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
As a teen, Fraire spent three years on the Burbank High School track team as a middle distance runner and four years on the school’s cross-country team, frequently ranking in top spots during meets.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2026
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
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
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