Olympian middle distance runner Brenda Martinez talked about running goals, sure, but she knew her message could go beyond the track. “I told coach I wanted to give back to the community ...

The gold rush was on. More than a century and a half later, middle distance runner Brenda Martinez and her dreams arrived at this spot in the San Bernardino Mountains also in search of precious ...

That holds true for Brenda Martinez, a 2016 Olympian and 2013 World Championship bronze medalist in the 800 meters. Rather than training for anything specific, Martinez told Runner’s World that ...

Olympic runner Brenda Martinez had an unlikely path to the 2016 games. She grew up running in basketball shoes and nearly missed qualifying. She tells NPR's Ailsa Chang how she persevered.

"It's one of those things that every athlete knows.” For as long as she can remember, Brenda Martinez wanted to be a world-class runner. She first started running with an after-school track club ...

(AP) – Brenda Martinez was at her best in the 800 meters ... Martinez conceivably could be bumped up to silver, after runner-up Mariya Savinova-Farnosova was among the Russian runners targeted ...

It was months before Brenda Martinez could bring herself to watch ... caliber Prefontaine Classic 1,500 field Saturday afternoon a runner unmistakably changed, steeled by those 10 days last ...

It was months before Brenda Martinez could bring herself to watch ... caliber Prefontaine Classic 1,500 field Saturday afternoon a runner unmistakably changed, steeled by those 10 days last ...

By the time Brenda Martinez sat down alone with a turkey sandwich ... in March and had 2016’s fastest indoor 1,500 by a runner of non-African descent (4 minutes, 4.58 seconds).

(AP) — Brenda Martinez was at her best in the 800 meters ... Martinez conceivably could be bumped up to silver, after runner-up Mariya Savinova-Farnosova was among the Russian runners targeted ...

American runners Alysia Montano and Brenda Martinez stand to receive world championship medals after the disqualification of Russian runner Mariya Savinova. The Court of Arbitration for Sport ...

Next week, Brenda Martinez takes her place at the starting line in Rio, but she nearly didn't make it to the Olympics. The runner suffered a devastating loss last month in the 800-meter final at ...