Shots of long distance runners Emil Zatopek and Alain Mimoun on the winners stand at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics. They are cheered on by a crowded stadium. Footage of the runners competing the in marathon at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics. They run through a crowded stadium and out into the streets lined by even more crowds. Shots of the two runners running along the street as crowds watch and chase cars film. Mimoun reenters the stadium to the sight of a cheering crowd.