{In a race} (en stadi(9369)). Old word from hist(886d)i, to
place. A stated or fixed distance, 606 3/4 feet, both masculine
stadioi ( Mt 14:24  Lu 24:13 ) and neuter as here. Most of the
Greek cities had race-courses for runners like that at Olympia.
{The prize} (	o brabeion). Late word, in inscriptions and
papyri. Latin _brabeum_. In N. T. only here and  Php 3:14 . The
victor's prize which only one could receive. {That ye may attain}
(hina katalab(8874)e). Final use of hina and perfective use of
kata- with lab(8874)e (effective aorist active subjunctive, grasp
and hold). Old verb katalamban(935c) and used in  Php 3:12ff .