Running: English Vocabulary List

a long-distance athletic event where competitors must maintain contact with the ground and keep their leading leg straight

"Race walking has strict form rules."

"Race walking required athletes to keep one foot on the ground at all times."

a type of race that takes place on natural outdoor surfaces such as fields, hills, and woods

"Cross-country running goes over grass and hills."

"Cross country running courses included hills grass mud and sometimes shallow water obstacles."

a form of long-distance running that takes place on paved roads

"Road running uses paved roads."

"Road running races took place on paved city streets and usually were longer distances."

a running distance that is longer than a standard marathon

"Ultra running is very long."

"Ultra running included any race longer than the standard marathon distance of twenty six point two miles."

a sport that involves using acrobatic movements to navigate obstacles and terrain, often in urban environments, with an emphasis on creativity and self-expression

"Freerunning navigates obstacles."

"Freerunning focused on fluid movement through urban environments using acrobatic techniques without competition."

(running) the way the foot makes contact with the ground during each stride

"Foot strike is important."

"The coach analyzed the runner's foot strike to reduce injury risk and improve efficiency."

a sustained effort at a comfortably hard pace, typically faster than a runner's normal training pace

"Tempo run is hard."

"Tempo runs were sustained efforts at a comfortably hard pace to improve lactate threshold."

a sustained period of continuous running at a moderate to high intensity

"Long-distance running is tiring."

"Long distance running events ranged from five thousand meters to the marathon and beyond."

a racing strategy in which the runner runs faster in the second half comparing to the first half of the race

"Negative split runs faster."

"The runner achieved a negative split by completing the second half of the race faster than the first."

the euphoric feeling experienced after a challenging run due to the release of endorphins

"Runner's high feels good."

"Runner's high was a feeling of euphoria caused by endorphins released during prolonged exercise."

the running races ranging from 800 meters to 1,500 meters in length

"Middle-distance running is fast."

"Middle distance races were eight hundred meters and fifteen hundred meters requiring both speed and endurance."