distance runner

American  

noun

1. a participant in distance races.

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Other Word Forms

• distance running noun

Example Sentences

“I definitely understand the question always being there,” says Sara Hall, an elite distance runner competing in Sunday’s race.

From The Wall Street Journal

“I think that it’s terrible for young athletes to see that this is what’s possible if you compromise, at the very least your health,” says Susanna Sullivan, an elite distance runner and grade-school teacher competing Sunday.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

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

Distance runner Hannah Nuttall and discus thrower Lawrence Okoye were among those to also triumph on Saturday and earn selection.

From BBC

Related Words

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