Middle-distance running
Track races longer than sprints, up to 3200 m or 2 miles / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Middle distance runner" redirects here. For the song, see Middledistancerunner. For the band, see Middle Distance Runner.
Middle-distance running events are track races longer than sprints, up to 3000 metres. The standard middle distances are the 800 metres, 1500 metres and mile run, although the 3000 metres may also be classified as a middle-distance event.[1] The 1500 m came about as a result of running 3+3⁄4 laps of a 400 m outdoor track or 7+1⁄2 laps of a 200 m indoor track,[2] which were commonplace in continental Europe in the 20th century.[3]