long distance runner
Example Sentences
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Barnett was on the track team at Aberdeen High School, where he was recognized as the greatest long distance runner in the school’s history.
From Seattle Times • May 30, 2022
Joanna Harper, a competitive long distance runner in Britain, noticed that her pace began to slow just a few months after taking testosterone-suppressing drugs during her transition nearly 20 years ago.
From New York Times • Feb. 16, 2022
Salazar is an accomplished long distance runner himself who won the New York City Marathon three times and the Boston Marathon once.
From Washington Post • Oct. 1, 2019
John Monaghan, for services to sport administration in Northern Ireland; Jo Pavey, long distance runner; Casey Stoney, Arsenal Ladies and former England captain; Jordanne Whiley, wheelchair tennis player.
From BBC • Jun. 12, 2015
Corporal Hamill, one of the old soldiers of the Battalion and a well-known long distance runner, was killed at the same time.
From The Fifth Leicestershire A Record Of The 1/5th Battalion The Leicestershire Regiment, T.F., During The War, 1914-1919. by Hills, John David
