While the debate rages, women's fields are getting faster and faster By Amby Burfoot PUBLISHED 02/01/2005 At this month's Los Angeles Marathon and Gate River Run 15-K in Jacksonvi...

By Michael Sandrock (Contact) Tuesday, January 15, 2008
When Billy Mills stepped to the line for the start of the 2-mile at the 1961 Big Eight track championships inside Folsom Field, he did not know what to expect from the altitude he was facing fo...

By JOSHUA ROBINSON Published: January 14, 2008 LONDON — Track and field’s world governing body ruled on Monday that Oscar Pistorius, a double-amputee sprinter from South Africa, is not be eligible to compete in Olympic qualif...

Sun Jan 13, 2008 9:34am EST
LONDON (Reuters) - Marion Jones's drugs disgrace has been a wake-up call for U.S. athletics, IAAF vice-president Sebastian Coe said on Sunday.
Jones, who has been stripped of the five medals she won at the 2000 Sy...

Jan. 13, 2008, 12:41PM Cheruiyot wins Houston Marathon in sprint finish Kenyan races to victory for his third title; repeat winner Tune sets record in women's event
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'Spirit of the marathon' film has local link, universal appeal By ROGER McBAIN / Courier & Press staff writer — 464-7520 or [email protected] Sunday, January 13, 2008
These days, Melissa Leggett feels as if she's...