Long-distance running

Athletic event

"Long-distance track event" redirects here. For the speed skating events, see long track speed skating.

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A group of amateur runners in a long-distance race in Switzerland.

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Burton Holmes' photograph entitled "1896: Three athletes in training for the marathon at the Olympic Games in Athens".

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Paavo Nurmi, also known as the "Flying Finn", at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris; at the time, he won Olympic gold in the 5,000-meter long-distance running.[1]

Long-distance running, or endurance running, is a form of continuous running over distances of at least 3 km (1.9 mi). Physiologically, it is largely aerobic in nature and requires stamina as well as mental strength.[2]

Within endurance running comes two different types of respiration. The more prominent side that runners experience more frequently is aerobic respiration. This occurs when oxygen is present, and the body is able to utilize oxygen to help generate energy and muscle activity. On the other side, anaerobic respiration occurs when the body is deprived of oxygen, and this is common towards the final stretch of races when there is a drive to speed up to a greater intensity. Overall, both types of respiration are used by endurance runners quite often, but are very different from each other.

Among mammals, humans are well adapted for running significant distances, and particularly so among primates. The endurance running hypothesis suggests that running endurance in the genus Homo arose because travelling over large areas improved scavenging opportunities and allowed persistence hunting. The capacity for endurance running is also found in migratory ungulates and a limited number of terrestrial carnivores, such as bears, dogs, wolves and hyenas.[3][4]

In modern human society, long-distance running has multiple purposes: people may engage in it for physical exercise, for recreation, as a means of travel, for economic reasons, or for cultural reasons. Long-distance running can also be used as a means to improve cardiovascular health.[5] Running improves aerobic fitness by increasing the activity of enzymes and hormones that stimulate the muscles and the heart to work more efficiently.[6] Endurance running is often a component of physical military training and has been so historically. Professional running is most commonly found in the field of sports, although in pre-industrial times foot messengers would run to deliver information to distant locations. Long-distance running as a form of tradition or ceremony is known among the Hopi and Tarahumara people, among others.[7][8] Distance running can also serve as a bonding exercise for family, friends,[9] colleagues, and has even been associated with nation-building.[10] The social element of distance running has been linked with improved performance.[11]

In the sport of athletics, long-distance events are defined as races covering 3 km (1.9 mi) and above. The three most common types are track running, road running and cross country running, all of which are defined by their terrain – all-weather tracks, roads and natural terrain, respectively. Typical long-distance track races range from 3000 metres (1.87 miles) to 10,000 metres (6.2 miles), cross country races usually cover 5 to 12 km (3 to 71⁄2 miles), while road races can be significantly longer, reaching 100 km (62 mi) and beyond. In collegiate cross country races in the United States, men race 8,000 or 10,000 meters, depending on their division, whereas women race 6,000 meters.[12] The Summer Olympics features four long-distance running events: the 3000 metres steeplechase (which also involves jumping over barriers and water), the 5000 metres, 10,000 metres and marathon (42.195 kilometres, or 26 miles and 385 yards). Since the late 1980s, Kenyans, Moroccans, and Ethiopians have dominated in major international long-distance competitions.[13] The high altitude of these countries has been proven to help these runners achieve more success. High altitude, combined with endurance training, can lead to an increase in red blood cells, allowing increased oxygen delivery via arteries. The majority of these East African successful runners come from three mountain districts that run along the Great Rift Valley.[14]

## Contents

* 1 History
* 1.1 Prehistoric running
* 1.1.1 Hunting
* 1.2 Ancient history
* 1.2.1 Messengers
* 2 Physiology of long-distance running
* 2.1 Factors
* 2.1.1 Aerobic capacity
* 2.1.2 Lactate threshold
* 2.1.3 Fuel
* 2.1.4 Thermoregulation and body fluid loss
* 2.2 Impact on health
* 3 In sport
* 3.1 Running competitions
* 3.1.1 Track running
* 3.1.2 Road running
* 3.1.3 Cross country running
* 4 Adventure running
* 5 Ultra-long distance: extended events and achievements
* 6 See also
* 7 Notes and references

## History[edit | edit source]

### Prehistoric running[edit | edit source]

#### Hunting[edit | edit source]

Anthropological observations of modern hunter-gatherer communities have provided accounts for long-distance running as a historic method for hunting among the San of the Kalahari,[15] American Indians,[16] and the Australian Aborigines.[17] In this method, the hunter would run at a slow and steady pace between one hour and a few days, in an area where the animal has no place to hide. The animal, running in spurts, has to stop to pant in order to cool itself, but as the chase goes on it would not have enough time before it has to start running again, and after a while would collapse from exhaustion and heat.[18] The body structure of a skeleton of a 12 years old Nariokatome boy is suggested to prove that early humans from 1.5 million years ago were eating more meat and less plants, and hunted by running down animals.[19][20]

### Ancient history[edit | edit source]

With developments in agriculture and culture, long-distance running took more and more purposes other than hunting: religious ceremonies, delivering messages for military and political purposes, and sport.[18]

#### Messengers[edit | edit source]

Running messengers are reported from early Sumer, were named lasimu[21] as military men as well as the king's officials who disseminated documents throughout the kingdom by running.[22] Ancient Greece was famous for its running messengers, who were named hemerodromoi, meaning “day runners”.[23] One of the most famous running messengers is Pheidippides, who according to the legend ran from Marathon to Athens to announce the victory of the Greek over the Persians in the Battle of Marathon in 490 B.C. He collapsed and died as he delivered the message “we won”.[24] While there are debates around the accuracy of this historical legend,[25] whether Pheidippides actually ran from Marathon to Athens or between other cities, how far this was, and if he was the one to deliver the victory message,[26] the marathon running event of 26.2 miles / 42.195 km is based on this legend.

## Physiology of long-distance running[edit | edit source]

Humans are considered among the best distance runners among all running animals: game animals are faster over short distances, but they have less endurance than humans.[20] Unlike other primates whose bodies are suited to walk on four legs or climb trees, the human body has evolved into upright walking and running around 2-3 million years ago.[27] The human body can endure long-distance running through the following attributes:

1. Bone and muscle structure: unlike quadruped mammals, which have their center of mass in front of the hind legs or limbs, in biped mammals including humans the center of mass lies right above the legs. This leads to different bone and muscular demands especially in the legs and pelvis.[27]
2. Dissipation of metabolic heat: humans’ ability to cool the body by sweating through the body surface provides many advantages over panting through the mouth or nose. These include a larger surface of evaporation and independence of the respiratory cycle.[20]

One distinction between upright walking and running is energy consumption during locomotion. While walking, humans use about half the energy needed to run.[28] Evolutionary biologists believe that the human ability to run over long-distances has helped meat-eating humans to compete with other carnivores.[29] Persistence hunting is a method in which hunters use a combination of running, walking,[30] and tracking to pursue prey to the point of exhaustion. While humans can sweat to reduce body heat, their quadrupedal prey would need to slow from a gallop in order to pant.[31] The persistence hunt is still practised by hunter-gatherers in the central Kalahari Desert in Southern Africa, and David Attenborough's documentary The Life of Mammals (program 10, "Food For Thought") showed a bushman hunting a kudu antelope until it collapsed.[32]

### Factors[edit | edit source]

#### Aerobic capacity[edit | edit source]

One's aerobic capacity or VO2Max is the ability to maximally take up and consume oxygen during exhaustive exercise. Long-distance runners typically perform at around 75–85% of peak aerobic capacity, while short-distance runners perform at closer to 100% of peak.[33]: 3

Aerobic capacity depends on the transportation of large amounts of blood to and from the lungs to reach all tissues. This in turn is dependent on having a high cardiac output, sufficient levels of hemoglobin in blood, and an optimal vascular system to distribute of blood.[34] A 20 fold increase of local blood flow within skeletal muscle is necessary for endurance athletes, like marathon runners, to meet their muscles' oxygen demands at maximal exercise that are up to 50 times greater than at rest.[34]

Elite long-distance runners often have larger hearts and decreased resting heart rates that enable them to achieve greater aerobic capacities. Increased dimensions of the heart enable an individual to achieve a greater stroke volume. A concomitant decrease in stroke volume occurs with the initial increase in heart rate at the onset of exercise. Despite an increase in cardiac dimensions, a marathoner's aerobic capacity is confined to this capped and ever decreasing heart rate.[33]: 4–5

The amount of oxygen that blood can carry depends on blood volume, which increases during a race, and the amount of hemoglobin in blood.[33][page needed] [35]

Other physiological factors affecting a marathon runner's aerobic capacity include pulmonary diffusion, mitochondria enzyme activity, and capillary density.[33][page needed]

A long-distance runner's running economy is their steady state requirement for oxygen at specific speeds and helps explain differences in performance for runners with very similar aerobic capacities. This is often measured by the volume of oxygen consumed, either in liters or milliliters, per kilogram of body weight per minute (L/kg/min or mL/kg/min). As of 2016[update] the physiological basis for this was uncertain, but it seemed to depend on the cumulative years of running, and reaches a cap that longer individual training sessions cannot overcome.[33]: 7

#### Lactate threshold[edit | edit source]

A long-distance runner's velocity at the lactate threshold is strongly correlated to their performance. Lactate threshold is the cross over point between predominantly aerobic energy usage and anaerobic energy usage and is considered a good indicator of the body's ability to efficiently process and transfer chemical energy into mechanical energy.[33]: 5–6 For most runners, the aerobic zone doesn't begin until around 120 heart beats per minute.[36] Lactate threshold training involves tempo workouts that are meant to build strength and speed, rather than improve the cardiovascular system's efficiency in absorbing and transporting oxygen.[37] By running at your lactate threshold, your body will become more efficient at clearing lactic acid and reusing it to fuel your muscles. Uncertainty exists in regards to how lactate threshold affects endurance performance.[38]

#### Fuel[edit | edit source]

In order to sustain high intensity running, a marathon runner must obtain sufficient glycogen stores. Glycogen can be found in the skeletal muscles or liver. With low levels of glycogen stores at the onset of the marathon, premature depletion of these stores can reduce performance or even prevent completion of the race. ATP production via aerobic pathways can further be limited by glycogen depletion.[33]: 56–57 Free Fatty Acids serve as a sparing mechanism for glycogen stores. The artificial elevation of these fatty acids along with endurance training demonstrate a marathon runner's ability to sustain higher intensities for longer periods of time. The prolonged sustenance of running intensity is attributed to a high turnover rate of fatty acids that allows the runner to preserve glycogen stores later into the race.[33]: 51

Long-distance runners generally practice carbohydrate loading in their training and race preparation.[33]: 50–55

#### Thermoregulation and body fluid loss[edit | edit source]

The maintenance of core body temperature is crucial to a marathon runner's performance and health. An inability to reduce rising core body temperature can lead to hyperthermia. In order to reduce bodily heat, the metabolically produced heat needs to be removed from the body via sweating, which in turn requires re-hydration to compensate for. Replacement of fluid is limited but can help keep the body's internal temperatures cooler. Fluid replacement is physiologically challenging during exercise of this intensity due to the inefficient emptying of the stomach. Partial fluid replacement can serve to avoid a marathon runner's body over heating but not enough to keep pace with the loss of fluid via sweat evaporation.[33]: 69ff Environmental factors can especially complicate heat regulation.[33]: 73–74

### Impact on health[edit | edit source]

The impact of long-distance running on human health is generally positive. Various organs and systems in the human body are improved: bone mineral density is increased,[39] cholesterol is lowered.[40] However, beyond a certain point, negative consequences might occur. Older male runners (45-55) who run more than 40 miles (64 kilometers) per week face reduced testosterone levels, although they are still in the normal range.[41] Running a marathon lowers testosterone levels by 50% in men, and more than doubles cortisol levels for 24 hours.[42] Low testosterone is thought to be a physiological adaptation to the sport, as excess muscle caused may be shed through lower testosterone, yielding a more efficient runner. Veteran, lifelong endurance athletes have been found to have more heart scarring than controls groups, but replication studies and larger studies should be done to firmly establish the link, which may or may not be causal.[43] Some studies find that running more than 20 miles (32 kilometers) per week yields no lower risk for all-cause mortality than non-runners,[44] however these studies are in conflict with large studies that show longer lifespans for any increase in exercise volume.[45]

The effectiveness of shoe inserts has been contested. Memory foam and similar shoe inserts may be comfortable, but they can make foot muscles weaker in the long term.[46] Running shoes with special features,[47] or lack thereof in the case of minimalist designs,[48] do not prevent injury. Rather, comfortable shoes and standard running styles are safer.[49]

## In sport[edit | edit source]

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Men in the 10 km run section of the 2011 Grand Prix de Triathlon in Paris.

Many sporting activities feature significant levels of running under prolonged periods of play, especially during ball sports like association football and rugby league. However, continuous endurance running is exclusively found in racing sports. Most of these are individual sports, although team and relay forms also exist.

The most prominent long-distance running sports are grouped within the sport of athletics, where running competitions are held on strictly defined courses and the fastest runner to complete the distance wins. The foremost types are long-distance track running, road running and cross-country running. Both track and road races are usually timed, while cross country races are not always timed and typically only the placing is of importance.[50] Other less popular variants such as fell running, trail running, mountain running and tower running combine the challenge of distance with a significant incline or change of elevation as part of the course.[51][52]

Multisport races frequently include endurance running. Triathlon, as defined by the International Triathlon Union, may feature running sections ranging from five kilometres (3.1 miles) to the marathon distance (42.195 kilometres, or 26 miles and 385 yards), depending on the race type.[53] The related sport of duathlon is a combination of cycling and distance running.[54] Previous versions of the modern pentathlon incorporated a three or four kilometre (1.9–2.5 mi) run, but changes to the official rules in 2008 meant the running sections are now divided into three separate legs of one kilometre each (0.6 mi).[55]

Depending on the rules and terrain, navigation sports such as foot orienteering and rogaining may contain periods of endurance running within the competition.[56] Variants of adventure racing may also combine navigational skills and endurance running in this manner.[57]

### Running competitions[edit | edit source]

#### Track running[edit | edit source]

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Runners turning the bend in the men's 10,000 metres final at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Main articles: 5000 metres; 10,000 metres; One hour run; and track and field

The history of long-distance track running events are tied into the track and field stadia where they are held. Oval circuits allow athletes to cover long distances in a confined area. Early tracks were usually on flattened earth or were simply marked areas of grass. The style of running tracks became refined during the 20th century: the oval running tracks were standardised to 400 metres in distance and cinder tracks were replaced by synthetic all-weather running track of asphalt and rubber from the mid-1960s onwards. It was not until the 1912 Stockholm Olympics that the standard long-distance track events of 5000 metres and 10,000 metres were introduced.

* The 3000 metres steeplechase is a race that involves not only running but also jumping over barriers and a water pit. While it can be considered a hurdling event, it is also widely regarded as a long-distance running event as well. The obstacles for the men are 914 millimetres (36.0 inches) high, and for the women 762 millimetres (30.0 inches).
* The world record for men is 7:53.63 by Saif Saaeed Shaheen of Qatar in Brussels, Belgium set on 3 September 2004.
* The world record for women is 8:44.32 by Beatrice Chepkoech of Kenya in Monaco, set on 20 July 2018.
* The 5000 metres is a premier event that requires tactics and superior aerobic conditioning. Training for such an event may consist of a total of 60–200 kilometers (37–124 miles) a week, although training regimens vary greatly. The 5000 is often a popular entry-level race for beginning runners.
* The world record for men is 12:35.36 (an average of 23.83 km/h) by Joshua Cheptegei of Uganda in Monaco set on 14 August 2020
* The world record for women is 14:06.62 (an average of 21.26 km/h) by Letesenbet Gidey of Ethiopia in Valencia, Spain set on 7 October 2020
* The 10,000 metres is the longest standard track event. Most of those running such races also compete in road races and cross country running events.
* The world record for men is 26:11.00 (22.915 km/h) by Joshua Cheptegei of Uganda in Valencia, Spain set on 7 October 2020
* The world record for women is 29:17.45 (20.48 km/h) by Almaz Ayana of Ethiopia set on 12 August 2016
* The one hour run is an endurance race that is rarely contested, except in pursuit of world records.
* The 20,000 metres is also rarely contested, most world records in the 20,000 metres have been set while in a one-hour run race.

#### Road running[edit | edit source]

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Women runners on a closed-off-road at the 2009 Yokohama Marathon.

Main articles: Road running and Marathon race

See also: List of World Athletics Label marathon races

Long-distance road running competitions are mainly conducted on courses of paved or tarmac roads, although major events often finish on the track of a main stadium. In addition to being a common recreational sport, the elite level of the sport – particularly marathon races – are one of the most popular aspects of athletics. Road racing events can be of virtually any distance, but the most common and well known are the marathon, half marathon and 10 km run.

The sport of road running finds its roots in the activities of footmen: male servants who ran alongside the carriages of aristocrats around the 18th century, and who also ran errands over distances for their masters. Foot racing competitions evolved from wagers between aristocrats, who pitted their footman against that of another aristocrat in order to determine a winner. The sport became professionalised as footmen were hired specifically on their athletic ability and began to devote their lives to training for the gambling events. The amateur sports movement in the late 19th century marginalised competitions based on the professional, gambling model. The 1896 Summer Olympics saw the birth of the modern marathon and the event led to the growth of road running competitions through annual public events such as the Boston Marathon (first held in 1897) and the Lake Biwa Marathon and Fukuoka Marathons, which were established in the 1940s. The 1970s running boom in the United States made road running a common pastime and also increased its popularity at the elite level.[58]

The marathon is the only road running event featured at the IAAF World Championships in Athletics and the Summer Olympics, although there is also the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships held every two years. The marathon is also the only road running event featured at the IPC Athletics World Championships and the Summer Paralympics. The World Marathon Majors series includes the six most prestigious marathon competitions at the elite level – the Berlin, Boston, Chicago, London, Tokyo, and New York City marathons. The Tokyo Marathon was most recently added to the World Marathon Majors in 2012.[59]

Ekiden contests – which originated in Japan and remain common there – are a relay race variation on the marathon, being in contrast to the typically individual sport of road running.

#### Cross country running[edit | edit source]

Main articles: Cross country running, Trail running, Fell running, and Mountain running

Cross country running is the most naturalistic form of long-distance running in athletics as competitions take place on open-air courses over surfaces such as grass, woodland trails, earth or mountains. In contrast to the relatively flat courses in track and road races, cross country usually incorporates obstacles such as muddy sections, logs and mounds of earth. As a result of these factors, weather can play an integral role in the racing conditions. Cross country is both an individual and team sport, as runners are judged on an individual basis and a points scoring method is used for teams. Competitions are typically races of 4 km (2.5 mi) or more which are usually held in autumn and winter. Cross country's most successful athletes often compete in long-distance track and road events as well.

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Women racing on snow in the 2012 European Cross Country Championships

The history of the sport is linked with the game of paper chase, or hare and hounds, where a group of runners would cover long distances to chase a leading runner, who left a trail of paper to follow. The Crick Run in England in 1838 was the first recorded instance of an organised cross country competition. The sport gained popularity in British, then American schools in the 19th century and culminated in the creation of the first International Cross Country Championships in 1903.[60] The annual IAAF World Cross Country Championships was inaugurated in 1973 and this remains the highest level of competition for the sport. A number of continental cross country competitions are held, with championships taking place in Africa, Asia, Europe, Oceania, North America and South America. The sport has retained its status at the scholastic level, particularly in the United Kingdom and United States. At the professional level, the foremost competitions come under the banner of the IAAF Cross Country Permit Meetings.

While cross country competitions are no longer held at the Olympics, having featured in the athletics programme from 1912 to 1924, it has been present as one of the events within the modern pentathlon competition since the 1912 Summer Olympics.

Fell running, trail running and mountain running can all be considered variations on traditional cross country which incorporate significant uphill and/or downhill sections as an additional challenge to the course.

## Adventure running[edit | edit source]

The term adventure running is loosely defined and can be used to describe any form of long-distance running in a natural setting, regardless of the running surface. It may include river crossing, scrambling, snow, extreme high or low temperatures, and high altitudes. It has both competitive and non-competitive forms, the latter being for individual recreation or social experience. As a result, courses are often set in scenic locations and feature obstacles designed to give participants a sense of achievement. It bears similarities to running sections of adventure racing.[61][62]

## Ultra-long distance: extended events and achievements[edit | edit source]

Main articles: Ultramarathon and Multiday races

A number of events, records and achievements exist for long-distance running, outside the context of track and field sports events. These include multiday races, ultramarathons, and long-distance races in extreme conditions or measuring hundreds or thousands of miles.

Beyond these, records and stand-alone achievements, rather than regular events, exist for individuals who have achieved running goals of a unique nature, such as running across or around continents (see lists of runners: America, Australia) or running around the world.

## See also[edit | edit source]

* Fastpacking
* Middle-distance running
* Running economy
* VO2max
* Neurobiological effects of physical exercise
* Paceband
* Rarámuri people

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Running

Disciplines|

* Sprint (up to 400 m)
* Middle-distance running (up to 3000 m)
* Long-distance running (over 5000 m up to marathon)
* Ultra running (over marathon)
* Cross country running
* Fell running
* Trail running
* Mountain running
* Skyrunning
* Tower running
* Snowshoe running
* Hurdling
* Steeplechase
* Relay race
* Ekiden

Federations|

* World Athletics (athletics)
* IAU (ultra running)
* ITRA (trail running)
* WMRA (mountain running)
* ISF (skyrunning)
* WSSF (snowshoe running)

World championships|

* World Athletics Championships (athletics)
* World Athletics Cross Country Championships (cross country)
* IAU 100 km World Championships (ultra running)
* IAU Trail World Championships (trail running)
* World Mountain Running Championships (mountain running)
* Skyrunning World Championships (skyrunning)
* World Snowshoe Championships (snowshoe running)

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Athletics events

* Track and field
* Cross country running
* Road running
* Racewalking

Track|

| Sprints|

* 50 m
* 55 m
* 60 m
* 100 y
* 100 m
* 150 m
* 200 m (straight)
* 300 m
* 400 m
* 440 y

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Hurdles|

* 50 m
* 55 m
* 60 m
* 80 m
* 100 m
* 110 m
* 200 m (low)
* 300 m
* 400 m

Middle-distance|

* 500 m
* 600 m
* 800 m
* 1000 m
* 1500 m
* One mile
* 2000 m
* 2000 m steeplechase
* 3000 m
* 3000 m steeplechase
* Two miles

Long-distance|

* 5000 m
* 10,000 m
* 20,000 m
* One hour run

Relays|

* 4 × 100 m
* 4 × 200 m
* 4 × 400 m
* 4 × 800 m
* 4 × 1500 m
* 4 × mile
* Sprint medley relay
* Distance medley relay
* Swedish relay
* Shuttle hurdle relay

Walking|

* Mile
* 3000 m
* 5000 m
* 10,000 m
* 20,000 m

Field|

| Throws|

* Shot put
* Discus
* Hammer
* Javelin
* Weight throw
* Softball throw

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Jumps|

* High jump (standing)
* Pole vault
* Long jump (standing)
* Triple jump (standing)

Combined|

* Decathlon
* Octathlon
* Heptathlon
* Athletics pentathlon
* Women's pentathlon
* Throws pentathlon

Road|

| Running|

* 5 km
* 10 km
* 15 km
* 10 mi
* 20 km
* 25 km
* Half marathon
* Marathon
* Ekiden
* Ultramarathon

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Walking|

* 10 km
* 20 km
* 35 km
* 50 km
* 50 mi
* 100 km

Other|

* Racerunning
* Multi-day race
* Wheelchair racing
* Backward running

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Exercise

Types|

| Aerobic exercise|

* Aerobics
* Cycling
* Distance running
* Endurance training
* Hiking
* Jogging
* Swimming
* Walking

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Anaerobic exercise|

* High-intensity interval training
* Sprinting
* Strength training
* Bodybuilding
* Bodyweight exercise
* Flywheel training
* Suspension training
* Weight training

Other|

* Calisthenics
* Circuit training
* Cross-training
* Interval training
* Muscle hypertrophy
* Outdoor fitness
* Physical therapy
* Stretching
* Yoga

Related|

* History
* Exercise equipment
* Exercise physiology
* Neurobiological effects
* Exercise trends
* Fitness culture
* Outline of exercise
* Physical culture
* Physical fitness

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Racing

Running|

| Track running|

* Sprinting
* Middle-distance running
* Long-distance running
* Relay race
* Hurdling
* Steeplechase

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Road running|

* Half marathon
* Marathon
* Ultramarathon
* Ekiden

Off-road running|

* Cross country running
* Mountain running
* Fell running
* Trail running
* Skyrunning

Other|

* Tower running
* Racewalking
* Backward running
* Snowshoe running
* Parkour

Orienteering|

* Foot orienteering
* Mountain bike orienteering
* Ski orienteering
* Trail orienteering
* Radio orienteering
* Canoe orienteering
* Rogaining
* Mountain marathon
* Car orienteering

Bicycle racing|

* Road bicycle racing
* Cyclo-cross
* Mountain bike racing
* Track cycling
* BMX racing
* Cycle speedway
* Keirin

Animal racing|

* Camel racing
* Greyhound racing
* Horse racing
* Pigeon racing
* Sled dog racing

Swimming|

* Open water swimming
* Marathon swimming
* Paralympic swimming

Climbing|

* Speed climbing

Motor racing|

| Auto racing|

* Drag racing
* Formula racing
* Kart racing
* Off-road racing
* Pickup truck racing
* Rallying
* Rally raid
* Sports car racing
* Stock car racing
* Touring car racing
* Truck racing

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Motorcycle racing|

* Beach racing
* Motocross
* Motorcycle chariot racing
* Rally raid
* Track racing

Motorboat racing|

* Drag boat racing
* Hydroplane racing
* Jet sprint boat racing
* Inshore powerboat racing
* Offshore powerboat racing

Other|

* Air racing
* Radio-controlled car racing
* Slot car racing
* Street racing

Board racing|

* Longboarding
* Sandboarding
* Slalom skateboarding
* Street luge

Winter racing|

* Alpine skiing
* Cross-country skiing
* Snowboard cross
* Speed skating
* Sledding

Multi-sport racing|

* Adventure racing
* Triathlon
* Duathlon
* Aquathlon

* List of forms of racing

1. ^ "Aerobic vs. Anaerobic Training". Runners Connect. 28 January 2010. Retrieved 3 October 2022.

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