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distance running

American

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

noun

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

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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

His competition includes compatriot Mosinet Geremew, ranked seventh-fastest in history, Valencia Marathon runner-up Alexander Mutiso Munyao and distance running great Kenenisa Bekele.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 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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