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Jennie Finch is no stranger to team sports, but the former softball great has never tackled the intense preparation she's undergoing to compete in her first triathlon.

The New York City Marathon was canceled, but that hasn't stopped race participants to redirect their efforts Sunday -- by getting out and helping those in need.

Some NYC Marathon entrants think it's even more important to run this year. Some can't bring themselves to take part. Bonnie D. Ford shares two representative stories.

When Nina Kuscsik began her competitive running career she was an outsider, but after 80 marathons and countless hours advocating for women in her sport, she will be inducted into the New York Road Runners Hall of Fame.

The elite Americans at the forefront of this year's New York City Marathon women's field -- Julie Culley, Amy Hastings and Molly Pritz -- represent a new group charging into the next four-year Olympic cycle.

Lolo Jones was the subject of some harsh criticism in London, but the whole story paints an ugly picture of how female athletes are still perceived in our culture.

If softball wants to return to the Olympics in 2020, it will need Major League Baseball to let its players compete.

espnW catches up with Firehiwot Dado, who won her first New York City Marathon in 2:23:15.

It was a big jump in distance from her usual 5,000 meters, but Lauren Fleshman found joy and pain in the marathon journey.

espnW catches up with Ethiopia native and Bronx resident Buzunesh Deba, who placed second in Sunday's New York City Marathon in 2:23:19.

Werknesh Kidane is running New York for the first time on Sunday, but she's had a pretty good training partner to help her prepare - her husband, defending champion Gebre Gebremariam.

One's an octogenarian. One lost 200 pounds. One is running five marathons this year to raise awareness for brain injuries. Three women tackle the New York City Marathon under extraordinary circumstances.

She'll go for her second straight wheelchair title at the New York City Marathon, but what's amazing is that she ever got to the starting line.

In advance of her marathon debut, Lauren Fleshman opens up about other life goals, being "multidimensional" ... and her fear of on-the-run tummy troubles.

Kenya's Mary Keitany, who ran 2:19:19 to win the London Marathon in April, is the prohibitive favorite to win Sunday's New York City Marathon.

The biggest marathon in the world just keeps getting bigger. Here's what you need to know about this monster race.