes In Nomination Team For The Beijing 2008 Olympic Games

(NY Times) Drugs in Sport: Putting Scandals in Past, Officials See Gains on Doping
The chief executive of the U.S.O.C. said today’s athletes should not be lumped into any group of athletes who have used performance-enhancing drugs

(IAAF) Athletics: Jana Rawlinson gets ready for four-month trip of her life – IAAF Online Diaries

(Boston Globe) Athletics: 26 miles from Milton to Olympus
Kate O'Neill returns to Boston to run in the women's Olympic marathon trials Sunday morning.

(Running Times) Athletics: Saucony Dedicates New Shoe to Ryan Shay

(KIMbia) Athletics: James Koskei - “We came together as athletes”

Athletics: Montreal set to host Canadian Half Marathon Championships

Triathlon: The Monaco Ironman 70.3 Business Challenge

Athletics: Abel Kirui among group of strong Kenyans, record field with more than 28,000 entries for Vienna City Marathon

(Hellenic Athletes) Drugs in Sport: Maurice Greene - Poster Boy or Pariah?

(IAAF) Athletics: The runners arrive in Bydgoszcz

(CBC) Olympics: French Olympic chief nixes badges for French athletes

(New Zealand Herald) Athletics: Eight-strong team set for Beijing
World shot put champion Valerie Vili heads an eight-strong New Zealand athletics team named today for the Beijing Olympic Games in August

(Eurosport UK) Drugs in Sport: Stewart denies drug involvement
Former Jamaican sprinter Raymond Stewart has denied any involvement with performance-enhancing drugs

(EAA) Athletics: Holm and Soboleva are voted European Athletes of the month for March
World Indoor 1500m record holder Yelena Soboleva from Russia and World Indoor High Jump champion Stefan Holm from Sweden have been voted the European Athletes of the Month for March based on their outstanding results at the World Indoor Championships in Valencia

(EAA) Athletics: Baala set to star in SPAR European Cup
French middle-distance giant Mehdi Baala has confirmed he will be one of the major attractions of the SPAR European Cup 2008 on June 21-22, returning from injury in front of his home crowd in Annecy

Triathlon: Sindballe, Vuckovic and Jacobs line up to challenge McCormack in Roth; Women’s field promises fireworks

(Telegraph) Athletics: My Sport - Craig Pickering
Nathan Douglas inspires teenage athletes

(Mercury News) Athletics: Boston Marathon to put ads at start, finish

(USA Today) Athletics: Marathoner Hall runs to USA TODAY weekly honor

(Guelph Mercury) Athletics: Canadian runners have to meet tough Olympic standardss   April 15, 2008:    [Links load in new window]
Athletics: Kamloops Awarded the 4th WMA Indoor Championships in 2010

(Washington Post) Athletics: Sallie Mae 10K Runs Out of Steam

Athletics: Ludus Tours and Brooks Sports Sign Exclusive Sponsorship Agreement for Beijing

Athletics: Marine Corps Marathon and Brooks Sports, Inc. Expand Partnership for 2008

(Quad City Times) Athletics: Bix 7 race director - Entries won’t be capped this year

(Business First) AThletics: Derby Marathon, miniMarathon reach cap of 12,000 runners

Athletics: News & Notes, Volume 8, Number 21

Athletics: Hall named USATF Athlete of the Week

Athletics: ChampionChip Partners with The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

Athletics: Boston Athletic Association and Principal Sponsor John Hancock Announce Record Prize Purse for 112th Boston Marathon

(RRW) Athletics: Planning Ahead, Utrecht Hopes For 10,000M World Record In 2009

(The Final Sprint) Athletics: TFS Running Podcast 135 - Kate O’Neill on this Sunday’s USA Olympic Women’s Marathon Trials

(RRW) Athletics: Pavey To Defend Great Manchester Run Title

Athletics (TPR): Mt. SAC Relays To Feature Interactive Live Streaming

(Runner's World) Athletics: Ryan Hall strong fifth at London in 2:06:17

Ultra Running: Ironman World Champion Tim DeBoom Announces Entry into 2008 Leadville 100 Ultramarathon Trail Race

Sportsmedicine: How Stretching Can Explode Your Muscle Growth

(CBC) Athletics: Walking Man - A Few Strides with an Unsung Hero of Canadian Sport

(WSAW) Athletics: Runners Continue Racing to Sign up for May Green Bay Marathon

(Guardian) Athletics: Gebrselassie rethinks Beijing plan

(Times Online) Drugs in Sport: Whistleblowers 'jealous of Dwain Chambers'

(NY Times) Drugs in Sport: Track’s Governing Body Is Standing By Greene
(Independent) IAAF backs Greene against allegations by drugs supplier

(RRW) Athletics: Lel Is Youngest Man Ever To Win Five Majors

(Boston Globe) Athletics: He's still the go-to Guy
Despite physical setbacks, BAA's Morse isn't dropping out of the race

(Eurosport UK) Athletics: Liu set for US tests
Chinese hurdler Liu Xiang will compete in the United States prior to the Beijing Olympics in order to prepare for his Olympic title defence
(IAAF) Liu Xiang heads first headliners to be announced for New York – IAAF World Athletics Tour

(Eurosport UK) AThletics: Pavey steps up preparations
Commonwealth 5000 metres silver medallist Jo Pavey plans to use the Bupa Great Manchester Run as part of her preparations for the Olympic Games

(Telegraph) Drugs in Sport: Maurice Greene quick to follow suit
Maurice Greene is the latest in a long line of athletes of any nationality to react with complete outrage and incredulity at the very suggestion they took drugs

Triathlon: Slowtwitch.com to Provide Live Updates from Olympic Trials

(Telegraph) Athletics: Maasai warriors finish Flora London Marathon

Multisport: Peaks Coaching Group Coach, Beth Leasure selected as National Coach for Y-ME’s “Ride to Empower”

Athletics (TPR): Xiang, Campbell-Brown New York-Bound

(BBC) Athletics: Marathon bar over man's age claim
The Guinness Book of Records is refusing to accept a London Marathon runner's claim he is the race's oldest runner, at 101 years of age   April 14, 2008:    [Links load in new window]
(Globe and Mail) Athletics: Speedy Kenyans uncertain of selection
Martin Lel and Sammy Wanjiru ran two of the fastest times in history in their 1-2 finish in the London Marathon, but still can't count themselves as members of the Kenyan Olympic team

(WCSN) Athletics: London Marathon Photos

(IAAF) Athletics: World record will be mine, says Lel

(IAAF) Athletics: Huang Xiaoxiao highlights opening of Chinese outdoor Grand Prix season

(RunBlogRun) Athletics: A Day that changed Ryan Hall's Life

Athletics: Feel the Rush 2008

(Running Times) Athletics: Move over London, Its Time for BOSTON
RT Marathon Week Coverage Begins HERE

(EAA) Athletics: Italian Vincensa Sicari wins Torino Marathon
Sunday's Torino Marathon saw five sub 2:11 performances in excellent weather conditions and a personal best win in the women's race for home star Vincenza Sicari

(Vancouver Sun) Olympics: Athletes not activists, Pound says
Canada's senior IOC member tells Olympic competitors to stay home if they can't bear to not speak out on human rights

(Flocasts) Athletics: Ryan Hall after London
Sam Fletcher of Flotrack UK talks with Ryan Hall after the London Marathon, where he finished 5th in PR time of 2:06.17

Multisport: PowerBar Announces 2008-2009 PowerBar Team Elite™ Sponsored Athlete Roster

Athletics: Wardian wins second ultrarunning title of 2008 at USA 100 km

(Boston Globe) Athletics: Distant memories won't fade
Samuelson's legacy is intact as she nears competitive finish line

(RRW) Athletics: Lel Takes London Record In History-Making Race

(NY Times) Athletics: U.S. Marathoner Has Impressive Showing in London

(LRC) Athletics: Ryan Hall's (And His Family's and Coach's) Reaction to His Incredible Run In London

(Telegraph) Athletics: Marathon effort needed to catch Africans

(Toronto Star) Triathlon: Whitfield kicks off season with victory

(Eurosport UK) Athletics: Aussie Rawlinson eyes Japan as final Olympic training

(IAAF) Athletics: World Indoor champion Williams lines up for Ponce

(BBC) Drugs in Sport: Greene hits back over drug claims
Double Olympic champion Maurice Greene has vehemently denied a report linking him to performance-enhancing drugs

(Times Online) Drugs in Sport: Maurice Greene accused of being drugs cheat
Double Olympic champion is accused of breaking rules even though he is an outspoken advocate of life bans for doping

(RWire) Athletics: ZOOMA Women's Race Series Announces Route for Inaugural Annapolis Half Marathon & 10K

(RWire) Athletics: Eugene Marathon Announces the 26 "Legends of Eugene"

(RWire) Athletics: Lel, Mikitenko Win 28th Flora London Marathon

(The West) Athletics: Weightman's Olympic dreams up in air
Australia's Lisa Weightman faces an anxious few weeks to find out whether she will be selected for this year's Olympics after finishing an impressive 13th in the London marathon - her debut over the distance

(IHT) Athletics: Ryan Hall confident for Beijing after fifth place finish in London Marathon

(Salt Lake Tribune) Athletics: Salt Lake City Marathon - 12,000 participants anticipated

Triathlon: Whitfield and Snowsill Triumphant in Ishigaki

(NY Times) Athletics: U.S. Marathoner Has Impressive Showing in London

(Eurosport UK) Athletics: Lel wins London Marathon again
Kenyan Martin Lel retained his London Marathon title in a fantastic men's race when the first three broke the course record and the first six finishers recorded personal bests

(Eurosport UK) Athletics: Yelling set for Beijing
Liz Yelling won her domestic duel with Hayley Haining at the Flora London Marathon to almost certainly assure her of a second British Olympic vest in Beijing this summer

(Eurosport UK) Athletics: What the runners said
All the reaction to the London Marathon

(Times SA) Triathlon: Ironman couple share sweet victory   April 13, 2008:    [Links load in new window]