List of forms of racing

Running is defined in sporting terms as a gait in which at some point all feet are off the ground at the same time.

The term running can refer to any of a variety of speeds ranging from jogging to sprinting.

The origins of the Olympics are shrouded in myth, though the first recorded game took place in 776 BCE.

[1] In Gaelic Ireland the Tailteann Games, which featured footraces, are attested from the 6th century CE; medieval chroniclers gave founding dates as early as 1829 BCE.

Orienteering sports combine navigation with a specific method of travel.