distance runner

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“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

That makes Fisher one of the favorites to strike gold in this summer’s Games, something no U.S. distance runner has done in four decades.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 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