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Legendary Olympians

Throughout the history of the Olympics, athletes have used the Games as a stage to shine. But a special few have seized the moment -- sometimes several moments -- and enthralled us with their feats.

SI.com: David Esptein: Goucher's moment of weakness

BEIJING -- Kara Goucher put on a strong face for the media after finishing 10th in the 10,000. But her words were devastating. She admitted that, 13 laps into the race, when the burn started creeping over her legs, she let the thought of her next race, the 5000 on Tuesday, creep into her mind: I've got another shot, she thought, so why take any more pain? And then she drifted out of contention.

Time.com: Runners' High: Joggers Live Longer

A new study suggests that avid runners enjoy better health than non-exercisers -- and that the benefits endure for years

Time.com: Will Women Ever Outrun Men?

Some researchers have speculated that women are physically better suited to run longer distances faster than men. A sports scientist discusses the possibility

Q & A with Sebastian Coe

Sebastian Coe is one of the greatest middle-distance runners ever to step foot on to an athletics track. There are few people better qualified to comment on the talent and effort it takes to become a world beater. Here he gives CNN his views of Haile Gebrselassie.

Time.com: Chicago Under Attack - by Blackbirds

It's the season when the red-winged blackbird nests and the males are particularly aggressive. Just ask joggers and bikers and traumatized children

F1 drivers' hearts beat 190 times a minute in races

Formula One drivers spend a lot of time talking about the gym and going jogging.

Fortune: GE's road warrior, plugged-in worldwide

Running a business with more than 300 locations worldwide keeps Charlene Begley in perpetual motion. A company vet who led Plastics for two years before helping GE (No. 6 on the 500) sell the unit last May, Begley has always had a packed travel schedule.

Fat to fitness instructor: Boot camp helps man lose 120 pounds

Two years ago, Tim Lenczowski dreaded walking from the parking lot into his office.

Runner gets homeless on right track

At 5 a.m. on any given day, Anne Mahlum could be found running the dark streets of Philadelphia -- with homeless men cheering her on as she passed their shelter. But one morning last spring, she stopped in her tracks.

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