distance running
Americannoun
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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
Nuguse and Ingebrigtsen are now full-on rivals—along with being among the bigger characters in distance running.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 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
In distance running in the 1930s, it was exceptionally rare for a man to run a last lap in one minute.
From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand
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