Fans who follow long-distance running are already familiar with Kenya's legendary success in the sport.

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In theory, workouts and conditioning for Antista required more long-distance running while Lamoureux needed more sprinting.

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Or maybe it is because we are better at football - and hopeless at long-distance running.

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In the Commons, he earned a reputation as a thoughtful, soft-spoken speaker whose outside passions include hill walking and long-distance running.

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Events like the Tough Guy and Tough Mudder are tightly controlled for safety reasons, but as with ordinary long-distance running there are injuries.

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Maybe if they win again, their victories will be something more than a sad trivia question: Who won the most celebrated race in long-distance running the year the results didn't matter?

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The celebrated 43-year-old restaurateur (with Mario Batali, a force behind Babbo and Del Posto, among others), winemaker and TV personality ("Master Chef") had long lived a calorie-rich high life when he dedicated himself to distance running, completing a New York City Marathon and shedding more than 50 pounds along the way.

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