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The article offers information on the "press bus" of the era which was usually a rickety flatbed truck, one for reporters, another for photographers; and mentions that Marc Bloom, top on his bicycle, stuck with the elite runners in 1986 and reported on developments to the ABC telecast.

Reports that runners Aislinn Ryan and Ken Cormier captured the girls' and boys' titles, respectively, of the Foot Locker High School Cross-Country Championship in San Diego, California on December 11, 2004.

Reports that the Fayetteville-Manlius boys and the Saratoga Springs girls set records on October 9, 2004 in the Manhattan College high school invitation cross-country race at Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx, New York City. Two-and-a-half-mile course; Third straight championship for Nicole Blood in the Girls' Eastern States Championship race.

Focuses on the reaction of Eugene, Oregon-based Prefontaine Classic students regarding track and field athlete Marion Jones’ involvement in a Balco drug scandal. Description of Jones as a role model for young women athletes; Jones’ accomplishments.

Looks at various aspects of entertainment-oriented and music-oriented marathons across the U.S. Description of the Rock 'n' Roll Marathon in San Diego, California, the Cellcom Marathon in Green Bay, Wisconsin, the Chang event in Phoenix, Arizona, the Nashville Country Music Half-Marathon in Tennessee and the New York City Marathon; Creation of the music-marathon concept by San Diego-based Elite Racing; Features of music marathons; Comments by music marathon veterans on the events; Profile on typical music marathon participant Tricia Coultes.

When Joe and Jim Rosa, twins on the West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North cross-country team, were 5 years old, they would compete to see who could stay under water longer in the family pool. ''They always had great lung capacity,'' said their father, Larry, who swam internationally for his native Puerto Rico and then at the University of Pittsburgh. ''We were trembling until they came up. It was scary.'' As the boys got older and played one-on-one basketball in their driveway, they would fight over every point. ''Whoever lost,'' Jim said, ''would usually get mad and throw the ball down the street.'' [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The article focuses on several people in New York City who walk long distances. INSET: Across the Bridges on Foot.

The article informs that Lauren Centrowitz, a runner at Stanford, California has run the third leg of Stanford's 4x1,500-meter relay, hence setting an American record.

The article reports that Ryan Hall, a runner, has won the 12-kilometer title at the national cross-country championships at Van Cortlandt Park in Brooklyn, New York.

The article reports on the victory of Adam Goucher, America's most promising distance runner, in the national cross-country championships at the Van Cortlandt Park in New York City.

Reports on the disappointment expressed by former marathon runner Anthony Sandoval, for failing to get a chance to compete in the 1980 Summer Olympics due to the U.S.-led protest to boycott the Moscow Games for Soviet intervention in Afghanistan.

Reports on the victory of runner Dathan Ritzenhein in the Belfast International Cross Country Run in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Reports developments related to sports in the U.S.

Profiles Canadian marathoner Ed Whitlock. Type of training undergone by Whitlock; Career performance; Attribution to his success.

Profiles freshman runner Josh McDougal of the Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia. Career background; Reputation as a runner; Awards and achievements.

Reports that West Philadelphia Catholic High School has set a national record in the 1,600-meter medley relay at the Adidas National High School Track and Field Championships in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Reports on the increasing popularity of girls' pole vault in the U.S. Record set by Shawnee High School student Danielle O'Reilly; Decision of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association to make the girls' pole vault a scoring event in statewide competition; Common complaint from experts like Olympic bronze medallist Jan Johnson.

Reports on issues related to the Nike indoor track and field championships held in Landover, Maryland. Performance of the 15-year-old sophomore Nichole Blood in the anchor leg event; Record broken by the Saratoga Springs High School in the girls' 4x1-mile relay; Runners running for the record-breaking team of Saratoga Springs.

Profiles track and field high school athlete Jaleel Davis of Boys and Girls in Brooklyn. Age; Awards; Performance of Davis.

Reports on the participation of runner Eddy Hellebuyck in the men's marathon trial in Birmingham, Alabama. Defiance of the fundamental principles of running; Background of Hellebuyck; Accomplishment of the athlete in track and field competitions.

Presents a former athlete's personal reflections and recollections of the Armory Track and Field Center in New York on the occasion its inauguration as the National Track and Field Hall of Fame. Center as venue of the author's initiation into the pursuit of success and as diversity laboratory for the youth of New York; Enshrining of the great athletes of track and field.

Provides updates on the victory of runners Matt Withrow and Katelyn Kaltenbach in the National High School Cross-Country Championships in San Diego, California.

Reports on the victory Nicole Blood, an undefeated sophomore from Saratoga Springs High School in New York, won the Northeast Regional High School Cross-Country Championships in the Bronx. Winning time of Blood.

Focuses on the 34th New York City Marathon. The style of this entertainment-oriented marathon; How a new kind of athlete is changing the marathon from an athletic event to a social event; Spotlight on ordinary people with no athletic background; Background on the movement, known as marathons for everyone; Participants; Examples of music marathons in the U.S.; Attitudes of marathon veterans.

Discusses the training of the Columbia University women's cross-country team by Coach Craig Ann Lake. Motivation of the athletes; Goal for the team to win national recognition.

Profiles the life of high school track star Mohamed Khadraoui who immigrated to the United States from Morocco. Biography of Mohamed Khadraoui; Training program that Khadraoui uses; Records that Khadraoui has posted in the sport of running in New Jersey; Cultural influence that young Islamics and other foreigners have on American teens.

Features sprinter Bill Collins.

Focuses on the increasing number of women runners. Profile of Julia Stamps, a long distance runner; How physical development in girls can effect their athletic abilities; Risk of burnout.

Reports on the effort of high jumper Debra Vento of Freehold Borough High School to clear a six foot jump in the Nike Indoor Classic tournament.

Provides information on the achievements of runner David Krummenacker and his training method.

Profiles cyclist Lance Armstrong.

Presents information on New York State distance runners Brendan Fennel of Pearl River High School and Brian Dalpiaz of Sayville High School on Long Island.

Features high school track and field athletes Molly Huddle and Melissa Donais.

Features Amber Trotter, winner of the 23rd Footlocker high school championship cross-country race held on December 8, 2001.

Previews the 23rd Foot Locker high school cross-country running championships in the United States in 2001.

Reports on the victory of runner Natasha Roetter in the Foot Locker High School Northeast Regional Cross-Country Championships at Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx, New York City on November 24, 2001.

Reports on the United States runners who won in the 32nd annual New York City Marathon on November 4, 2001.

Features nurse Chris Bilsky, who decided to participate in the New York City Marathon as an act of defiance against terrorism.

Features runner Alan Webb of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, who broke Jim Ryun's 36-year-old scholastic record in May 2001.

Profiles Anthony Famiglietti from Patchogue, New York, who is training for the world track and field championships in August 2001 in Edmonton, Alberta.