He later went to Iowa State University, where he had an athletic scholarship and was an All-American cross-country runner.

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Volz began experiencing shin pain as a high school cross-country runner.

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Race organizers are also donating 2 British pounds to the One Fund Boston -- set up to help those most affected by the Boston bombing -- for each runner to cross the finish line.

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However, being the front runner also means being in the cross-hairs of the other candidates and, as expected, Mr. Romney, Ron Paul, and John King, the CNN moderator, as any moderator would, went after Mr. Santorum.

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An athlete all his life, Howard was a distance runner for the University of California, Irvine cross-country team before a diagnosis of osteosarcoma and amputation of his left leg just below the knee.

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Her elder sister Ejegayehu was an Olympic silver medalist in 2004, while younger sister Genzebe was the 2009 world junior cross country champion and a younger brother Dejene is a promising 800m runner.

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"I cannot remember ever seeing a British woman 1500m runner displaying - not just here but also in the past - such cross country endurance, " the 61-year-old Foster said.

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Nikki Slater, a former British cross country international who was running competitively for the first time in seven years, finished runner-up in 1:17:47.

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