Sentence examples for runner steps from inspiring English sources

Tomorrow, their point will be driven home when Mo Farah, the Somalia-born British long-distance runner, steps up at the Olympic Stadium, cheered on by two countries of fans.

The rules state that if a runner steps on a line, he is disqualified, but because Drummond veered off course only because of his injury and because he did not obstruct another runner, the jury of appeals chose to reinstate the Americans in the interest of "fair play".

But baseball rule 6.05(k) allows a runner step or slide outside the lane near first base if trying to touch the bag, which Ojeda did with his hand.

Equally there is nothing for the supporter quite like seeing a runner stepping away from one defender and slicing away from two more, as Joseph did for his score at the Millennium Stadium last Friday.

It was a dark and humid place, one where runners' steps produced a fine dust that choked coaches and fans.

As marathon officials disassembled the stands, the runners stepped around cranes and trucks just to get to the finish line.

From this month on, the city will see a surge of runners stepping up training for January's Mumbai Marathon.

As the eight runners stepped into their blocks, the Olympic stadium seethed with a combination of tension and sheer glee.

If the treadmill speed changed, the runners' step frequency shifted almost immediately, too fast for internal physiology to have played much of a role.

Although some races require weigh-ins, the Marine Corps race director, Rick Nealis, said he stopped the practice after he watched several runners step on a scale near the registration desk.

And while he often lives up to his reputation as an extremely skilled finisher, dancing through and around defenses as if on a tightrope, Wade's Game 1 selection of runners, step-backs and baseline fadeaways included the kind of shots that are difficult to pull off, even by his standards.