foot race

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foot·race

or foot race (fo͝ot′rās′)

n. Sports

A race run by contestants on foot.

foot′rac′ing n.

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Noun

foot race - a race run on foot; "she broke the record for the half-mile run"

footrace, run

fun run, funrun - a footrace run for fun (often including runners who are sponsored for a charity)

marathon - a footrace of 26 miles 385 yards

obstacle race - a race in which competitors must negotiate obstacles

steeplechase - a footrace of usually 3000 meters over a closed track with hurdles and a water jump

track event - a footrace performed on a track (indoor or outdoor)

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"We are quits on not knowing kinsmen," he said, "for you have changed and strengthened much from the stripling with whom I used to run foot races in old Sherwood."

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