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
Colin Sahlman is the latest Newbury Park High distance runner to emerge as the best in the nation, capping a historic cross-country campaign.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 7, 2025
It has been especially relevant to athletics, in which South African middle distance runner Caster Semenya - who was born with DSD condition 46 XY 5-ARD - twice won Olympic 800m gold.
From BBC • Aug. 11, 2024
He was the youngest distance runner to ever make the team.
From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand
