sprint medley

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noun Track.

a medley relay in which the first member of a team runs 440 yards, the second and third members run 220 yards each, and the fourth member runs 880 yards.

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Not to mention what happens when this medley of men comes back home.
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It seems highly implausible that the Chuck Todd Effect will ultimately decide the McConnell/Grimes sprint to the finish.
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When you hit a throttle on a sprint car, the car sets sideways.
Homicide or Accident in Tony Stewart’s NASCAR Scandal?|Robert Silverman|August 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Crossfit combines push ups, pull-ups, olympic lifting and other exercises in a quick circuit sprint.
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For this reason, the CDC says its response will be more of a “marathon” than a sprint.
CDC Calls Ebola Outbreak ‘Forest Fire’|Abby Haglage|July 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This monstrous medley gave birth to the macaroni style, the very climax of barbarism.
A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 1 (of 10)|Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)
There were boxes of cakes, fruit, and eggs; and jinrikishas piled with a medley of gifts.
The Dragon Painter|Mary McNeil Fenollosa
I do not know how I could have looked Elfrida in the face again had he indeed risen no more from that medley.
A Prince of Cornwall|Charles W. Whistler
There never was a woman crossing the street on a muddy day that you didn't sprint to get a look at her ankles.
You Never Know Your Luck, Complete|Gilbert Parker
Three thousand years ago the Italian peninsula presented a veritable medley of races.
The Two Great Republics: Rome and the United States|James Hamilton Lewis

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