long distance runner
Example Sentences
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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
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
He had no expectation of beating the School House long distance runner, but he hoped for second place; and second place would mean the cup, for there was nobody to beat either himself or Crake.
From The Head of Kay's by Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville)
