Apt name for a distance runner? Crossword Clue

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Hint 1: Clue Definitions

DISTANCE (verb)
1. go far ahead of
2. keep at a distance
DISTANCE (noun)
1. size of the gap between two places
2. the interval between two times
RUNNER (noun)
1. (football) the player who is carrying (and trying to advance) the ball on an offensive play
2. fish of western Atlantic: Cape Cod to Brazil

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LIMES

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