"There are a lot of collegiate runners who can't do that," Raczko said.

As a collegiate runner, she was a six time All American, and a member of two national champion 4x800 meter relay teams.

Although a competitive collegiate runner, Cabral has focused his training on the Olympics.

ONE day several years ago, Chris Turney, a collegiate long-distance runner, went to watch an event called ride and tie, and it quickly piqued his curiosity.

He wasn't a super collegiate runner," Hanson said, "but he has an incredible work ethic.

Paul Bennett, a collegiate runner and two-time National Champion at the master's level, said, "Gosh, I'd say about 6 years, maybe 10."

Quenton Cassidy is a collegiate runner at fictional Southeastern University based on the University of Florida.

As a collegiate runner, McVeigh never had any reason to celebrate.

Since Erickson is 30, Dowling is probably the only collegiate cross-country runner in the nation who is older than her coach.

She walked away from that scholarship to earn another as a collegiate runner and was a two-time All American in track and cross country.