BEIJING -- Usain Bolt lowered his 6-foot-5 frame into a too-small seat in the warm-up room and watched on TV as his main rival coasted across the line in a first-round heat at the world championships.

TOKYO, JAPAN - SEPTEMBER 14: Gold medallist, Melissa Jefferson-Wooden of Team United States, poses for a photo with the national flag after victory in the Women's 100 Metres Final on day two of the ...

David Hearn-Smith recently posted a video to social media for his relatives to see how his teenage kid was doing in track and field. The clip showed Bronson Hearn-Smith winning a 100-meter race in a ...

TOKYO, JAPAN - SEPTEMBER 14: Gold medalist Oblique Seville of Team Jamaica celebrates with the national flag of Jamaica after competing in the Men's 100 Metres Final on day two of the World Athletics ...

Earlier this year, I interviewed Chari Hawkins about training for her first marathon. She initially set a goal to run a sub-5:30 marathon, then decided she would shoot to break four. “All it takes is ...