Runners take an oath before competing, and pass through an ancient tunnel to reach the track By Derek Gatopoulos • Published June 11, 2016 • Updated on June 11, 2016 at ...

Ancient Greek athletes, however, faced a challenge unlike modern athletes. Without the internet, television, radio or any widespread means of communication, ...

B.Y.U. had a plan both innovative and ancient: having the runners slather their bodies in olive oil, in what the men’s coach, Ed Eyestone, called “an old-school running trick. ...