The Warmup Lap | 7.31.12 - Olympic Runners Are Waiting in the Wings

Olympics: Teammates Kara Goucher, Shalane Flanagan push each other - TwinCities.com

Theyre joined at the hip, Kara Goucher and Shalane Flanagan. Since last October theyve traveled hundreds of miles together on foot, within inches of each other, as training partners with a common goal of running in the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Paula Radcliffe's London Olympic dream was an agonising step too far | guardian.co.uk

For those running the marathon the stakes are high, especially with the pain lasting much longer than most other athletic disciplines. With most coaches sticking to the simple line that "the more training you do, the better athlete you become", high levels of physical and psychological stress is hardly surprising.

Usain Bolt vs. The Cheetah: Olympians of the Animal Kingdom | Summer Olympics 2012 | LiveScience

Olympian vegetarians: the elite athletes who shun meat | guardian.co.uk

How Many Olympic Runners Dope? : The New Yorker

Olympics awash in Twitter, for better or worse - The Associated Press

At London Olympics, technology tries to stay a step ahead - The Washington Post

Maverick who set a record that will never be beaten | Manchester Evening News

91-year-old runner remembers 1948 London Olympics | Toronto Sun