1.   But the death of a Houston-area freshman track runner last month served as a grim reminder that high school athletics is not immune from tragedy.

2.   Machuka and Tergat are not savvy track runners.

3.   Nike was criticized for a TV spot that featured the American track runner Suzy Hamilton sprinting away from a maniac wielding a chain saw.

4.   Raymond Pierre, a former Baylor University track runner turned massage therapist, offered me a different perspective on the profession.

5.   The closest race in Olympic history in this event was over, and Tergat was still only the second best long-distance track runner of his generation.

6.   Radcliffe, a world-class track runner who has often come up just short of the medal stand, said she probably could have broken the world record.

7.   British track runner Diane Modahl announced Wednesday she had won her appeal against a four-year doping ban.

8.   Organizers canceled a parade to welcome home Bahamian track runners from the Outdoor World Championship in Seville, Spain.

9.   The most dominant track runner of the last decade, the two-time Olympic and four-time world champion is widely expected to revolutionize marathoning.

10.   The talk was about Haile Gebrselassie, the greatest track runner in history, making his elite marathon debut Sunday and revolutionizing the distance.