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
“For a distance runner, there’s no place in the world like Flagstaff,” said Matt Baxter, who broke New Zealand’s national indoor record at 5,000 meters after moving to Arizona.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 18, 2024
He was the youngest distance runner to ever make the team.
From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand
