distance runner
Example Sentences
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“I definitely understand the question always being there,” says Sara Hall, an elite distance runner competing in Sunday’s race.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025
Ms Hecox, a long distance runner, lodged a legal challenge against the Idaho law in 2020 shortly after it was enacted.
From BBC • Jul. 3, 2025
One of those who died was Majed Abu Maraheel, a retired distance runner who became the first Palestinian to compete in the Olympics when he ran the 10,000 meters in Atlanta in 1996.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 16, 2024
That makes Fisher one of the favorites to strike gold in this summer’s Games, something no U.S. distance runner has done in four decades.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2024
He was the youngest distance runner to ever make the team.
From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand
