Re: t-and-f: Howard's last jump at 2.00

The only possible rationale that I could imagine would be that she was not only looking at a potential PB if she cleared 2.02, but might have also been trying to, well, compete. In short, she very well may have been giving it her best effort. Nutty, I know. On 8/8/05, Wayne T. Armbrust [EMAIL

t-and-f: Helsinki 2005 – Highlights, DAY 1

http://www.iaaf.org/WCH05/news/Kind=2/newsId=30982.html Saturday 6 August 2005 Helsinki, Finland - Large crowds flocked to first day of the 10th IAAF World Championships in Athletics. Nearly 65,000 people attended the opening day's sessions according to official figures released by the

t-and-f: Kluft shrugs off injury to rise to the challenge

Swede fights classic heptathlon battle as Sotherton keeps herself in the frame Simon Turnbull in Helsinki Published: 07 August 2005 The last time the track and field World Championships were held in the Olympic Stadium here in Finland's capital, an injury cloud threatened to dampen a potentially

t-and-f: Radcliffe risks sparking competitive instinct

15:55pm 5th August 2005 Paula Radcliffe admits her competitive spirit will kick in when she lines up for the 10,000m final in the World Championships tomorrow. Radcliffe insists she is using Saturday's race as part of her preparation for next week's marathon, when she will start as a firm

t-and-f: Gil Cruter Passes Away At The Age of 90

http://www.cubuffs.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=4064SPID=265DB_OEM_ID=600ATCLID=167602 BOULDER—The University of Colorado is mourning one of its first great athletic performers and overall ambassadors with the death of Gil Cruter last week. Cruter, a member of the second class inducted into CU's

t-and-f: Solid start for Sotherton

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/sport/sport.html?in_article_id=358385in_page_id=1771in_a_source= Kelly Sotherton made a solid start to her heptathlon medal bid on the opening day of the World Championships. Sotherton recorded a time of 13.33 seconds in the 100metres hurdles in

t-and-f: Gatlin double main course at Finnish feast

Mike Rowbottom in Helsinki Published: 06 August 2005 Athletes from more than 200 countries will prepare to shed blood, sweat and tears here today as the 10th World Championships get under way in the Olympic stadium which hosted the inaugural event in 1983. While the sweat and tears will be

t-and-f: Radcliffe in two minds

By Brendan Gallagher (Filed: 06/08/2005) The 10th World Championships may be short on star names and their usual big-time atmosphere but put Paula Radcliffe on the start list and there is intrigue aplenty. Radcliffe's decision to run in the 10,000 metres tonight and the marathon next Sunday has

t-and-f: Doubling up could spell danger for Paula, but that's how she likes it

Steve Cram Saturday August 6, 2005 The Guardian A measure of true fame in sport is when you can drop your surname and still remain instantly recognisable in contextual references. Kelly Holmes is most of the way there but, annoyingly for her, Kelly Sotherton is threatening to be successful

t-and-f: Shot put legend fails to qualify

America's three-time world shot put champion John Godina was eliminated in the first round at the World Athletics Championships in Helsinki on Saturday. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/athletics/4126652.stm Needing 20.25m to qualify, Godina could manage only 19.54m. I've had four injuries in

t-and-f: Holmes confident after injury break

13:11pm 23rd June 2005 Dame Kelly Holmes is confident she has overcome a minor injury problem and will be in top shape before competing at the Cork BUPA Ireland City Games next weekend. Holmes, who won her first 1500 metres of the season at the Norwich Union International meeting earlier this

t-and-f: Men get Euro Cup reprieve

http://sport.independent.co.uk/general/story.jsp?story=648938 By Mike Rowbottom 23 June 2005 Britain's men yesterday found themselves back in the European Cup Super League two days after being relegated, thanks to a loophole obligingly created by the European Athletic Association. A lacklustre

t-and-f: Mack blown off course for US selection

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml;jsessionid=BBPTODQSLUJNDQFIQMGCM54AVCBQUJVC?xml=/sport/2005/06/25/soaths25.xmlsSheet=/sport/2005/06/25/ixothspt.htmlsecureRefresh=true_requestid=5980 By Tom Knight (Filed: 25/06/2005) Tim Mack, the Olympic pole vault champion, will miss the World

t-and-f: Jones pulls out at start blocks

Gatlin disqualified, protests, then reinstated in 100 http://www.dailycamera.com/bdc/other_sports/article/0,1713,BDC_2416_3882638,00.html By Associated Press June 25, 2005 CARSON, Calif. — Marion Jones grabbed her warmup clothes and walked off the track moments before the start of the 100-meter

t-and-f: World champion Kipchoge upset in Kenyan trials

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?section=trackandfieldid=2094502 Reuters Internet Delivery System Track and Field News Wire By Isa Omok NAIROBI, Jun 25 - World 5,000 metres champion Eliud Kipchoge was beaten into fourth place over the distance at the Kenyan trials by Isaac Songok on

t-and-f: Injured Jones expects to return in August, says agent

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?section=trackandfieldid=2094536 Reuters Internet Delivery System Track and Field News Wire By Gene Cherry CARSON, California, June 25 - Former triple Olympic champion Marion Jones plans to be running again by August, her agent said on Saturday. She will be

t-and-f: Tergat rejects request to run at world championships

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?section=trackandfieldid=2093781 Reuters Internet Delivery System Track and Field News Wire NAIROBI, June 24 - Kenya's world marathon record holder Paul Tergat has rejected an invitation from the national federation to run at the Helsinki world championships in

t-and-f: Cherkasova runs 800m in 1:56, as fiv e duck under 1:59 – Kazan, IAAF GPII

http://www.iaaf.org/GP05/news/Kind=2/newsId=29932.html Saturday 25 June 2005 Kazan, Russia - The Znamensky Memorial, IAAF GPII meeting held earlier this afternoon was highlighted by a powerful display of women's 800m running. After yesterday's bad weather, during the first day of non-GP

t-and-f: Grete Waitz fights cancer

One of Norway's greatest sports figures, long distance runner Grete Waitz, has admitted that she has been diagnosed with cancer. http://www.aftenposten.no/english/sports/article1062015.ece Waitz, 51, told gossip weekly Se og Hr that she was facing her toughest challenge. I have been diagnosed

t-and-f: US Women Win International Team Challenge at BolderBOULDER 10K

http://www.coloradorunnermag.com/news/BolderBoulder_2005.html Elva Dryer became the fourth U.S. women in five years to win the BolderBOULDER professional race, pulling away from Ethiopia's Merima Hashim over the last third of the race in winning in a 32:51 time. That is the fifth fastest time

t-and-f: At 51, a Marathoner Has Shed the Weight of Disappointment

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/23/sports/othersports/23sandoval.html?oref=login By MARC BLOOM Published: May 23, 2005 When Dr. Anthony Sandoval of Los Alamos, N.M., does his daily run at dawn through the Jemez Mountains, where he trained while he was a medical student a generation ago, he is

t-and-f: Bittersweet anniversary

http://www.dailycamera.com/bdc/running/article/0,1713,BDC_2413_3798982,00.html 25 years ago, Durden qualified for boycotted Olympics By Michael Sandrock, For the Camera May 23, 2005 Benji Durden keeps the medal he received for making the 1980 U.S. Olympic team in a drawer in the townhome he

t-and-f: Szabo hangs up spikes

Former Olympic 5,000m champion Gabriela Szabo has announced her retirement from competitive athletics. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/athletics/4546811.stm The 29-year-old Romanian dominated the event between 1997 and 2000, winning the 2000 Olympic title as well as three world championship

t-and-f: Obikwelu beats Olympic champion Gatlin in Qatar

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?section=trackandfieldid=2059675 Reuters Internet Delivery System Track and Field News Wire DOHA, May 13 - Olympic silver medallist Francis Obikwelu got his revenge over champion Justin Gatlin by winning the 100 metres at the Qatar Super Grand Prix on Friday.

t-and-f: Lewis-Francis in failed dope test

Sprinter Mark Lewis-Francis, who won Olympic relay gold last year, has been given a public warning by UK Athletics after testing positive for cannabis. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/athletics/4544005.stm He has also been stripped of the silver medal he won in the 60m at this year's Spar

t-and-f: Symposium on Running Injuries

Presented By: The Boulder Center for Sports Medicine Saturday, May 28, 2005 8:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. Boulder Colorado Millennium Harvest House Hotel Symposium on Running Injuries Featured Speakers Richard Bouche, DPM Commonly Misdiagnosed/Mistreated Conditions of the Foot Ankle Tom Shonka,

t-and-f: Jones invited to race in Milan

Sprinter Marion Jones will race in Milan next month despite reports which suggested she will not be invited to compete in Europe this summer. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/athletics/4541375.stm Reports said that Jones and boyfriend Tim Montgomery would be excluded because of links to the Bay

t-and-f: Kenyan coach concerned for future

Former national head coach Mike Kosgei has predicted a bleak future for Kenyan athletics after the defection of another top-class distance runner. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/athletics/4529395.stm Nicholas Kemboi, 22, has followed in the footsteps of several compatriots by becoming a Qatar

t-and-f: Europe snubs Balco-linked Jones

US sprinters Marion Jones and Tim Montgomery will not be invited to race in Europe this summer because of links to the Bay Area Laboratory Cooperative. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/athletics/4533055.stm Balco founder Victor Conte is accused of supplying steroids, and he claims he gave Jones

t-and-f: Court to rule on US relay victory

The Court of Arbitration for Sport has begun its deliberations to decide if the US 4x400m relay team should lose their 2000 Olympic gold medals. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/athletics/4533963.stm The squad included Jerome Young, who has since been banned for life after failing two drugs

t-and-f: Rome to defy Jones deal

http://sport.independent.co.uk/general/story.jsp?story=637623 By Mike Rowbottom 12 May 2005 Organisers of the Golden Gala in Rome are planning to defy an agreement among European promoters this summer by inviting Marion Jones to compete. The Euro-Meetings Group, whose members organise nearly

t-and-f: Kemboi joins fellow-Kenyans in Qatar

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?section=trackandfieldid=2056095 Reuters Internet Delivery System Track and Field News Wire NAIROBI, May 9 - Kenyan distance runner Nicholas Kemboi has joined several compatriots by becoming a Qatar citizen and will be eligible to compete for the Gulf state at

t-and-f: Jones's agent unaware of European ban for sprint stars

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?section=trackandfieldid=2057554 Reuters Internet Delivery System Track and Field News Wire By Gene Cherry RALEIGH, North Carolina, May 10 - Marion Jones's agent admitted to being unaware of a move to bar the former triple Olympic champion and her boyfriend

t-and-f: Powell to run first European race in Ostrava

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?section=trackandfieldid=2056953 Reuters Internet Delivery System Track and Field News Wire LONDON, May 10 - Jamaican Asafa Powell, who clocked a year's best 9.84 seconds over 100 metres at his national championships on Sunday, will run in the Ostrava

t-and-f: Gatlin queries false start change

American sprinter Justin Gatlin is opposed to moves by the International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) to change the false start rule. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/athletics/4521963.stm Under the current rule, the athlete making the second false start of a race is disqualified

t-and-f: Stevenson keeps Pole Vault in the headlines - Modesto

http://www.iaaf.org/news/Kind=2/newsId=29304.html Sunday 8 May 2005 Modesto, California - As has so often been the case in the recent history of the Modesto Relays, the Pole Vault took centre stage, as Olympians Toby Stevenson and Jillian Schwartz put on dazzling displays for the capacity crowd

t-and-f: Powell's 9.84 stuns and Bolt's 20.14 delights in Kingston

http://www.iaaf.org/news/Kind=2/newsId=29306.html Sunday 8 May 2005 Several World-leading performances highlighted the second Jamaica International Track Field Invitational, Saturday evening (7 May) at Kingston's National Stadium. Under the theme 'Athens Recreated,' the North and Central

t-and-f: Kibet and Cheruiyot head Kenyan parade Berlin 25km

http://www.iaaf.org/news/Kind=2/newsId=29310.html Sunday 8 May 2005 Berlin, Germany - Neither wind nor cool temperatures of less than ten degrees Celsius could stop the Kenyans in the 25th edition of the Run Berlin. The jubilee edition of the race, which was formerly known as 25 km von Berlin

t-and-f: Lewis-Francis eyes quick start

http://sport.guardian.co.uk/athletics/story/0,10082,1478604,00.html David Martin Saturday May 7, 2005 The Guardian The Olympic gold medallist Mark Lewis-Francis is hoping to get his outdoor season off to a flying start in Jamaica today. Lewis-Francis, who ran the anchor leg in the sprint relay

t-and-f: Sepeng tests positive for norandrosterone

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?section=trackandfieldid=2054317 Reuters Internet Delivery System Track and Field News Wire By Craig Ray CAPE TOWN, May 6 - South Africa's former Olympic 800 metres silver medallist Hezekiel Sepeng has tested positive for the banned steroid norandrosterone,

t-and-f: Kastor returns to Bolder, takes aim at 4 of a kind

De Reuck, Rhines will round out U.S. women's team http://www.dailycamera.com/bdc/running/article/0,1713,BDC_2413_3743787,00.html By Michael Sandrock, For the Camera May 1, 2005 Once a runner wins an Olympic medal, she has reached the highest echelon of long-distance running, commanding large

t-and-f: Bekele aims for fast time in opening outdoor race

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?section=trackandfieldid=2055572 Reuters Internet Delivery System Track and Field News Wire By Sabrina Yohannes NEW YORK, May 8 - Olympic 10,000 metres champion Kenenisa Bekele is aiming for a fast time in his opening race of the northern outdoor season at an

t-and-f: Gatlin, Liu victorious at Japan Grand Prix

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?section=trackandfieldid=2055068 Reuters Internet Delivery System Track and Field News Wire OSAKA, Japan, May 7 - Olympic champion Justin Gatlin stormed to victory in the men's 100 metres at the Japan Grand Prix on Saturday. The American clocked 10.15 seconds

t-and-f: Lindgren enshrined in track HOF

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) -- Gerry Lindgren beat Billy Mills, Steve Prefontaine and Jim Ryun on the race track, but the man many consider the greatest high school distance runner in history is little known compared to his legendary contemporaries. That is starting to change. Long a virtual recluse,

t-and-f: Wariner loses to Williamson again in 400

Associated Press Track and Field News Wire DES MOINES, Iowa -- Jeremy Wariner can beat anyone in the world at 400 meters -- except his former teammate. In a crowd-pleasing duel of Olympic gold medalists, Darold Williamson outran Wariner in the stretch Saturday to win the feature race in the

t-and-f: Brits off the pace in Penn Relays

Olympic gold medallists Jason Gardener and Mark Lewis-Francis were unable to steer a Great Britain team to victory in the Penn Relays in Philadelphia. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/athletics/4484633.stm The quartet of Gardener, Lewis-Francis, Chris Lambert and Tim Abeyie clocked a time of 39.56

t-and-f: Jamaica upsets Team USA in 1,600-meter relay

Associated Press Track and Field News Wire PHILADELPHIA -- American Tyree Washington fell, and Team USA lost the 1,600-meter relay Saturday at the Penn Relays, beaten by a Jamaican team in one of six all-star events. Washington clipped the heels of Bahamas' runner Chris Brown on the second leg

t-and-f: Jones gets back to winning ways

US sprinter Marion Jones won her first race in 11 months after claiming victory in a 100m on the Caribbean island of Martinique on Saturday. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/athletics/4492833.stm But her boyfriend, world-record holder Tim Montgomery could only finish fourth behind Maurice Greene

t-and-f: Kinyanjui wins Country Music Marathon

Associated Press Track and Field News Wire NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Nephat Kinyanjui won the Country Music Marathon title Saturday, making up a 25-second deficit in the final 2 miles for another victory by a Kenyan in this race. He won in 2 hours, 15 minutes, 37 seconds. Defending champion Luke Kibet

t-and-f: Lewis-Francis makes medal pledge

Olympic sprint relay champion Mark Lewis-Francis has vowed to win a medal at this summer's World Championships. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/athletics/4498949.stm The 22-year-old, who won silver in the 60m at the European Indoor Championships last month, is now looking forward to the outdoors

t-and-f: Burika shocks Defar in Addis Ababa Municipal Championships - REPORT

http://www.iaaf.org/news/Kind=2/newsId=29239.html Saturday 30 April 2005 The shock defeat of Ethiopia's Olympic 5000m champion Meseret Defar and a return back to form for two of the country's upcoming stars, Abebe Dinkessa and Dejene Berhanu, were the highlights of the action in the 22nd MOHA

t-and-f: Thomas slammed and dropped

http://sport.guardian.co.uk/athletics/story/0,10082,1473619,00.html Duncan Mackay Saturday April 30, 2005 The Guardian Iwan Thomas's coach has severed his relationship with him after the runner decided to take part in ITV's new reality show Celebrity Wrestling. Nick Dakin felt appearing on the

t-and-f: Greene set for Showdown in Glasgow

http://www.iaaf.org/news/Kind=2/newsId=29232.html Thursday 28 April 2005 Former Olympic 100 metres champion Maurice Greene will take on Britain's best sprinters at the Norwich Union International in Glasgow in June. Greene will compete for the USA over 100m in the three-way match against Great

t-and-f: Bid leaders deny damage after u-turn

http://sport.guardian.co.uk/london2012/story/0,14213,1473618,00.html Saturday April 30, 2005 The Guardian Officials for London's 2012 Olympic bid are confident the controversy surrounding their embarrassing u-turn on the £15m incentives package has not affected support. The bid chairman

t-and-f: Radcliffe on target , says Kristiansen

Former winners predict British victory but will it be a record, asks David Martin http://sport.guardian.co.uk/athletics/story/0,10082,1461642,00.html Sunday April 17, 2005 The Observer Ingrid Kristiansen predicted Paula Radcliffe will return to world record-breaking form in today's London

t-and-f: Athletes bare their soles to beat injury

Marathon runners and fashion-conscious joggers are turning to 'barefoot trainers' for safer racing http://sport.guardian.co.uk/athletics/theobserver/story/0,10541,1461861,00.html David Smith and Denis Campbell Sunday April 17, 2005 The Observer The 35,000 runners lining up for today's London

t-and-f: Radcliffe must rise to the occasion

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/athletics/4445563.stm By Steve Cram BBC Sport Paula Radcliffe is favourite to capture the women's crown at the 2005 Flora London Marathon - but it is not going to be easy. I'm glad Paula rediscovered her competitive edge when she was forced to battle it out

t-and-f: Rutto's World record 'wait and see' London Mens race PREVIEW

Saturday 16 April 2005 London, UK - It speaks volumes for the elite men's field put together for Sunday's Flora London Marathon (17 April) that the absence of Haile Gebrselassie, Khalid Khannouchi and Gezahegne Abera will hardly be noticed. Despite the withdrawal through injury of such distance

t-and-f: Ndereba and Cherigat return to defend titles in Boston Marathon - PREVIEW

http://www.iaaf.org/news/Kind=2/newsId=29144.html Saturday 16 April 2005 The 109th B.A.A. Boston Marathon on Monday 18 April 2005 will be highlighted by the return of the defending champions, the Kenyans Catherine Ndereba and Timothy Cherigat. WOMEN number four for Ndereba? Ndereba's attempt

t-and-f: Macharia and Ivanova take Nagano Marathon titles

Sunday 17 April 2005 Surging away at 30.5Km and covering each kilometre from 30Km to 32Km under 3 minutes, Kenyan Isaac Macharia won the 7th annual Nagano Olympic Memorial Marathon with 2:10:59 today, improving his personal best by 27 seconds. http://www.iaaf.org/news/Kind=2/newsId=29151.html

Re: t-and-f: London Marathon results and articles

Radcliffe leaves rivals trailing By Steve Cram BBC Sport If anyone ever doubted it, Paula Radcliffe has proved once again that she is in a league of her own when it comes to the marathon. Her victory in London on Sunday was another superlative piece of distance running. One or two athletes

t-and-f: Jones finishes last in first race since Athens Olympics

Associated Press Track and Field News Wire WALNUT, Calif. -- Marion Jones has a long way to go to resurrect her once sparkling track career. Jones faded badly down the stretch and finished a distant last in the 400 meters Sunday at the Mount San Antonio College Relays, her first meet since her

t-and-f: Two decades on, Spedding can't believe he is still the speediest

By Simon Turnbull, Athletics Correspondent 17 April 2005 So where does a retired master of the marathon go, after crossing the final finishing line and hanging up his shoes? To Wallsend, naturally. Charlie Spedding runs a pharmacy there, in the Tyneside town at the end of the wall that Hadrian's

t-and-f: Radcliffe ready to face test of time

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml;sessionid=IVAMVGCUYRELZQFIQMFCM5OAVCBQYJVC?xml=/sport/2005/04/17/somara17.xmlsSheet=/sport/2005/04/17/ixsport.htmlsecureRefresh=true_requestid=18316 By Simon Hart (Filed: 17/04/2005) Time has always been on Paula Radcliffe's side in London. But, as

t-and-f: Sprinter Jones set for 400m race

American sprinter Marion Jones returns to action in a 400m race against Australia's Olympic 400m hurdles champion Jana Pittman on Sunday. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/athletics/059.stm It will be Jones' first race since failing to win a medal at the Athens Games last summer. Jones has

t-and-f: Chepkemei devises Radcliffe plan

Susan Chepkemei has admitted she will have to change her tactics if she wants to beat arch-rival Paula Radcliffe in Sunday's London Marathon. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/athletics/4445391.stm Chepkemei, 29, narrowly lost out to Radcliffe in a sprint finish for the New York Marathon last

t-and-f: Tergat focused on title not times

World record holder Paul Tergat insists he is chasing the Flora London Marathon title and not his own record when he contests the race on Sunday. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/athletics/4442527.stm By Sarah Holt The Kenyan set the world mark of two hours four minutes and 55 seconds in Berlin

t-and-f: Rupp hires law firm to clear way at Oregon

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?section=trackandfieldid=2036708 Associated Press EUGENE, Ore. -- Runner Galen Rupp has hired a law firm to help clear the way for him to join the University of Oregon track team. Rupp, who went to Portland Central Catholic and holds national prep records in

t-and-f: Arkansas track signs seven athletes

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?section=trackandfieldid=2036471 Associated Press FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- Seven athletes have signed with the Arkansas track and field team, including three indoor national champions and the 2004 Footlocker Cross Country Champion, the university announced

t-and-f: '2:07 is okay, but 2:06 would be nicer' - Baldinis European record mission

http://www.iaaf.org/news/Kind=2/newsId=29127.html Wednesday 13 April 2005 London, UK - After the distractions of his post-Olympic Games celebrations, Stefano Baldini is back doing what he likes best ... running fast. Baldini's surprising victory in the Olympic Marathon in Athens proved so

t-and-f: Chepkemei determined to force pace on Radcliffe

http://sport.independent.co.uk/general/story.jsp?story=629462 By Mike Rowbottom 15 April 2005 Susan Chepkemei, whom many regard as the most likely runner to frustrate Paula Radcliffe's ambition of winning a third Flora London Marathon title on Sunday, believes she will benefit from the lessons

t-and-f: Tulu versus Simon battle set for Nagano Marathon - PREVIEW

http://www.iaaf.org/news/Kind=2/newsId=29126.html Wednesday 13 April 2005 The seventh annual Nagano Olympic Memorial Marathon, one of the only two mass-elite combination marathons in Japan (the other being the Hokkaido Marathon in Sapporo each August), will take place on Sunday 17 April. The

t-and-f: Radcliffe's rival in the running

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml;sessionid=LRUHCZHBDVWG1QFIQMFCM5OAVCBQYJVC?xml=/sport/2005/04/15/soknigh15.xmlsSheet=/sport/2005/04/15/ixsport.htmlsecureRefresh=true_requestid=19400 By Tom Knight (Filed: 15/04/2005) It has been a long time since Paula Radcliffe had a genuine rival

t-and-f: Without running there would be no school

http://www.iaaf.org/news/Kind=2/newsId=29121.html Wednesday 13 April 2005 There would be no school in Kipsomba had it not been for Paul Koech's outstanding distance running career. The Kenyan athlete, who has been one of the best long distance track runners in the world and since 2003 has turned

t-and-f: Chepkemei ready to shed 'nearly' tag

http://sport.guardian.co.uk/athletics/story/0,10082,1460201,00.html Duncan Mackay Friday April 15, 2005 The Guardian Susan Chepkemei believes the experience of coming close to beating Paula Radcliffe in the New York City marathon last November will help her finally shake off her reputation as

t-and-f: Not just Radcliffe in London marathon

http://www.iaaf.org/news/Kind=2/newsId=29133.html Thursday 14 April 2005 London - Susan Chepkemei's epic tussle with Paula Radcliffe in November's New York City Marathon has thrust her into the role of chief danger to the British No.1 when they renew acquaintances in Sunday's Flora London

t-and-f: Determined Radcliffe feeling a million dollars

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2005/04/13/soaths13.xml By Tom Knight (Filed: 13/04/2005) Paula Radcliffe's ability to earn vast sums of money from racing could reach comic proportions if she wins Sunday's London Marathon, where prize money and bonuses totalling $255,000

t-and-f: Paul Tergat: food that changed my life

I'm now a top marathon runner, but as a child I starved http://sport.guardian.co.uk/athletics/comment/0,10083,1460267,00.html Paul Tergat Friday April 15, 2005 The Guardian Marathon running has taken me a long way from my roots in the small town of Baringo in Kenya's Rift Valley. I grew up

t-and-f: 'Slow' London record worth $1m to Radcliffe

http://sport.guardian.co.uk/athletics/story/0,10082,1458387,00.html Duncan Mackay Wednesday April 13, 2005 The Guardian Paula Radcliffe can become the first female athlete in history to earn $1m (£530,000) for a single day's work if she wins the Flora London Marathon on Sunday - and she will

t-and-f: Clock is ticking down for Radcliffe

Highest-paid athlete in Sunday's London Marathon may be best advised to take the money and run http://sport.guardian.co.uk/athletics/comment/0,10083,1456789,00.html John Rawling Monday April 11, 2005 The Guardian The organisers of the London Marathon are always a little coy about what they pay

t-and-f: Baldini ready to milk Marathon

http://sport.guardian.co.uk/athletics/story/0,10082,1458921,00.html Duncan Mackay Thursday April 14, 2005 The Guardian If Stefano Baldini wins the Flora London Marathon on Sunday his father will celebrate the same way he did when his son won the Olympic marathon in Athens last summer. He will

t-and-f: Lagat switches allegiance to US

Kenya's 1500m Olympic silver medallist Bernard Lagat has become a US citizen. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/athletics/4440823.stm Lagat, who won silver in Athens last August and bronze in Sydney in 2000, has lived in the United States since 1996 and has a home in Tucson, Arizona. The decision

t-and-f: O'Sullivan closes on Aussie move

Irish athlete Sonia O'Sullivan is a step closer to representing Australia at next year's Commonwealth Games. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/athletics/4440333.stm O'Sullivan is set to lodge her application for residency, which will in turn lead to an attempt to get Australian citizenship. The

t-and-f: Olympic champ wants London title

Olympic champion Stefano Baldini is even hungrier for success after his victory in last August's Athens Games. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/athletics/4441033.stm By Sarah Holt The 33-year-old Italian is competing in this Sunday's Flora London Marathon for the sixth time and is determined

t-and-f: Radcliffe ready to answer critics

Buckle your seatbelts Britain - it's time for another ride on the Radcliffe rollercoaster. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/athletics/4440209.stm By Scarlett Elworthy That's Paula Radcliffe, the 31-year-old Bedford lass who has won a special place in the nation's heart in recent years. Let's

t-and-f: Paris marathon leading results

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?section=trackandfieldid=2033903 Reuters Internet Delivery System PARIS, April 10 - Leading results in the Paris marathon on Sunday: 1. Salim Kipsang (Kenya) two hours eight minutes four seconds 2. Paul Biwott (Kenya) 2:08:18 3. Gashaw Melese (Ethiopia) 2:09:39

t-and-f: Kiprotich in the world’s fastest time of 2005 takes Stramilano honours

http://www.iaaf.org/news/Kind=2/newsId=29086.html Sunday 10 April 2005 Milan, Italy - Kenyan Wilson Kebenei Kiprotich won today's 34th edition of the Stramilano Half Marathon in a new world seasonal best of 1:00:11**. The women's race saw a victory by Hungary's Aniko Kalovics who took a gun to

t-and-f: Kipsang and Grigorieva pull off surprises in Paris Marathon

http://www.iaaf.org/news/Kind=2/newsId=29090.html Sunday 10 April 2005 Paris, France Kenyan Salim Kipsang and Russian Lidiya Grigorieva were the surprising winners today out of a record 35,500 runners who took part in the 2005 Paris Marathon. Both smashed their personal bests applying similar

t-and-f: IAAF Council Meeting – News Briefing, Day Two

http://www.iaaf.org/news/Kind=512/newsId=29094.html Sunday 10 April 2005 Doha, Qatar - We are pleased to provide this news summary covering all the major decisions and discussions from the second day of the IAAF Council meeting. New Change of Nationality Rule Agreed Although there were more

t-and-f: Greene brings home 4x100m win in 38.48 – Texas Relays

http://www.iaaf.org/news/Kind=2/newsId=29081.html Sunday 10 April 2005 Austin, Texas, USA - It was the annual Saturday of Speed at the Texas Relays yesterday, and former World and Olympic champion Maurice Greene looked like his old self as he anchored an HSI foursome to two sprint relay

t-and-f: Jimmy Muindi wins Rotterdam marathon

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?section=trackandfieldid=2033939 Associated Press ROTTERDAM, Netherlands -- Jimmy Muindi won the Rotterdam Marathon on Sunday, breaking away after 23 miles to finish in 2 hours, 7 minutes, 49 seconds and lead a Kenyan sweep. Jackson Koech was second in 2:08:01

t-and-f: Marathon woman

Jacqueline Gareau was deprived of her triumphant moment at the Boston Marathon 25 years ago, but she's indomitable, JAMES CHRISTIE writes http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/ArticleNews/TPStory/LAC/20050406/GAREAU06/TPSports/TopStories By JAMES CHRISTIE Wednesday, April 6, 2005 The race

t-and-f: Armed thieves attempt to steal Kemboi's gold medal

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?section=trackandfieldid=2030949 Reuters Internet Delivery System NAIROBI, April 6 - Armed thieves burst into Olympic 3,000 metres steeplechase champion Ezekiel Kemboi's home on Monday and attempted to steal his gold medal. Kemboi, who was not at home at the

t-and-f: IAAF: World record holder Kipketer to retire after title defence

http://www.iaaf.org/news/Kind=2/newsId=29071.html Saturday 9 April 2005 Denmark's Wilson Kipketer, the World record holder both indoors and out for the men's 800m has decided to retire after he has attempted to defend his European title in Gothenburg, Sweden in 2006. It was in Gothenburg that I

t-and-f: Kenya Vs Tanzania - Stramilano Half Marathon PREVIEW

http://www.iaaf.org/news/Kind=2/newsId=29070.html Friday 8 April 2005 Milan is set to celebrate the 34th edition of its famous Stramilano half marathon race on Sunday 10 April, a race which will feature a fierce battle between Tanzania and Kenya. This popular Italian race was highlighted in the

t-and-f: IAAF considers rules on false starts, nationality switches

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?section=trackandfieldid=2032708 Associated Press LONDON -- Track and field's governing body is considering changing the contentious false-start rule and making it tougher for athletes to switch nationalities. The International Association of Athletics

t-and-f: Texas' Hooker makes big early leap in outdoor season

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?section=trackandfieldid=2033018 Associated Press AUSTIN -- Texas' Marshevet Hooker made some big leaps into the new outdoor track and field season. The runner-up at the NCAA indoor championships last month, Hooker set a Texas Relays record on Friday with a

t-and-f: O'Sullivan loses out to Rudolph

Sonia O'Sullivan has been narrowly beaten by America's Amy Rudolph in a tight finish to the BUPA Ireland Run. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/athletics/4417083.stm Rudolph pulled away from the Irish star in the final 100 metres of the 10k race in Dublin's Phoenix Park, setting a course best of

t-and-f: Kipketer to quit after Europeans

Middle-distance legend Wilson Kipketer will retire from athletics after the 2006 European Championships in Sweden. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/athletics/4424481.stm The 32-year-old, who switched nationality from Kenya to Denmark, won world titles in 1995, 1997 and 1999. But he is best known

t-and-f: Mayock expects Carroll to figure

John Mayock is expecting Mark Carroll to run well on home soil in Saturday's Great BUPA Ireland Run in Dublin. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/athletics/4417083.stm The British veteran agrees that Australia's Craig Mottram will go in as favourite but he expects US-based Carroll to be in

  1   2   3   >