Even as a beginner, it is important to have people who you can look up to. These are some famous distance runners right now that you might want to be familiar with:

Eluid Kipchoge: 

Famous marathoner

First and only man to break 2 hours in the marathon distance, though the record is not legal due to the use of pacers.

Despite this, Kipchoge is the world record holder in the Marathon in 2 hours and 2 minutes.

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Molly Seidel:

 

Famous female American marathoner

Bronze medalist in 2021 Summer Olympic Marathon

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Mo Farah:

Famous British Olympian

Primarily a 5,000 and 10,000 meter runner

4x Olympic Gold Medalist

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Molly Huddle:

Famous American Distance Runner

10,000 Meter American Record Huddle

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