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A distance medley relay is made up of a 1200-meter leg (three laps on a standard 400 meter track), a 400-meter leg (one lap), an 800-meter leg (two laps), and a 1600-meter leg (four laps) in that order. The total distance run is 4000 meters, or nearly 2.5 miles. Aside from the 400 meter segment, which is a sprint, all legs are a middle distance ...
While races over imperial measured distances were very common in the first half of the 20th century, only the mile remains common today due to its historical prominence in track and field: all other imperial measured distance races became increasingly rare, and the IAAF deleted these events from the world record books in 1976.
This barrier would not be broken by a high school student until 1964, when Jim Ryun ran the distance in a time of 3:59.0 at the Compton Relays. [2] Ryun went on to set a national high school record of 3:55.3, which stood until 2001 when it was broken by Alan Webb . [ 3 ]
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USATF Junior Track & Field Championships June 27, 2004 Triple jump: 13.46 m (44' 2 1/4") Ychlindria Spears Luling High School: Luling, Texas: Austin, Texas: TUIL state track meet May 11, 2001 [92] Shot put: 17.27 m (56' 8 ¼") Raven Saunders: Burke High School: Charleston, South Carolina: Columbia, South Carolina: Taco Bell Track & Field ...
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) track and field system has been touted as one of the main reasons for the success of the United States on the global stage of athletics. [1] All of the collegiate records come from athletes competing in the NCAA, with the exception of the outdoor women's 1500 metres record (NAIA).
Competitions are typically long distance races of 3 km (1.9 mi) or more which are usually held in autumn and winter. Cross country's most successful athletes often compete in long-distance track and road events as well. The Crick Run in England in 1838 was the first recorded instance of an organised cross country competition.