Thugwane recovers from shooting to win gold
In March, Josia Thugwane was shot under the chin during a car hijacking as he headed home from his job in South Africa's mining country. In August, he found better ore in Atlanta, narrowly outrunning a small break to win the men's marathon.

Roba strikes gold in Olympic marathon
Fatuma Roba of Ethiopia brought home the gold and plenty of pride in becaming the first African woman to win the Olympic marathon. Her time of 2:26:05 would have earned her the silver in the men's marathon 30 years ago.

Women start early Sunday
While most of Atlanta sleeps, a tough field of 80 women will take to the streets. Here's a quick look at the who and when. The why is an obvious flash of gold.

Heat, humidity will probably keep records intact
Not much chance that new records will be set in the distance events, especially the marathon. Still, there are many critical issues being addressed to keep the entire field from melting down.

Little-known Spangler wins women's trials
Joan Benoit Samuelson was bumped from the Olympics by an complete unknown, Jenny Spangler, who ran the race of her life in February. Can she do it again?

Bob Kampainen is back again
The veteran of Barcelona returns, older and stronger. The Minnesota med student is ready to roll.