# Middle distance

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**Middle distance** may refer to:

- [Middle-distance running](/source/Middle-distance_running), the act of running over a distance of between 800 and 3000 metres
- Middle-distance [swimming](/source/Swimming_(sport)), the act of swimming over a distance between 200 and 800 metres
- Middle-distance [triathlon](/source/Triathlon), a triathlon longer than sprint, but shorter than ironman distances (e.g. Olympic triathlon distance)
- Middle-distance horse racing, horse [flat races](/source/Flat_racing) over a distance between 9.5 and 12.99 furlongs (or 1900 to 2599 metres)
- Middle-distance [orienteering](/source/Orienteering), orienteering races with finish times in the region of half an hour
- Middle-distance iron, a golfing term for mid-range [iron golf clubs](/source/Iron_(golf))
- The area between the foreground and background in an image or [landscape painting](/source/Landscape_painting)
- *[The Middle Distance](/source/The_Middle_Distance)*, a 2015 film

## See also

- [Middle Distance Runner](/source/Middle_Distance_Runner), an indie rock band from Washington, D.C.
- "[Middledistancerunner](/source/Middledistancerunner)", a song by English producer Chicane featuring Owl City lead singer Adam Young, 2010
- [Mid-range](/source/Mid-range)
- [Long distance (disambiguation)](/source/Long_distance_(disambiguation))

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