July 2004

USA: The Road to Athens Runs Through Falmouth posted 30 July

USA: Korir Repeats, Chepkemei Sets Course Record at Quad-City Times Bix 7 posted 25/7
Jonathan Balzan Sets New Record at the Red Bull Birzebbuga 10k

Drugs-in-Sport: Jones' ex-husband told investigators he injected sprinter posted 23 July
Track and field superstar Marion Jones was using banned performance-enhancing drugs when she won five medals, three of them gold, at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, her ex-husband has told federal investigators probing the BALCO steroids scandal. . | more |

Drugs-in-Sport: Testing time for cheats posted 18 July
THE CASUALTY list from the US Olympic trials in Sacramento has been mounting by the day. This has not been in any conventional sense of favourites being out-fought on the track. More often, it has seen them out-thought off the track by officials who have displayed a determination to clean up the sport that has been conspicuously absent previously. . | more |

Male athletes starving themselves in misguided race for success posted July
With the Olympics a month away, Britain's leading middle distance runner has warned that many of the country's top male athletes are risking their health by starving themselves in an attempt to run faster. His concern is shared by the British Olympic team's doctor, who says that disordered eating is common among male athletes. | more |

USA: Olympic Marathoner Browne to Run ING New York City Marathon 2004 posted 22 July

Ireland: Olympic hopefuls to star in Woodys DIY National T&F Championship posted 21 July

Time-to-Run announce Kristopher as new Beginner's project candidate posted 21 July

Ireland: Hession misses Oympic 200m A standard by 2/100th of a second! posted 20 July

USA: Korir Kicks at Crazy 8's, Skvortsova Defends Women's Crown posted 19 July

USA: Kastor Dominates Olympic Trials 10,000 Meters posted 17 July

Ireland: Irish Teams for World Junior Championships announced posted July

USA: Keflezighi, De Reuck Top USA Running Circuit Standings posted 01 July