1.   It would be like a relay runner rejoicing over his career-best split after his team finished out of the medals at the Olympics.

2.   One woman asked to touch the torch carried by Lynn Thompson, the Issaquah teenager who was the first relay runner in Seattle.

3.   Strangers begged to be photographed with relay runners.

4.   When it came to running for the Moreland Ridge Middle School Huskies, Kayla sought approval from Katie, a relay runner.

5.   A series of relay runners carried the flame into Yuma.

6.   Next up is the lighting of the Olympic flame after a team of relay runners carries the torch into the stadium.

7.   Next up was the lighting of the Olympic flame after a team of relay runners carries the torch into the stadium.

8.   On Monday, South Africa was ordered to return two of its medals after relay runner and long jump bronze medalist Karen Botha tested positive for a banned stimulant.

9.   She plays it like a skydiver making a daring jump, or a relay runner making that final, exhausting push for the finish line.

10.   Traditionally, the final relay runner lights the cauldron with the torch to signal the start of the Games.