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The proper length of the first lane of a competitive running track is 400 m (1,312.3 ft). Some tracks are not built to this specification, instead being a legacy to imperial distances such as 440 yd (402.336 m), equivalent to a quarter of a mile.
The final holdout was the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) administering high school sports, which switched to metric in 1980. U.S. track-and-field competitions are commonly run in increments of 400 meters, which roughly correspond to traditional mile-based lengths.
Alan Webb, the high school record holder. This is a list of American high school students who have run a four-minute mile since the feat was first accomplished in 1964.. The first person to run the mile (1,760 yards, or 1,609.344 metres) in under four minutes was Roger Bannister in 1954, in a time of 3:59.4. [1]
The 440-yard dash, or quarter-mile race, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. In many countries, athletes compete in the 440 yard dash (402.336 m) – which corresponds to a quarter mile. Many athletic tracks are 440 yards per lap. In the 19th century it was thought of as a middle distance race. [1]
1600 meters is a middle distance track and field running event that is slightly shorter than the more common mile run, and 100 meters longer than the much more frequent 1500m run. It is a standardized event in track meets conducted by the NFHS in American high school competition, often being colloquially referred to as "the mile".
High School Name High School Location Meet Location Meet Name Date Ref. 100 y: 10.3 Chandra Cheeseborough: Ribault High School: Jacksonville, Florida: 1977 100 m: 10.89 (+0.9 m/s) Shawnti Jackson: South Granville High School: Creedmoor, North Carolina: Nashville, Tennessee: Music City Track Carnival June 3, 2023 [54] 11.00 (+1.5 m/s) Mia Brahe ...
The New Balance Nationals Outdoor is a high school track and field meet in the United States. Since 1990, the National Scholastic Athletic Foundation has organized a national invitational championship meet in the United States and has been the host of many national records.
As part of the renovation, a banked track was installed. [7] In 2002, the armory was chosen as the permanent home of the National Track and Field Hall of Fame, [10] and it is now the largest site of indoor college and high school invitationals in the world. [11] Since 2012, it has been the location for the New York Road Runners Millrose Games. [7]