Country girl Morgan Uceny aims for first Olympics

As part of USA TODAY Sports' "100 Olympic hopefuls in 100 Days" series, prospective U.S. Olympians give their thoughts on the Games in their own words.

By Michael Florek, USA Today

Last September, Morgan Uceny was 500 meters away from winning a gold medal at the world championships in the...

40-year-old sets record with sub-4 minute Mile at Vanderbilt

By Alex Cate, The Tennessean

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Vanderbilt was the site of a world record-setting running performance Saturday.

Anthony Whiteman of Great Britain became the first man at least 40-years-old to run a sub-4 minute Mile outdoors.

Whiteman, 40, completed his Mile with a time of 3...

Roger Bannister to carry the Olympic torch at the Oxford track where he made history

Sir Roger Bannister will carry the Olympic torch on the track where he became the first man to run the Mile in less than four minutes

By Tim Walker, The Telegraph

OXFORD - Although Sir Roger Bannister would have been a popular choice to light the Olympic flame at the opening ceremony, the...

At 37, Bernard Lagat is still in pursuit of Olympic gold

Lagat, who took a bronze medal at the 2000 Olympics and silver at the 2004 Games running the 1,500 meters, faltered at the 2008 Games. Now he's among the favorites in the 5,000 meters at London.

By David Wharton, Los Angeles Times

Time means everything to a runner.

Every step equals another...