How to Become an Olympic Runner

If you want to become an Olympian, you gotta be made of the right stuff. It's a long, arduous path, but it will be nothing short of worth it if you succeed. If you're ready to commit years to a sport and to yourself, you may have the...
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Have the Olympics encouraged you to try a new sport? Check out what your body's idiosyncrasies might make you best at, and spot your hidden sporting talents.

Think you've got what it takes to be a champion? Follow these steps to make your dream a reality.

SmartMoney: Mama, don’t let your babies grow up to be Olympians. It may not have the ring of the original Willie Nelson/Waylon Jennings song title, but it certainly applies – conside
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Since we were kids, the fictious lives of superheros made us wonder what it would be like to have their powers. Even now we see them on the silver screen being bigger, stronger and faster than the average human. Today's athletes have evolved so much that they seem to actually possess these super-human qualities. If you ever wondered what it would be like to train for superhero strength and ability, take a look at the life of an Olympic Sprinter.

It's going to be a little harder to be a track and field Olympian in 2016 than it was last year. There will be a maximum of 2,000 track and field athletes at the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro, 231 fewer than competed in London, according to the Olympics-centric site Inside The Games.