What's taken up as challenge, but punishing for runners? - Crossword Clue

Crossword Clue Last Updated: 29/11/2023

Below are possible answers for the crossword clue What's taken up as challenge, but punishing for runners?.

8 letter answer(s) to what's taken up as challenge, but punishing for runners?

ACADEMIC

an educator who works at a college or university
associated with academia or an academy; "the academic curriculum"; "academic gowns"
hypothetical or theoretical and not expected to produce an immediate or practical result; "an academic discussion"; "an academic question"
marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects

GAUNTLET

a form of punishment in which a person is forced to run between two lines of men facing each other and armed with clubs or whips to beat the victim
a glove of armored leather; protects the hand
a glove with long sleeve
to offer or accept a challenge; "threw down the gauntlet"; "took up the gauntlet"

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Glove – challenge
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Not expected to produce any practical result

Of purely theoretical interest
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