distance race

A long distance race, held in connection with the Olympic Games and named from a famous event in Greek history.

“I move we get up a long distance race,” said Bart, one day.

You see fighting a warship is not a long distance race; it's a hundred yard dash, to change the figure.

A dozen blue-coated soldiers, straggling like the finishers in a long-distance race, followed him with bayonets fixed.

Sprint race, a short-distance race, ran at the topmost speed throughout.