Course de fondLa course de fond ou course longue distance ou encore course d'endurance désigne la course à pied sur une distance d'au moins . Physiologiquement, c'est un effort impliquant principalement un processus métabolique d'aérobie (production d'énergie par consommation d'oxygène) et qui requiert des capacités physiques d'endurance. Parmi les mammifères, les humains sont bien adaptés à la course sur longue distance, à l'opposé des autres primates.
Track and fieldTrack and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping events. Track and field is categorized under the umbrella sport of athletics, which also includes road running, cross country running and racewalking. The foot racing events, which include sprints, middle- and long-distance events, racewalking, and hurdling, are won by the athlete who completes it in the least time.
