The latest news, feature stories, results, interviews, and much more from the world of women's running, updated every Monday. Nadia Prasad, formerly of France, became a U.S. citizen on September 24. The judging for the annual Runner's World T-shirt and poster will be held in early November. As always, winners will be published in the February issue of Runner's World. Entries cannot be returned.
All races start and finish in center city Oakland.
Organizers of Millennathon 2000 hope to establish it as an annual event celebrating the good health and vitality running brings to the masses. Race weekend includes a fitness expo at Oakland Convention Center, race participation by Bill Rodgers and post-races festival with food, entertainment and revelry. Get trans savvy We've told you how bad trans fat is for your heart, but watching your intake can be tricky since foods labels don't list the amount. Thankfully, a study in a recent issue of the Journal of the American College of Nutrition analyzed breads, crackers, cereals, margarine and other foods for their trans fat content. After margarine, trans fat was most prevalent in crackers, croutons, breakfast cereals, pie shells, donuts and cookies.