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
As those nations have faded, distance running has become a national sport in Kenya and Ethiopia, where there are also natural physiological benefits to be reaped from training at high altitude.
From BBC • May 13, 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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