Part 1. Kicking Down the Door: The Pioneer Era, 1966-1972
Proof of Concept: Crazylegs, New York, 1972
Party in the USA! America, the 1970s
A Star is Born: Grete Waitz, New York 1978
Hat or Beer: Joan Benoit, Boston 1979
A World of (Limited) Opportunity: Waitz and Benoit, 1978-1979
Victory: Hansen, Switzer, and the Alphabet Soup, 1980-81
The Enemy Within: Waitz and Benoit, 1980-1981
For Love and Money: Roe and Waitz, 1981
Out with the Old? Benoit and Waitz, 1981-1982
Don't Call it a Comeback: Benoit and Waitz, 1982-1983
Part 3. Groundwork: Olympia and the World, 1983-1984
The Trials Before the Trials: Benoit, Spring 1984
The Trials: America's Best, May 12, 1984
The Games: Los Angeles, 1984
The Race: Los Angeles, August 5, 1984