distance running

American  

[dis-tuhns ruhn-ing] / ˈdɪs təns ˌrʌn ɪŋ /

noun

1. the sport or exercise of running over a relatively long distance, especially more than 5,000 meters.

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Example Sentences

Ms. Chepngetich’s story exemplifies the doping problem in elite distance running.

From The Wall Street Journal

In need of support, I asked Chat to send me inspiration in the voice of Bill Bowerman, the famed track coach who brought my mustachioed distance running hero, Steve Prefontaine, to the 1972 Munich Olympics and went on to co-found Nike.

From The Wall Street Journal

Nuguse and Ingebrigtsen are now full-on rivals—along with being among the bigger characters in distance running.

From The Wall Street Journal

That is level with Jamaican sprint star Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce - the only other woman to win as many as four world titles in the same event - and distance running great Tirunesh Dibaba for the most by a female athlete in individual events.

From BBC

Five decades after our school opened its doors just off Highway 101 northwest of L.A., it had produced almost zero success in distance running.

From Los Angeles Times