Crossword puzzle clue "one of a race in middle earth"

One of a race in Middle-earth

Legolas of Middle-earth, for one

___ Saknussemm, discoverer of the center of the earth in "Journey to the Center of the Earth"

"The Last Great Race on Earth"

Race around the Earth?

“A ____ his race—the human race”: Joe Louis, according to Jimmy Cannon

Race cars and model race cars, for instance?

It may race during a race