EUGENE, Ore. – Her legs gave out before her heart did. So with her legs buckling beneath her in the final 20 meters of the Olympic Trials 1,500-meter final Sunday, Brenda Martinez willed herself ...

“Brenda did a clinic one night on motivation and the importance of positivity and not overthinking all the crazy things in training.” But really, Martinez sees her camp as a solace for herself ...

As a little girl growing up in Rancho Cucamonga, California, Brenda Martinez ran so fast that her mother couldn’t catch her. Now, 23 years later, all the extra energy that got her into so much ...

EUGENE, Ore. – By the time Brenda Martinez sat down alone with a turkey sandwich and her four dogs Monday night in the house she and her husband/coach Carlos Handler are renting in nearby ...

EUGENE, Ore. — It was months before Brenda Martinez could bring herself to watch a video replay of last year’s Olympic Trials 800-meter final, her reluctance driven as much by a sense of ...

Brenda Martinez of Rancho Cucamonga on Sunday became the first American woman to win a medal in the 800 at the world track and field championships, using a late kick to finish third at the ...

Brenda Martinez’s hope of reaching the podium at the Rio Olympics came to an end on Sunday night when she finished dead last in a semifinal of the 1,500-meters.

EUGENE, Ore. >> By the time Brenda Martinez sat down alone with a turkey sandwich and her four dogs Monday night in the house she and her husband/coach Carlos Handler are renting in nearby ...

Brenda Martinez knows a lot about firsts. The track star was the first person in her family to graduate from college. At last year’s world championships, she became the first American woman to ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — U.S. Indoor 1500m Champion Brenda Martinez has dreams beyond winning medals on the world stage. She wants to give back to the sport that ga ...