Editing Racing (section)

==Etymology==
The word ''race'' comes from a [[Old Norse|Norse]] word.<ref>{{cite dictionary|title=Online Etymology Dictionary|url=http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=race|dictionary=Online Etymology Dictionary|access-date=28 June 2010|archive-date=15 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170815102531/http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=race|url-status=live}}</ref> This Norse word arrived in [[France]] during the invading of [[Normandy]] and gave the word ''raz'' which means "swift water" in [[Brittany]], as in a [[mill race]]; it can be found in "[[Pointe du Raz]]" (the most western point of France, in Brittany), and "''raz-de-marée''" ([[tsunami]]). The word race to mean a "contest of speed" was first recorded in the 1510s.<ref>{{cite dictionary|url=http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=race&allowed_in_frame=0|title=Race|dictionary=Online Etymology Dictionary|access-date=July 13, 2012|archive-date=July 17, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170717085519/http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=race&allowed_in_frame=0|url-status=live}}</ref>

A race and its name are often associated with the place of origin, the means of transport and the distance of the race. As a couple of examples, see the [[Dakar Rally]] or the [[Athens Marathon]].