sprinter

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"Think of it like a marathon runner versus a sprinter," said Rando, who is also a professor of neurology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.

From Science Daily • Feb. 23, 2026

He has trained his entire life to be the rarest athlete in the sport: a sprinter who doesn’t lose steam over long distances.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026

She grew up as a track-and-field athlete, a sprinter, and only took up bobsled in 2022.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2026

Jamaican sprinter Elaine Thompson-Herah, a five-time Olympic champion, competed in her first race since June 2024 in Saturday's Camperdown Classic at Kingston, Jamaica.

From Barron's • Feb. 15, 2026

After three years of him believing in me, pushing me, tailoring my workouts, I’d become the fastest 400-meter sprinter in the league.

From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen