distance runner
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Ms Hecox, a long distance runner, lodged a legal challenge against the Idaho law in 2020 shortly after it was enacted.
From BBC • Jul. 3, 2025
But perhaps no name carries the power and poignancy of Steve Prefontaine, the gritty, charismatic distance runner from Oregon whose life ended in a car crash in 1975.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2025
One of those who died was Majed Abu Maraheel, a retired distance runner who became the first Palestinian to compete in the Olympics when he ran the 10,000 meters in Atlanta in 1996.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 16, 2024
Ventura High School distance runner Sadie Engelhardt surged over the final 400 meters to break her Arcadia Invitational record in the girls’ mile.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2024
He was the youngest distance runner to ever make the team.
From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand
