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

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

She’s the nation’s premier distance runner as a junior and qualified first in the Division 2 for the 1,600.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2024

He was the youngest distance runner to ever make the team.

From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand