distance runner

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But perhaps no name carries the power and poignancy of Steve Prefontaine, the gritty, charismatic distance runner from Oregon whose life ended in a car crash in 1975.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2025

In the meantime, Kipchoge, widely regarded as the greatest distance runner of all time, has offered wisdom via WhatsApp - something Yee describes as "surreal".

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2025

“For a distance runner, there’s no place in the world like Flagstaff,” said Matt Baxter, who broke New Zealand’s national indoor record at 5,000 meters after moving to Arizona.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 18, 2024

She’s the nation’s premier distance runner as a junior and qualified first in the Division 2 for the 1,600.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2024

He was the youngest distance runner to ever make the team.

From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand