21.   The story has been confirmed by Anne Roberts, who recruits the top runners yearly for the New York City Marathon, which Loroupe has won twice.

22.   The wheelchair competitors were ordered by police officers to wait until the top runners had passed.

23.   The top Divine Madness runners live in a rental house in Boulder and share cooking and cleaning chores.

24.   The top five runners advanced to the final.

25.   They will be followed by the usual array of invitational races for high school and master runners as well as the traditional Metropolitan Miles for top local runners.

26.   Think stoic athleticism, top runners and world record-breaking times.

27.   Top runners flock to training meccas like Boulder, Colo., and Toluca, Mexico, where the high altitude, tangy air and soft forest trails beckon.

28.   Ultimately, Burke hopes, more and more exposure to top runners from around the world will lead to increased interest.

29.   Perhaps with Morceli as inspiration, two other top middle-distance runners have asked Rieti organizers for pacesetters to facilitate record attempts.

30.   Philadelphia lost its top runner, Duce Staley, earlier this season.