midrace en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe Proto-Indo-European *médʰi Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos Proto-Germanic *midjaz Proto-West Germanic *midi Old English midd Middle English mid English mid English mid- Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁s-der. Proto-Germanic *rēsōder. Proto-West Germanic *rās Old English rǣs ▲ Proto-Germanic *rēsō Old Norse rásbor. Middle English race English race English midrace From mid- + race.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The middle of a race
In the men’s 800 meters here, Nick Symmonds, another bright prospect, trailed by 10 meters in midrace.
2007 February 26, Frank Litsky, “Webb Toys With Tactics and the Field in Winning the Mile”, in New York Times: