distance runner

noun

1. a participant in distance races.

Other Words From

• distance running noun

Example Sentences

Spanish endurance researcher Alejandro Lucia is well known for several classic studies of Tour de France riders and distance runners.

From Outside Online

I suspect we won’t see many distance runners in the finals who don’t have a plate and a layer of foam under their soles.

From Outside Online

Because in addition to studying the evolutionary history of distance running, he is a distance runner.

From Freakonomics

Among a group of some of the greatest distance runners in history, none of the standard physiological measurements—VO2 max, lactate threshold, running economy—produced any seriously eye-popping values.

From Outside Online

I’d never say it to their faces, but as a scrawny distance runner I’ve always enjoyed watching muscle-bound decathletes run their final event, the 1,500 meters.

From Outside Online

He was smart and tough in the way of the hard worker, the long-distance runner, the gambler who wins on stamina.

From The Daily Beast

Nor is she the first female distance runner to turn to suicide.

From The Daily Beast

Like the gymnast and the ballerina, the distance runner is often defined by drive and compulsion.

From The Daily Beast

The distance runner is a good actor; the first lesson she learns is how to fool herself out of pain.

From The Daily Beast

Unsurprisingly, the distance runner has a tendency towards obsessive-compulsive behavior.

From The Daily Beast

He stuck his belly out as he walked and held his little fists on each side of his stomach like a long-distance runner.

From Project Gutenberg

Corporal Hamill, one of the old soldiers of the Battalion and a well-known long distance runner, was killed at the same time.

From Project Gutenberg

His arms and shoulders were splendidly developed, and his legs brown, and corded like a distance runner's.

From Project Gutenberg

His prowess as a long-distance runner had not entirely departed, although lack of training tried his wind sorely.

From Project Gutenberg

He started down the wide avenue with the gentle, easy stride that had made him the best long-distance runner in school.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• contestant
• entrant
• hurdler
• marathoner
• racer
• sprinter