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A usually predetermined portion of a relay or other, generally longer race.
a 3x1200 is a relay race in which each member must run 1200 meters (= 3/4 of a mile or = 3 laps on an outdoor track) right after another
A hurdle is a sprinting track and field race.
10,000 metres.
The first sprinter in a relay race is called the leadoff while the last sprinter is called the anchor.
For teams competing in NBTA events, a team must have a minimum of 4 members. A small team is 4-8 members... a large team is 9 or more members.
cross country Cross country is an athletics event but does not count as track and field. The longest standard race on a track is 10000m but the longest event in track and field is 50km walk (although the majority is done on roads).
A relay race is a race in which a baton is handed from runner to runner until the baton eventually makes it all the way around the track. Each runner carries the baton a measure, and then hands it off to the next runner.
The people who fire the gun to start the race.
New Zealand's first gold medal in Olympic athletics (track and field) was won by Jack Lovelock in the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin. He won the 1500 meter race in what was then a world record time of 3:47.8.
in the 80's in the USA
A relay race is a race in which a baton is handed from runner to runner until the baton eventually makes it all the way around the track. Each runner carries the baton a measure, and then hands it off to the next runner.