distance runner
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Esmée Gummer is a long distance runner who is currently taking on a 5,000km challenge across the UK over a 99 day period.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
Colin Sahlman is the latest Newbury Park High distance runner to emerge as the best in the nation, capping a historic cross-country campaign.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2025
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
Robbie Fitzgibbon, a middle distance runner, represented his country at several international events.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2024
He was the youngest distance runner to ever make the team.
From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand
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