long-distance racing
Extended athletic contests
Long-distance racing is competitive racing over extended distances, demanding sustained endurance rather than pure speed.
The term applies across sports: marathon and ultramarathon running, open-water swimming, cycling road races, and cross-country skiing.
In motorsports, endurance races like Le Mans test both driver stamina and vehicle reliability over many hours.
She trained for months before her first long-distance race.
- marathonLong-distance footrace
- Boston MarathonAnnual Massachusetts footrace
- enduranceSustained effort capacity
- ultramarathonRace longer than 26.2 miles
- staminaCapacity for sustained effort
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