runner
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- noun
- /ˈrʌnər/
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- During the marathon, each runner focused on maintaining their pace to finish strong.
- competitive runners
- distance runners
- marathon runner
So therefore I'm I'm a runner just the same as him.
- So therefore I'm I'm a runner just the same as him.
- It's something that like, I think every runner relates to, right?
- However, if you look at cross country runners, they all have the same form.
- Well, that's a pretty quick trajectory from newbie runner into doing ultras.
- But compared with you, I am a runner when it comes to speed, right?
- I was a rat race marathon runner for a very long time.
- Hussein Bolt is fastest runner in the world.
- We're going to be pitting up the Z board against the X fastest runner from Midwood Track.
- But if you're a serious music person and you're a runner, these aren't for you.
- The fastest runner will never catch the slowest runner.
- He was an Italian runner, stroke writer for a fitness magazine.
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The results of the present study indicate that older runners are less competitive than younger runners.
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Therefore, a smaller percentage of runners might be expected in this group.
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But compared with you, I am a runner when it comes to speed, right?
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It's something that like, I think every runner relates to, right?
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However, if you look at cross country runners, they all have the same form.
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Seven of the twenty Group C runners had been running for five or more years.
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But yeah, he's, he's an incredible runner and a wonderful friend.
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Second, consistent correlations for each distance indicate that runners having faster personal best times were also more competitive.
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This staggering time broke the two hour barrier that most runners previously deemed impossible.
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Today, on-course video cameras, elite runner start times, chips, and checkpoints have created a more sophisticated tracking system.
Academic text (2013)
Synonyms
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1.9
A person who runs or drives in a competition to see who is fastest
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1.0
A person who runs at a steady pace for exercise
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1.9
A person who runs short races very fast
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4.1
A person, animal, or vehicle that moves very fast
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5.1
An athlete who runs one-mile races on a track
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4.0
A person who runs a very long race, usually on roads
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2.9
A person who runs a very long road race of about 26 miles
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3.7
A person who runs and jumps over barriers in races
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2.7
A person who takes part in races over long distances like marathons
A person who runs long races on roads like marathons
A person who runs a half marathon of about 21 kilometres
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Compounds
- Archaic
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9.9
A member of London's first organized police force from the mid 1700s to the early 1800s
A large, fast tropical fish with a blue green back and yellow stripes that people catch for sport
- Australian
A low-growing Australian vine with hairy stems and bright red and pink flowers
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Etymology
Runner comes from the old word run plus the ending -er meaning 'one who'. So a runner is simply 'one who runs', a person who moves quickly on foot for sport or exercise.