Goal for some runners (4)

I believe the answer is:

seat

(Other definitions for seat that I've seen before include "Chair - bottom" , "Sitting place" , "Position (in parliament)" , "Behind" , "Horizontal part of a chair" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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