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The world record in the mile run is the fastest time set by a runner in the middle-distance track and field event. World Athletics is the official body which oversees the records. Hicham El Guerrouj is the current men's record holder with his time of 3:43.13, [1] while Faith Kipyegon has the women's record of 4:07.64. [2]
Except in road events (road running and race walking), the performance must be set in a single-sex race, [2] with the sole exception of the mixed-sex 4 × 400 m relay, introduced by World Athletics in 2017. [3] All team members in a relay race must be of the same nationality.
New Zealand's Northburn 100 ultra mountain run is the first 100-mile (160 km) race through the Northburn Station. The Te Houtaewa Challenge has a 62 km race on a ninety-mile beach, in Northland. The runners have to contend with rising tides and soft beach sand and the March race dates often mean the race is run in the cyclone season.
Tyson Gay currently holds the national record for the 100 m. The following are the national records in track and field in the United States. Some of the records are maintained by USA Track & Field (USATF). Outdoor times for track races between 200 meters to 10,000 meters are set on 400-meter unbanked tracks.
The current mile world record holders are Hicham El Guerrouj of Morocco with a time of 3:43.13 and Faith Kipyegon of Kenya with the Women's record of 4:07.64.. Despite being only 109.344 metres longer, the mile is distinctly different from its much more common 1500 metres counterpart.
Masters athletics is a class of the sport of athletics for athletes of over 35 years of age. The events include track and field, road running and cross country running.These are the current world records in various five-year-groups, maintained by WMA, the World Association of Masters Athletes, which is designated by the World Athletics (formerly IAAF) to conduct the worldwide sport of Masters ...
Mile run: 4:24.26 Katelyn Tuohy: North Carolina State University: January 28, 2023 [g] Dr. Sander Invitational New York City, New York [105] 3000 m: 8:35.20 Katelyn Tuohy: North Carolina State University: February 11, 2023 Millrose Games: New York, New York [106] 5000 m: 14:52.79 Parker Valby: University of Florida: March 8, 2024 NCAA Division ...
Time Result Place Meeting Date Notes 100 km (road) 6:05:35 Vilnius, Lithuania World's Fastest Run 14 May 2023 WA World record [14] [15] 100 miles (track) 11:14:56+ Ashford, United Kingdom Centurion Running Track 100 Mile 24 April 2021 World record [16] 100 miles (road) 10:51:39+ Tel Aviv, Israel Spartanion Race 6 January 2022 IAU World record [17]