In the late 1950s, Philip Knight was a middle-distance runner on the University of Oregon track team, coached by Bill Bowerman.

在20世纪50年代末，菲利普·奈特是俄勒冈大学田径队的一名中长跑运动员，他的教练是比尔·鲍尔曼。

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The Afghan middle-distance runner nonetheless trekked on and was on the verge of realizing her Olympic dream.

这位阿富汗中长跑选手并未为此所动，她坚持锻炼，她的奥运梦也快要实现了。

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If they train as hard, shouldn't a true distance runner be given the opportunity to use their strengths to drop a true middle-distance runner before it's time to kick?

如果他们训练的强度够大，当比赛开始前难道不是一个真正的长跑运动员通过给予的机会并利用自己的优势赢了一个真正的中长跑选手？

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In civilian clothes, he looks as skinny as a middle-distance runner.

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"You call yourself a middle-distance runner when you've run a mile in under four minutes, " Moorcroft, now chief executive of UK Athletics, told BBC Sport.

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