Track and Field

The parts of an oval track and field include the track and the field. The track is used for running short and long distances while the inside field is used for events such and long-jumping, pole vaulting, shot put, and high jumping.

The baton is used in relay races; 4x100m, 4x400m, etc, exchange is very important because if dropped, that team is automatically disqualified. Also if a team member steps out of their lines during the exchange they are disqualified. Futherore mastering a quick exchange is key to a faster time.

the distance of track and field events varies because there is more than one. Distances in high school track and field meets usually include: 100 meter dash, 200 meter dash, 400 meter (1/4 mile), 800 meter (1/2 mile), 1600 meter (1 mile), and 3200 meter (2 miles). there are also relays (where four people take turns carrying a baton while running, they hand off to each other and the accumulative time of the four teammates is counted). there is the 4x100 meter relay, 4x400 meter relay, 4x800 meter relay. they are longer distances offered in college.

The 200m hurdle distances are:

20 meters to the first

35 meters between each hurdle

40 meters from the last hurdle to the finish line

So just start at the normal 200m start line and run the second half of a 400m hurdles race.

This race is generally only contested in Youth and Masters competitions with a few exceptions.

The old Olympic 200 hurdles was the 220 yard low-hurdles:

20 yd to the first hurdle

20 yd between hurdles

20 yd from the last hurdle to the finish

This race was contested over low hurdles (30") and was dropped from the the Olympic roster after the 1904 Olympics.

Yohan Blake and Tyson Gay are currently tied for second, clearly behind #1 Usain Bolt.

Speed in the context of running is defined as stride length + stride frequency. In EVERY event speed is used. an example is in the 400m run, in order to run a 48 second race you must be able to run or at least average 4- 12 second 100m. but this race is a combination of speed and endurance.

The hitch kick technique is used in the long jump event.

In the ancient Olympics, the five sports were stadion (a short foot race), wrestling, the long jump, javelin throw, and discus throw. In the Modern Pentathlong, the five events are epee fencing, pistol shooting, 200 m freestyle swimming, a show jumping course on horseback, and a 3 km cross-country run.

Well, I'm 12, and a girl, and I have started running recently with my older brother. (He used to run track.) I'm working at a 7:20-7:40 pace, working for 7:10 or even 7 minutes ;) I've only gotten up to 1.5 miles once but he tells me that as long as I run under 12 minutes I should be fine. It all depends on what type of runner you are. I guess 10 to 12 minutes is a good boundary. Hope this helps! :)

Usain Bolt beat his own record a year after he broke his first record-breaking time which was 9.72. The second record time he had was 9.69 which he set in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China. Exactly a year later he broke the world record a very impressive third time. He is the only man so far to break this particular record 3 times. The record is now set at 9.58 seconds.

A decathlon is always ten events. If you take out the discus throw, then you have nine events.

Olympic Runners get 4 million pounds a year and every month they get 900,000 Pounds. Now that's a lot!

track is when you run around a track certain distances in the shortest time. Since some of the lanes are shorter than others, start positions are placed accordingly. The field part is where you throw javelins, discuses, and do other activities.

Most high school tracks are 1/4 mile. 20 laps would be 5 miles.

If you are not very experienced at running, 1km should take around 6 minutes. But if you have more experience, you can expect to run it a little faster. Anywhere from 3-5 minutes. It won't take too long mother way, so I would say just go out and try it.

To convert a hand-timed (1/10 of a second) 100-yard time to and auto-timed (1/100 of a second) 100-meter time, multiply the hand-time by 1.082.

To convert an auto-timed 100y to an auto-timed 100m time, use 1.11.

Florence Delorez Griffith Joyner (1959-1998) was an American track and field athlete and considered the fastest woman to have ever lived. The world records that she set in 1988 for the 100 m and 200 m are still held in her name.

In the United States, the average finishing time for marathons in 2011 was 4:37 (10:34/mile pace), according to MarathonGuide.com.

It is an athletic events that take place on a running track and a nearby field; track events and field events. Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing.

10 meter air pistol shooting, épée Fencing, 200 meter freestyle swimming, equestrian show jumping, and a 3000 meter cross country race.

It depends on the size of the meet. Some races are combined races where all grades race together. Some races go by grade while some go by JV and Varsity races. Boy and girl races are not combined.

Yes! I would normally do the math but I am exhausted. To do the math, you need to know the inside & outside diameter of the track and than convert that figure into its circumference. That gives you an exact answer.

In my estimation in will be close to 10% of the overall length which on a 400 meter track would be 40 meters.

Using this as a "Guess-timate", running 10 laps in the outer lane will be the same distance as 11 laps on the inside of the track.

I ran track to stay in shape for football & wrestling for 4 years and ran on tracks for a great number of years until I became ill.

The historical run by Hussain Bollt in 2009.

d, she ran a victory lap carrying both the Australian flag and the Aboriginal flag. She was chastised by the chief of Australian team and told not to do it again. After winning her second gold at the 1994 Commonwealth Games, she again ran a victory lap with both flags. The Australian public loved it, with polls showing that 3 out of 4 people agreed with her actions. Australian Prime Minister Paul Keating made comments favorable of Freeman's actions. But she was still criticised by the Australian Commonwealth Games officials. In 1997, she was named Australian of the Year, a very prestigious honor. She was selected to light the torch at the 2000 Games at Sydney. When she won her gold medal she became the only person in Olympics history to light the torch and win a gold medal at the same Games.

And you know, it's kind of ironic that a person who feels so strongly about the equal rights for all is named Freeman.

Merritt 44.02

Taylor 43.98

Neville 44.17

Wariner 43.23

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