long distance runner
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Lindsay Hecox, a long distance runner, lodged a legal challenge against the Idaho law shortly after it was enacted.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
Barnett was on the track team at Aberdeen High School, where he was recognized as the greatest long distance runner in the school’s history.
From Seattle Times ● May 30, 2022
Joanna Harper, a competitive long distance runner in Britain, noticed that her pace began to slow just a few months after taking testosterone-suppressing drugs during her transition nearly 20 years ago.
From New York Times ● Feb. 16, 2022
Salazar is an accomplished long distance runner himself who won the New York City Marathon three times and the Boston Marathon once.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 1, 2019
Juarez, you are the best long distance runner amongst us.
From Frontier Boys in the South Seas by Wyn Roosevelt