故事讲述J.K.西蒙斯饰演的比尔，因丧妻之痛，离开小城，与17岁的儿子韦斯搬到洛杉矶开始新生活，并遇到了朱莉饰演优雅女教师

一个14岁的男孩相信他可以创造奇迹的故事。男孩的父亲去世，母亲昏迷在医院，似乎只有奇迹才能使其苏醒。他渴望创造奇迹。一次长跑惩罚使他喜欢上了这项运动，并坚信如果能完成一项不可能完成的任务，比如赢得波士顿马拉松比赛，就能够唤醒母亲。虽然最后他离冠军仅一步之遥，但他赢得了师长和同学的尊重，赢得了心仪女孩的热吻，赢得了母亲奇迹般的苏醒。奇迹每天都会发生。

Alex, blind since the age of two, dreams of running for his school's cross-country team. His father, a probation officer, finds a running partner who spends his time 'running' from the law.

当高中明星四分卫 AJ Montoya 的手骨折时，他唯一的希望就是与他的宿敌越野队--一群书呆子和不务正业者组成的橄榄球队--联手为高中争光。

In 1980, Terry Fox continued his fight against bone cancer with the pursuit of a singular, motivating vision: to run across Canada. Three years after having his right leg amputated six inches above the knee after being diagnosed with osteosarcoma, Fox set out to cover more than a marathon’s distance each day until he reached the shores of Victoria, British Columbia. Anonymous at the start of his journey, Fox steadily captured the heart of a nation with his Marathon of Hope. However the 21-year old BC native's goal was not fame, but to spread awareness and raise funds for cancer research. After 143 days and two-thirds of the way across Canada, with the eyes of a country watching, Fox’s journey came to an abrupt end when newly discovered tumors took over his body

After a narrow win hands Tuba City High School their 19th state championship, second place finisher Chinle sets out to topple their rivals and finally claim victory for themselves.

Suffolk University's track & field coach, Will Feldman, sets out to win one last championship with his first recruiting class. During the season, Will spends each Saturday of the Spring on the road with the team as they endure setbacks, injuries, and doubt with the Championship approaching. When the day comes, Will watches as his first Suffolk athletes wear the uniform for the last time.

Private Daly of the Connaught Rangers triumphs in the Aldershot Command annual cross country race, months before the outbreak of WWI.