distance runner

collocation in English

meaningsofdistanceandrunner

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distance
noun
uk
/ˈdɪs.təns/us
/ˈdɪs.təns/
the amount of space between ...
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runner
noun[C]
uk
/ˈrʌn.ər/us
/ˈrʌn.ɚ/
someone who runs, especially ...
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(Definition ofdistanceandrunnerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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As a youth, he participated in track and field sports, and was a shortdistancerunner.
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He was also an able longdistancerunner.
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As well as rugby football, he was known as an excellent longdistancerunner, and holder of 37 prizes.
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An example of this is adistancerunnerattempting to memorize numbers.
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He was adistancerunner, representing the varsity track team in the mile and 880-yard events.
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He was also a talented juniordistancerunner, winning the 1500m and 3000m races at the 2005 national championships.
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At that time he was an able footballer and middledistancerunner.
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The longdistancerunnerand the writer are both individualistic and isolated so that they are able to produce their commodities.
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He claimed to be a world-champion longdistancerunner.
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He was a middle and longdistancerunnerfor eight years, and a scuba diver and cyclist for the last two years.
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Aouita was a versatile middle and longdistancerunner, excelling at distances between 800 m and 10,000 m during the eighties.
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