distance running
Americannoun
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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
It's now seen as second fiddle to the track and road, but it's the purist form of distance running for me.
From BBC ● Jan. 8, 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
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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