distance runner
a participant in distance races.
Other words from distance runner
- distance running, noun
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How to use distance runner in a sentence
Spanish endurance researcher Alejandro Lucia is well known for several classic studies of Tour de France riders and distance runners.
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.
Because in addition to studying the evolutionary history of distance running, he is a distance runner.
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.
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.
Two Very Different Ways of Riding the Tour de France | Alex Hutchinson | March 2, 2021 | Outside Online
He was smart and tough in the way of the hard worker, the long-distance runner, the gambler who wins on stamina.
The Stacks: How Leonard Chess Helped Make Muddy Waters | Alex Belth | August 2, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTNor is she the first female distance runner to turn to suicide.
Are Female Long-Distance Runners More Prone To Suicidal Depression? | Emily de la Bruyere | February 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTLike the gymnast and the ballerina, the distance runner is often defined by drive and compulsion.
Are Female Long-Distance Runners More Prone To Suicidal Depression? | Emily de la Bruyere | February 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe distance runner is a good actor; the first lesson she learns is how to fool herself out of pain.
Are Female Long-Distance Runners More Prone To Suicidal Depression? | Emily de la Bruyere | February 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTUnsurprisingly, the distance runner has a tendency towards obsessive-compulsive behavior.
Are Female Long-Distance Runners More Prone To Suicidal Depression? | Emily de la Bruyere | February 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe stuck his belly out as he walked and held his little fists on each side of his stomach like a long-distance runner.
Royal Highness | Thomas MannCorporal Hamill, one of the old soldiers of the Battalion and a well-known long distance runner, was killed at the same time.
The Fifth Leicestershire | J.D. HillsHis arms and shoulders were splendidly developed, and his legs brown, and corded like a distance runner's.
At Start and Finish | William LindseyHis prowess as a long-distance runner had not entirely departed, although lack of training tried his wind sorely.
Billy Barcroft, R.N.A.S. | Percy F. WestermanHe started down the wide avenue with the gentle, easy stride that had made him the best long-distance runner in school.
Shelled by an Unseen Foe | James Fiske
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