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(often in combination) A runner who specializes in races with a specified length in miles
1912 November 29, “NEW YORK BOYS IN FRONT.; Harry Smith Wins Berwick Nine-Mile Race -- McNamara Second.”, in The New York Times:Twenty-five thousand persons saw Harry J. Smith of the Pastime Athletic Club of New York and the champion ten-miler of the country break Louis Tewanima's record for the Berwick Marathon course, running the nine miles and 386 yards in 49:26 4-5, and clipping twenty-six seconds off the record.
1988 May 30, Sara Rimer, “ON YOUR OWN; Nothing Mini About the L'eggs Mini Marathon”, in The New York Times:I think of my mother, at age 62 an enthusiastic three-miler, not yet ready for the L'eggs maybe, but there in spirit with us.
(in combination) A race with a specified length in miles
1997 June 2, “Harvard's Crews Sweep Yale”, in The New York Times:In all three races today on the River Thames, starting with the freshman two-miler, the junior varsity race, which was shortened by wind to two and one-half miles rather than the traditional three miles, and then the varsity four-miler, Yale got out to a length lead.
1999 November 14, Chip Bearden, “Complete Menu Provides a Race For Every Taste”, in The New York Times:There were more than 280 five-kilometer contests (3.1 miles), 45 five-milers, 39 10K's (6.2 miles), 21 four-milers, 6 10-milers, 7 half-marathons (13.1 miles), 3 marathons (26.2 miles), and 70-plus other events ranging from one mile to a 92-mile relay.
2009 October 22, Sarah Bowen Shea, “GEAR TEST WITH Christine Hinton, Running Coach; Arm Warmers Chase the Chill”, in The New York Times:"After a nine-miler, they were virtually dry except for the very tips at the wrist," she said.
2010 November 5, Joanna Cohen, “So, Runner, What’s on Your iPod?”, in The New York Times:For me it’s the mid-distance grind — doing those five- and six-milers over and over again.
2011 January 12, Jen A. Miller, “Fitness Goals: Run. Race. Beat the Boyfriend.”, in The New York Times:And then I did the math. Earlier in the year, before meeting me, he had run a five-miler, on the same weekend I ran an 8K. Eight kilometers equals 4.97 miles. He was 0.03 miles ahead of me.
2012 May 4, Courtney Rubin, “Workouts, Times 2 (or 3)”, in The New York Times:Another popular sprint: the one-miler from Flywheel in Flatiron to 23rd Street and the Hudson River for Holly Rilinger’s Training Camp.
2019 November 1, Jeré Longman, “Marathon Training for Aging Dummies”, in The New York Times:My left calf had seized after a 20-mile run, then again after a four-miler.
2020 November 22, Kurt Streeter, “On Running While Black, With More Hope Than Before”, in The New York Times:“Never in a million years would I have thought we’d see this,” I told my son as we finished up a three-miler one day. “Never.”