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Long-distance running as a form of tradition or ceremony is known among the Hopi and Tarahumara people, among others. [4] [5] In the sport of athletics, long-distance events are defined as races covering 3 km (1.9 mi) and above.
The 3000 m was used as a women's long-distance event, entering the World Championship programme in 1983 and Olympic programme in 1984, but this was abandoned in favour of a women's 5000 m event in 1995. [50] Marathons, while long-distance races, are typically run on street courses, and often are run separately from other track and field events.
Rabbits Abel Kirui, Elijah Keitany [] and Wilson Kigen [] pacing Haile Gebrselassie and Charles Kamathi at the Berlin Marathon 2008. A pacemaker or pacesetter, sometimes informally called a rabbit, [1] is a runner who leads a middle-or long-distance running event for the first section to ensure a high speed and to avoid excessive tactical racing.
World Athletics Label Road Races; World Long Distance Mountain Running Championships This page was last edited on 24 August 2024, at 21:34 (UTC). Text is ...
An ultramarathon is a footrace longer than the traditional marathon distance of 42.195 kilometres (26 mi 385 yd). The sport of running ultramarathons is called ultra running or ultra distance running. Various distances, surfaces, and formats are raced competitively, from the shortest common ultramarathon of 31 miles (50 km) and up to 3100 miles ...
Alain Mimoun, French runner who competed in track events, cross-country running and the marathon. He competed internationally for France on 86 occasions. He is the most medalled French athletics sportsperson in history. He won the 1956 Olympics marathon gold medal and 3 Olympic silver medals (1948 - 10,000 m; 1952 - 5,000 m and 10,000 m).
These two events are separate from the NCAA Division I Men's Indoor Track and Field Championships and NCAA Division I Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships held during the winter. [ 1 ] Decathlete competitors pose at the 2009 NCAA Track & Field Championships in Fayetteville, Arkansas , United States.
Long-distance racing or long-distance events may refer to: Long-distance running; Long-distance swimming; Long track speed skating; See also. Endurance race ...