7/6/08

To follow the U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials is to embrace stories about athletes who seem to come out of nowhere to become excellent.

Who have overcome pain and adversity.

Who are, simply, interesting people.

Which brings us to 23-year-old Shannon Rowbury of San Francisco, who is all of that and the top contender in the finals of the women’s 1,500 meters at 4:05 p.m. today.