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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.
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 ...
John Muir High School: Muir: 1996 4 × 800 m relay: 7:42.36 Long Beach Polytechnic High School: Long Beach Poly: 2003 4 × 1600 m relay 16:41.30 American Fork High School: American Fork: 2017 Distance medley relay: 9:57.88 Atlantic Community High School: Atlantic Community: 2001 800 m Sprint medley relay (1-1-2-4) 1:28.43 Long Beach Polytechnic ...
The dimensions of a standard speed skating rink. The measurement of the track is made half a meter into the lane. [4] The total length of the track is the distance a competitor skates each lap, i.e. the length of two straights, one inner curve and one outer curve, in addition to the extra distance skated when changing lanes in the cross-over area, which on a standard track equals 7 centimeters.
Basic indoor venues may be adapted gymnasiums, which can easily accommodate high jump competitions and short track events. Full-size indoor arenas (i.e. those fully equipped to host all events for the World Indoor Championships) bear similarities with their outdoor equivalents. Typically, a central area is surrounded by a 200-metre oval track ...
The track on numerous occasions has served as a facility to assist the general public in a variety of situations. In 2002, the track acted as a temporary high school for students at Sullivan East High School when their school was closed due to a black mold infection. [129] In the early 2010s, Remote Area Medical held a medical clinic at the ...
The 600 metres is a rarely run middle-distance running event in track and field competitions. It is most often run at high school indoor track and field competitions. It is most often run at high school indoor track and field competitions.
The high school version uses a standard 45 meter start to the first hurdle. Thus the high school race is equivalent to beginning of a standard 400 meter hurdle race, but its placement on the track is shifted 100 meters around the track so it finishes at the common finish line on the straightaway, where the longer race would reach the same point near the end of the second turn.