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A comprehensive list of people who compete professionally or have won notable feats in long-distance running, from 3000 metres to marathon. Includes men and women, track, cross country and road events, and world records and medals.
Jakob Ingebrigtsen is a Norwegian middle- and long-distance runner who holds world records and Olympic gold medals in various events. Learn about his career, achievements, personal bests, and family background from this comprehensive article.
Eliud Kipchoge is a Kenyan long-distance runner and the 2016 and 2020 Olympic marathon champion. He holds the world record for the marathon from 2018 to 2023, and was the first person to run a sub-two-hour marathon in 2019.
Learn about the origins, purposes, and adaptations of long-distance running, a form of continuous running over distances of at least 3 km. Explore the different types of long-distance events, such as track, road, and cross country running, and the factors that affect aerobic capacity and performance.
Faith Kipyegon is a Kenyan middle- and long-distance runner who holds the world records for the 1,500 metres and mile. She is also the only three-time Olympic champion in the 1500 m and a gold medalist in the 5,000 m at the 2023 World Athletics Championships.
Laura Muir is a Scottish middle- and long-distance runner who won the silver medal in the 1500 metres at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. She also holds multiple British and European records and titles in various distances, including the 1500 m, 3000 m, 5000 m and mile.
Joshua Cheptegei is the world record holder for the 5000 m and the 10,000 m, and the Olympic champion in the 10,000 m. He also holds the world best time over the 15 km distance and won the Valencia Marathon in 2023 with a time of 2:08:59.
Sifan Hassan is a Dutch middle- and long-distance runner who won medals in various distances at the Olympics and World Championships. She holds world records and personal bests in the 1500 m, 5000 m, 10,000 m and marathon.