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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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footrace

(ˈfʊtˌreɪs)

a race by foot

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foot•race

(ˈfʊtˌreɪs)

n.

a race run by contestants on foot.

[1655–65]

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Noun

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

foot race, 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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Some of the spectators invited attention to their wit by shouting and groaning and challenging the ghost to a footrace.

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The noble and free citizens of Epidaphne being, as they declare, well satisfied of the faith, valor, wisdom, and divinity of their king, and having, moreover, been eye-witnesses of his late superhuman agility, do think it no more than their duty to invest his brows (in addition to the poetic crown) with the wreath of victory in the footrace -- a wreath which it is evident he must obtain at the celebration of the next Olympiad, and which, therefore, they now give him in advance.

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Gill's second closed out the half, the centre winning the footrace to a well-placed grubber kick to give Thunder a commanding lead - which they quickly extended at the start of the second 40.

It is another storming Thunder win RUGBY LEAGUE

Athletes will also aim high as they take part in an array of events, including the popular six-mile hill race and Scottish Championship Footrace.

Game for Highland-style entertainment; EVENTS

The Kenyans showed their class by humbling the local bets in the annual footrace designed to raise funds for the clean-up of the Manila Bay.

Kenyan runners reign in Manila Bay run

Sisi Rondina fired 21 points for UST, which hiked its record to 9-4, just half a game behind La Salle in the final footrace for the second twice-to-beat incentive.

Final fall

Meanwhile, Southampton's Irish winger Michael Obafemi insists he would be confident of outsprinting Killian Mbappe in a footrace!

HORGAN GRINDER'S HIBEES GOALS ARE MUSIC TO McCARTHY'S EARS

Midway through the second half, Van Dijk set off on a footrace against Adama Traore, touted as the league's fastest player.

Virgil van Dijk had Liverpool fans in raptures with one big moment vs Wolves; The centre-back was mightily impressive, not for the first time this season, as the Reds beat Wolves 2-0

Dubbed the "toughest footrace in the world" the 245km race includes a mountain section between Athens and Sparti.

Historical 153-mile challenge for Alastair

But Sharon Gayter's latest challenge was a bit closer to home - as she tackled a 140-mile coast to coast non-stop footrace over the bank holiday weekend.

140 miles, coast to coast, non-stop - Ultra-runner Sharon completes latest challenge; The gruelling trek from Whitehaven in Cumbria to Tynemouth in Tyne and Wear is the latest challenge for Sharon Gayter

Mendez was running seventh after the 90K bike but cranked it up in the footrace and blew by pacesetter Butterfield by the 16th kilometer mark on Punta Engano road.

Mendez shocks field; Kahlefeldt tops women's side

Running seventh after the 90-km bike leg, Mendez cranked it up in the footrace and blew by pacesetter Butterfield by the 16th kilometer mark on Punta Engano road, initially seizing a 22-second advantage.