distance running
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It is certainly true that tennis requires discipline and sacrifice, but is this country-club sport really more intense than, say, distance running, mountaineering or solo sailing?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
Track & Field Championships on Sunday that a respected distance running coach and author declared it was “the most impressive athletic feat in history.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2025
In elite distance running, that’s not a marginal gain, it’s a quantum leap.
From Slate ● Jun. 28, 2025
Kenyan distance running has been beset by doping scandals in recent years, and Chepngetich was asked about doping after her victory in Chicago.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2024
“Your Majesty! Your Majesty!” a chorus of voices came through the air toward them, and Minli could see a parade of servants in the distance running across the zigzagged bridge.
From "Where the Mountain Meets the Moon" by Grace Lin
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