Punggol English Enrichment: Running, Action Words

100 free words for Running. Free English Material for Punggol English Enrichment Tuition Classes.

Topic: Running.

Words associated with running and to be used in creative writing. The following are materials that you can teach your child associated with the activity of running. It includes the types of activities and events for running. Also, vocabulary that gives a flourish to running are included in the second list below. Usage of Running Lingo will give a feel of expertise to the writer too.

Forms of Running:

1. Sprinting
2. Marathon
3. Long Distance/Short Distance
4. Hurdles
5. Relays
6. Short sprints
7. Track and Field
8. Road Running
9. Cross Country Run
10. Mountain Running
11. Trail Running
12. Training

Vocabulary: 100 common words associated with running

1. gallop
2. sprint
3. scatter
4. trot
5. tear down
6. race
7. scamper
8. whisked
9. spurt
10. pace
11. dash
12. tailed
13. cool down
14. DNS=did not start
15. DNF=did not finish
16. elite runner
17. hitting the wall
18. IAAF
19. IOC
20. lactic acid/threshold
21. maximum heart rate
22. midsole
23. pronation -under/over
24. runner’s high
25. stride
26. tempo
27. intervals
28. toe box
29. running shoes
30. track shoes
31. veteran/senior
32. junior/beginner/amateur
33. world record
34. olympic record
35. fleet footed
36. dash
37. sprink
38. fell
39. tripped
40. agile
41. brisk
42. nimble
43. accelerated
44. streaked
45. breakneck
46. snapped
47. chop-chop
48. double-time
49. keeled over
50. expeditious
51. presto
52. pronto
53. supersonic
54. velocity
55. like a bat out of hell
56. hasty
57. jiffy
58. posthaste
59. foot strike
60. warm-up
61. warm-down
62. stretch muscles
63. strain
64. jet-lag
65. cadence
66. treadmill
67. barefoot
68. newbie
69. triathlete
70. recovery run
71. interval training
72. rest day
73. sports attire
74. moisture-wicking clothes
75. fuel
76. tights
77. compression clothing
78. singlets
79. aerobic
80. anaerobic
81. glycogen
82. VO2 Max
83. chafing
84. injury
85. muscle tear
86. Runner’s Knee
87. Shin Splints
88. Ice Bath
89. Half-Marathon
90. Splits
91. flexible
92. sluggish
93. plod
94. tardy
95. jog
96. brisk walk
97. bounce
98. form-off/on
99. carb-loading
100. gait

What is sprinting?

Why is a marathon called a marathon?

What is a hurdle and normal people trying it out the first time:

What is trail running and why it attracts people?

What is a relay race?