quarter-milers
Four-hundred-meter runners
Quarter-milers are athletes who specialize in the quarter-mile race—the 400-meter dash, one lap around a standard track.
The event demands both sprinting speed and endurance, making quarter-milers among the most versatile runners: The quarter-milers lined up in staggered starting positions.
Brief-race speed athletes
- runnersThose who race on foot
- dashQuick burst or pinch
- laneDesignated travel strip
- ovalElongated rounded shape
speed · relay · anchor leg · baton · split times · stagger · blocks · spikes
Equines bred for speed
- thoroughbredsAnimals of unmixed lineage
- sprintersBrief-race speed athletes
- furlongs220-yard units
- gateHinged barrier in fence
jockeys · track · turf · dirt track · clockers · morning workouts · breezing · handicap
High-speed straight-line competitors
- muscle carsHigh-performance American automobiles
- dragstripStraight track for acceleration contests
- elapsed timeTime that has passed
- burnoutChronic occupational depletion
staging · Christmas tree · hot rods · nitro · supercharger · slicks · funny cars · NHRA
sprinters
Brief-race speed athletes
oval · speed · relay · anchor leg · baton · split times · stagger · blocks · spikes · straightaway
racehorses
Equines bred for speed
- thoroughbredsAnimals of unmixed lineage
- sprintersBrief-race speed athletes
- furlongs220-yard units
gate · jockeys · track · turf · dirt track · clockers · morning workouts · breezing · handicap · purse
drag racers
High-speed straight-line competitors
- muscle carsHigh-performance American automobiles
- dragstripStraight track for acceleration contests
- elapsed timeTime that has passed
burnout · staging · Christmas tree · hot rods · nitro · supercharger · slicks · funny cars · NHRA · launch
quarter-milersmarathoners
People who complete 26.2-mile races
ultramarathoners · distance runners · cross-country runners · half-marathoners · milers
quarter-milersendurance athletes
People competing in prolonged sports
quarter-milersshot putters
Heavy sphere throwing athletes
discus throwers · javelin throwers · high jumpers · pole vaulters · swimmers
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