distance runner
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As a teen, Fraire spent three years on the Burbank High School track team as a middle distance runner and four years on the school’s cross-country team, frequently ranking in top spots during meets.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026
“I definitely understand the question always being there,” says Sara Hall, an elite distance runner competing in Sunday’s race.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025
But Calli Hauger-Thackery, a distance runner who has represented Team GB at the Olympics, says talking about its sporting impact is "still so taboo and it shouldn't be, because we're struggling with it".
From BBC • Jul. 25, 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
He was the youngest distance runner to ever make the team.
From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand
